vogelbusch

What vogelbusch does

Vogelbusch GmbH is a privately held German IT consulting and software integration firm founded in 1989 in Essen, specializing in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), DevOps, software change management, and automated testing for enterprises running IBM i (AS/400 / Power Systems) platforms. Its core product is TD/OMS, a modular ALM/DevOps platform that manages the full software lifecycle — development, testing, deployment, and audit — across IBM i, Windows, and Unix/Linux environments, with native integrations into Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, JIRA, ServiceNow, and Infor ERP suites (BPCS/LX, MAPICS/XA, System 21/Aurora, etc.).

The company operates as a Premium Partner and channel reseller, distributing and implementing software from Remain Software (TD/OMS, GRAVITY workflow management, Open API Studio, XRef cross-reference engine), Polverini & Partner (ReplicTest automated testing), FORTRA (GoAnywhere MFT managed file transfer, Robot automation), and Fresche (X-Analysis modernization). Adjacent offerings include RPG Toolbox for legacy code modernization, DBU database utility, OCTO web orchestration layer, and the recently launched Octo Ai Studio (MCP server factory converting OpenAPI specs into AI-accessible tools). Its customer base spans multinational enterprises such as IBM, Porsche, Novartis, Goldman Sachs, Santander, Nintendo, Toshiba, ESPRIT, DB Schenker, Skandia, and Infor across DACH, France, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania, China, and the USA.

Vogelbusch's revenue model combines software license reselling (both perpetual and subscription) with project-based professional services — consulting, implementation, training, and SLA support. Go-to-market runs through direct enterprise field sales, channel partner co-selling (notably with Infor's formal recommendation), and event-driven demand generation via webinars and partner-led sessions. The company is founder-led (Olaf Vogelbusch as managing director), self-funded with no external investors, and reports 176 implementations, 303 applications under management, and 459 environments managed across its installed base.

Name

vogelbusch

Legal name

Vogelbusch GmbH

Website

https://vogelbusch.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Vogelbusch GmbH is a German IT consulting firm specializing in DevOps, software change management, and automated testing for enterprises running IBM i (AS/400/Power Systems) platforms. It distributes and implements TD/OMS, ReplicTest, and GoAnywhere MFT solutions across DACH, Europe, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IBM i Software Consulting and Integration

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

GitOps & Continuous Delivery Operations (BPAEAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), MLOps/LLMOps & Model Lifecycle Management Services (BPAEAHAH), Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

Keywords

• IBM i change management
• Application lifecycle management
• Automated software testing
• Legacy application modernization
• Managed file transfer

Headquarters

HQ city

Essen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions (TD/OMS, ReplicTest, Gravity, OpenAPI Studio): Vogelbusch resells and implements third-party software products (TD/OMS from Remain Software, ReplicTest from Polverini & Partner, GoAnywhere MFT from FORTRA, X-Analysis). Revenue is generated through perpetual (Dauerlizenz) and subscription (SaaS-style) software licenses. The company also sells its own implementations, configurations, and training services bundled with these licenses.
2. Professional Services (Consulting, Implementation, Training, Support): Vogelbusch earns fees for consulting, installation, implementation, workflow design, training, go-live support, project documentation, and SLA-based ongoing support services. These are project-based and recurring service engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Vogelbusch is a German IBM i specialist that distributes and implements software for change and release management, automated testing, workflow management, API development, application modernization, and managed file transfer. It also provides consulting, deployment, configuration, training, go-live assistance, documentation, and ongoing support around its partner and represented software portfolio.

Product overview

Vogelbusch offers a modular Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and DevOps solution portfolio for IBM i environments. The core product is TD/OMS (Software Change and Release Management), a platform supporting the entire software lifecycle from concept through deployment across IBM i, Windows and Unix/Linux. TD/OMS integrates with complementary modules including: GIT Interfaces for version control with Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket; Journal Analyzer for IBM i journal data analysis; Audit Reporting using BIRT for compliance; XRef for cross-platform impact analysis supporting PHP, Python, Java, RPG, Node.js; Infor Interface for ERP integration; and ChatGPT Interfaces (Remain Ai Chat) for AI-assisted development. The portfolio includes Open API Studio for REST API design and generation, ReplicTest for end-to-end testing automation, GRAVITY for project/workflow management, GoAnywhere MFT for managed file transfer, Robot automation tools from FORTRA, and modernization solutions (RPG Toolbox, X-Analysis Suite with Fresche View and X-DB Modernize, WebSmart, Presto, Newlook Developer). OCTO serves as the web-based orchestration layer providing unified visual access to TD/OMS and GRAVITY, with the newer Octo Ai Studio enabling MCP server creation from OpenAPI specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TD/OMS: Software Change Management and DevOps solution for IBM i, Windows, and Unix/Linux platforms, providing Application Lifecycle Management, deployment automation, and multi-platform support.
• ReplicTest
• GoAnywhere MFT
• Gravity
• Open API Studio (Remain API Studio)
• OCTO
• X-Analysis
• DBU Database Utility
• RPG Toolbox
• XRef
• Robot

Products and services

• TD/OMS Software change and release management platform for organizations running IBM i, Windows, and Unix/Linux. It supports collaborative development, testing, deployment, source management, branching, automated recompilation, peer review, and audit reporting across the software lifecycle.
• GoAnywhere MFT Managed file transfer software for organizations that need secure and auditable data exchange among systems, employees, customers, and trading partners. It provides centralized administration, security controls, workflow automation, encryption, compression, and detailed audit trails.
• GRAVITY Cross-platform project and workflow management software for IBM i, Windows, Unix, and Linux. It supports process automation, change management, DevOps integration, activity customization, and real-time information sharing.
• Open API Studio REST API design, generation, and testing tool for developers and software teams. It offers an OAS 3.0-compliant visual editor, API testing, import and export, code generation, and an integrated mock server, and can operate alone or with TD/OMS.
• ReplicTest End-to-end automated testing software for IBM i applications. It tests native green-screen 5250 interfaces, web services, database tables, call-program parameters, and code coverage and can integrate with TD/OMS and CI/CD workflows.
• RPG Toolbox Legacy-modernization tool for IBM i developers that converts RPG source code to modern free-format syntax. The RDi component performs conversion and indentation within Rational Developer for IBM i.
• DBU Database Utility IBM i database utility that lets authorized users view and update files without queries, DFU, or custom programming. It supports green-screen, RDi, and web access with security controls, audit logs, and multi-file viewing.
• WebSmart Rapid application-development tool for creating RPG, PHP, and Node.js desktop and mobile web applications. It includes responsive database-application templates and web-services support for XML and JSON data exchange.
• X-Analysis Analysis, documentation, and re-engineering suite for RPG and COBOL applications on IBM i. Its graphical Eclipse client presents application relationships and source-level detail for modernization and change-impact work.
• Presto User-interface modernization tool that converts IBM i 5250 green screens into web interfaces accessible from desktop and mobile devices without changing the underlying RPG or COBOL source.
• Newlook Developer Application-development and green-screen modernization tool that converts 5250 screens into modern desktop, web, and mobile interfaces with graphical controls and database access.
• XRef Cross-reference and impact-analysis engine for IBM i and multi-platform development teams. It searches source and object directories to identify dependencies and change impacts across RPG and languages including PHP, Python, Java, and Node.js, and can operate alone or with TD/OMS.
• OCTO Web-based orchestration layer for Vogelbusch's TD/OMS and GRAVITY environments. It presents analytics, Kanban boards, task management, visual information, and deep links to underlying development and workflow operations.
• Octo Ai Studio Central AI-development platform for generating and managing MCP servers, tools, skills, and agents from OpenAPI specifications. It provides governance controls and deployment to VS Code, IBM Bob, AntiGravity, and other MCP-compatible clients.
• Robot FORTRA IBM i operations-automation product family covering job scheduling, batch-process management, performance monitoring, message-queue and system-resource monitoring, disk-space analysis, backup management, data replication, and high availability.
• IBM i professional services Consulting, installation, implementation, workflow design, training, go-live support, project documentation, and SLA-based ongoing support delivered around Vogelbusch's software portfolio and IBM i environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 176 implementations across the customer base
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration42 records

AI capability6 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Remain SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationVogelbusch is a Premium/Remain Partner distributing Remain Software's TD/OMS (Change Management), Gravity (Workflow Management), XRef, and OpenAPI Studio products in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Remain Software has thousands of installations in over 30 countries and is a leading ALM software vendor. Vogelbusch provides pre-sales, implementation, training, and support for Remain's multi-platform solutions targeting Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Unix, Eclipse environments.
• Polverini & PartnercoreTechnology or IntegrationPolverini & Partner is a global team of IT experts specializing in IBM i automated testing solutions. Their flagship product ReplicTest (end-to-end testing automation) is distributed by Vogelbusch. Polverini & Partner also represents Remain Software within the shared partner network. They offer comprehensive end-to-end testing systems and DevOps services supporting modernization for IBM i users worldwide.
• FORTRAcoreTechnology or IntegrationFORTRA is a data management software company whose GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) solution is distributed and implemented by Vogelbusch. Vogelbusch has specialized in GoAnywhere MFT for over 16 years, offering solutions for automation and management of data exchange with customers, trading partners, and internal servers, including conversion, encryption, and compression capabilities.
• InforcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfor is one of the world's largest enterprise application software providers, serving 70,000+ customers in 194 countries. Infor officially recommends TD/OMS (Vogelbusch-distributed) to its IBM i customers for managing software changes and updates for BPCS/LX, AS, MAPICS/XA, System 21/Aurora, KBM, PRMS, PRISM, and Infinium applications. Infor also uses TD/OMS internally for its own application development on IBM i. Regional VP of Development Heinz Schatto issued a formal recommendation of TD/OMS.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fresche Solutions: Fresche Solutions offers X-Analysis, RPG modernization, and IBM i application management tooling. Vogelbusch resells X-Analysis in its region, making it both a partner and an adjacent provider to IBM i enterprises.
• Remain Software: Remain Software is the vendor of TD/OMS, Gravity, XRef, and OpenAPI Studio. Vogelbusch is a Premium Partner, so they operate as formal channel partners with deeply intertwined go-to-market, but Remain also sells direct in non-DACH markets.
• Midrange Dynamics: Midrange Dynamics provides IBM i data and application modernization tools, including change management and analysis utilities, serving the same IBM i enterprise market as Vogelbusch's X-Analysis and RPG Toolbox offerings.
• ARCAD Software: ARCAD Software provides DevOps, change management, and modernization tooling for IBM i (and other platforms), directly competing with the TD/OMS and ReplicTest offerings that Vogelbusch distributes.
• Polverini & Partner: Polverini & Partner develops ReplicTest (distributed by Vogelbusch) and provides IBM i testing and DevOps services, making it a partner and a competitor in the testing automation space Vogelbusch sells into.

Broad incumbents

• HelpSystems (now Fortra): HelpSystems (now part of Fortra) provides a broad suite of IBM i security, automation, and monitoring tools, with overlapping offerings in audit, automation, and monitoring that complement or compete with Vogelbusch's stack.
• Fortra (GoAnywhere): Fortra is the vendor of GoAnywhere MFT and Robot, which Vogelbusch resells. Fortra is a broad incumbent in managed file transfer and IT automation with much larger scale than Vogelbusch.
• Rocket Software: Rocket Software is a large incumbent providing modernization, DevOps, and connectivity tools for IBM i and other legacy platforms, with broader portfolio reach than Vogelbusch's specialist stack.

Emerging players

• Profound Logic: Profound Logic offers IBM i web and mobile modernization (Profound UI) and RPG development tools, competing with Vogelbusch's Presto, Newlook Developer, and WebSmart modernization offerings.
• BCD (BCD Nav): BCD provides IBM i-specific DevOps, HA, and modernization solutions, partially overlapping with Vogelbusch's TD/OMS, Robot, and modernization portfolio for IBM i customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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