Compass-Gruppe

Compass-Gruppe is an Austrian business information provider. It began in Vienna in 1867 as Compass-Verlag, a publisher of address books, and launched its first internet database in 1995.

Today it supplies reliable data on Austrian companies to the economy.

What Compass-Gruppe offers

• Wirtschafts-Compass — a database covering firms, trades, associations and land data, with monitoring.
• API access — connects customer systems to sources such as the commercial register, land register and the beneficial owners register.
• Marketing addresses — company contact data for outreach.
• Domain services — support with launching and running a new domain extension.
• Online portals and archive — information sites and an archive on European economic history.
• Events and podcast — talks and a podcast on business topics.

Who it works with

Banks, insurers, institutional organisations, service companies and industry. It cooperates with the Austrian Economic Chamber, known as WKO.

Key facts

• Based in: Vienna, Austria
• Founded: 1867
• Ownership: owner-managed