cts edv-consulting gmbh

What cts edv-consulting gmbh does

CTS edv-consulting GmbH is a German private software vendor founded in 1993 and headquartered in Hanau, specializing exclusively in standard software for cemetery administration. The company's product portfolio centers on three brands: elFRIED (its flagship, launched in 1990 and continuously evolved through multiple 32-bit Windows generations), jPAX (acquired in 2008), and proSIRIS (operated via a wholly-owned subsidiary founded in 2002 in Espelkamp). The platform supports grave-card and burial-record management, fee invoicing, mobile grave-inspection workflows via an Android application (elFRIED MOBILE, launched 2012), and graphical cemetery plan management through an integrated GIS module (elFRIED GIS) compatible with CAIGOS, ArcView/ArcMap, and GemGIS. Optional modules cover crematorium operations, statistics, grave care, cemetery-maintenance fee calculation, and a custom form/report generator (elREPORT). More than 700 municipal and church cemetery administrations across Germany use the software.

The company generates revenue through software licenses, recurring maintenance and subscriptions for add-on modules, and professional services (consulting, training, technical support, and hotline). Pricing is quote-based via direct sales engagement, with multi-year contracts. Go-to-market combines direct sales from the Hanau headquarters with a network of regional channel partners and competency centers covering German federal states, supplemented by GIS and IT-integration partners, plus participation in industry trade shows (Messe Kommunale, KommDIGITALE, Fachausstellung Friedhofstechnik) and DATABUND association membership. The customer base is split between two primary vertical segments — German municipal cemetery administrations and church/parish cemetery administrations — with no single customer representing a material share of revenue.

Since late 2022, CTS has operated as part of the Rapid-Data Firmengruppe, which positions itself as Europe's leading specialist provider for funeral, cemetery, and crematorium software with over 180 group employees. Recent product developments include Friedhofskarte (2025), an internet-based cemetery map with QR-code access for visitors, and Online-Terminvereinbarung für Bestatter (2025), an OZG-compliant online appointment-booking module for funeral directors integrated with PowerOrdo and bestattungsanmeldung.de. The company is led by Managing Directors Christian Lang and Christian Schweigler.

Name

cts edv-consulting gmbh

Legal name

CTS edv-consulting GmbH

Website

https://elfried.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CTS edv-consulting GmbH, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Hanau, Germany, develops and licenses elFRIED, jPAX, and proSIRIS cemetery administration software — including GIS and mobile modules — serving more than 700 municipal and church cemetery administrations across Germany as part of the Rapid-Data Firmengruppe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Sale of standard cemetery administration software (elFRIED, jPAX, proSIRIS) with optional add-on modules including GIS, mobile, crematorium, statistics, fee management, and registry interfaces. Revenue generated from software licenses, module add-ons, and associated maintenance.
2. Professional Services: Consulting services, training programs, technical services, and technical support provided alongside the software to municipal and church cemetery administrations.
3. Additional Software Ownership: Owner of jPAX software (acquired end of 2008) which has been successfully used in many German cemetery administrations since 2004, representing a complementary product line.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CTS edv-consulting GmbH develops, sells, and supports specialized cemetery administration software (elFRIED, jPAX, proSIRIS) for municipal and church cemetery administrations in Germany. The product suite covers grave records and burial management, GIS-based cemetery plan management, mobile inspection workflows, crematorium management, fee invoicing, reporting, and interfaces to financial and registration systems. The company also provides implementation, training, and technical support services alongside its software licenses and maintenance contracts.

Product overview

CTS edv-consulting GmbH offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on cemetery management software. The primary product is elFRIED (a 32-bit Windows application for cemetery administration, launched in 1990), extended by optional add-on modules including elFRIED GIS (graphical cemetery plan management), elFRIED MOBILE (Android app for on-site inspections), Krematorium (crematorium management), Statistik, Grabpflege, Friedhofsunterhaltungsgebühren, and elREPORT (form generator). The company also owns jPAX (acquired 2008) and operates proSIRIS (founded 2002 subsidiary), together serving over 700 cemetery administrations across Germany. Recent additions include Friedhofskarte (internet-based cemetery map with QR access) and Online-Terminvereinbarung für Bestatter (OZG-compliant digital funeral registration). The product portfolio supports interfaces to GIS systems (CAIGOS, ArcView/ArcMap, GemGIS), financial systems, residents' registration offices, and cost accounting systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• elFRIED: Primary cemetery administration software product with GIS module (elFRIED GIS) and mobile application (elFRIED MOBILE).
• jPAX
• proSIRIS

Products and services

• elFRIED Standard cemetery management software for municipalities and church parishes, enabling recording and management of burial records, grave documentation, fee invoicing, duplicate checking, and administrative workflows. Sold to German municipal and church cemetery administrations.
• elFRIED MOBILE Mobile Android application for cemetery inspectors to digitally record grave defects and stone stability during on-site inspections, with automatic data synchronization to the desktop elFRIED system. Also functions as a mobile cemetery terminal for grave lookups by deceased name.
• elFRIED GIS Geographic Information System add-on module for graphical cemetery plan management. Converts paper plans to digital format, connects graphical data with cemetery records via click-to-link functionality, supports multiple data formats from schematic to precise coordinates, and enables cemetery map printing for display cases or grave location descriptions.
• Krematorium (Crematorium module) Optional add-on module within the elFRIED system for managing crematorium operations and records. Sold to cemetery administrations and crematorium operators.
• Statistik (Statistics module) Optional add-on module for extended statistical evaluations and analysis beyond standard elFRIED reporting.
• Grabpflege (Grave care module) Optional add-on module for grave maintenance fee management within the elFRIED system.
• Friedhofsunterhaltungsgebühren (Cemetery maintenance fees module) Optional add-on module for calculating cemetery maintenance fees across entire cemeteries within the elFRIED system.
• elREPORT Integrated form and report generator for creating custom documents including grave certificates, fee notices, urn requests, monument permits, and statistics. Ships with multiple sample templates that can be adapted.
• jPAX Cemetery administration software acquired by CTS in 2008 (originally deployed since 2004), serving many German cemetery administrations. Sold as part of the CTS product portfolio alongside elFRIED and proSIRIS.
• proSIRIS Cemetery management software operated by subsidiary proSIRIS GmbH, founded in 2002 in Espelkamp and now consolidated at the Hanau headquarters. Sold as part of the CTS product portfolio alongside elFRIED and jPAX.
• Friedhofskarte (Cemetery Map) Internet-based cemetery map displaying free and occupied graves with deceased search functionality and ability to place text/images for points of interest such as monuments. Accessed via QR codes at cemetery entrances.
• Online-Terminvereinbarung für Bestatter Online appointment booking system for funeral directors that enables OZG-compliant seamless digital transmission of deceased data to cemetery software via PowerOrdo integration or the bestattungsanmeldung.de web interface.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 700 cemetery administrations across Germany
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• proSIRIS GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2002Subsidiary company founded in Espelkamp in 2002, focusing on cemetery software and organization. Qualified employees were recruited to make the startup successful within one year. Now consolidated at the Hanau headquarters alongside CTS.
• Komuna GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChannel partner based in Altdorf (Bavaria). Co-exhibiting with CTS at Messe Kommunale 2025 in Nürnberg.
• adKOMM Software GmbH & Co. KGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChannel partner based in Stammham, Bavaria, distributing CTS cemetery software solutions in its region.
• HSH Soft- und Hardware Vertriebs GmbH NL MoKomm SoftwareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales partner for Baden-Württemberg and Saarland, operating under the MoKomm Software brand in Parkstetten.
• naviga GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChannel partner based in Achim, distributing CTS cemetery software solutions.
• synergie kommunal GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal IT partner based in Taunusstein, distributing CTS software to communal administrations.
• KIRCHNER IngenieureminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy in Stadthagen providing implementation and consulting services for CTS cemetery solutions.
• Rapid Data GmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company since end of 2022. Rapid-Data firmengruppe is Europe's leading specialist for funeral, cemetery, and crematorium software, employing over 180 people. CTS EDV-Consulting GmbH is part of this group, enabling synergies and major added value for the funeral industry and cemetery administrations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CIMS by P.C.I. CIMS (Cemetery Information Management System) by P.C.I. is a US cemetery management software suite for municipal and private cemeteries, covering grave records, deeds, and mapping. It is directly comparable to elFRIED in functionality but operates in the North American market.
• PlotBox: PlotBox is a SaaS cemetery and crematorium management platform serving municipalities and funeral operators in the UK, Ireland, US, and Australia. It is the most direct international peer to CTS's elFRIED, addressing the same grave-records, mapping, and fee-management workflows but with a cloud-native architecture that contrasts CTS's desktop roots.

Regional players

• AKDB (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern): AKDB is a Bavarian municipal IT provider serving thousands of German Kommunen with administrative software. It is comparable as a regional incumbent whose municipal software suite overlaps with CTS at the customer layer, even though AKDB does not specialize in cemetery workflows.
• KDV (Kommunale Datenverarbeitung Oldenburg): KDV is a regional municipal-IT service provider in Lower Saxony serving German city and county administrations. It is comparable as a regional public-sector software player targeting the same municipal customers that CTS addresses, though without dedicated cemetery specialization.

Broad incumbents

• msg systems AG: msg is a major German IT services and software group with deep public-sector penetration, including municipal and ecclesiastical administration. It is comparable as a broad German incumbent whose ERP and e-government platforms compete for the same municipal IT wallet that CTS addresses.
• Haufe Group: Haufe is a German business software and information provider with a strong municipal and public-sector footprint, including administrative and compliance tools for German Kommunen. It is comparable as a broader German public-sector software incumbent adjacent to CTS's customer base.
• Rapid-Data Firmengruppe: Rapid-Data is CTS's parent group and Europe's leading specialist for funeral, cemetery, and crematorium software with 180+ employees. It is comparable as a broader death-care software incumbent in the same geography, offering overlapping capabilities across the funeral-to-cemetery value chain.
• SAP SE: SAP is the dominant ERP vendor in German public-sector administration, including financial and HR modules used by municipal customers. It is comparable as a broad incumbent whose finance integration interfaces (Finanzwesen, Kostenrechnung) CTS plugs into and whose bundled capabilities could over time compress standalone vertical-software budgets.

Others

• Esri Deutschland GmbH: Esri Deutschland is the German distributor of ArcGIS and a partner/integrator for elFRIED GIS. It is comparable as the underlying GIS platform provider whose technology CTS integrates against, shaping the competitive landscape for cemetery mapping features.

Emerging players

• VertiGIS GmbH: VertiGIS is a specialist GIS software company built on the Esri ArcGIS platform serving utilities, government, and cemetery/cadastral workflows. It is comparable because the elFRIED GIS module competes for the same mapping and geodata budget inside German municipal administrations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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