Country profile · 2025
Business software and digital adoption in Germany
6 of 8 indicators put Germany above the median of the 33-country series. The exceptions are BI software use (13.2%) and online selling (23.1%).
Sebastiaan SmitsFounderGermany, figure by figure
8 indicators- 01
At 53.9%, paid cloud use in Germany runs 5.9 points above the median of 48.0% (14th of 33), behind Poland (54.7%) and ahead of Austria (52.1%). Eurostat isoc_cicce_use, 2025 Verified
- 02
Germany places 9th of 33 for AI use with 26.0%, 8.0 points over the median (18.0%). Norway (28.9%) is one place ahead, Estonia (23.4%) one behind. Eurostat isoc_eb_ai, 2025 Verified
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Germany is 15th of 33 for CRM use, 29.6% against a median of 24.3%; Austria (29.9%) ranks one higher and Ireland (27.7%) one lower. Eurostat isoc_eb_iip, 2025 Verified
- 04
43.5% of enterprises in Germany use an ERP package, 2.5 points more than the 41.0% median and 13th of 33. Eurostat isoc_eb_iip, 2025 Verified
- 05
Germany is 21st of 33 for BI software use: 13.2%, which is 2.7 points below the median (15.9%). Portugal (13.0%) follows; Slovenia (13.7%) is one place up. Eurostat isoc_eb_iip, 2025 Verified
- 06
23.1% of enterprises in Germany make e-commerce sales: 2.4 points under the 25.5% median, 22nd of 33, between Bosnia and Herzegovina (23.2%) and Portugal (21.8%). Eurostat isoc_ec_esels, 2025 Verified
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40.2% of enterprises in Germany hold a documented ICT security policy: 11th of 33, 5.8 points clear of the 34.4% median, with Belgium (40.3%) directly above. Eurostat isoc_cisce_ra, 2024 Verified
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For hard-to-fill ICT vacancies the figure is 8.7%, 4th of 32; Belgium (9.1%) ranks one higher, Luxembourg (8.1%) one lower, and the median is 4.9%. Eurostat isoc_ske_itrcrs, 2024 Verified
How Germany compares
Ordered by mean rank over all indicators, Germany is 10th of 33 (13.6), directly between Norway (13.5) and Lithuania (13.6).
Its highest placing is hard-to-fill ICT vacancies, 4th of 32 at 8.7%; its lowest is online selling, 22nd at 23.1%.
ERP at 43.5% and CRM at 29.6% lie 13.9 points apart, close to the median gap of 13.9.
Against the EU27 value instead of the median, Germany is ahead on 5 of 8: furthest ahead on AI use (+6.1), furthest behind on BI software use (−3.1).
| Highest rank first | Germany | Rank | vs median | vs EU27 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT vacancies | 8.7% | 4/32 | +3.8 | +3.2 | 2024 |
| AI | 26.0% | 9/33 | +8.0 | +6.1 | 2025 |
| Security policy | 40.2% | 11/33 | +5.8 | +4.8 | 2024 |
| ERP | 43.5% | 13/33 | +2.5 | −3.0 | 2025 |
| Paid cloud | 53.9% | 14/33 | +5.9 | +1.2 | 2025 |
| CRM | 29.6% | 15/33 | +5.3 | +1.1 | 2025 |
| BI software | 13.2% | 21/33 | −2.7 | −3.1 | 2025 |
| E-commerce sales | 23.1% | 22/33 | −2.4 | −0.5 | 2025 |
Software vendors based in Germany
218 in the database218 products from vendors headquartered in Germany are listed in 125 of our 185 software categories. Where they are most numerous:
- Manufacturing execution (6 of 19): MPDV HYDRA, iTAC, FORCAM ENISCO, Siemens Opcenter Execution, SAP Digital Manufacturing and 1 more
- Production planning (6 of 20): Just Plan It, GANTTPLAN, ORSOFT Manufacturing Workbench (Germanedge), flexis (Blue Yonder), Siemens Opcenter APS and 1 more
- Project Management (5 of 14): Stackfield, Zenkit, awork, OpenProject and MeisterTask
- Order management (5 of 18): Billbee, Xentral, JTL-Wawi, PlentyONE and Tradebyte
- Customs and trade (5 of 20): AEB, BEO, DAKOSY, dbh Advantage Customs and SAP Global Trade Services
- Performance management (4 of 14): Small Improvements, Leapsome, Perdoo and Workpath
- Employee onboarding (4 of 14): softgarden, HRlab, rexx systems and HRworks
- Product lifecycle management (4 of 13): CONTACT Software, keytech PLM, PRO.FILE and Siemens Teamcenter
- Quality management (4 of 18): roXtra, ConSense, Babtec and CAQ.Net
- Supplier management (4 of 19): IntegrityNext, osapiens, SupplyOn and SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle
Also listed in: Data privacy management software (4), Reputation management (3), HR Software (3), Freight management (3), Predictive maintenance (3), Web hosting (3), AI customer service (3), Business email hosting (3), Document management (3), Mobile device management (3), Virtual data room (3), Incident management (3), Network monitoring (3), Whistleblowing Software (3), Email security software (3), Ecommerce platforms (2), Content management (2), CPQ (2), Real estate CRM (2), Sales intelligence software (2), PIM software (2), Photo gallery software (2), SEO Tools (2), Survey software (2), Invoicing (2), Budgeting and planning (2), Workforce management (2), Cash flow forecasting (2), Membership and associations (2), ERP (2), and 85 further categories.
Germany in our reports
4 further figures for Germany are published in our reports:
- 3.2% of GDP spent on R&D in 2023. (Digital economy report, point 41; World Bank 2023)
- 72.4% of enterprises that tried to recruit ICT specialists reported hard-to-fill vacancies. (ICT skills report, point 22; Eurostat 2024)
- 91.7% of enterprises with 10 or more employees have a website. (Marketing report, point 38; Eurostat 2025)
- 63.2% of enterprises provide continuing vocational training courses. (Training report, point 41; Eurostat 2020)
Germany is also named in the country rankings of these reports: artificial intelligence, point 47.
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