Partners
The Main Software 50 is an initiative of Main Capital Partners
Total revenue
Median revenue growth
SaaS revenue
International revenue
Partner revenue
Total number of employees
Revenue per FTE
| Ranking | Name | Sector | Winner | Score | Founded | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OBI4wan | Webcare software | Overall 1 | 100,0 | 2011 | Zaandam |
| 2 | Workstreampeople | Dialogue management software | Overall 2 | 96,6 | 2008 | Rotterdam |
| 3 | Onguard | Financial & accounting software | Overall 3 | 95,5 | 1993 | Amsterdam |
| 4 | FRISS | Governance Risk & Compliance | 94,1 | 2006 | Utrecht | |
| 5 | Roxit | Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | 94,0 | 2015 | Zwolle | |
| 6 | Uptrends | Performance Monitoring | 94,0 | 2007 | Alphen aan den Rijn | |
| 7 | Topicus | Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | 93,1 | 1998 | Deventer | |
| 8 | Enovation | Healthcare | 92,2 | 1983 | Capelle aan den Ijssel | |
| 9 | Stream Group | Video Management software (VMS) | 92,1 | 2004 | Herten | |
| 10 | Virtuagym | Customer Relations Management (CRM) | 91,7 | 2008 | Amsterdam | |
| 11 | ScanmarQED | Business Intelligence (BI) | 90,7 | 1991 | Houten | |
| 12 | Negometrix | Financial & accounting software | 90,5 | 2000 | Utrecht | |
| 13 | ProActive | Financial & accounting software | 89,7 | 1999 | Haarlem | |
| 14 | Copernica | Marketing software | 88,9 | 2001 | Amsterdam | |
| 15 | Icecat | E-commerce / Content publishing | 88,3 | 2009 | Nieuwegein | |
| 16 | Nmbrs | Human Resource Management (HRM) | Cloud champion | 87,3 | 2009 | Amsterdam |
| 17 | Axxerion | Facility- en Property Management Software (FMS) | 86,9 | 2004 | Heteren | |
| 18 | Adver-Online | Human Resource Management (HRM) | 86,9 | 2003 | Heemstede | |
| 19 | Inergy Analytical Solutions | Business Intelligence (BI) | 86,3 | 1999 | Woerden | |
| 20 | Speakap | Communication Platform | Highest growth | 86,0 | 2011 | Amsterdam |
| 21 | Navads | Local listing software | 86,0 | 2007 | Amsterdam | |
| 22 | The Competence Group | E-learning | 85,9 | 2002 | IJsselstein | |
| 23 | Dyflexis | Human Resource Management (HRM) | 85,4 | 2010 | Den Haag | |
| 24 | 4PS | Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | 85,4 | 2000 | Ede | |
| 25 | ProcessGold | Business Intelligence (BI) | 85,3 | 2016 | Apeldoorn | |
| 26 | Valk Solutions | Omnichannel retail software | 85,1 | 1989 | Montfoort | |
| 27 | U\ME | Business Process Management (BPM) | 84,8 | 2016 | Groningen | |
| 28 | 12Build | Project Management software | 84,5 | 2007 | Nijverdal | |
| 29 | FIQAS Software | Financial & accounting software | 84,3 | 1985 | Aalsmeer | |
| 30 | Codelogic | Customer Relations Management (CRM) | 84,2 | 2007 | Beverwijk | |
| 31 | Korton Software | Human Resource Management (HRM) | 83,8 | 2000 | Hoofddorp | |
| 32 | FleetGO Group | Fleet Management Software | 83,4 | 2010 | Hattem | |
| 33 | Mail to Pay | Financial & accounting software | 82,6 | 2011 | Alblasserdam | |
| 34 | ExpertCollege | E-learning | 82,4 | 2003 | Amstelveen | |
| 35 | Visionplanner | Financial & accounting software | 82,3 | 1996 | Veenendaal | |
| 36 | Mavim | Business Process Management (BPM) | 81,6 | 1990 | Noordwijk | |
| 37 | MobileBridge | Customer Relations Management (CRM) | 81,4 | 2013 | Amstelveen | |
| 38 | Sana Commerce | E-commerce / Content publishing | 81,0 | 2008 | Rotterdam | |
| 39 | Contact Center Live | Customer Relations Management (CRM) | 80,6 | 2017 | Naarden | |
| 40 | Fieber | Communication Platform | 80,4 | 2010 | Amstelveen | |
| 41 | Maxxton | Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | 80,2 | 1998 | Middelburg | |
| 42 | MendriX | Supply Chain Management (SCM) | 80,1 | 2003 | Maarssen | |
| 43 | The Next Ad | Marketing software | 79,9 | 2014 | Amsterdam | |
| 44 | The Patient Safety Company | Healthcare | 78,7 | 2006 | Alkmaar | |
| 45 | B-lay | License management software | 78,7 | 2008 | Utrecht | |
| 46 | Vendit | Omnichannel retail software | 78,4 | 1986 | Rotterdam | |
| 47 | Anago | Human Resource Management (HRM) | 78,0 | 1999 | s-Hertogenbosch | |
| 48 | Five Degrees | Financial & accounting software | 77,4 | 2010 | Amsterdam | |
| 49 | iWriter | Business Process Management (BPM) | 76,9 | 2004 | Eindhoven | |
| 50 | GOconnectIT | Geographic Information System (GIS) | 76,5 | 2001 | Nieuwegein |
Total revenue grew by more over 22% to EUR 396m in 2017. Of the participating companies a stunning 64% grew by more than 20% on a yearly basis. 60% of companies expects year-on-year growth of more than 20% for the next two years.
Dutch software companies prove to be strongly capable to do business abroad; on average 22% of total revenue is generated from outside of The Netherlands. Moreover, at least a quarter of all companies generates more than 50% of total sales from abroad.
The percentage of sales generated through partners amounts to an average of 11%. This percentage partner sales, as well as the percentage international sales, fall below last year’s averages. This can be explained by the participation of several large software companies following a more local strategy, aimed at direct sales. What’s more, initiating a partner strategy appears to result in above average international revenue generation. Companies that generate more than 20% of sales through their partner channel have at least a 50% international revenue contribution.
Fast growing software companies are once again able to grow profitably. 58% of the companies has realized a profit margin of over 10%. 26% the of companies was even able to realize a profit margin of more than 20%.
Software companies continue to invest heavily in software development. A stunning 94% of participants invests more than 10% of their annual revenue back into R&D.
Total 2017 FTE count amounted to 3,699, representing a 26% increase relative to last year. The average turnover per FTE is about EUR 107k.
The Main Software 50 is an initiative of Main Capital Partners