combit CRM
VERIFIEDKonstanz-based German CRM (combit Software, since 1989), founder-owned, on-prem + cloud, German Mittelstand vendor.
Why this score?
combit Software GmbH (Konstanz, Germany; founded 1989 by Peter and Christiane Bertl, still founder-owned and -led; current management Björn Eggstein + Jochen Bartlau + Brita Dannenmann) is a long-running independent German Mittelstand vendor with two products — List & Label (reporting tool) and combit CRM Relationship Manager — both offered as on-premise installation alongside cloud, no external VC/PE ownership, kununu Top Company 2025-2026; on-prem deployment delivers full customer-controlled sovereignty by construction.
- SCORE
- 5.0/5
- CLOUD ACT
- CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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None This listing EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
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- OWNERSHIP
- OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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EU-owned This listing EU-incorporated and EU-controlled; no significant US ownership.
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EU HQ, US-funded EU-headquartered but US venture- or PE-controlled.
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US-owned US-headquartered, or has a US parent company.
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Other Swiss, UK or another non-EU jurisdiction.
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- SUB-PROCS
- 0 none disclosed
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About combit CRM
Sub-processor map · none disclosed
Frameworks & certifications · none listed
Capability matrix
Pricing & tiers
Public documents
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