CNAE 6201-5/01 · Brazil
Desenvolvimento de programas de computador sob encomenda
68,432 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 68,432
- 96th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 16,424
- +43.1% · 68th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.3
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 24
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- MINSAIT BRASIL LTDABarueri (SP)
- BB TECNOLOGIA E SERVICOS S.ABrasília (DF)
- SENIOR SISTEMAS S.A.Blumenau (SC)
- G4F SOLUCOES CORPORATIVAS LTDABrasília (DF)
- VULCANET SISTEMAS E ENGENHARIA LTDACampinas (SP)
- STEFANINI CONSULTORIA E ASSESSORIA EM INFORMATICA S.A.Jaguariúna (SP)
- INDRA BRASIL SOLUCOES E SERVICOS TECNOLOGICOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- CTIS TECNOLOGIA LTDABrasília (DF)
- SPREAD SISTEMAS E AUTOMACAO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- TOTVS S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- SPASSU TECNOLOGIA E SERVICOS S. AVitória (ES)
- CAPGEMINI BRASIL LTDA.Barueri (SP)
How to assess a company's data
When you open a company's record, use these guides to check the data and understand what each field can establish.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0 – 0.1
- 0.1 – 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.3 – 0.5
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 29,565
- 2 Minas Gerais 6,017
- 3 Paraná 5,392
- 4 Rio de Janeiro 4,361
- 5 Rio Grande do Sul 4,313
- 6 Santa Catarina 4,303
- 7 Distrito Federal 2,223
- 8 Ceará 1,700
- 9 Goiás 1,527
- 10 Bahia 1,371
See the 26 federative units
- 11 Pernambuco 1,322
- 12 Espírito Santo 936
- 13 Paraíba 782
- 14 Rio Grande do Norte 631
- 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 529
- 16 Maranhão 488
- 17 Amazonas 437
- 18 Mato Grosso 420
- 19 Piauí 386
- 20 Pará 361
- 21 Sergipe 360
- 22 Alagoas 338
- 23 Tocantins 174
- 24 Rondônia 133
- 25 Amapá 55
- 26 Acre 42
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 17,781
- 2 Curitiba (PR) 2,968
- 3 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 2,809
- 4 Belo Horizonte (MG) 2,685
- 5 Brasília (DF) 2,223
- 6 Porto Alegre (RS) 1,956
- 7 Florianópolis (SC) 1,322
- 8 Fortaleza (CE) 1,208
- 9 Goiânia (GO) 889
- 10 Campinas (SP) 874
See the 30 cities
- 11 Recife (PE) 809
- 12 Uberlândia (MG) 696
- 13 Barueri (SP) 668
- 14 Salvador (BA) 632
- 15 São José dos Campos (SP) 607
- 16 Blumenau (SC) 562
- 17 João Pessoa (PB) 476
- 18 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 471
- 19 Joinville (SC) 466
- 20 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 449
- 21 Sorocaba (SP) 449
- 22 Maringá (PR) 439
- 23 Santo André (SP) 417
- 24 Manaus (AM) 402
- 25 Natal (RN) 386
- 26 Vitória (ES) 378
- 27 Guarulhos (SP) 376
- 28 Osasco (SP) 371
- 29 Campo Grande (MS) 331
- 30 Jundiaí (SP) 329
What activity 6201-5/01 is
- Section J — Informação e comunicação
- Division — Atividades dos serviços de tecnologia da informação
- Group — Atividades dos serviços de tecnologia da informação
- Class — Desenvolvimento de programas de computador sob encomenda
What it covers
- O desenvolvimento de sistemas para atender às necessidades do cliente, ou seja, as atividades voltadas para a definição dos módulos, especificações funcionais internas, tipos de relatórios e testes de avaliação do desempenho
- A programação com o uso de ferramentas e de linguagens de programação
- O fornecimento de documentação de programas de computador desenvolvidos sob encomenda
- O desenvolvimento de projetos e modelagem de banco de dados sob encomenda
What it does not cover
- O desenho de páginas para a internet (web design) (6201-5/02)Classified under: 6201-5/02 Web design
- O desenvolvimento e licenciamento de programas de computador customizáveis (6202-3/00)Classified under: 6202-3/00 Desenvolvimento e licenciamento de programas de computador customizáveis
- O desenvolvimento e licenciamento de programas de computador não-customizáveis (6203-1/00)Classified under: 6203-1/00 Desenvolvimento e licenciamento de programas de computador não customizáveis
- Os serviços de customização dos programas de computador (6204-0/00)Classified under: 6204-0/00 Consultoria em tecnologia da informação
Typical activities
- Atividades de programação com o uso de linguagens de programação
- Criação, configuração de software de banco de dados sob encomenda
- Desenvolvimento de aplicativo informático sob encomenda
- Desenvolvimento de banco de dados sob encomenda
- Desenvolvimento de projetos e modelagem de banco de dados sob encomenda
- Desenvolvimento, produção de software sob encomenda
- Desenvolvimento, produção, documentação de programas de informática sob encomenda
- Elaboração de programas de banco de dados sob encomenda
- Elaboração de programas de computador sob encomenda
- Elaboração de programas de informática sob encomenda
- Fornecimento de documentação de programas de computador desenvolvidos sob encomenda
- Produção, criação, desenvolvimento de software de banco de dados sob encomenda
See the other 4 typical activities
- Serviços de edição de software sob encomenda
- Serviços de edição on line de banco de dados
- Serviços de programação de sistemas informáticos sob encomenda
- Serviços de tradução de software
The activities of class 6201-5
desenvolvimento de programas de computador sob encomenda, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6201-5/01 Desenvolvimento de programas de computador sob encomenda · this one | 68,432 | 16,424 | +43.1% |
| 6201-5/02 Web design | 5,512 | 1,188 | +6.7% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 6201-5/01
How many CNAE 6201-5/01 companies are there in Brazil?
68,432 active companies have CNAE 6201-5/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 96th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 6201-5?
Class 6201-5 has 2 subclasses: 6201-5/01; 6201-5/02. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 29,565. There, 0.4 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.3 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.