Enterprise Software Adoption in Germany
Editor Sebastiaan Smits ·
Published September 14, 2026 · Updated November 14, 2026
Germany falls below the EU27 average on CRM cloud adoption. 10.26% of enterprises with 10 or more employees paid for CRM software as a cloud service in 2023, 1.08 points under the bloc's 11.34% and ninth of the 16 countries compared here.
10.26%
CRM cloud adoption, 2023
9.84%
ERP cloud adoption, 2023
CRM and ERP in Germany, against the EU27
The 2018 figure was 4.31%, so the share is now 2.4 times what it was. The EU27 average went from 6.65% to 11.34% over the same years. It was under the average in 2018 as well. Ranked on the 2018 figures it would have been fourteenth, so it has gained 5 places.
CRM and ERP run close to level here: 9.84% for ERP in 2023 against 10.26% for CRM, with CRM ahead by 0.42 points. That is 1.89 points below the EU27's 11.73% and twelfth of 16, 3 places lower than on CRM. It was 7.54% in 2021; the 2.3-point rise since then outpaces the 2.08 points the EU27 average added. In the CRM ranking Germany sits between Austria (10.85%) and Spain (10.02%).
| Cloud adoption | Germany | EU27 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRM, 2023 | 10.26% | 11.34% | -1.08 pts |
| CRM, 2018 | 4.31% | 6.65% | -2.34 pts |
| ERP, 2023 | 9.84% | 11.73% | -1.89 pts |
| ERP, 2021 | 7.54% | 9.65% | -2.11 pts |
Vendors in our rankings headquartered in Germany
Germany is the headquarters given for 272 of the 5327 listings in our software rankings: 246 vendors in 176 of the 412 categories. Listed in more than one category: Small Improvements (4), SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals (3), Checkmk (2), Contentful (2), DeepL Write (2), Formbricks (2), IDnow (2), Icinga (2), Ingentis (2), Leadfeeder (2), Leapsome (2), Nextcloud (2), Nextcloud Talk (2), Personio (2), Pitch (2), SIGNL4 (2), SeaTable (2), Shopware (2), Trusted Shops (2), airfocus (2), commercetools (2), ilert (2) and n8n (2). Only the United States (2905) and the United Kingdom (325) have more.
Among the 16 countries on these pages Germany is first by number of listings but ninth by CRM cloud adoption. IT & Collaboration is the largest category group with 105 listings, followed by Revenue & Growth (52), Operations (35), People (31), AI software (20), Finance (16) and Vertical (13).
96 of the 272 hold a top-three place:
- Langdock, #1 in AI agent platforms. Pricing: Business is listed at €25 per user per month and Business Max at €99; a Workflows add-on runs from €539 a month for 40,000 runs to €1,199 for 100,000 per workspace; Enterprise is custom.
- neuroflash, #1 in AI writing tools. Pricing: Essential is €42 a month and Pro is €84 a month per user, both billed annually plus VAT; Enterprise is custom. Generation is metered in daily credits.
- sellerboard, #1 in Amazon seller tools. Pricing: Four tiers by monthly order volume, listed from $19 (3,000 orders) to $79 (50,000 orders) on monthly billing, with cheaper annual rates and a one-month trial.
- SimScale, #1 in CAE simulation software. Pricing: Community plan is free (10 simulations, up to 2,000 core hours); Mechanical, Professional and Enterprise are listed as request-pricing plans.
- Friendly Captcha, #1 in CAPTCHA software. Pricing: Starter €9 per month, Growth €39, Advanced €200, Enterprise custom; 30-day trial on paid plans; free for non-commercial use.
- Langfuse, #1 in LLM observability and evaluation tools. Pricing: Hobby is free (50k units, 30 days, 2 users); Core is $29 a month and Pro $199 a month with 100k units included, then $8 per extra 100k; Enterprise is $2,499 a month.
- ZenML, #1 in MLOps platforms. Pricing: The open source package is free; ZenML Pro Starter is $39 a month with a 14-day trial and no credit card required.
- Perdoo, #1 in OKR software. Pricing: Free up to 5 users; Premium 6.40 euros and Supreme 8 euros per user per month on annual billing, view-only licenses 1.50 euros.
- G DATA, #1 in antivirus software. Pricing: Prices were not readable on the pages checked; the consumer range is sold in Antivirus, Internet Security and Total Security tiers after a 30-day free trial.
- Hetzner Cloud, #1 in cloud computing platforms. Pricing: Hourly billing with a monthly price cap per server; only outgoing traffic is billed, backups cost 20% of the server price, and current rates sit behind the price calculator.
- WoltLab, #1 in community platform software. Pricing: Cloud Starter €35.95/month billed annually (€39.95 month-to-month); Cloud Professional €71.95/month; Cloud Business €224.95/month; Cloud Enterprise quoted; self-hosted licence from €129.99 one-time; 14-day free demo
- Cobot, #1 in coworking space management software. Pricing: One plan with all features, priced by the number of paying members (drop-in users, visitors and event attendees are not counted); optional add-ons start at EUR 19 per month.
- Steady, #1 in creator monetization platforms. Pricing: No monthly fee; Steady keeps a 10 percent commission plus the payment provider's charge, and VAT depends on the member's EU country.
- Zeotap, #1 in customer data platform software. Pricing: Not published; every deployment is quoted after a sales conversation. No free trial is advertised.
- Leapsome, #1 in employee engagement software. Pricing: Engagement Surveys is a separate module at a published €4 per employee per month, with a calculator for other modules and no setup fee.
- Zammad, #1 in help desk software. Pricing: Free to self-host under an open-source license; hosted plans per agent per month from under €10, published.
- ilert, #1 in incident management and on-call software. Pricing: Free for up to 5 users; Pro is $19 per user a month and Scale $39 (both minimum 3 users); Enterprise starts at $49 billed annually; 14-day trial without a card.
- Lingoda, #1 in language learning apps. Pricing: Class-credit plans in euros: per-class prices from €7.49 to €26.99 depending on bundle size and class type as listed on the page we fetched, renewing every four weeks with unused credits rolling over.
- MindMeister, #1 in mind mapping software. Pricing: Free with three maps, then 6, 10 and 15 euros per user per month on the pricing page.
- Bitwig Studio, #1 in music production software. Pricing: Three perpetual editions: Essentials EUR 99, Producer EUR 199 and Bitwig Studio EUR 399, with a free trial.
- Paessler PRTG, #1 in network monitoring software. Pricing: Five subscription sizes, from PRTG 500 at $200 per month paid annually (about 50 devices) to PRTG 10000 at $1,642 per month, plus a freeware edition capped at 100 sensors.
- SeaTable, #1 in no-code database software. Pricing: Free for up to 25 users and 10,000 rows; Plus is €7 per user per month billed annually (€9 monthly) and Enterprise €14 (€18 monthly), excluding VAT.
- Conceptboard, #1 in online whiteboard software. Pricing: Free plan limited to three active boards; Starter 5 EUR, Advanced from 10 EUR and Corporate & Government from 14 EUR per user per month.
- LibreOffice Calc, #1 in spreadsheet software. Pricing: Free to download and use; the foundation asks for donations, and paid support comes from third-party partners.
- Formbricks, #1 in survey software. Pricing: AGPL core free to self-host, with some features under a paid Enterprise license; cloud plans from a free tier of 250 responses a month to Pro at $74 and Scale at $325 a month, sized by monthly responses.
- Superlist, #1 in to-do list apps. Pricing: Free plan; Basic is $59 a year and Super is $249 a year, shown as $5 and $21 per person a month on the yearly toggle.
- AEB, #1 in trade compliance software. Pricing: No prices on the product pages we read; a request form leads to a quote.
- Smoobu, #1 in vacation rental software. Pricing: Unit-based pricing quoted in euros: the FAQ states the first unit from about 28 euros a month and each further unit from 9.60 euros, with a 0.9% booking fee on the Flex plan and none on prepaid plans.
- Qdrant, #1 in vector databases. Pricing: Free single-node cluster (0.5 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB disk); Standard is billed by usage with a calculator; Premium needs a minimum spend.
- Kdenlive, #1 in video editing software. Pricing: Free; the project asks for donations.
- Eye-Able, #1 in website accessibility software. Pricing: No prices on the pages checked; a free start and a talk-to-an-expert demo are offered, and plans are quoted.
- Leadfeeder, #1 in website visitor identification software. Pricing: Lite is EUR 0, Discover starts at EUR 79 a month billed annually (EUR 113 monthly), Activate is EUR 369 a month billed annually and Scale is EUR 599 a month, annual only.
- Jamie, #2 in AI meeting assistants. Pricing: Free plan with 10 AI notes a month; Plus is €21, Pro €39 and Team €33 per user on annual billing, Enterprise on quote.
- Pitch, #2 in AI presentation makers. Pricing: Free is €0 for 1 to 5 seats; Plus is €10 a month for 1 seat; Team is €15 a month for 1 to 25 seats; Business is €20 a month for 1 to 200 seats; Enterprise is custom. Seat prices are shown for yearly billing.
- Peec AI, #2 in AI visibility tracking tools. Pricing: Starter, Pro and Advanced are monthly plans covering 50, 150 and 350 prompts across three models you choose, with unlimited users; Enterprise is custom and annual. The pricing page we fetched showed no figures.
- Contentful, #2 in CMS (content management system) software. Pricing: A free Community tier covers a small team and limited API calls and records; paid tiers scale by API request volume, environments and users, with Enterprise quoted separately.
- SENAITE, #2 in LIMS. Pricing: No license fees under GPLv2; cost sits in hosting, configuration and support from a service provider such as RIDING BYTES, NARALABS or YME.
- Mooncamp, #2 in OKR software. Pricing: Essential 7 euros and Professional 10 euros per user per month billed annually, minimum five users; Enterprise on request from 100 users.
- IntegrityNext, #2 in Third-party risk management software. Pricing: Not published; sold through a sales conversation.
- Moss, #2 in business credit card providers. Pricing: Start free with Cards or Accounts Payable; paid plans bundle modules and add-ons with unlimited users and cards, priced after an intro call.
- mailbox.org, #2 in business email hosting. Pricing: Business plans priced net per user per month: Light €1 with 2 GB, Standard €4 with 20 GB of mail and 10 GB of drive, Premium €12 with 50 GB of mail and 100 GB of drive; 30-day free trial.
- Camunda, #2 in business process modeling software. Pricing: SaaS and Enterprise are quote only with no prices shown; there is a 30-day SaaS trial, then a free account limited to BPMN and DMN modeling; self-managed Development is free for non-production use.
- Secfix, #2 in compliance automation software. Pricing: No price printed on the pages we read; demo first, with the site pointing to a booked call for a quote
- eccenca Corporate Memory, #2 in data catalog software. Pricing: Quote-only for production use, demo-gated with no published tiers; a free community edition sandbox is offered
- Shopware, #2 in ecommerce platforms. Pricing: Free open-source Community Edition under the MIT license; paid Rise from €600 and Evolve from €2,400 a month, priced by GMV, with Beyond on request; self-hosted, PaaS or SaaS.
- HRlab, #2 in employee onboarding software. Pricing: Core €6/user/month; Core Premium €7/user/month; both require a 30-user minimum. Add-ons (Recruitment, Talent Management, Time & Absence) €2–€3/user/month each.
- pretix, #2 in event ticketing platforms. Pricing: Hosted: 2.5% of the ticket price per paid ticket, capped at €15, with no monthly fee, plus payment provider fees; the first 500 free tickets each year cost nothing.
- Riege Scope, #2 in freight forwarding software. Pricing: No prices are published; the site routes buyers to a demo request.
- Rancher, #2 in kubernetes management platforms. Pricing: No plans or prices are published; the pricing page sends visitors to a form for a quote from a regional sales team.
- Simplifier, #2 in low-code platforms. Pricing: Free 30-day trial for development and evaluation; production licences quoted.
- F24, #2 in mass notification systems. Pricing: No price on the pages we read, and the pricing URL returned an error; sold through contact.
- Checkmk, #2 in network monitoring software. Pricing: Community edition is free for roughly 100 hosts; Pro from €190 per month and Ultimate from €275 per month, billed annually; Cloud (SaaS) from €240 per month.
- Capacities, #2 in note-taking apps. Pricing: Basic is free; Pro lists at $9.99 per month; Believer from $12.49 per month.
- LibreOffice, #2 in office suites. Pricing: No licence fee; the project asks for voluntary donations and sells nothing per seat.
- Small Improvements, #2 in performance management software for law firms. Pricing: Entry rate of $3 per user a month on yearly billing, higher tiers at $6 and $9, with a minimum bill; trial offered.
- PlagAware, #2 in plagiarism checkers. Pricing: Prepaid scans start at EUR 12.99 for 100 pages, volume licenses from EUR 79 a year, educational licenses from EUR 189 a year; ten pages are free with an account.
- Pitch, #2 in presentation software. Pricing: Free for up to five members; Plus €10, Team €15 and Business €20 per seat per month when paid yearly; Enterprise by quote.
- Spreadconnect, #2 in print-on-demand platforms. Pricing: Free of charge to set up and run, per its FAQ; each order is invoiced for the product and shipping only, and your margin is what is left of the shopper's payment.
- airfocus, #2 in product roadmap software. Pricing: Professional and Enterprise plans, both priced on request; unlimited contributors and workspaces are listed as free on Professional.
- Meisterplan, #2 in project portfolio management software. Pricing: Priced by the number of planned resources and the edition, with unlimited free users and a 30-day trial; above 1,000 resources a custom quote applies.
- JabRef, #2 in reference management software. Pricing: Free and open source, with donations accepted; no paid tier, no storage quota and no cloud service to subscribe to.
- smartsteuer, #2 in tax preparation software. Pricing: €39.99 payable only when you submit; starting and testing are free, according to the homepage.
- Vikunja, #2 in to-do list apps. Pricing: No free cloud plan; Personal is €4 a month or €40 yearly, Family €10 a month, Organization €5 per user a month; self-hosting is free.
- Regiondo, #2 in tour and activity booking software. Pricing: Grow at 59 euros and Pro at 99 euros per month, a small per-booking fee on online bookings and none on offline ones.
- Lanes & Planes, #2 in travel management software. Pricing: Quoted against annual travel volume and selected modules, typically suited to companies from roughly 30,000 euros a year in travel spend.
- OpenVAS (Greenbone), #2 in vulnerability scanning software. Pricing: OPENVAS BASIC is listed at 2,524 euros per year; the larger OPENVAS SCAN appliances and virtual machines are quote-based, and the community edition is free.
- NetBird, #2 in zero trust network access (ZTNA) software. Pricing: Free up to 5 users and 100 machines; Team €6 and Business €12 per active user per month, with 100 machines plus 10 per user included and extra machines at €0.50; Enterprise by invoice; self-hosted option.
- Black Forest Labs (FLUX), #3 in AI image generators. Pricing: API is prepaid in credits worth $0.01 each: FLUX.2 [klein] 4B from $0.014 per image, FLUX.2 [pro] from $0.03, FLUX.2 [max] from $0.07, priced by megapixel; self-hosting licenses are tiered by monthly image volume with prices shown only in the dashboard or by quote.
- LanguageTool, #3 in AI writing tools. Pricing: Basic is free; Premium and Teams are paid, with monthly, quarterly, annual and two-year billing and Teams priced by number of users. The price figures did not load when we fetched the page.
- Keepa, #3 in Amazon seller tools. Pricing: A free tier with charts and a paid data subscription for deeper tracking and API use, billed in euros.
- Allplan, #3 in BIM software. Pricing: Per-user subscription by edition; the US shop shows Allplan Basic at $140 per user per month, billed yearly, and a 14-day free trial is offered.
- hyperMILL, #3 in CAM software. Pricing: No prices published; licenses are activated by code onto a dongle or server and quoted by local offices and partners.
- encoway CPQ, #3 in CPQ software. Pricing: Quoted per organisation, modular licences; no published list price.
- IP Now, #3 in IP management software. Pricing: No prices published; the vendor says pricing models start from one user and sells Essential, Professional and Enterprise editions.
- PDF24, #3 in PDF editors. Pricing: The vendor describes its online tools and its offline Creator for Windows as 100% free, with advertisements on the site.
- Small Improvements, #3 in Performance management software. Pricing: Published per-user prices starting at $3 a month billed annually, with $6 and $9 tiers and a minimum charge.
- Osapiens, #3 in Third-party risk management software. Pricing: Not published; sold through a sales conversation.
- Filen, #3 in cloud storage software. Pricing: Monthly euro plans from 1.99 for 200 GiB through 3.99 for 500 GiB and 8.99 for 2 TiB to 39.99 for 10 TiB, stackable on one account, plus a free tier.
- Exasol, #3 in data warehouse software. Pricing: Quote only: the pages we fetched call pricing simple but publish no figures. Exasol Personal is free for individuals and runs in the user's own AWS account.
- NoSpamProxy, #3 in email security software. Pricing: Quoted on request; 30-day free trial of Cloud or Server
- softgarden, #3 in employee onboarding software. Pricing: Core from €199/month (applicant management, templates, workflows, reporting); All-in-One custom-quoted to hiring volume. The onboarding solution is a bookable add-on on both plans, priced on request. Free trial via a booked demo.
- Lano, #3 in employer of record services. Pricing: Employer of record from 499 euros per employee per month, volume discounts available; payments in local networks are free, SWIFT payments cost 25 euros each.
- Plan A, #3 in esg and sustainability reporting software. Pricing: Quote only; three named plans (Essential, Pro and Enterprise) with no prices published.
- CargoSoft, #3 in freight forwarding software. Pricing: No prices are published on the product or home pages.
- Hygraph, #3 in headless CMS software. Pricing: Hobby is free; Growth is $199 a month; Enterprise is quoted, and Hygraph's FAQ puts it at roughly $32,000 to $300,000 a year.
- Syself, #3 in kubernetes management platforms. Pricing: Free plan for 1 cluster and up to 5 nodes; the paid Autopilot plan starts at EUR 299 as a base fee plus a share of cloud spend.
- Wonderlink, #3 in link in bio tools. Pricing: A free plan with unlimited links; Pro costs €5 a month and adds background images, social icons, image cards and statistics.
- Ingentis, #3 in org chart software. Pricing: No prices published on the pages we read; demo and quote only.
- ProvenExpert, #3 in reputation management software. Pricing: Free plan (10 reviews shown, no platform integrations); Basic $39.99, Plus $79.99, Premium $149.99 a month on annual terms, $49.99/$99.99/$199.99 month to month.
- StatusPal, #3 in status page software. Pricing: Hobby is $46 a month, Startup $99 and Business $299 on the pricing page; every plan has a 14-day trial with no card, and Enterprise is custom.
- Pexels, #3 in stock photo sites. Pricing: Free: all photos and videos can be used and edited without payment or attribution under the Pexels license.
- Testmo, #3 in test management software. Pricing: Team $59 per month with 5 users, Business $249 with 15 users and Enterprise $599 with 25 users; annual billing saves 15%.
- Hetzner, #3 in web hosting. Pricing: Four plans, Webhosting S to XL, with a one-time setup fee; the monthly prices load dynamically and were not visible in the page we read.
- Jimdo, #3 in website builder software. Pricing: A free plan (Play) includes a Jimdo subdomain and branding; paid plans add a custom domain, more storage and ecommerce features on a published monthly table.
- LegalTegrity, #3 in whistleblowing software. Pricing: Essential €588/year (under 50 employees); Professional 250 €1,188/year (under 250); Professional 1000 €1,990/year (under 1,000); Enterprise on request above 1,000. Online and phone reporting included on every plan; operating the reporting office (OmbuTegrity) is an add-on.
- n8n, #3 in workflow automation software. Pricing: Cloud plans are published: Starter at 20 euros a month and Pro at 50 euros a month, both billed annually, with Business at 667 euros a month (self-hosted only) and a quoted Enterprise tier.
Barred from places 1 to 3 as dominant incumbents in a category: ARIS, Ableton Live, Awin, Babbel, Celonis, Centric PXM (Contentserv), Cinema 4D, Contentful, Cubase, DataGuard, DeepL, IONOS, Personio, Pricefx, Productsup, QR Code Generator Pro, SAP API Management, SAP Ariba, SAP Business One, SAP Commerce Cloud, SAP Concur, SAP Digital Manufacturing, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Integrated Business Planning, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Signavio, SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals, SAP Transportation Management, Siemens NX CAM, Siemens Opcenter Execution, Siemens Teamcenter, Simcenter, TeamViewer, TestRail, Usercentrics and ZBrush. 90 of the 272 sell on quote only (33%), above the 30% across all 5327 listings.
| Ranking | Vendor | Place | Best for | Pricing model | Free option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI agent platforms | Langdock | #1 of 13 | European firms with data-residency rules | Per user / month | Free trial |
| AI agent platforms | n8n | #4 of 13 | Technical small teams wanting control | Free + paid tiers | Free plan |
| AI customer service software | Cognigy | #12 of 13 | Large contact centers on Genesys or NiCE | Quote only | None |
| AI image generators | Black Forest Labs (FLUX) | #3 of 14 | Product teams building on a model | Usage-based | Open source |
| AI meeting assistants | Jamie | #2 of 16 | Privacy-sensitive professionals in Europe | Per user / month | Free plan |
| AI meeting assistants | tl;dv | #4 of 16 | Teams that need EU-hosted recordings | Per seat / month | Free plan |
| AI music generators | Loudly | #7 of 12 | Creators who also want mastering and release tools | Subscription tiers | Free plan |
| AI presentation makers | Pitch | #2 of 16 | Small teams that co-edit and share decks | Per seat / month, billed yearly | Free plan |
| AI visibility tracking tools | Peec AI | #2 of 12 | Marketing teams wanting shared access | Per plan / month, by prompt count | Free trial |
| AI voice agent platforms | Synthflow | #6 of 11 | Mid-size firms wanting a managed rollout | Annual contract | None |
| AI voice agent platforms | Parloa | #9 of 11 | Enterprises scaling agents across countries | Per minute / per interaction | None |
| AI writing tools | neuroflash | #1 of 14 | European marketing teams with GDPR questions | Per user / month | Free trial |
| AI writing tools | LanguageTool | #3 of 14 | Multilingual teams that edit more than they generate | Free + paid tiers | Free plan |
| AI writing tools | DeepL Write | #8 of 14 | Companies already paying for DeepL translation | Per user / month | Free trial |
| LLM observability and evaluation tools | Langfuse | #1 of 12 | Teams wanting open source plus managed cloud | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| MLOps platforms | ZenML | #1 of 16 | Small teams wanting pipelines first | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| data labeling software | Prodigy | #5 of 12 | Python developers labeling text for their own models | One-time license | None |
| grammar checker and proofreading software | DeepL Write | #4 of 11 | Non-native writers already using DeepL | Add-on per user / month | Free trial |
| plagiarism checkers | PlagAware | #2 of 12 | Buyers who want EU hosting and prepaid pages | Per page / credit | Free plan |
| vector databases | Qdrant | #1 of 11 | Teams wanting open source with a managed option | Free tier + usage-based | Free plan |
| Amazon seller tools | sellerboard | #1 of 12 | Small sellers tracking real margin | Per order-volume tier / month | Free trial |
| Amazon seller tools | Keepa | #3 of 12 | Checking price history and trends | Free + paid subscription | Free plan |
| Amazon seller tools | SELLERLOGIC | #6 of 12 | Sellers on Amazon EU marketplaces | Freemium + paid tiers | Free plan |
| B2B ecommerce platforms | Intershop | #4 of 14 | Manufacturers and holding structures | Quote only | None |
| B2B ecommerce platforms | Spryker | #5 of 14 | Multi-model enterprise projects with developers | Quote only | None |
| B2B ecommerce platforms | Shopware | #7 of 14 | Mid-sized sellers wanting published prices | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| B2B ecommerce platforms | commercetools | #8 of 14 | Enterprises running several channels | Quote only | Free trial |
| B2B ecommerce platforms | SAP Commerce Cloud | #12 of 14 | SAP-standardized enterprises | Quote only | None |
| CMS (content management system) software | Contentful | #2 of 14 | Engineering-led teams publishing content to multiple channels | Per API usage / month | Free plan |
| CPQ software | encoway CPQ | #3 of 15 | Manufacturers wanting one configuration model to drive an internal quote and a public-facing configurator | Modular / organisation | None |
| CPQ software | camos CPQ 365 | #6 of 15 | Mechanical and plant engineering firms with deep variant complexity and a dedicated modeller | Named user / month | None |
| PIM software | Viamedici | #7 of 13 | A manufacturer or B2B seller that wants PIM, MDM, DAM and CPQ configuration pricing bundled into one platform | Quote only | None |
| PIM software | Centric PXM (Contentserv) | #12 of 13 | A retail, FMCG or industrial manufacturing brand that wants PXM bundled with Centric's broader PLM suite | Quote only | None |
| QR code generator software | QRCode Monkey | #5 of 11 | One-off static codes with custom design | Free + upsell | Free plan |
| QR code generator software | QR Code Generator Pro | #6 of 11 | Individuals and teams wanting a familiar tool | Per plan / month | Free trial |
| WhatsApp business messaging platforms | 360dialog | #9 of 11 | Developers and agencies building on the API | Per number / month | None |
| affiliate marketing software | Awin | #6 of 16 | Advertisers wanting one of the widest existing publisher pools available | Published tiers, network fee plus percentage | Free trial |
| chatbot software | Lime Connect (formerly Userlike) | #6 of 11 | Teams wanting no-code workflows and WhatsApp campaigns on a free-to-start chat platform | Flat tiers + paid add-ons | Free plan |
| click fraud protection software | fraud0 | #8 of 14 | Advertisers wanting refund evidence | Per session volume / month | None |
| community platform software | WoltLab | #1 of 13 | Teams wanting a proven, self-hostable forum platform with transparent pricing | Per site / month, or one-time licence | Free trial |
| creator monetization platforms | Steady | #1 of 11 | European creators and small publishers | Commission only | None |
| customer data platform software | Zeotap | #1 of 12 | Teams that already run Snowflake and want the CDP inside their own warehouse | Quote only | None stated |
| digital adoption platform software | Userlane | #10 of 12 | Regulated enterprises needing compliance-aware guidance across many internal applications | Quote only | None stated |
| ecommerce platforms | Shopware | #2 of 12 | Mid-market merchants with an agency, and B2B sellers | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| ecommerce platforms | commercetools | #10 of 12 | Enterprise teams building custom storefronts | Quote only | Free trial |
| ecommerce returns management software | Rich Returns | #5 of 12 | Small Shopify stores starting returns automation | Per month + overage | Free trial |
| form builders | Formbricks | #8 of 15 | Product teams, EU data residency | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| headless CMS software | Hygraph | #3 of 14 | Teams combining content with other data services | Flat monthly | Free plan |
| headless CMS software | Contentful | #9 of 14 | Enterprise teams publishing to many channels | Per usage / month | Free plan |
| link in bio tools | Wonderlink | #3 of 13 | EU brands with imprint and privacy duties | Flat monthly | Free plan |
| link in bio tools | Linkrex | #9 of 13 | German-speaking creators needing DM automation | Tiered monthly | Free plan |
| loyalty program software | Talon.One | #12 of 13 | Engineering-led enterprise commerce teams | Quote only | None |
| podcast hosting | Podigee | #5 of 12 | European shows wanting a EU vendor | Per month, by audience | Free plan |
| pricing software | Pricefx | #13 of 13 | Manufacturers and distributors with SAP landscapes | Quote only | None |
| print-on-demand platforms | Spreadconnect | #2 of 11 | Apparel sellers avoiding plan fees | Per order | Free plan |
| product feed management software | Channel Pilot | #7 of 11 | German-speaking marketplace sellers | Quote only | None |
| product feed management software | Productsup | #10 of 11 | Large brands and retailers, many countries | Quote only | None |
| product management and roadmap software | airfocus | #5 of 11 | Teams scoring many competing ideas | Quote only | None |
| product review software | Reviews.io | #8 of 12 | Stores wanting Google Seller Ratings | Per invite bundle / month | Free trial |
| product review software | Trusted Shops | #10 of 12 | European shops wanting a trust seal | Quote by turnover | None |
| reputation management software | ProvenExpert | #3 of 14 | German freelancers and small firms wanting one cheap aggregated rating profile | Per month, published tiers | Free plan |
| reputation management software | Trusted Shops | #8 of 14 | Shops selling into Germany and Austria where the trustmark converts | Quote only | No free tier stated |
| reputation management software | eKomi | #9 of 14 | Larger ecommerce brands wanting product reviews and Google Seller Ratings at scale | Quote only | No free tier stated |
| sales intelligence software | Leadfeeder | #5 of 11 | Teams wanting to identify anonymous website visitors, starting free | Free + paid tiers | Free plan |
| sales intelligence software | SalesViewer | #7 of 11 | Teams wanting anonymous website-visitor identification specifically, not outbound prospecting | Usage-based | Free trial |
| stock photo sites | Pexels | #3 of 11 | Zero-budget blogs and social posts | Free | Free plan |
| stock photo sites | Pixabay | #9 of 11 | Budget blogs and newsletters | Free | Free plan |
| survey software | Formbricks | #1 of 17 | Software teams surveying users in-app | Open source + paid cloud | Open source |
| survey software | LimeSurvey | #12 of 17 | Universities and privacy-focused organizations | Open source + paid hosting | Open source |
| website builder software | Jimdo | #3 of 12 | Small businesses wanting a fast, simple site | Per site / month | Free plan |
| website builder software | IONOS MyWebsite | #10 of 12 | Small businesses wanting site, domain and email from one vendor | Per site / month | Free trial |
| website visitor identification software | Leadfeeder | #1 of 14 | Small B2B teams testing visitor ID | Tiered monthly by identified companies | Free plan |
| AML compliance software | IDnow | #10 of 13 | EU firms onboarding consumers under eIDAS | Quote only | None |
| budgeting and planning software | Jedox | #13 of 14 | Mid-market groups with complex models | Quote only | None |
| business credit card providers | Moss | #2 of 13 | German-speaking SMEs on DATEV | Modular, quote after intro | Free plan |
| cash flow forecasting software | Tidely | #8 of 12 | German and DACH companies using DATEV | Per plan tier / month | Free trial |
| e-invoicing software | SEEBURGER | #12 of 13 | Enterprises with SAP and EDI estates | Quote only | None |
| expense management software | SAP Concur | #9 of 14 | Large enterprises with travel programs | Per report | None |
| financial close software | Lucanet | #9 of 16 | Multi-entity groups, consolidation focus | Quote only | None |
| payment orchestration platforms | Payrails | #5 of 14 | European and global merchants entering new markets | Quote only | None |
| procurement software | SAP Ariba | #11 of 17 | Large SAP-centric enterprises | Quote only | None |
| tax preparation software | smartsteuer | #2 of 12 | German employees and sole traders | Per return, on submission | Free trial |
| tax preparation software | Taxman | #5 of 12 | German filers who want local data | Per license | None |
| tax preparation software | Taxfix | #6 of 12 | Employees wanting a guided app | Subscription, two tiers | Free trial |
| tax preparation software | WISO Steuer | #11 of 12 | German filers wanting every platform | Annual or single purchase | Free trial |
| travel management software | Lanes & Planes | #2 of 12 | German or DACH-based companies with rail-heavy travel | Quote only | None |
| treasury management software | TIS | #5 of 12 | Enterprises with many banks and subsidiaries | Quote only | None |
| treasury management software | Serrala | #7 of 12 | SAP-centred groups keeping the ERP core clean | Quote only | None |
| CAE simulation software | SimScale | #1 of 11 | Small teams starting simulation | Free tier + quoted plans | Free plan |
| CAE simulation software | Simcenter | #5 of 11 | Siemens CAD and PLM shops | Quote only | None |
| CAM software | hyperMILL | #3 of 13 | Five-axis and mold shops | Quote only | None |
| CAM software | Siemens NX CAM | #5 of 13 | Large shops using Siemens PLM | Quote only | Free trial |
| CAM software | Tebis | #10 of 13 | Mold, die and prototype shops | Quote only | None |
| CAM software | Estlcam | #12 of 13 | Hobby routers and DIY machines | One-off + update codes | Free plan |
| EHS software | Quentic | #4 of 13 | European industrial firms, DACH focus | Quote only | None |
| ERP software | SAP Business One | #8 of 15 | Subsidiaries of SAP-run groups | Quote only | None |
| PCB design software | Horizon EDA | #12 of 13 | Linux users who value part data | Free open source | Open source |
| Third-party risk management software | IntegrityNext | #2 of 11 | Companies whose first priority is LkSG, CSDDD or CSRD due diligence | Quote only | Not stated by the vendor |
| Third-party risk management software | Osapiens | #3 of 11 | Enterprises juggling several EU compliance regimes at once | Quote only | Not stated by the vendor |
| board management software | Brainloop | #12 of 12 | DAX-type corporates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland | Quote only | None |
| call center software | NFON | #12 of 15 | German and DACH-region SMEs already using or buying Cloudya telephony | Quote only | None |
| coworking space management software | Cobot | #1 of 11 | Independent spaces wanting one flat feature set | Per paying member / month | Free trial |
| electronic signature software | Documenso | #15 of 15 | Developer-led teams wanting self-hosting | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| esg and sustainability reporting software | Plan A | #3 of 12 | Organisations prioritising decarbonisation modelling over reporting alone | Quote only, named tiers | None |
| event ticketing platforms | pretix | #2 of 12 | Teams wanting open code and control | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| freight forwarding software | Riege Scope | #2 of 12 | Mid-sized European forwarders with customs work | Quote only | None |
| freight forwarding software | CargoSoft | #3 of 12 | German-speaking forwarders buying module by module | Quote only | None |
| help desk software | Zammad | #1 of 14 | Teams wanting data control and self-hosting | Open source + paid hosting | Open source |
| manufacturing execution systems | Siemens Opcenter Execution | #10 of 12 | Large discrete or electronics manufacturers | Quote only | None |
| manufacturing execution systems | SAP Digital Manufacturing | #12 of 12 | SAP S/4HANA manufacturers | Quote only | None |
| mass notification systems | F24 | #2 of 14 | European firms needing crisis and public warning | Quote only | None |
| mass notification systems | SIGNL4 | #7 of 14 | Small on-call teams needing cheap alerts | Per user / month | Free plan |
| product lifecycle management software | Siemens Teamcenter | #5 of 12 | Large discrete manufacturers with complex products | Quote only | None |
| project portfolio management software | Meisterplan | #2 of 12 | Resource-constrained portfolios, Jira-heavy IT | Per resource / month | Free trial |
| supply chain planning software | SAP Integrated Business Planning | #11 of 14 | Companies standardized on SAP ERP | Quote only | None |
| trade compliance software | AEB | #1 of 11 | Mid-sized exporters with SAP or another ERP | Quote only | None |
| trade compliance software | Declarium | #7 of 11 | Importers and forwarders without a customs team | Quote only | None |
| trade compliance software | DAKOSY ZODIAK GE | #11 of 11 | Forwarders and traders filing through ATLAS | Quote only | None |
| transportation management system software | Transporeon | #8 of 13 | Large shippers tendering to many carriers | Quote only | None |
| transportation management system software | SAP Transportation Management | #13 of 13 | SAP S/4HANA companies shipping by road and rail | Quote only | None |
| whistleblowing software | LegalTegrity | #3 of 11 | German SMEs wanting phone reporting in the base price | Per employee band / year | None |
| whistleblowing software | EQS Integrity Line | #4 of 11 | Large multinationals with multi-entity programmes | Quote only | None |
| whistleblowing software | HR WORKS Whistleblower Software (formerly Vispato) | #8 of 11 | German SMEs already using or buying HR WORKS | Quote only | Free trial |
| AI performance management software | Small Improvements | #6 of 12 | Growing companies wanting AI they can tune or switch off | Per user / month | Free trial |
| HR software | Personio | #8 of 14 | European companies of 50-2,000 staff | Quote only | Free trial |
| OKR software | Perdoo | #1 of 12 | Teams of 10 to 500 starting OKRs | Per user / month | Free plan |
| OKR software | Mooncamp | #2 of 12 | Mid-sized firms wanting plain OKRs | Per user / month | Free trial |
| OKR software | Workpath | #5 of 12 | Large organizations running OKRs and KPIs | Quote only | Free trial |
| OKR software | Leapsome | #9 of 12 | European HR teams wanting several modules | Per user / month | Free trial |
| Performance management software | Small Improvements | #3 of 13 | Companies of 20-300 starting reviews | Per user / month | Free trial |
| Performance management software | SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals | #11 of 13 | Global enterprises in the SAP ecosystem | Quote only | None |
| background check software | HiPeople | #8 of 14 | Teams wanting reference checks folded into a wider AI hiring workflow | Quote only | None |
| contingent workforce management software | SAP Fieldglass | #11 of 11 | SAP-centric enterprises with services spend | Subscription or usage-based | None |
| employee engagement software | Leapsome | #1 of 12 | Growing companies, EU data needs | Per employee / month | Free trial |
| employee onboarding software | HRlab | #2 of 14 | SMEs above the 30-seat floor wanting the cheapest published HR + onboarding pricing | Per user / month | Free 28-day trial, no credit card required |
| employee onboarding software | softgarden | #3 of 14 | Recruiters who want onboarding on the same record as the ATS | Per plan / month | Free trial via demo booking |
| employee onboarding software | rexx systems | #7 of 14 | Regulated or public-sector buyers whose policy excludes cloud hosting | Quote only | None stated by the vendor |
| employee onboarding software | HRworks | #9 of 14 | German SMEs wanting billing flexibility over price transparency | Per user / month (quote only) | Free trial |
| employer of record services | Lano | #3 of 14 | Mixed entity and EOR teams in Europe | Per employee / month | None |
| freelance marketplaces | freelancermap | #4 of 12 | Specialist IT projects in the DACH region | Subscription | None |
| job boards for employers | StepStone | #11 of 14 | Employers hiring in Germany and Belgium | Quote only | None |
| language learning apps | Lingoda | #1 of 12 | Learners with a deadline and a CEFR target | Per class credit / 4 weeks | Free trial |
| language learning apps | Babbel | #4 of 12 | Adults who want a guided course | Subscription | None |
| leave management software | absence.io | #5 of 15 | European SMEs wanting EU-hosted leave tracking | Per user / month | Free trial |
| leave management software | Kenjo | #7 of 15 | European SMEs wanting HR and absence together | Per user / month | Free trial |
| leave management software | Personio | #13 of 15 | Mid-sized European firms replacing their HR stack | Quote only | Free trial |
| org chart software | Ingentis | #3 of 11 | Large employers redesigning structure | Quote only | None |
| performance management software for law firms | Small Improvements | #2 of 11 | Firms of 20 to 300 setting up a first formal cycle | Per user / month | Free trial |
| performance management software for law firms | SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals | #11 of 11 | Global firms already running SAP for HR and finance | Quote only | None |
| resume builders | Reactive Resume | #4 of 11 | Self-hosters and privacy-minded applicants | Open source (donations) | Open source |
| talent review software | Small Improvements | #9 of 12 | Companies of 20 to 300 wanting calibration without enterprise cost | Per user / month | Free trial |
| talent review software | SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals | #12 of 12 | Global SAP customers running one process across regions | Quote only | None |
| workforce management software | Papershift | #8 of 12 | German-speaking SMEs needing HR and rota together | Per user / month | Free trial |
| workforce planning software | Ingentis | #5 of 11 | Large employers redesigning structure | Quote only | None |
| 3D modeling and animation software | Cinema 4D | #5 of 12 | Motion designers and broadcast graphics teams | Subscription / year | Free trial |
| 3D modeling and animation software | ZBrush | #6 of 12 | Character and creature artists | Subscription / year | Free trial |
| 3D modeling and animation software | Cheetah3D | #12 of 12 | Mac users wanting a small, low-cost modeler | One-time license + upgrades | Free trial |
| API management software | SAP API Management | #12 of 16 | Enterprises running SAP BTP and S/4HANA | Usage-based | Free trial |
| CAPTCHA software | Friendly Captcha | #1 of 15 | Privacy-minded sites with modest traffic | Per month, by domains and requests | Free plan |
| CAT tools (computer-assisted translation) | Across Language Server | #11 of 14 | German-speaking corporate language teams | Quote only | None |
| PDF editors | PDF24 | #3 of 13 | Budget-zero offices on Windows | Free | Free plan |
| antivirus software | G DATA | #1 of 13 | Households that want a European vendor and human support | Per device bundle / year | Free trial |
| antivirus software | Avira Prime | #11 of 13 | Users who want a free all-in-one and a Prime upgrade | Free plan plus paid tiers | Free plan |
| business email hosting | mailbox.org | #2 of 15 | Small teams wanting a German provider | Per user / month | Free trial |
| business email hosting | Tuta Mail | #9 of 15 | Privacy-focused small organizations | Per user / month | None |
| business email hosting | IONOS Email | #10 of 15 | Small sites already hosted at IONOS | Per account / month | None |
| business email hosting | Posteo | #14 of 15 | Freelancers and sole traders who want a private, cheap mailbox | Per account / month | None |
| business process modeling software | Camunda | #2 of 16 | Technical teams that will run the models | Quote only | Free plan |
| business process modeling software | SAP Signavio | #4 of 16 | SAP-centered enterprises | Quote only | Free trial |
| business process modeling software | ARIS | #6 of 16 | Enterprises with a modeling practice | Quote only | Free trial |
| business process modeling software | bpmn.io | #16 of 16 | Developers embedding a modeler | Open source toolkit | Open source |
| calendar apps | Tuta Calendar | #13 of 13 | Privacy-first users avoiding US providers | Free + paid plans | Free plan |
| cloud computing platforms | Hetzner Cloud | #1 of 15 | Teams that want cheap, plain servers | Hourly with monthly cap | None |
| cloud computing platforms | Contabo | #15 of 15 | Self-managed workloads that need much RAM and disk | Monthly | None |
| cloud storage software | Filen | #3 of 13 | Cost-conscious individuals wanting zero-knowledge | Flat monthly | Free plan |
| cloud storage software | Nextcloud | #9 of 13 | Organizations needing full control of hosting | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| code editors | Kate | #8 of 11 | Linux users wanting a capable free editor | Open source | Open source |
| compliance automation software | Secfix | #2 of 12 | DACH companies needing ISO 27001 or TISAX | Quote only | None |
| configuration management software | orcharhino | #7 of 11 | German-speaking public-sector and industrial IT | Quote only | None |
| configuration management software | Uyuni | #8 of 11 | Linux admins who want a free patch console | Open source | Open source |
| cookie consent management software | Usercentrics | #10 of 11 | Teams wanting a large, established vendor | Per session / month | Free plan |
| data catalog software | eccenca Corporate Memory | #2 of 11 | Teams wanting explainable, low-code governance | Quote only | Free plan |
| data privacy management software | Ailance | #7 of 11 | Smaller teams that want to pay only for the ROPA and DPIA modules they actually use, via a published credit system, rather than a flat per-seat licence | Published, pay-per-use credit pricing | No free tier stated |
| data privacy management software | DataGuard | #8 of 11 | Mid-market and enterprise privacy teams that want one platform for the entire GDPR workflow, with expert support available as an add-on | Quote-only | No free tier stated |
| data privacy management software | Privacy Suite | #9 of 11 | Small and mid-sized German organisations that want a lean, German-engineered records-and-DPIA tool rather than a full multinational platform | Quote-only | No free tier stated |
| data warehouse software | Exasol | #3 of 12 | Mid-sized firms needing on-premises analytics | Quote only | None |
| diagram software | yEd | #11 of 12 | Technical users who want free offline diagramming | Free | Free plan |
| digital asset management software | Canto | #6 of 13 | Marketing teams of ten to fifty outgrowing a shared drive | Quote only | Free trial |
| document management software | DocuWare | #5 of 16 | Finance, HR and administration teams | Quote only | None |
| document management software | Nextcloud | #11 of 16 | Sovereignty-focused European organizations | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| document management software | ELO ECM Suite | #14 of 16 | Mid-sized firms needing audit-proof archiving | Quote only | None |
| domain registrars | INWX | #9 of 15 | Agencies and owners of country domains | Per domain / year | None |
| email security software | NoSpamProxy | #3 of 12 | A genuine choice between cloud and on-premises deployment, with S/MIME/PGP encryption bundled in rather than sold separately. | Quote only | Free trial |
| email security software | Hornetsecurity | #5 of 12 | 125,000+ customers served through a 12,000-plus-partner MSP channel, with security, continuity, compliance and training bundled into one Microsoft 365 suite. | Quote only | Free trial |
| email security software | Retarus | #6 of 12 | Post-delivery protection that keeps re-checking links and attachments after arrival, on infrastructure marketed as 100% GDPR compliant. | Quote only | None |
| event streaming platforms | Ververica | #15 of 16 | Teams processing streams, not storing them | Not stated | None |
| game engines | CryEngine | #14 of 14 | Studios with graphics expertise | Royalty | Free plan |
| iPaaS (integration platform as a service) | SAP Integration Suite | #11 of 11 | SAP-centered enterprises | Per message / month | None |
| identity verification (KYC) software | IDnow | #5 of 14 | Regulated German and EU financial firms | Quote only | None |
| incident management and on-call software | ilert | #1 of 12 | Small teams wanting EU hosting | Per user / month | Free plan |
| incident management and on-call software | SIGNL4 | #6 of 12 | Operations and industrial alerting | Per user / month | Free plan |
| internal developer portal software | Humanitec | #8 of 12 | Platform teams standardizing environments | Flat monthly | Free trial |
| knowledge base software | Nuclino | #11 of 15 | Small teams wanting a quick wiki | Per user / month | Free plan |
| kubernetes management platforms | Rancher | #2 of 12 | Mixed fleets across cloud and on-premises | Quote only | Open source |
| kubernetes management platforms | Syself | #3 of 12 | Small teams without a platform engineer | Base fee + share of spend | Free plan |
| kubernetes management platforms | Kubermatic | #5 of 12 | Operators of many clusters on mixed infrastructure | Quote only | None |
| low-code platforms | Simplifier | #2 of 25 | Companies running a significant SAP estate that want a dedicated low-code layer over it | Quote only | Free trial |
| low-code platforms | Ninox | #7 of 25 | Small German and Swiss firms building back-office databases without developers | Per user, published tiers | Free plan |
| low-code platforms | SeaTable | #14 of 25 | A team that needs a hosted or on-premises no-code database with SAML or LDAP sign-in | Per user, published tiers | Free plan |
| mind mapping software | MindMeister | #1 of 11 | Small teams mapping together | Per user / month | Free plan |
| music production software | Bitwig Studio | #1 of 13 | Producers who work on Linux or switch systems | Perpetual license, three editions | Free trial |
| music production software | Cubase | #8 of 13 | Composers and engineers who need depth | Perpetual, several editions | Free trial |
| music production software | Ableton Live | #11 of 13 | Electronic producers and live performers | Perpetual license, three editions | Free trial |
| network monitoring software | Paessler PRTG | #1 of 14 | Small IT teams wanting quick coverage | Per sensor / month | Free plan |
| network monitoring software | Checkmk | #2 of 14 | Linux-literate teams outgrowing scripts | Open source + paid editions | Open source |
| network monitoring software | Icinga | #10 of 14 | Teams managing config as code | Open source + paid subscriptions | Open source |
| no-code database software | SeaTable | #1 of 12 | European teams replacing spreadsheets | Per user / month | Free plan |
| note-taking apps | Capacities | #2 of 15 | Individuals who want structured notes | Per user / month | Free plan |
| observability and log management software | Checkmk | #4 of 18 | IT teams onboarding a large, undocumented estate fast | Open core, published tiers | Open source |
| observability and log management software | Icinga | #7 of 18 | Teams that want monitoring configured as code on a free, uncapped core | Open source + paid subscriptions | Open source |
| office suites | LibreOffice | #2 of 14 | Offices wanting free, local software | Open source (free) | Open source |
| office suites | SoftMaker Office | #6 of 14 | Local-first offices wanting DOCX fidelity | Per computer / year | Free trial |
| office suites | Nextcloud Office | #7 of 14 | Organizations hosting their own files | Open source + paid support | Open source |
| online whiteboard software | Conceptboard | #1 of 12 | Privacy-bound European teams | Per user / month | Free plan |
| operating systems | Ubuntu Touch | #11 of 11 | Hobbyists and pilots of non-Android phones | Open source | Open source |
| photo organizer software | PhotoPrism | #9 of 16 | Privacy-minded households running a home server | Membership tiers | None |
| presentation software | Pitch | #2 of 12 | Small teams that co-edit decks | Per seat / month | Free plan |
| process mining software | Celonis | #4 of 13 | Large enterprises on SAP-scale estates | Quote only | None |
| process mining software | SAP Signavio Process Intelligence | #5 of 13 | SAP-centred firms modelling and mining | Quote only | Free trial |
| product roadmap software | airfocus | #2 of 13 | Teams scoring ideas against criteria | Quote only | None |
| reference management software | JabRef | #2 of 11 | LaTeX authors who want no lock-in | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| remote desktop software | TeamViewer | #6 of 17 | Mixed-platform fleets, large helpdesks | Per license / year | Free trial |
| remote desktop software | AnyDesk | #7 of 17 | Teams wanting speed on weak links | Per license / year | Free trial |
| search engines | Ecosia | #8 of 12 | Sustainability-minded organizations | Free, ad-supported | Free plan |
| site search software | Site Search 360 | #6 of 12 | Small sites that start on a free plan | Flat monthly | Free plan |
| spreadsheet software | LibreOffice Calc | #1 of 12 | Budget-conscious teams wanting no licenses | Open source | Open source |
| spreadsheet software | Rows | #8 of 12 | Small teams automating recurring reports | Per user / month | Free plan |
| status page software | StatusPal | #3 of 15 | Teams needing private and multilingual pages | Per plan / month | Free trial |
| status page software | ilert | #9 of 15 | On-call teams in Europe wanting a page too | Per user / month | Free plan |
| team chat software | Nextcloud Talk | #9 of 14 | Companies already running Nextcloud | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| test management software | Testmo | #3 of 15 | Small teams mixing manual and exploratory testing | Flat monthly | Free trial |
| test management software | TestRail | #4 of 15 | QA teams that want the common standard | Per user / month | Free trial |
| to-do list apps | Superlist | #1 of 13 | Individuals and small groups sharing lists | Per user / month | Free plan |
| to-do list apps | Vikunja | #2 of 13 | Teams wanting self-hosting or EU hosting | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| to-do list apps | Things | #5 of 13 | Apple-device users who want a calm list | Per platform | Free trial |
| to-do list apps | Super Productivity | #9 of 13 | Developers and freelancers who track time | Open source | Open source |
| translation software | DeepL | #7 of 17 | Everyday business translation for staff | Per user / month | Free plan |
| version control software | Forgejo | #10 of 15 | Self-hosters who want the code answerable to no company | Open source | Open source |
| version control software | Codeberg | #14 of 15 | Open source maintainers, never proprietary company code | Open source | Open source |
| video conferencing software | Nextcloud Talk | #10 of 14 | Organizations requiring data sovereignty | Open source + paid support | Open source |
| video editing software | Kdenlive | #1 of 12 | Cost-sensitive teams with a technical bent | Open source | Open source |
| virtual data room software | Drooms | #6 of 13 | European real estate and M&A deals | Quote only | Free trial |
| vulnerability scanning software | OpenVAS (Greenbone) | #2 of 12 | Buyers who want open source or EU hosting | Open source + paid tiers | Open source |
| web hosting | Hetzner | #3 of 12 | Technical buyers wanting German hosting | Per month, fixed tiers | None |
| web hosting | IONOS | #4 of 12 | Budget sites with unlimited domains | Per month, 1-year contract | None |
| web hosting | Strato | #8 of 12 | German-based sites on monthly terms | Per month, 1- or 12-month | None |
| website accessibility software | Eye-Able | #1 of 12 | European sites facing the EAA | Quote only | Free trial |
| workflow automation software | n8n | #3 of 12 | Small teams with a developer | Per workflow execution | Free trial |
| zero trust network access (ZTNA) software | NetBird | #2 of 12 | EU teams wanting open, self-hostable access | Per user / month | Free plan |
| BIM software | Allplan | #3 of 13 | Offices mixing architecture and engineering | Per user / month | Free trial |
| Church management software | ChurchTools | #13 of 16 | Churches that want EU-based data handling | Per size tier / month | Free trial |
| IP management software | IP Now | #3 of 11 | European law firms and corporates | Quote by edition | None |
| LIMS | SENAITE | #2 of 12 | Labs with IT skills and tight budgets | Open source + paid services | Open source |
| construction estimating software | RIB CostX | #8 of 12 | Quantity surveyors and cost planners | Quote only | None |
| hotel management software | apaleo | #7 of 11 | Tech-led hotel and serviced apartment groups | Per unit / month | Free trial |
| nutrition tracking apps | YAZIO | #4 of 12 | European users who want a free tracker | Free + Premium tiers | Free plan |
| real estate CRM software | onOffice | #5 of 14 | Estate agencies operating in the DACH region | Per user / month | Free trial |
| restaurant management software | orderbird | #10 of 12 | Cafes and restaurants in DACH | Modular / month | None |
| telehealth software | samedi | #4 of 12 | Practices billing German insurers | Per doctor / month | None |
| tour and activity booking software | Regiondo | #2 of 12 | European operators wanting flat pricing | Flat monthly + small booking fee | None |
| tour and activity booking software | bookingkit | #12 of 12 | German-speaking attractions and experience providers | Monthly fee + several fees | None |
| vacation rental software | Smoobu | #1 of 14 | Hosts with 1 to 20 units | Per unit / month | Free trial |