What dreamsites bv does

Dreamsites B.V. is a Dutch web design and development firm headquartered in Waalwijk, Netherlands, founded circa 2000 by siblings Esther and Robbert, with in-house server hosting capabilities established since 2003. The company designs and builds custom websites and webshops for primarily Dutch small and medium-sized businesses using a proprietary PHP/MySQL technology stack, a bespoke in-house content management system, and a self-managed Ubuntu Server / Plesk hosting infrastructure. It serves 40+ organizations across automotive, hospitality, industrial, construction, healthcare, sports, administrative services, and retail, with Porsche Centrum Gelderland as a notable reference customer.

The business operates on a project-based revenue model combining a one-time website/webshop build license with recurring annual hosting subscriptions and ancillary SEO services. Pricing is quote-based and tailored per project, executed under multi-year contracts with auto-renewal. Sales occur exclusively via direct inbound channels — SEO and organic social — through the firm's own website in the domestic Dutch market; there is no paid advertising and no third-party distribution. The firm maintains a sister-company relationship with Pro Install Automatisering, providing a soft link to the industrial automation vertical.

In April 2024, founders Esther and Robbert sold 100% of shares to Emma Solutions (Den Bosch), effective 1 April 2024, citing lack of internal succession and Dutch labor-market scarcity for senior technical staff. Dreamsites continues to operate under Emma Solutions ownership; no post-acquisition integration or strategic repositioning has been disclosed.

Name

dreamsites bv

Legal name

Dreamsites B.V.

Website

https://dreamsites.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Dreamsites B.V. is a Waalwijk-based Dutch web design and development firm, founded in 2000, that builds custom websites and webshops for Dutch SMBs using a proprietary CMS and in-house hosting. It serves 40+ clients across multiple sectors and was acquired by Emma Solutions in April 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Waalwijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Website Design & Development: One-time custom website design and development projects, priced based on project complexity and client requirements. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to each client's needs.
2. Webshop Development: Custom e-commerce/webshop development. Projects are priced on a per-project basis and may include additional modules or custom integrations.
3. Web Hosting Services: Recurring web hosting services provided on company-owned servers, likely billed on a recurring basis as part of ongoing client service.
4. SEO Services: Search engine optimization services integrated into website projects, optimizing client sites according to Google guidelines to improve organic search rankings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Dreamsites designs and develops custom websites and webshops for Dutch small and medium-sized businesses, combining in-house graphic design and PHP-based programming. It complements these projects with a proprietary in-house Content Management System, in-house web hosting on its own servers (since 2003), search engine optimization aligned to Google guidelines, and domain registration services. The company delivers full source code and registered domain names to clients on completion, with no vendor lock-in.

Product overview

Dreamsites BV operates as a single integrated web design and development offering rather than a modular platform. The core product is the Dreamsites Webdesign service — a full-service package combining custom website and webshop development with in-house programming and graphic design. This core is supplemented by proprietary add-on services: a Custom CMS (built in-house), Dreamsites Webhosting (using their own servers since 2003), SEO services, OnePage Websites, Custom Development (Maatwerk), and Webshop/e-commerce capabilities. All services are delivered by a unified in-house team, with no separate product modules sold independently.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dreamsites Webdesign (Website Design and Development)
• Webshop Development
• Web Hosting
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
• Domain Registration
• Custom CMS (In-house Content Management System)

Named customers47 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Emma SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDreamsites (alongside sister company Pro Install Automatisering) was acquired by Emma Solutions, a company based in Den Bosch, Netherlands. Founders Esther and Robbert sold their shares in Dreamsites and Pro Install to Emma Solutions as part of a strategic consolidation to achieve scale, gain innovation capacity, and ensure continuity. Emma Solutions shares Dreamsites' vision on quality, customer focus, and teamwork.
• Pro Install AutomatiseringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro Install Automatisering is the sister company of Dreamsites, sharing the same founders (Esther and Robbert). Both companies were sold together to Emma Solutions, and they historically operated as complementary businesses — Dreamsites handling web design and Pro Install handling automation/IT services — within the same corporate group.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• DEPT®: One of the largest digital agencies globally, headquartered in the Netherlands. Competes with Dreamsites in Dutch web design and development but operates at vastly greater scale, serving enterprise and global brands rather than focusing on SMBs.
• TamTam: Established Dutch digital agency offering strategy, design, technology, and data services. Overlaps with Dreamsites on Dutch web design and development but serves a broader client portfolio across mid-market and enterprise segments.
• Hoppinger: Dutch digital agency specialising in custom web platforms, e-commerce, and integrations. Competes with Dreamsites in custom Dutch web development but at a larger scale with stronger technical credentials and broader enterprise reach.

Direct peers

• Netvlies: Dutch digital agency offering web design, development, and online marketing. Closely comparable to Dreamsites in services offered and Dutch SMB-to-mid-market focus, with similar bespoke build approach and recurring service contracts.
• WebFX: US-based digital marketing agency offering web design and development alongside SEO and inbound marketing. Mirrors Dreamsites' integrated web design + SEO positioning and SMB customer focus, though at materially larger scale.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: US full-service digital marketing agency offering web design, SEO, and hosting. Direct international analogue to Dreamsites' bundled design + SEO + hosting service model targeting small and medium businesses.

Emerging players

• Squarespace: DIY website builder platform serving SMBs, solopreneurs, and creatives. Not a service peer but a direct substitute competing for the same Dutch SMB 'I need a website' budget that Dreamsites targets with its bespoke offering.
• Wix: Global DIY website builder platform with strong SMB penetration. Competes with Dreamsites at the budget end of the SMB website market, increasingly capturing prospects who would previously have commissioned a bespoke build.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Dreamsites1
• Facebookfacebook.com/dreamsites.web
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/dreamsites
• Instagraminstagram.com/dreamsites.webdesign
• Pinterestnl.pinterest.com/dreamsites_web

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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