ALPHAPLAN

What ALPHAPLAN does

ALPHAPLAN is a modular ERP software platform purpose-built for trading and distribution companies, operated as the flagship commercial brand of CVS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, a privately held German IT company headquartered in Bremen. The system delivers a centralized data backbone with modules spanning inventory management (Warenwirtschaft), CRM, accounting (Rechnungswesen) with DATEV and ELSTER integration, e-commerce/onlineshop, helpdesk, RMA, quality assurance, project management, production, and a mobile ERP app. Branch-specific functionality — including batch and expiry date handling, parallel warehouse location management, intelligent packing slips, and automatic backlog resolution — is developed with input from customers in the wholesale, technical trade, and international trade verticals where ALPHAPLAN concentrates. The platform exposes a REST-API and EDI interfaces and integrates with a broad ecosystem of marketplaces (Amazon, OTTO, eBay, Kaufland), shipping carriers (DHL, DPD, UPS, GLS, FedEx, DB Schenker, Dachser, Hermes), shop systems (Shopware), and WMS/MES providers (L-mobile, PROLAG World, software4production).

ALPHAPLAN serves over 1,000 customers across the DACH region, including enterprise references such as Würth and Herweck alongside mid-market accounts like Wäschekrone and TA-Hifi. The company sells through an enterprise field-sales model with on-site demos and structured four-phase implementations following GMP standards, generating revenue from modular ERP software licenses and recurring maintenance. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is delivered through personalized consultation and quotes. The company has been recognized 12 times as ERP-System des Jahres, with a 2025 Gold award in the Großhandel category and consistently high customer satisfaction scores in the Trovarit study since 2004.

In recent years ALPHAPLAN has invested in product renewal — launching ALPHAPLAN 6 as a new generation platform — and in research partnerships, most notably the SAILEX explainable-AI initiative with BIBA co-financed by the EU, aimed at embedding AI-driven purchasing forecasts into the ERP. Distribution is entirely direct, supported by digital content marketing, regional MEET UP events, trade shows such as Automechanika Frankfurt 2026 and electronica München 2026, and a 'Customer recommends customer' referral program. Ownership remains with the founding management team (Hans-Joachim Drawert, Jens Mähr, Torben Drawert), with no external investors or public ownership disclosed.

Name

ALPHAPLAN

Legal name

CVS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://alphaplan.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ALPHAPLAN is a modular ERP software platform, operated by CVS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH in Bremen, Germany, serving over 1,000 wholesale, technical trade, and international trading companies in the DACH region through a direct enterprise field-sales model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ERP Software for Trading and Distribution

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Distribution & Wholesale ERP (Inventory, Order, Warehouse) (HDAEAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manufacturing ERP (Discrete, Process, Batch) (HDAEAEAB), Professional Services Automation (PSA) & Services ERP (HDAEAEAF), ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

Keywords

• ERP software
• Trading ERP system
• Wholesale distribution software
• Inventory management software
• Business process automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ERP Software Licenses and Modules: ALPHAPLAN generates revenue through the sale of its modular ERP software system. The software is sold with various modules including inventory management, CRM, e-commerce, accounting, and production. Customers can select and expand modules based on their requirements, with all ERP modules also available for subsequent booking.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ALPHAPLAN is a modular enterprise resource planning (ERP) system purpose-built for trading and distribution companies, sold under the ALPHAPLAN brand by parent company CVS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH. It centralizes inventory management, CRM, accounting, e-commerce, helpdesk, quality assurance, project management, and production functions in a single platform with both on-premise and cloud deployment options. The software targets wholesale, technical trade, international trade, electronics distribution, job production, and automotive parts wholesale businesses, primarily in the DACH region.

Product overview

ALPHAPLAN is a modular ERP system for trading companies, offered as a unified platform with numerous add-on modules. The core ALPHAPLAN ERP product (now in its new generation ALPHAPLAN 6) provides centralized data management and connects modules for Warenwirtschaft (inventory management), CRM, Rechnungswesen (accounting), E-Commerce, Helpdesk, RMA, Qualitätssicherung (quality assurance), Projektverwaltung (project management), Produktion (production), and a Mobile ERP-App. The system is designed for wholesale, technical trade, international trade, electronics distribution, contract manufacturing, automotive parts, medical, photovoltaic/renewable energy, and food/commodity/pet food industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ALPHAPLAN ERP Modular ERP system for trading and distribution companies, providing centralized inventory management, CRM, e-commerce, accounting, helpdesk, quality assurance, project management, and production functions in a unified platform. Targeted at wholesale, technical trade, international trade, electronics distribution, contract manufacturing, and automotive parts wholesale businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 satisfied customers from various ERP industries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration37 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• BIBA - Bremer Institut für Produktion und LogistikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for SAILEX (Sales and Operations Intelligence with Explainable AI) project. EU co-funded with approximately 250,000 euros. Goal is to develop an AI analysis tool for forecasting and trend visibility in purchasing planning by combining sales data with internal and external factors.
• l-mobilecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for mobile warehouse solutions and Mobile Data Capture (MDE). Enables wireless LAN-based online radio solution for goods receiving and shipping, warehouse picking, inventory management, and real-time picking progress evaluation.
• ShopwaremajorTechnology or IntegrationERP interface to Shopware, one of the leading shop systems for B2B and B2C.
• Speed4TrademajorTechnology or IntegrationERP interface to Speed4Trade-Connect platform for connecting numerous online marketplaces.
• DATEVcoreTechnology or IntegrationStandard integrated DATEV connection for accounting data export including booking records, documents, and master data.
• AmazonmajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection for direct sales of own products through Amazon marketplace.
• OTTOmajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection for direct sales of own products through OTTO marketplace.
• eBaymajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection for direct sales of own products through eBay marketplace.
• KauflandmajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection for direct sales of own products through Kaufland marketplace.
• DHLmajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection to DHL logistics system for shipping management.
• DPDmajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection to DPD logistics system for shipping management.
• UPSmajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection to UPS logistics system for shipping management.
• GLSmajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection to GLS logistics system for shipping management.
• ShipXpertmajorTechnology or IntegrationConnection to ShipXpert platform for connecting numerous logistics providers.
• ZUGFeRDcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of ZUGFeRD as the standard for e-invoices.
• XRechnungcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of XRechnung as the standard for e-invoices in Germany.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Weclapp: Weclapp is a German cloud ERP platform explicitly targeting small and mid-sized trading, wholesale, and services companies — directly comparable target customers, pricing model, and feature scope to ALPHAPLAN's trading focus. It is one of the closest cloud-native competitors for the same DACH Mittelstand segment.
• Amicron Software: Amicron is a long-standing German ERP vendor specializing in wholesale, trade, and e-commerce/distribution workflows. Its target market and feature emphasis on trade-specific processes (order management, warehouse, fulfillment) closely mirrors ALPHAPLAN's positioning in the German SMB trading niche.
• JTL Software: JTL is a German vendor of ERP and multichannel commerce software used by online retailers and trading companies. It competes for the same German trading customer base with strong marketplace and e-commerce workflow capabilities, making it a direct competitor for online-focused ALPHAPLAN prospects.
• Collmex: Collmex is a German cloud ERP/accounting solution for small businesses and online traders, with deep marketplace and e-commerce integrations. It competes for the same German trading and e-commerce SMB segment as ALPHAPLAN, with comparable pricing and target customers.
• microtech GmbH: microtech is a German ERP and merchandise management software provider serving wholesale and retail trade customers. It targets a similar Mittelstand trading customer base as ALPHAPLAN with overlapping inventory, order management, and POS-adjacent functionality.

Broad incumbents

• Sage: Sage is a large global ERP/accounting software provider with Sage 50 and Sage 100 products widely deployed across European mid-market trading companies. It is an incumbent competitor covering some of the same trading/wholesale workflows but as part of a much broader ERP/accounting portfolio.
• SAP Business One: SAP Business One is SAP's mid-market ERP offering, frequently evaluated by growing trading and wholesale companies in DACH. As a broad incumbent, it overlaps significantly with ALPHAPLAN's customers but is positioned more broadly across industries and at larger scale.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud ERP widely sold to European mid-market trading and distribution companies. It competes with ALPHAPLAN in the same customer segment but as part of Microsoft's broader productivity and ERP portfolio rather than as a vertical specialist.

Emerging players

• Billbee: Billbee is a German SaaS for multichannel order, inventory, and shipping management used by online traders and small wholesale companies. It overlaps partially with ALPHAPLAN's e-commerce/inventory modules and targets a similar SMB trading base, but is lighter and more focused on online sellers than full ERP.
• Plentymarkets (now plentyONE): Plentymarkets is a German e-commerce/ERP platform strongly adopted by online traders for marketplace and storefront integration. It competes with ALPHAPLAN's e-commerce and omnichannel capabilities for trading-focused SMBs, though it is more narrowly positioned in e-commerce than full-scale trading ERP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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