the turro.org foundation

What the turro.org foundation does

Turró.Org Foundation is a Spain-based nonprofit founded in 2011, operating from the Catalan Countries (Països Catalans) and serving as the principal contributor and distributor of an open-source BaaS (Backend as a Service) cloud platform for SMEs and self-employed professionals. Its technical core is the BrightSide application framework (built on the ZK Java framework and Java Enterprise Edition) and the underlying Elephant Java library, which together provide a fully integrated suite covering web presence, contacts, attachments, dossiers, publications, financials, CRM, ERP, and Single Sign-On. Recent engineering has added Apache TinkerPop / Gremlin graph-database integration, Elephant Microservices that reached mature status in 2024, and the Elephant Wiki compiler (production-grade from January 2024).

The business model is a low-price subscription SaaS distributed through Fundació TiC-aligned authorized distributors. Pricing is published on the website: 75€/month for the full BaaS platform, 200€/month for the exclusive BaaS Exclusiu private-instance tier, and 40€/month for additional web-only instances, all including 7/24 support and unattended backups. All code developed by Turró.Org is contributed to Fundació TiC, and the foundation's "BaaS Home Server" on-premise variant provides a non-cloud delivery channel. The most recent strategic move is the October 2025 launch of Elephant AI, which integrates OpenAI to deliver AI Chat and AI Creator capabilities bundled into every BaaS tier. No external investors, funding rounds, or paying customer logos are disclosed, and the only named principal is founder Lluís Turró Cutiller.

Name

the turro.org foundation

Legal name

Turró.Org

Website

https://turro.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Turró.Org Foundation is a Catalan nonprofit that develops the open-source Elephant and BrightSide Java libraries and distributes an integrated cloud BaaS platform (web, contacts, CRM, ERP, financials) to SMEs and self-employed professionals via a Fundació TiC distributor network at 75-200€/month.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Business Management Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

API-First Backend Platforms (BaaS/mBaaS & Serverless Backends) (HDAEAKAH)

Keywords

• Open source software
• Business management platform
• Cloud backend services
• Integrated ERP CRM
• Java enterprise applications

Headquarters

HQ city

Catalan Countries

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. BaaS Subscription Service: Monthly subscription-based cloud service providing access to the integrated BrightSide platform with all modules, 7/24 support, and unattended backups. No initial investments required, fully functional from the first month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Turró.Org Foundation distributes the BaaS (Backend as a Service) platform, a cloud-based integrated business management system built on the BrightSide application framework and the open-source Elephant Java libraries. The platform delivers modules for Contacts, Dossiers, Publications, Financials, CRM, and ERP, delivered as a monthly cloud subscription with no upfront investment. The foundation is the main contributor to Fundació TiC and guarantees active development of Elephant and BrightSide libraries.

Product overview

Turró.Org Foundation distributes the BaaS (Backend as a Service) platform, a cloud-based integrated business management system. The platform is built on the BrightSide Platform application framework (using ZK Java framework on Java Enterprise Edition) and the Elephant Library (open-source Java libraries). The core offering consists of the BaaS service with integrated modules for Contacts, Dossiers, Publications, Financials, CRM, and ERP, supplemented by AI capabilities (Elephant AI via OpenAI), microservices (Elephant Microservices), and wiki editing (Elephant Wiki). The ecosystem also includes the Alliance module for talent acquisition. Turró.Org is the main contributor to Fundació TiC and guarantees active development of Elephant and BrightSide libraries, with code contributed to the foundation for distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elephant: A Java library providing core functionality for the BaaS platform, including components for content management, security, and user management.
• BrightSide
• BaaS

Products and services

• BaaS (Backend as a Service) A cloud-based platform service providing integrated business management capabilities including web presence, contacts, attachments, dossiers, publications, financials, CRM, and ERP modules, deployed on Java Enterprise Edition with cloud hosting for SMEs and self-employed professionals.
• BrightSide Platform The primary application framework powering the BaaS service, built on the ZK Java framework and Java Enterprise Edition, providing integrated modules for contacts (social groups), dossiers, publications, customer relationship management, financials, and resource planning.
• Elephant Library Open-source Java libraries providing foundational components for the BrightSide Platform, including security, wiki, microservices, AI capabilities, and various UI components, developed and maintained as open source under the ZK Open Source License.
• BaaS Home Server On-premise deployment option for the BaaS service, allowing businesses to host the integrated business management platform internally rather than via the cloud.
• Email Service Email service offered alongside the BaaS platform to support Catalan business communications.
• IT Outsourcing IT outsourcing service offering for businesses needing external technical support and operations management.

Quantifiable outcome

• No initial investments required - fully functional from first month

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ZK (Potix Corporation)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2011BrightSide platform is built on ZK framework. BrightSide is listed as a ZK Case Study on the ZK website (zkoss.org). ZK is a Java framework for building web applications with over 1,500,000 downloads worldwide.
• Fundació TiCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurró.Org is the main contributor to Fundació TiC and distributes the BaaS service following guidelines established by the foundation. All code is contributed to the foundation so that distributors have updated versions. The foundation republishes contributions without cost to improve Catalan business.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationElephant AI integrates with OpenAI platform to offer AI capabilities to BaaS users including Chat AI for natural language queries and AI Creator for content generation, improvement, translation and summarization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Supabase: Open-source Backend-as-a-Service platform providing authentication, database, storage, and serverless functions. Closest peer to Turró.Org's BaaS positioning and open-source distribution model, though Supabase targets application developers globally rather than SME business users.
• Appwrite: Open-source BaaS offering auth, databases, storage, functions, and messaging as self-hostable or cloud services. Comparable to Turró.Org in being an open-source backend platform with a community/distributor-style ecosystem.
• Backendless: Commercial BaaS platform with visual application development, database, and real-time features. Comparable as a unified backend platform with built-in business-logic tooling, similar in concept to Turró.Org's integrated BrightSide stack.
• Directus: Open-source data platform/BaaS built on Node.js with API-driven content, database, and workflow tooling. Comparable as an open-source backend platform with self-host and cloud deployment options similar to Turró.Org's BaaS Home Server model.
• Odoo: Open-source suite of business applications (CRM, ERP, accounting, HR, websites) targeting SMEs with modular pricing. Comparable to Turró.Org as an integrated SME-focused open-source business platform, though much larger and globally distributed.
• ERPNext: Open-source ERP covering accounting, CRM, manufacturing, and project management. Comparable to Turró.Org's BrightSide ERP/Financials/CRM modules in scope and target market (SME) and open-source business model.

Broad incumbents

• Firebase (Google): Google's flagship BaaS offering covering auth, Firestore, cloud functions, hosting, and analytics. The dominant global BaaS reference point against which Turró.Org's 'Backend-as-a-Service' branding is implicitly competing.
• Zoho: Broad cloud-based business suite covering CRM, finance, ERP, email, and collaboration, marketed heavily to SMEs. Comparable in suite breadth and SME targeting to Turró.Org, but operates at far greater scale with global reach.

Emerging players

• Budibase: Open-source low-code platform for building internal business applications and workflows with data source integrations. Comparable to Turró.Org's microservices-plus-integrated-modules approach to internal SMB tooling.
• NocoDB: Open-source Airtable alternative providing a no-code database and API platform. Comparable as an open-source BaaS/data backend for SMBs with self-host and cloud options, though narrower in business-module scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turro-org

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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