
Bespoke Software for Your Elektro (Electrical Contractors / Electricians) Business — Free Prototype in 5 Business Days
DGUV V3 inspection records managed in Excel, PV orders coordinated over WhatsApp, materials lists from Sonepar copied by hand into your job management system? krafteq builds your own electrical contractor software within one week as a prototype, and in under 4 weeks as a production-ready v1. Fixed price €1,000–2,000, Krafteq Cloud €250/year per software (1st year included) — optional, self-hosting equally supported, code is yours. Based in Leverkusen, serving electrical businesses across the Rhineland and all of Germany.
Includes DGUV V3 inspection records, materials management, and a mobile site app — out of the box.
Who This Is ForDo You Recognise Yourself?
We build for German electrical businesses with 1–20 employees — owners, master electricians, and project managers who have specific workflows or are no longer satisfied with their current SaaS tool. These are the situations we encounter most often in Elektro (electrical contracting):
DGUV V3 Inspection Records Living in Excel
Recurring inspections of fixed and portable equipment are tracked in Excel spreadsheets, appointments go unnoticed, and records end up as PDFs buried in an email inbox. A single missed inspection date can cost more in damages than the entire software.
PV and Storage Orders Growing Faster Than Your Software
PV systems / solar installations, EV charging wallboxen / charging stations, and battery storage are the growth segment of 2026. Your SaaS tool doesn't know the workflow — grid operator registration, commissioning record, subsidy documentation — so you make do with WhatsApp and paper.
Circuit Diagrams in Drawers, Not in the System File
Circuit diagrams / wiring schematics and installation plans sit as PDFs on a network drive; the engineer on site has no access. For every maintenance visit, someone in the office has to search, scan, and send them over.
Wholesaler Materials Lists Transferred by Hand
You order from Sonepar, Würth, or Rexel, export the order list, and manually copy it into your job management system. Hours every week go on typing work that an integration could handle in seconds.
Your SaaS Tool Only Knows Elektro on the Surface
plancraft, ToolTime, and HERO are solid software for standard trade businesses. But if you need a complete DGUV V3 module, VDE 0100/0701-0702/0105 (German electrical safety standards) installation measurements, and PV workflows, you end up paying for add-ons on top — or continuing to build it all in Excel.
Mandatory E-Invoicing With No Integration Ready
Mandatory since 2025: XRechnung and ZUGFeRD in B2B. Your current application exports PDFs but no structured data. We build e-invoicing as standard into every job management system — DATEV or Lexoffice integration optional.
FeaturesWhat Do We Typically Build for Electrical Businesses?
Software for Elektro at krafteq is composed of standard building blocks that we tailor to your business. These eight features appear in virtually every electrical contracting project — exactly what you need is determined in the initial consultation and during the walkthrough after the prototype.
Job Management for Electrical Installation
Create jobs, track status, assign engineers, schedule appointments. Linked to the system file, with a parts list, and with time and travel tracking per job — from a repair call-out to a new-build project.
DGUV V3 and VDE Inspection Records
Templates for DGUV V3 (German workplace electrical safety regulation) — fixed and portable equipment — DIN VDE 0100, 0701-0702, and 0105 (German electrical safety standards): protective conductor tests, insulation measurements, installation measurements. Reminders for recurring inspection dates, digital signature, PDF archive per installation.
Circuit Diagram and Wiring Schematic Integration
Circuit diagrams / wiring schematics and installation plans attached to the system file. Engineers can view them on site via the app. CAD work continues in EPLAN or AutoCAD — we host and version-control the documents.
Materials Management with Wholesaler Integration
Cables, switches, sockets, and distribution boards from Hager, Striebel & John, ABB, or Siemens — materials lists per job, stock levels, replenishment suggestions. The first integration with Sonepar, Würth, or Rexel is included in the fixed price, provided an API is available.
PV Systems and Storage Jobs
A dedicated job type for PV systems / solar installations, EV charging wallboxen / charging stations, and battery storage. Grid operator registration, commissioning record, subsidy documentation, handover to the customer — as a coherent workflow rather than a chain of emails.
Smart-Home and KNX Projects
Project modules for KNX (smart-home protocol) bus systems, smart home installations, and building automation. Device list per room, programming notes, handover documentation for the end customer. Optional, if your business serves this segment.
Mobile App for Field Engineers
iOS and Android. View jobs, report parts, log hours and travel, photograph distribution board wiring, complete inspection records — including offline on site. Handover protocol with signature on the tablet.
Quotes, E-Invoicing, and Handover Records
Quotes at the click of a button, invoices with XRechnung and ZUGFeRD export, payment reminders, optional DATEV or Lexoffice integration. Acceptance of the electrical installation as a digital handover record; GAEB interface for public tenders optional.
How It WorksYour Own Electrician Software in Three Steps
No drawn-out sales process, no open consulting invoice. You see working software within one week and know upfront what the finished v1 for your electrical business will cost.
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Submit Your Enquiry
Describe your electrical business and the workflows you want to digitalise — for example DGUV V3 inspections, PV jobs, or materials management with Sonepar. The form takes five minutes — number of employees, desired features, and an optional free-text field. We respond within 24 hours with a concrete plan.
Free and non-binding. No sales pressure, no newsletter spam.
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Prototype in 5 Business Days
krafteq builds a working prototype of your most important 1–2 workflows — typically an Elektro job entry form with a parts list, a DGUV V3 inspection record, and a system file. Live-hosted on Krafteq Cloud, with login for you and 1–2 colleagues, and realistic example data relevant to electrical contracting — installation, inspection record, materials list. In the walkthrough we walk through everything and discuss the next version.
You see your own electrician software in action — before you spend a penny.
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Your Own v1 in Under 4 Weeks
If you wish to proceed, you receive a binding fixed-price quote between €1,000 and €2,000 for your v1 — depending on scope. We develop in 1-to-2-week sprints with demos. Source code in the client repository from Sprint 1. Krafteq Cloud optional at €250/year per software (1st year included), self-hosting equally supported.
Fixed price instead of hourly billing. Code is yours. Hosting and maintenance optional.
What You GetFour Building Blocks — in Every Krafteq Package
Every Krafteq project delivers not only your individual electrician software, but the complete operating infrastructure around it. Standardised, secure, scalable — enterprise quality at a trade price.
Your Own Business Software
Tailored to your electrical business and your real workflows — from DGUV V3 to PV systems / solar installations. Source code in the client repository from Sprint 1, fixed price €1,000–2,000, fully documented. Even if krafteq were to disappear tomorrow, your software continues running on any hosting provider.
Krafteq Cloud — €250/Year per Software (Optional)
Managed hosting on servers in Germany (EU fallback available), 1st year included. Included: security patches, daily backups, monitoring, Krafteq support, maintenance, GDPR-compliant operation with a DPA, TLS, and your own domain. Self-hosting equally supported — no subscription trap, cancellable at any time.
Client and Document Portal
A central web interface for your relationship with krafteq: project status, contracts and DPA, tickets, releases, invoices, and backup status. No more scattered email threads — everything in one place.
IAM and Security from Day One
Centralised logins, multi-factor authentication, roles, audit log, and tenant separation — based on Keycloak (open source, EU-hosted). Optional single sign-on against Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.
Comparisonkrafteq vs. plancraft, ToolTime, HERO, and TAIFUN for Electrical Businesses
The established SaaS providers are solid software — TAIFUN covers Elektro particularly well, and plancraft has electrician-specific demos. For businesses with their own workflows or the desire to own their code, the calculation looks different.
| krafteq Bespoke Software | plancraft / ToolTime / HERO | TAIFUN / Bosch OfficeOn | |
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| Model | Fixed price + hosting | Subscription | Subscription |
| 5-Year TCO (10 users, including add-ons) | €2,000–3,000 | €9,000–18,000 | €9,000–18,000 |
| Code Ownership | Yes — in client repository from Sprint 1 | No | No |
| DGUV V3 Inspection Record Module | Included in fixed price — templates, reminders, digital signature | Add-on or limited | Available as a module (surcharge) |
| Customisation for Electrical Workflows | 100% bespoke (PV, KNX, smart home) | Standard configuration, limited customisation | Standard configuration with electrical depth |
| Data Export | Anytime, self-service in portal | Limited | Limited |
| Location | Leverkusen (NRW), dedicated contact person | Hamburg, Berlin, Hanover — remote | Various |
| EU Data Residency | Guaranteed (Germany) | Variable — partly US backend | Variable |
| Vendor Lock-in | None — standard container, portable | High | High |
| E-Invoicing (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD) | Included in fixed price | Included (partly add-on) | Included (partly add-on) |
TrustWith the Rigour of a German Engineering Partner
krafteq is a German GmbH headquartered in Leverkusen. We have been serving enterprise clients in industry and manufacturing for years — and bring those engineering standards to the trade software stack.
krafteq GmbH, Leverkusen
A German limited company based in the Rhineland. A dedicated contact person rather than a call centre. On-site meetings are possible; fully remote works equally well — ideal for electrical businesses in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn, and across NRW.
ISO 27001 in Progress
Information security management system currently in the gap-analysis phase, target date Q1 2027. Already in place: code review on every change, secrets management with HashiCorp Vault, and SBOM generation.
EU Hosting and GDPR by Design
Krafteq Cloud runs on servers in Germany (EU fallback available) — no US CLOUD Act risk. A data processing agreement (DPA) is available as standard, with encryption in transit and at rest. Important for installation data and inspection record archives.
Built by Senior Engineers
Every specialist brings at least 10 years of professional experience.
“An electrical business today carries more compliance obligations than a mid-sized company did ten years ago — DGUV V3, VDE measurements, e-invoicing, PV subsidy documentation. We build software that eases those obligations rather than merely administering them. AI-assisted development makes a bespoke solution economically viable for the ten-person electrical business for the first time — at a fixed price, with code ownership, and without a subscription trap.”
FAQFrequently Asked Questions for Electrical Businesses
A different trade, or not yet decided? See the Trades Hub.
krafteq also builds for plumbing, heating and cooling (SHK), painters, joiners, roofers, and other trades. The hub page contains the comparison, the pricing logic, and the five-year TCO calculation for all Tier 1 trades.
Go to the Trades HubWould You Prefer to Talk First?
Book a 30-to-60-minute free consultation. You describe your situation as an electrical business — DGUV V3 workload, PV growth, SaaS frustration — and we give you an honest assessment. Even if the answer is: TAIFUN suits you better. No sales pitch, no obligation.
- Free
- Non-binding
- 30–60 minutes