What Qvalon does

Qvalon is a SaaS-based mobile retail operations management platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York (Delaware legal entity), with parent company MD Group and a strategic subsidiary relationship with SL Soft (Softline Group) formed in 2025. The platform enables multi-unit retailers to digitize and manage in-store execution through mobile checklists and inspections, task management, photo reports, surveys, workforce management, embedded analytics, project management, and collaboration tools. Two AI features are part of the product: AI Checklist Analyst, which interprets audit results, and AI Photo Report Auditor, which applies computer vision to assess photo compliance against brand standards.

The platform runs on Microsoft Azure and is delivered with a security posture aligned to ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA, with payment processing handled via Stripe (PCI-DSS covered by the payment partner). Qvalon integrates with enterprise software ecosystems including SAP.IO, Atlassian Jira, Zendesk, Sentry, HubSpot, SendGrid, and Google Firebase, allowing the platform to slot into existing retail IT architectures.

Qvalon's go-to-market targets enterprise and mid-market multi-location retailers across fashion, grocery, F&B, cosmetics, and fitness. The customer base spans Burger King, KFC, Amway, Mango, United Colors of Benetton, Quiksilver, 12 Storeez, Ralf Ringer, Yves Rocher, Fix Price, Ozon, Yango Deli, BILLA, Netcost Market, World Class, and others, with stated scale of 10,000+ stores under management. Pricing follows a quote-based, per-store enterprise SaaS model, supplemented by channel distribution through SL Soft for Southeast Asia and EMEA markets, and go-to-market support via Microsoft Azure co-sell.

Name

Qvalon

Legal name

QVALON Inc Pty Ltd

Website

https://qvalon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Qvalon is a SaaS mobile platform that helps multi-unit retailers run in-store operations, including inspections, tasks, photo reports, workforce management, and analytics, serving enterprise brands across fashion, grocery, F&B, and cosmetics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Operations Management Software

akta.pro primary industry

Home Services Marketplaces (Cleaning, Repairs, Handyman) (BPAMAHAE)

Keywords

• Retail operations management
• Store audit software
• Workforce management SaaS
• Retail compliance platform
• AI photo auditing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: QVALON operates as a SaaS platform where customers pay subscription fees for access to the platform. Subscriptions renew automatically for successive 12-month periods unless cancelled with 30 days written notice. The SLA guarantees 99.5% monthly uptime.
2. Enterprise Licenses: Enterprise customers with large retail networks (e.g., companies with 10,000+ stores) pay for platform access covering multiple users, facilities, and advanced analytics modules. Pricing is quote-based, aligned with network scale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

QVALON sells a cloud-based, mobile-first SaaS platform for retail operations management, sold on annual subscriptions with quote-based pricing scaled to network size. The platform enables enterprise and mid-market retail chains to digitize store audits, compliance inspections, photo-based merchandising checks, task assignment and tracking, workforce scheduling, and analytics across distributed store networks. It also serves non-retail verticals including financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, and non-profits through the same integrated suite of tools.

Product overview

QVALON is a cloud-based mobile retail operations management platform (SaaS) composed of an integrated suite of modules. The core platform provides store execution monitoring, workforce optimization, and data-driven analytics. The module portfolio includes Checklists/Inspections (with AI Checklist Analyst for smart audit analysis), Tasks (automated task routing from audit results), Photo Reports (with AI-Photo Report Auditor for visual standards monitoring), Surveys (e-learning and knowledge assessment), Analytics (embedded analytics and reporting), WFM (workforce management covering time tracking, scheduling, payroll, and onboarding), Collaboration/Video Calls (real-time communication within tasks and checks), Project Management, and a Checklist Library of template checklists. All modules share a unified data layer, enabling analytics-driven intelligence and cross-module workflows (e.g., audit results automatically generate tasks assigned to specific employees). The platform serves multiple industries including grocery, fashion, food & beverage, financial services, health & beauty, hospitality, government, supply chain, healthcare, manufacturing, and non-profits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• QVALON Platform Cloud-based, mobile-first SaaS platform that consolidates store audits/inspections, task management, photo-based merchandising checks, surveys, embedded analytics, workforce management, project management, and AI-powered audit automation into a single integrated system for enterprise and mid-market retail chains, sold via annual subscriptions scaled to network size.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% Productivity Growth through improved and more efficient auditing processes
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability7 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SL Soft (Softline Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025SL Soft is a subsidiary of Softline Group. QVALON is presented as part of the SL Soft portfolio at Softline events. Alexander Abolmasov is CEO of SL Soft. Paul Wede represents QVALON at Softline FAST events. The partnership appears to involve co-marketing, co-selling, and distribution through Softline's regional networks across Southeast Asia and beyond.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Azure is QVALON's primary cloud hosting provider. All customer data is stored on Azure infrastructure, and Azure provides key management, authentication tools, and multi-layered security including network device access control, data segregation using firewalls and virtual private clouds, and extensive logging and monitoring.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is QVALON's primary partner for processing financial and credit card data. Stripe's security practices are compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). QVALON does not store or cache customer financial data used in conjunction with billing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Yoobic: Mobile-first workforce and task management platform for retail frontline teams. Directly comparable to QVALON on store audits, task execution, photo reporting, and in-app communication for distributed retail workforces.
• Trax Retail: Computer-vision-driven retail execution and shelf-monitoring platform. Closely comparable to QVALON on AI-powered photo auditing, merchandising compliance, and in-store execution analytics for CPG and retail.
• Ailet: Retail execution platform using image recognition for shelf audits, merchandising compliance, and store-level analytics. Direct competitor on AI photo auditing and store execution intelligence.
• Planorama: Image-recognition-based retail execution and merchandising platform. Comparable to QVALON's AI Photo Report Auditor and visual merchandising compliance modules for FMCG and retail chains.
• RetailNext: In-store analytics and operations platform serving retail chains. Overlaps with QVALON on store-level performance visibility, embedded analytics, and operational standardization across multi-location retail networks.
• WorkJam: Frontline workforce engagement and task management platform for retail and hospitality. Direct competitor on mobile task execution, shift communication, and store-level operational workflows.
• Quinyx: Workforce management SaaS for retail, hospitality, and logistics with scheduling, time tracking, and task execution. Direct overlap with QVALON's WFM module and task/audit workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Zebra Technologies (Reflexis): Acquired Reflexis in 2018 to offer workforce management, task management, and store execution solutions at scale for enterprise retail. Larger, publicly traded incumbent competing with QVALON in WFM and task execution for retail chains.
• Salesforce: Major CRM/enterprise SaaS incumbent with retail-specific clouds (Commerce, Marketing, Service). Competes with QVALON broadly in retail digital operations, though not a direct substitute for store-execution and audit workflows.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365: Enterprise business applications suite including retail operations modules and integration with Microsoft Azure (QVALON's cloud provider). Adjacent/overlapping capability for large enterprises standardizing on Microsoft stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/QVALON3
• Facebookfacebook.com/qvalon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qvalon-app

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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