Software for Transport Associations
Your transit association is the backbone of local public transport. You set fares, manage revenue, and keep the network running.
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Software Solutions for Transit Associations: Put Your Data to Work
Transit associations are taking on more responsibilities, often faster than their organizations can keep up. Sound familiar? New requirements from stakeholders get prioritized while structural improvements get buried in day-to-day operations. The result: departments working in silos, disconnected processes, and data that never makes it where it needs to go.
COSMO CONSULT helps you close those gaps with public transport software solutions that automate core tasks like network billing. We also provide targeted digital support for complex workflows such as validating revenue reports and generating statistics.
A shared, cross-departmental data platform built on Microsoft Azure systematically reduces complexity across your organization. And our solutions are proven in practice: four of Germany's largest transit associations already work with COSMO CONSULT.
Real Challenges. Real Solutions.
Our public transportation expertise in numbers
80+
transit operators and networks trust our solutions
70+
BI & data analytics experts dedicated to public transport
Up to 90%
reduction in time spent on data preparation and reporting
AI-Powered Forecasting & Real-Time Data
AI-powered forecasting and real-time data support your planning and passenger information exactly where it matters. Built on Microsoft Azure and Dynamics 365, the platform processes large volumes of data and delivers actionable insights for capacity management, connection reliability, and operational optimization.
Automated analytics and flexible dashboards give you up-to-date visibility into critical processes at any time. Real-time data from AFZS systems combined with AI models provides a clearer operational picture and supports reliable, service-oriented management across your network.
Automated revenue allocation and contract management
Automate revenue allocation
Automated revenue allocation significantly reduces manual effort and delivers full transparency down to the transaction level. Sales data is consolidated, validated for accuracy, and prepared for end-to-end traceability. Industry-specific interfaces, including VDV, HAFAS, and GTFS, ensure transparent, audit-ready billing.
Digitizing Contract Management
Digital contract controlling gives transit associations and transport authorities reliable performance data. Scheduled timetable data is compared against actual operations, punctuality and cancellation rates are analyzed, and root causes are clearly documented. Stay on top of performance, catch deviations early, and support compliance with confidence.
Self-Service Reporting for Business Units
Flexible Analytics
Self-service reporting reduces the workload on your teams and accelerates decision-making. Staff can build their own reports and analyses using centrally managed, standardized data models.
Consistent KPIs
Organization-wide KPI consistency eliminates misunderstandings. Everyone works from the same data, improving collaboration and alignment across the network.
Fraud detection in digital sales channels
- API-based validation: Orders are screened before entering the sales system.
- Intelligent pattern recognition: Suspicious transactions are flagged automatically.
- Custom configuration: Tailored to the specific requirements of transit associations.
- Deutschlandticket support: Protects digital sales channels from abuse.
- Reduced review effort: Automated processes free up your teams.
Cloud Technologies and Microsoft Azure for Transit Associations
With Microsoft Azure and Fabric, transit associations get a scalable, secure cloud infrastructure built for the demands of public transport. COSMO CONSULT integrates industry-specific systems, supports flexible collaboration, geo-redundant hosting, and high data security standards.
The platform grows with your needs and is continuously enhanced. Your investment stays protected long-term, while you benefit step by step from the latest innovations in the Microsoft ecosystem
Current awards
6x Microsoft Solutions Partner
Awarded Microsoft's highest partner award in all categories.
Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle
Among the top 1% of partners worldwide every year since 2014.
Top employer
Among the top 0.4% of all employers in Germany.
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