- CEO
- Michael Rottenborn
- Full Time Employees
- 316
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Packaged software
- Address
- 2030 Cambourne Business Park Cambridge CA United Kingdom CB23 6DW
- IPO Date
- Apr 19, 2001
- Business
- Hybrid Software Group PLC develops and markets enterprise software solutions for the graphic arts industry, focusing on digital pre-press, printing, and packaging production. The company’s core products include high-end PDF editing and workflow automation software for labels and packaging under its PackZ brand; industrial digital inkjet RIP software through its SmartRIP product; color management solutions via ColorLogic GmbH, a recently acquired subsidiary; and printhead driver technology offered by Meteor Inkjet. It also provides pre-press workflow software through its Xitron subsidiary and project management and consultancy services following its acquisition of Conics in 2025. These offerings support press manufacturers, packaging converters, trade shops, and brand owners globally, with operations centered in the UK, Germany, Belgium, and other international markets. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the group caters to OEMs and end users in the printing ecosystem.
Recent major developments include strengthening its position in the labels and packaging software market through the acquisition of Conics, a Belgian software development and consultancy firm, in 2025, and the completion of a strategic acquisition of a technology supplier for its Hybrid Software BrandZ business unit, enhancing software solutions for consumer packaged goods brands. The group launched the Hybrid Software BrandZ unit in 2024 to service packaging brands with artwork management and downstream print production solutions. It also released PackZ 11.5 in 2025, incorporating customer-driven innovations for label and packaging pre-press, and ColorLogic introduced ZePrA 12, its latest smart color server version, to improve color management workflows. Financially, Hybrid reported a 16% revenue increase and a 200% operating profit rise in the third quarter of 2025, reflecting growth across its OEM and end-user business segments amid focused engineering and development investment. The group operates as a subsidiary of Congra Software S.à r.l. and maintains a comprehensive portfolio targeting industrial print manufacturing and packaging markets across Europe and beyond.