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Contains the 300 largest software companies from Germany in the areas of enterprise software, banking software, automotive software, IT security, tax software, medical software, process software, etc. The list is an excerpt from our list of the 5,000 largest companies in Germany.Excellent level of detail: industry and field of activity, turnover (2015 - 2021) if publicly available, number of employees (2018 - 2021) if publicly available, general contact details, names of management, etc.
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List of the 10 largest software companies in Germany
The German software industry is characterized by many small and medium-sized companies. Among the 10 largest software providers worldwide, you will find only one German name: SAP. We present the 10 largest German software developers below:1. SAP SE, Walldorf
Several former IBM employees founded the software company SAP in 1972. This evolved into the world’s third-largest software company with more than 100,000 employees. SAP has focused entirely on software development for corporate business processes and operates exclusively b2b business. Its customers include around 350,000 companies.2. Finanz Informatik GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt/Main
Finanz Informatik is the central IT service provider for the savings bank organization. The company emerged from mergers of the regional IT centers of the savings banks from the 1990s and has existed in this form since 2008. The core task of Finanz Informatik is the IT mapping of savings bank business processes.3. DATEV eG, Nuremberg
DATEV is a cooperative IT service provider. It supports tax consultants, auditors, lawyers and their clients who are required to keep accounts. The focus is on software solutions for accounting and financial bookkeeping, personnel accounting, payroll accounting and tax returns. DATEV software is used by around 2.5 million German SMEs.4. CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA, Koblenz
CompuGroup is one of the leading international providers of healthcare software. Founded in 1984, the company started with IT systems for dentists. In the meantime, the portfolio also includes solutions in the areas of medical practices, hospitals, payer administration, pharmaceuticals, medical laboratories and medical archiving. CompuGroup has around 8,000 employees.5. Software AG, Darmstadt
Software AG has been around since 1969, and its 4,700 employees focus on software support for business process analysis and control, as well as database management. The business is divided into two divisions: Enterprise Transaction Systems (ETS) and Business Process Excellence (BPE).Update 2023: What had been announced for some time is now final: The Darmstadt-based software company is being acquired by US financial investor Silver Lake. The group secures a majority stake in Software AG with around 63% of the shares.