Comarch

Comarch SA
IndustryComputer software
FoundedKraków, Poland (November 30, 1993)
FounderJanusz Filipiak (Founder)
Headquarters
Kraków
,
Poland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Jarosław Mikos (CEO)
  • Janusz Filipiak (Founder)
RevenueIncrease 430,0 mln USD (2025)
Number of employees
5000 (2026)
Websitecomarch.com

Comarch is a Polish multinational software house and systems integrator based in Kraków, Poland. The company provides services in areas such as telecommunications, finance and banking, services sector. Its services include billing, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), global electronic invoicing compliance, IT security, IT architecture, management and outsourcing solutions, customer relationship management (CRM) and sales support, electronic communication, business intelligence, and cloud solutions for various businesses.

Comarch specializes in data exchange and document management, supporting B2B and B2G compliance in over 60 countries, and serves industries including telecommunications, finance, retail, and the service sector.

History

The company was founded in 1993 by Janusz Filipiak [pl], a computer scientist and lecturer at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. The name of the company is a portmanteau word of "computer architecture". The Group employs more than 5000 employees in 34 countries around the world with a yearly revenue stream of over US$300 million. In 2014, the company opened offices in Chile and Spain. In 2015, a company was established in Malaysia, Sweden and Italy, in 2016 companies from Argentina, Colombia and Peru joined, and in 2017 branches in Saudi Arabia started operating.

The Comarch Corporate Group comprises international branches (such as Comarch AG, Comarch S.A.S., Comarch, Inc. and others). On April 27, 2012, Comarch purchased 100% shares of Esaprojekt. On July 21, 2015, Comarch acquired 42.5% of the shares of the American company Thanks Again LLC specializing in loyalty programs and CRM systems. In 2016, Comarch exported its own products and services worth PLN 661.1 million, which accounts for almost 60% of total revenues. In November 2017, Comarch won tender for maintenance of the KSI system for ZUS. On April 4, 2017, Comarch acquired 100% of shares in the Polish company Geopolis.

Since 2024, Comarch has been part of the portfolio of CVC Capital Partners, a global private equity firm.

On December 8, 2024, during an Extraordinary General Meeting, shareholders voted in favor of a resolution to delist Comarch S.A. shares from the stock exchange. As of March 26, 2025, Comarch S.A. ceased to be a public company, in accordance with the decision of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) issued on March 7, 2025.

In April 2026, Comarch published its 2025 annual report, titled "Comarch's Guidebook to the AI Era". The report outlined the company's shift toward AI-native software and operational efficiency under its Value Creation Plan. For the financial year 2025, the Comarch Group reported total revenue of 1.714 billion PLN (approximately 430 million USD), a 6% increase year-on-year. The company also achieved an EBITDA of 381 million PLN and a record volume of bookings reaching 1.935 billion PLN. At the time of the report's release, the company's global workforce stood at approximately 5,000 employees.

Products and services

E-Invoicing and EDI

Comarch provides Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and e-invoicing services for B2B and B2G sectors. The company is a certified Peppol Access Point and provides integration with national tax platforms, including KSeF in Poland, Chorus Pro in France, and SDI in Italy. The platform is used by retail and manufacturing companies for supply chain automation.

Loyalty Management

The company develops loyalty management software used in the telecommunications, retail, finance, and travel industries. The platform includes features for marketing automation and predictive analytics using artificial intelligence. In 2025, Forrester Research categorized Comarch as a "Strong Performer" in the Forrester Wave: Loyalty Platforms report.

Comarch Communications

A division of the company developed since 1993, dedicated to providing software for the communications sector. Its primary focus is the production of AI-powered entreprise tech systems, which are used to manage telecommunications networks, critical and satellite infrastructure, logistics systems, and public utility communications.

The division's solutions are utilized by telecommunications operators such as Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Orange, e&, KPN, du, and LG U+. Comarch Communications' operations and solutions in this field have been recognized in reports by market research firms (including Gartner, IDC, Berg Insight) and honored with industry awards (including TM Forum Catalyst Awards, Asian Telecom Awards).

Structure

Poland

Europe (outside Poland)

North America

South America

Asia

Australia

Sponsoring

The company is or was a sponsor of the following sports clubs:

Comarch is also an official sponsor of ski mountaineer and Himalayan climber Andrzej Bargiel and his high-altitude expeditions organized under the Hic Sunt Leones project, including the Everest Ski Challenge expedition. Bargiel became the first person in history to summit K2 and ski down from its top to the main base camp without using supplemental oxygen. And additionally:

See also

References

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