List of Software Companies in Germany

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 61,072 software companies in Germany, one in every 111 German companies. Most of them are small: three in four have one to four people, and only 1,427 firms employ 50 people or more. One in four software firms is based in Berlin, München, Hamburg, Köln and Frankfurt am Main. Below you find the largest software firms in Germany, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our German company database or through the Handelsregister API.

61,072 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies61,0721 in111 German companiesCities5,240Largest cityBerlin 6,187Sole traders26%Employees1-4 (77%)Revenue$100-500K (63%)Email64%Phone53%Website67%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Microsoft Deutschland GMBH	Germany	München	Walter-gropius-str. 5	München	80807	*****.com	2021	$9,099,685,849	2,853	Corporation	1125	80333B70438
2	Wirecard AG	Germany	Aschheim	Humboldtstr. 8	München	85609	N/A	1999	$2,308,198,181	5,154	Corporation	36	80333B169227
3	Aptiv Services Deutschland GMBH	Germany	Wuppertal	Am Technologiepark 1	Wuppertal, Stadt	42119	*****.com	2025	$1,638,262,378	2,130	Corporation	357	42103B21453
4	Nemetschek SE	Germany	München	Konrad-zuse-platz 1	München	81829	*****.com	1980	$1,380,790,366	4,022	Corporation	64	80333B224638
5	Vector Informatik GMBH	Germany	Stuttgart	Ingersheimer Str. 24	Stuttgart	70499	*****.com	2020	$913,191,826	3,270	Corporation	35	70190B17317
6	Teamviewer Germany GMBH	Germany	Göppingen	Bahnhofsplatz 2	Göppingen	73033	*****.com	2015	$819,424,675	830	Corporation	34	89073B534075
7	Cgi Deutschland B.V. & CO. KG	Germany	Echterdingen	Bertha-benz-platz 1	Esslingen	70771	*****.com	1976	$740,524,516	4,564	Corporation	22	70190A732235
8	Oracle Deutschland B.V. & CO. KG	Germany	München	Riesstr. 25	München	80992	*****.com	1987	$724,499,198	1,033	Corporation	18	80333A95603
9	Giesecke+devrient Epayments GMBH	Germany	München	Prinzregentenstr. 161	München	81677	*****.com	2017	$679,672,200	5,000	Corporation	229	80333B224694
10	Flatexdegiro SE	Germany	Frankfurt am Main	Große Gallusstr. 16-18	Frankfurt am Main, Stadt	60312	*****.com	1999	$648,879,854	1,210	Corporation	7	60313B141306
11	Siemens Industry Software GMBH	Germany	Köln	Am Kabellager 9	Köln, Stadt	51063	*****.de	2016	$594,467,733	1,916	Corporation	3670	50670B84564
12	All For One Group SE	Germany	Willmars	Rita-maiburg-str. 40	Esslingen	70794	*****.com	2021	$586,267,741	2,572	Corporation	79	70190B774576
13	Msg Systems AG	Germany	Ismaning	Robert-burkle-str. 1	München	85737	*****.com	2009	$566,716,854	2,943	Corporation	135	80333B140149
14	Etas GMBH	Germany	Stuttgart	Borsigstr. 24	Stuttgart	70469	*****.com	2022	$529,934,008	386	Corporation	2208	70190B19033
15	Dassault Systemes Deutschland GMBH	Germany	Stuttgart	Meitnerstr. 8	Stuttgart	70563	*****.com	2009	$502,617,097	1,341	Corporation	224	70190B262373
16	Airplus International GMBH	Germany	Neu-isenburg	Dornhofstr. 10	Offenbach	63263	*****.com	2024	$477,808,600	914	Corporation	239	63065B8119
17	E.solutions GMBH	Germany	Ingolstadt	Despag-str. 4a	Ingolstadt	85055	*****.de	2009	$434,991,257	1,073	Corporation	256	85049B5221
18	Parametric Technology GMBH	Germany	München	Friedenstr. 22b	München	81671	*****.com	2019	$399,936,120	380	Corporation	245	80333B93462
19	Panasonic Connect Europe GMBH	Germany	Wiesbaden	Hagenauer Str. 43	Wiesbaden, Landeshauptstadt	65203	*****.com	2021	$380,872,997	650	Corporation	2453	65185B32599
20	Celonis SE	Germany	München	Theresienstr. 6	München	80333	*****.com	2016	$379,503,000	3,000	Corporation	18	80333B225439
21	Dedalus Healthcare GMBH	Germany	Bonn	Konrad-zuse-platz 1-3	Bonn, Stadt	53227	*****.de	2020	$379,281,628	1,316	Corporation	2317	53111B9069
22	Hagerenergy GMBH	Germany	Osnabrück	Ursula-flick-str. 8	Osnabrück, Stadt	49076	*****.com	2017	$373,904,669	650	Corporation	195	49074B213341
23	Dspace SE & CO. KG	Germany	Paderborn	Rathenaustr. 26	Paderborn	33102	*****.de	2008	$369,754,500	2,112	Partnership of unknown type	32	33098A9109
24	Psi Software SE	Germany	Berlin	Dircksenstr. 42-44	Berlin, Stadt	10178	*****.de	1969	$330,962,340	2,364	Corporation	37	10623B255242B
25	P&I Personal & Informatik AG	Germany	Wiesbaden	Kreuzberger Ring 56	Wiesbaden, Landeshauptstadt	65205	*****.com	2020	$323,255,605	499	Corporation	20	65185B9110

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Software companies and software firms in Germany

61,072

21 October 2026

There are 61,072 software companies and software firms in Germany in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 111 German companies. About 16 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (3,400 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 50,688 83%
Head offices: 4,832
Branch offices: 5,552

Classification

WZ 2008 codes 5821, 5829, 6201 and 6202, identical to NACE Rev. 2 5821, 5829, 6201 and 6202. Our platform filter is SIC 7371, 7372, 7373.

37,497 of the 61,072 are GmbH and AG (61%); 15,684 are sole traders. They come from the Handelsregister and our German register data, through the Handelsregister API.

Largest software firms in Germany

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Berlin, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Cgi Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG is the largest software firm in Germany by headcount. 1,427 firms employ 50 people or more; 628 employ 100 or more.

1Echterdingen4,564 staff
2Stuttgart3,270 staff
3Ismaning2,943 staff
4München2,853 staff
5Gütersloh2,600 staff
6Köln2,150 staff
7Wuppertal2,130 staff
8Paderborn2,112 staff
9Köln1,916 staff
10Ingolstadt1,700 staff

By employee size · 58,253 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	44,705	77%
5-9	6,614	11%
10-19	3,103	5%
20-49	2,404	4%
50-99	799	1%
100-199	393	0.7%
200-499	170	0.3%
500-999	40	<0.1%
1,000+	25	<0.1%

77% have 1 to 4 people; 2,404 have 20 to 49; 1,427 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	6,857	12%
$100K-$500K	34,778	63%
$500K-$1M	8,028	14%
$1M-$5M	4,619	8%
$5M-$10M	491	0.9%
$10M-$50M	510	0.9%
$50M-$100M	110	0.2%
$100M-$500M	85	0.2%
$500M+	15	<0.1%

63% between $100,000 and $500,000; 4,619 between $1M and $5M; 1,211 above $5M.

Software firms in Berlin

Berlin has 6,187 software companies and software firms, 1.7% of all 360,869 Berlin companies and 91% above the national share. Three in four Berlin firms have fewer than five people; 164 have 50 or more. 404 new firms were entered in 2026, 83 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 4,281 · 73%
5-9: 812 · 14%
10-19: 344 · 6%
20-49: 278 · 5%
50+: 164 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 905 · 15%
Partnerships: 151 · 2%
GmbH and AG: 4,537 · 73%
Other or none: 594 · 10%

Of the German total: 10.1%
Of all Berlin companies: 1.7%
Against the national share: 1.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 404
Entered 2025: 543
Of Germany's 2026 entries: 11.9%

Old

Before 1990: 83 · 1%
1990 or later: 6,104 · 99%
Of Germany's pre-1990 firms: 3.8%

Reachable

Email: 3,819 · 62%
Phone: 2,524 · 41%
Website: 3,914 · 63%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 433 · 8%
$100K-$500K: 3,586 · 64%
$500K-$1M: 1,020 · 18%
$1M and more: 583 · 10%

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Berlin has the most software companies in Germany (6,187), ahead of München (3,550), Hamburg (2,797), Köln (1,439) and Frankfurt am Main (1,180). Together the five hold one in four of them. Relative to their size, Eschborn, Karlsruhe and Darmstadt have the most: 2.5 to 2.9 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

5,240 German cities have at least one software firm; 847 have ten or more; 1,688 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Software firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.90. Eschborn has 2.9 times the national share.

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By district 315 districts

District	Firms	%
München	4,587	8%
Karlsruhe	1,108	2%
Stuttgart	913	1%
Region Hannover	912	1%
Nürnberg	577	0.9%
Esslingen	469	0.8%
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	469	0.8%
Augsburg	429	0.7%
Mettmann	423	0.7%
Böblingen	407	0.7%

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Firm sizes in Germany

Of the 58,253 German software firms with a known headcount, 44,705 (77%) have one to four people, 6,614 have five to nine, 5,507 have ten to 49 and 1,427 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (34,778, 63%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all German companies

Micro under 1051,319 88%
Small 10 to 495,507 9%
Medium 50 to 2491,362 2%
Large 250+65 0.1%

Grey line: the share among all German companies (92% have under ten staff).

1,211

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 720 more than $10 million.

3,400

firms were entered in 2026.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 70 software firms for every one of the safety companies in Germany.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Cleaning Companies	75,673	56%	87%
Software Companies	61,072	67%	73%
Advertising Companies	51,418	67%	84%
Rental Companies	36,105	67%	82%
Security Companies	11,971	64%	63%
Safety Companies	868	97%	74%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	471,811	7.4
Poland	184,121	29.1
France	180,031	12.5
The UK	134,087	15.2
Brazil	120,326	4.2
Germany	61,072	9.0

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How reachable are they?

Software firms are harder to reach than the average German company: 53% list a phone number and 67% a website.

Email38,851 64%
Phone32,600 53%
Website41,156 67%

Grey line: all German companies (email 52%, phone 63%, website 61%).

The full list with these fields is in our German company database.

Sole traders or GmbH: how they are organised

One in four German software firms work as sole traders, against 46% of all German companies. Three in five are GmbH and AG.

Sole traders (Einzelunternehmen)15,68426%
Partnerships (OHG and KG)2,0563%
GmbH and AG37,49761%
No form on record or other5,83510%

Single-site: 83%
Head offices: 4,832
Branches: 5,552

All German companies: 46% sole traders, 6% partnerships, 29% GmbH and AG.

The oldest firms in Germany

Our data holds 0 German software firms from before 1900, 12 from before 1950 and 2,169 from before 1990.

1900
1. Grünwald
1902
1. München
1908
1. Hannover
1909
1. Stuttgart
1911
1. Penzberg
1913
1. Bonn

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German software firms date from before 1990

474

were entered in 1990

Newcomers in Germany in 2026

3,400 software firms were entered in the German register so far in 2026, about 16 a working day, after 4,176 in 2025. Germany as a whole saw 121,844 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 2.8% of the inflow.

3,0302022
2,8922023
3,2292024
4,1762025
3,4002026 so far

2,578 of this year's 3,400 are GmbH and AG.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1München572 staff
2Gaimersheim539 staff
3Bielefeld352 staff
4Düsseldorf328 staff
5Radolfzell am Bodensee324 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many software companies are there in Germany?

There are 61,072 software companies and software firms in Germany in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 111 German companies.

Which is the largest software firm in Germany?

Cgi Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG in Echterdingen, with 4,564 staff. By revenue Microsoft Deutschland in München leads with $9.1 billion a year.

Which German city has the most software companies?

Berlin, with 6,187, ahead of München (3,550), Hamburg (2,797), Köln (1,439) and Frankfurt am Main (1,180). Relative to its size, Eschborn has the most: 2.9 times the national share.

How many software firms are there in Berlin?

6,187, which is 1.7% of all 360,869 Berlin companies and 91% above the national share.

How big is a typical software firm?

Small. 77% of the 58,253 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 1,427 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are German software companies sole traders or companies?

One in four (15,684) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 61% (37,497) are GmbH and AG.

How many software firms started in 2026?

3,400 were entered in the German register so far in 2026, after 4,176 in 2025. 2,578 of them are GmbH and AG.

What is the oldest software firm in Germany?

Pictum in Grünwald, 1900, followed by Horst Gutschon in München (1902) and Travellounge Mobilsystem in Hannover (1908). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers software companies?

German software companies are classified under WZ 2008 codes 5821, 5829, 6201 and 6202, identical to NACE Rev. 2 codes 5821, 5829, 6201 and 6202. Our platform filters them on SIC 7371 (computer programming services), 7372 (prepackaged software) and 7373 (computer integrated systems design).

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