Fieldside

What Fieldside does

Fieldside NV is a Belgian IT consulting cluster founded in 2019/2020 and headquartered in Edegem, operating under the Cronos Group ecosystem. The company is structured as an umbrella for 11 wholly-owned competence centers — Contribute, CraftCode, RKITEK, Exitas, Equalminds, Bryxx, Droppar, Thrix, Tripwire Solutions, Diferenco, and Zebanza — each maintaining its own brand, leadership, and client relationships while sharing central services (HR, finance, legal, sales support). Its core offering is bundled into three categories: Think services (business and functional analysis, architecture and integration), Shape services (application development, business intelligence, data platforms, infrastructure), and Care services (cloud managed services, project management, ongoing operations). Technical depth is anchored in Oracle technologies (APEX, ADF, WebLogic, Oracle Cloud) via Contribute, with adjacent practices spanning Java/cloud (CraftCode), integration and DevOps (RKITEK), middleware automation (Bryxx), database and infrastructure (Exitas), cloud managed services on Azure (Droppar), Agile coaching (Equalminds), and security/privacy/quality consulting (Thrix). Notable proprietary assets include the APEX Software Factory inside Contribute and the internal Cronolive event-registration platform.

The cluster serves Belgian (and selectively Benelux) enterprises and government bodies, with disclosed customer references spanning staffing (Randstad), gaming (Napoleon Games), food retail (Colruyt Group), banking, logistics, automotive manufacturers, and Flemish government agencies (Vlaamse Overheid / Mijn Burgerprofiel, Agentschap Uitbetaling Groeipakket). Fieldside also counts Oracle as both a technology partner and a customer reference, with Contribute holding preferred-partner status for Oracle PaaS and middleware based on 25+ years of expertise. Certifications include ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001 (both since 2021) and consecutive Great Place to Work Certification in 2024 and 2025, including a Best Workplaces in Belgium (Medium Category) listing in 2025.

Revenue mechanics are professional services-based: each subsidiary invoices clients under its own brand for project-based or time-and-materials consulting engagements, supplemented by managed services revenue from subsidiaries such as Droppar and Thrix. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise sales through each subsidiary's own sales motion, with a separate inside-sales channel that matches freelancers to client projects via fieldside.be. Current scale is approximately 220 employees and freelancers, 730+ recurring customers, and 4,890+ cumulative projects, with a stated ambition to grow headcount to 400-500 within three years.

Name

Fieldside

Legal name

Fieldside NV

Website

https://fieldside.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fieldside is a Belgian IT consulting cluster within the Cronos Group, bundling 11 competence centers to deliver Think, Shape, and Care digital services — from Oracle development and cloud managed services to BI, integration, and Agile coaching — to roughly 730 recurring enterprise and government clients across Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data App Builders (Forms, Portals & Internal Tools) (HDAEAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD), Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) for Compute (HDABADAI)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Custom software development
• Cloud managed services
• Data platform solutions
• Digital transformation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edegem

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting and Professional Services: Fieldside's primary revenue stream comes from delivering IT consulting, application development, cloud infrastructure, integration, and managed services to enterprise clients. Fees are typically project-based or time-and-materials for consultants placed at client sites. The cluster structure allows multiple subsidiaries to bill independently for their specialized services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fieldside is an ecosystem of 11 complementary competence centers providing end-to-end digital solutions to Belgian enterprises. Its offerings span business analysis, application development, business intelligence, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and managed services. Subsidiaries include Contribute (Oracle technologies and APEX software factory), RKITEK (integration, DevOps, data architecture), CraftCode (Java and cloud development), Exitas (infrastructure, database, cloud), Equalminds (Agile coaching), Bryxx (middleware and DevOps automation), Droppar (cloud managed services), and Thrix (security, privacy, ISO/GDPR consulting).

Product overview

Fieldside is an ecosystem of 11 competence centers providing end-to-end digital solutions. The portfolio includes Think services (Business & Functional Analysis, Architecture & Integration), Shape services (Application Development, Business Intelligence, Data Platforms, Infrastructure), and Care services ((Cloud) Managed Services, Project Management). The subsidiary companies include Contribute (Oracle solutions and APEX Software Factory), CraftCode (Java/Cloud development), RKITEK (Integration, DevOps, Data), Exitas (Infrastructure, Cloud, Database), Equalminds (Agile Consultancy), BRYXX (Middleware, DevOps, Automation), Droppar (Cloud Managed Services), Thrix (ISO/GDPR/NIS2 consulting), Diferenco, Tripwire Solutions, and Zebanza. Fieldside also develops internal products like Cronolive, an event registration system. Fieldside operates as a cluster within the Cronos Group, offering more than 280 technologies across over 730 recurring clients with 220+ employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Think Services
• Shape Services
• Care Services
• APEX Software Factory
• Cronolive

Quantifiable outcome

• 4890+ projects completed across the cluster
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cronos GroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFieldside is a cluster within the Cronos Groep, one of Belgium's largest IT ecosystem companies. The Cronos Group provides shared services, capital, and strategic oversight, while Fieldside operates with autonomy to build and grow its cluster of subsidiary companies.
• ContributecoreOthersContribute is a Fieldside subsidiary specializing in Oracle technologies, providing custom solutions based on Oracle platforms, APEX software factory, and ADF/Java development. Founded by Filip Huysmans and Sandra Noé, it is one of the founding companies of the Fieldside cluster.
• ExitascoreOthersExitas is a Fieldside subsidiary specializing in Oracle database administration, infrastructure, and cloud services. Part of the Uptime Group within Cronos, Exitas focuses on database and infrastructure consulting.
• RKITEKcoreOthersRKITEK is a Fieldside subsidiary focused on integration architecture, DevOps, and data architecture in Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure. Founded by David Vanden Bussche as a spin-off from Contribute.
• EqualmindscoreOthersEqualminds is a Fieldside subsidiary specialized in Agile coaching, Agile consultancy, and analysis profiles. Managed by Nicolas De Greef, it helps organizations improve collaboration between business and IT teams.
• BryxxcoreOthersBryxx is a Fieldside subsidiary focused on middleware and DevOps automation. Founded by Patrick Dewael, it helps companies optimize IT infrastructure using Oracle Weblogic Server and automation tools. Operates in Belgium and the Netherlands with 26 employees.
• CraftCodecoreOthersCraftCode is a Fieldside subsidiary focused on Java and cloud software development. Founded by Pieter Vercammen, it builds enterprise applications optimized for business operations using future-proof standards and modern development disciplines.
• DropparcoreOthersDroppar is a Fieldside subsidiary providing cloud managed services, building and maintaining cloud-native data and application infrastructure. Founded by Olivier Maurice, officially launched on 1 January 2022.
• ThrixcoreOthersThrix is a Fieldside subsidiary focused on information security, privacy (GDPR), and quality (ISO) consulting. Led by Gwen Verhaegen, it helps organizations achieve maturity in security, privacy, and quality management.
• Tripwire SolutionsminorOthersTripwire Solutions is listed as a partner/competence center within the Fieldside cluster ecosystem.
• DiferencominorOthersDiferenco is listed as a partner/competence center within the Fieldside cluster ecosystem.
• ZebanzaminorOthersZebanza is listed as a partner/competence center within the Fieldside cluster ecosystem.
• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle is a key technology partner for the Fieldside cluster, particularly for Contribute which has over 25 years of Oracle expertise. Contribute is recognized as a preferred partner of Oracle for Platform-as-a-Service and middleware solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Belgium: Global professional services firm with substantial Belgian consulting and technology practice covering Oracle, cloud, data and managed services. Comparable on Oracle/cloud transformation mandates for large Belgian enterprises, with materially greater brand recognition and global delivery capability.
• Sopra Steria Belgium: European-headquartered IT services group with a sizable Belgian footprint covering consulting, application services, infrastructure and cybersecurity. Comparable as a full-scope IT services peer operating locally with a broader European delivery backbone.
• Inetum (formerly Gfi/Inetum Belgium): European IT services group (which absorbed Realdolmen/Insight.be) operating in Belgium with application development, managed services and Oracle/Java practices. Comparable as a Belgian IT services peer serving enterprise and public sector with similar technology stack breadth.
• Capgemini Belgium: Global IT services and consulting leader with Belgian operations spanning application services, cloud, data/AI and engineering. Comparable as a competing provider of enterprise digital transformation to large Belgian clients, with significantly greater scale and delivery footprint.
• Cronos Group (De Cronos Groep): Parent ecosystem of which Fieldside is a cluster, and a Belgian IT conglomerate with dozens of subsidiary competence centers. The cluster-of-clusters model (multiple subsidiary brands under shared services) is essentially the same architecture Fieldside replicates inside Cronos, making it both parent and closest structural analog.
• Ordina: Benelux-focused IT services and consulting firm, strong in Dutch public sector and enterprise digital transformation. Comparable as a Benelux-based mid-to-large IT consulting peer focused on local enterprise and government clients.
• Devoteam: European IT consultancy with strong cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and digital transformation practices and Benelux presence. Comparable on cloud managed services and enterprise transformation consulting, though materially larger and more cloud-platform agnostic.

Direct peers

• Realdolmen (Avertys): One of Belgium's largest homegrown IT services groups, delivering consulting, application development, cloud and infrastructure services to Belgian enterprises. Direct overlap with Fieldside on Oracle/Java/cloud consulting, similar enterprise customer base, and similar geographic confinement to Belgium.
• Delaware Consulting: Belgian-founded consultancy specializing in SAP, Microsoft and enterprise application development across Benelux. Comparable as a mid-to-large Belgian IT consulting firm serving enterprise digital transformation engagements with a similar mix of platform expertise and managed services.

Others

• KPMG Technology Advisory (Belgium): Big-four advisory arm with a Belgian technology consulting practice spanning digital transformation, ERP/cloud implementations and managed services. Comparable as a competing consulting channel to Belgian enterprises but operating under an audit-led parent brand rather than a pure-play IT services model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fieldsidebelgium

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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