Cumulocity

Cumulocity GmbH
Company typePrivate company
IndustryEnterprise software, cloud computing, SaaS, Industrial internet of things
Founded2012 (2012)
Founders
  • Bernd Groß
  • Stefan Vaillant
  • Oliver Stache
  • Dr. André Eickler
HeadquartersDüsseldorf, Germany
Number of locations
19 (2025)
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
300+
Websitecumulocity.com

Cumulocity GmbH is a German software company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. It develops the Cumulocity software as a service, primarily for industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications.

History

Cumulocity GmbH was founded in 2012 as a spin-off from Nokia Siemens Networks. In 2017, Software AG acquired the company.[1] In January 2025, the management team completed a management buyout to reacquire the company, backed by private equity firms Schroders Capital, Verso Capital, and Avedon.[2][3][4]

Products

Cumulocity is a software as a service (SaaS) industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform. It has developed products for device connectivity, data management, and application development on cloud, on-premises, edge, and hybrid environments.[5] It supports streaming analytics via the Apama engine.[6]

The platform supports connectivity with standard IIoT protocols, including MQTT, OMA LWM2M, LPWAN, OPC Unified Architecture, Modbus, and CAN bus.[7] Remote and bulk IoT device management functions include provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and software or firmware updates for device fleets.

For edge computing, Cumulocity contributes to the open-source project thin-edge.io[8] and provides its own product Cumulocity Edge.[9]

Industry recognition

Cumulocity has been recognized by multiple organizations and rankings:

  • From 2021 to 2025, Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Industrial IoT Platforms positioned Cumulocity in the Leader quadrant annually.[10][11]
  • In Q3 2019, Forrester Research identified Cumulocity as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Industrial IoT Software Platforms.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Software AG übernimmt Cumulocity". Handelsblatt. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  2. ^ Martin, Dylan (2025-02-04). "IoT News Roundup January 2025: Software AG Sells Cumulocity; Telit Cinterion Gets Nvidia Tie-Up". CRN. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  3. ^ "Software AG: So zerlegt Silver Lake deutschen Software-Konzern weiter". Handelsblatt. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  4. ^ Manfred Bremmer (January 7, 2025). "Almost nothing remains of Software AG". CIO. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  5. ^ Scarlett Evans (January 30, 2023). "U.S. Government Approves IoT Platform for Data Collection". IoT World Today. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  6. ^ "Gartner's Magic Quadrant For Industrial IoT: The Top 16 Vendors In 2019". CRN. 2019. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  7. ^ a b Pelino, Michele; Paul Miller (2019-11-13). "The Forrester Wave™: Industrial IoT Software Platforms, Q4 2019 (report highlights)" (PDF). Forrester Research (via Siemens). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  8. ^ "thin-edge.io". thin-edge.io. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  9. ^ Sarah Sybert (June 3, 2022). "DOD Takes Step in Capturing Actionable Data from Wearables". GovCIO Media & Research. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  10. ^ "Gartner Reprint: Industrial IoT Software Platforms". Gartner. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  11. ^ "AWS, Microsoft, Software AG Lead Gartner's Industrial IoT Platforms Magic Quadrant". CRN. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
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