Cologne is home to 15 SaaS and AI products actively bought by companies on Cledara, led by DeepL (0.10% market share). This ranking is built from real purchasing data — what companies actually pay for, not funding announcements — and updates monthly. Data as of 17 August 2026, 14:36 UTC.
| # | Product | Category | Description | Founded | Employees | Funding | 12-mo rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepL | Marketing & Growth | DeepL is a translation app that covers text, speech, images, and files, supporting over 30 languages. I | 2,017 | 1,001-5,000 employees | 0 | |
| 2 | Cleverbridge | Finance & Accounting | Cleverbridge is an ecommerce and subscription billing solution for monetizing software, SaaS, and digital goods. They leverage e-commerce and AI expertise to automate subscriptions and payments across the customer journey while reducing administrative tasks. The main focus of Cleverbridge is to help businesses maximize customer lifetime value. The platform can be used in 180 markets. | 2,005 | 201-500 employees | +232 | |
| 3 | Amalytix | Data & Analytics | Amazon seller tool for product performance monitoring, listing optimization, and competitor analysis. | 2,015 | 11-50 employees | +290 | |
| 4 | Storrito | Marketing & Growth | Storrito is a product that allows users to schedule and auto-post Instagram Stories directly from their desktop computer. It is designed for influencers, brands, and agencies who want to manage their Instagram presence. | 2,017 | 2-10 employees | -64 | |
| 5 | Trusted Shops | Customer Success & Support | Trusted Shops provides services aimed at increasing customer confidence in online shopping. It offers a Trustmark certification to online shops, symbolizing trust and security for customers. Additionally, the platform provides 30-day Buyer Protection and a review system, enabling customers to rate their shopping experience. These tools are designed to enhance the credibility of online stores, pote | 1,999 | 501-1,000 employees | ||
| 6 | SlidesGPT | Engineering & DevOps | SlidesGPT is an AI-powered presentation generator that transforms text, article URLs, PDFs, or YouTube videos into fully formatted slide decks compatible with PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF. It automates content creation, saving time and effort. | 2,023 | 2-10 employees | ||
| 7 | Mooncamp | People Ops & Talent | Mooncamp is a strategy execution platform that enables goal management and OKR tracking, integrates with tools like Slack and MS Teams, and supports real-time collaboration. | 2,019 | 11-50 employees | ||
| 8 | DueDash | Sales & Revenue | Investor relations platform focused on streamlining fundraising, tracking business metrics and expediting deal flow and portfolio management for investors. | 2,020 | 2-10 employees | ||
| 9 | SliderRevolution | Engineering & DevOps | SliderRevolution provides a visual content editor that facilitates the creation of interactive modules and rich media sections for websites. | 2,011 | 11-50 employees | ||
| 10 | Sastrify | Finance & Accounting | 2,020 | 51-200 employees | |||
| 11 | 1NCE | IT & Security | 2,017 | 201-500 employees | $50M - $100M | ||
| 12 | Eurowings | 1,001-5,000 employees | |||||
| 13 | Sedo | Marketing & Growth | 1,999 | 51-200 employees | |||
| 14 | Pradella Geschenkbox | Operations & Supply Chain | 2,021 | 2-10 employees | |||
| 15 | Bundesanzeiger Verlag | Legal, Risk & Compliance | 1,949 | 201-500 employees |
The complete list is available as <a href="/api/export/startups/germany/cologne.csv">CSV</a> or <a href="/api/export/startups/germany/cologne.json">JSON</a>.
The largest SaaS company from Cologne by headcount is Eurowings (1,001-5,000 employees).
1 of 15 have disclosed funding, topped by 1NCE ($50M - $100M).
The newest entrant is SlidesGPT (founded 2023).
The oldest is Bundesanzeiger Verlag (founded 1949); the newest, SlidesGPT (2023).
| Category | Products |
|---|---|
| Marketing & Growth | 3 |
| Finance & Accounting | 2 |
| Engineering & DevOps | 2 |
| Data & Analytics | 1 |
| Customer Success & Support | 1 |
| People Ops & Talent | 1 |
| Sales & Revenue | 1 |
| IT & Security | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Operations & Supply Chain | 1 |
| Legal, Risk & Compliance | 1 |
Cologne's SaaS scene skews toward Marketing & Growth — 3 of its 15 tracked companies build marketing & growth software.
Cologne accounts for 6% of the 247 ranked SaaS products founded in Germany.
DeepL, Cleverbridge and Amalytix are the most-used SaaS products founded in Cologne, based on real purchasing data from companies on Cledara. Last updated 17 August 2026, 14:36 UTC.
15 SaaS and AI products founded in Cologne are actively bought by companies tracked on Cledara. Aggregators list more registered startups; this ranking counts only products with real, current usage.
Most lists rank Cologne startups by funding raised or valuation. This one ranks them by adoption — how many companies actually pay for each product — measured monthly from Cledara's purchasing data.