PACS Software
PACS Software is a project-controlling and project-ERP specialist for project-driven service businesses in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Over more than two decades the company has built deep functional capability for the project-services lifecycle — from acquisition through delivery to billing — and distinguishes itself from horizontal ERP suites by its narrow vertical depth. The product follows a product-development rather than custom-development philosophy: the core platform PACS Performer evolves on a managed release cadence rather than being reinvented in each project. PACS targets German Mid-Market consultancies, engineering firms, audit and tax practices, architecture and planning offices, marketing and communications agencies, and specialist services attached to plant and machinery suppliers.
PACS Performer functional scope
PACS Performer covers the project-services value chain through more than 25 modules and add-ons. The acquisition and CRM block handles contacts, leads, opportunities, proposal generation and contract acceptance. Project planning, project controlling and resource allocation form the core operational scope: budgeting, milestone planning, resource booking and utilisation analytics. Time recording, travel-expense capture, billing, post-calculation and project archives close the loop. Surrounding modules cover quality management, complaint handling, contract management and management reporting. The depth in services-specific economics — billable rates, professional-services revenue recognition, project margin analytics — is uncommon in horizontal ERPs and a meaningful differentiator.
Target audience
The typical PACS customer is a consulting or engineering firm, an IT-services house, audit and tax practice, architecture and planning office, marketing or communications agency, or a specialised services arm attached to a plant or machinery manufacturer. Sweet-spot company size is approximately 10 to 500 employees. The product fit is strongest where the business model is project-billable rather than product-based, and where utilisation, project-margin and recovery-rate analytics are central management metrics.
Cloud and deployment
PACS Performer is a modern web application that can run in the PACS Cloud from a German data centre or as an on-premise installation on the customer's own infrastructure. This covers both customers with clear cloud strategy and customers with hard data-residency or on-premise mandates. The cloud variant is operated by PACS itself with German hosting, which matches the DSGVO expectations — DSGVO being the German implementation of GDPR — of most Mid-Market DACH buyers.
DACH localisation and DATEV
PACS is built for German project-services tax and finance workflow. DATEV integration — DATEV is the cooperative of German tax advisors whose data format is the SME finance-exchange standard — is supported through dedicated exporters, so the customer's external accountant can continue working in DATEV without re-keying. GoBD-aligned audit-trail and revision-safe archiving — GoBD being the German principles for proper digital bookkeeping — are part of the standard product. ZUGFeRD and XRechnung e-invoicing are covered, which matters as the German B2B e-invoicing mandate rolls out. The Swiss and Austrian localisations are functional but the centre of gravity is Germany.
Competition and selection
PACS competes with project-services specialists like Projektron BCS, Vertec, ProMaster, troi and the project-services modules of horizontal ERPs (Sage 100, Business Central with project extensions). Differentiators are the vertical depth, the direct vendor-to-customer service model and the project-services-native data model. Licensing is project-based; PACS does not publish list prices. There are both classical perpetual-licence and subscription models, with the latter increasingly preferred. Implementation runs through PACS' own consulting and engineering teams rather than a multi-tier partner channel, which keeps accountability tight.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is PACS Performer suitable for non-services businesses?
Generally no. PACS is built for project-billable service businesses where utilisation, project margin and recovery rate are central metrics. Trading or manufacturing businesses are better served by horizontal Mittelstand ERPs.
Does PACS run in the cloud?
Yes. PACS Cloud is a managed SaaS deployment in a German data centre. On-premise installation is also supported for customers with hard data-residency or on-premise mandates.
Does PACS support DATEV?
Yes. Dedicated DATEV exporters let the customer's external tax advisor receive posting data in the format that the DATEV cooperative of German tax advisors uses as the SME finance-exchange standard.
What is the typical PACS customer size?
Approximately 10 to 500 employees, with the strongest fit in the 30 to 300 employee range. Smaller solo and freelance scenarios are typically better served by lighter tools; larger consultancies above 500 employees tend toward integrated PSA modules in horizontal ERPs.