What Trace One does

Trace One is a France-headquartered SaaS provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) and regulatory compliance software targeting consumer-packaged goods companies, with operations in 15 countries and a customer base exceeding 9,000 brand owners across food and beverage, cosmetics, and specialty chemicals. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Puteaux (Paris), the company has grown through the 2022 merger with Selerant and is currently owned by Main Capital Partners following its April 2025 acquisition from STG Partners.

The platform centers on Trace One Devex PLM, which manages formulation, packaging, supplier, and specification data, complemented by modular offerings including Regulatory Compliance (backed by the proprietary REGDATA database covering 170+ countries), Trace One SDS for Safety Data Sheet authoring and EHS compliance (managing over 1 million SDSs annually for 600+ customers), Trace One Sustainability for lifecycle assessment, and the Trace One Marketplace for supplier sourcing. AI capabilities have become a central layer through Trace One Copilot (natural-language regulatory research and AI-driven formulation intelligence) and the October 2025 Legi Food solution developed with delaware, which delivers generative AI compliance responses in over 50 languages.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual or multi-year SaaS subscriptions with named-user licensing, supplemented by perpetual on-premise licenses and professional services for implementation, validation, and training. The company employs an enterprise direct-sales motion with dedicated customer success teams, supported by implementation partners such as Voyon Technology Services, C+P Consulting, and Nanjing Rydeen. Notable customers include Barilla, Brown-Forman, Ferrero, McCormick, Lindt & Sprüngli, Tesco, Carrefour, and Moët Hennessy, with the company claiming that 7 of the world's top 10 dairy producers and 4 of the top 7 confectionary companies use its solutions.

Name

Trace One

Legal name

Trace One SAS

Website

https://traceone.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Puteaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS/Cloud Subscriptions: Subscription-based PLM and compliance software delivered via cloud with annual or multi-year contract terms. Includes cloud services, maintenance and support, and professional services for implementation.
2. Software Licenses (On-Premise): Perpetual software licenses for on-premise deployments, with separate maintenance and support fees. Includes named user licensing with Light Named User, Named User, and Supplier User tiers.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, blueprinting, validation, training, and deployment services for PLM system adoption. Expert-guided success with dedicated implementation team.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Trace One develops and sells AI-powered SaaS Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and regulatory compliance software for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in food & beverage, cosmetics, and specialty chemicals. Its core platform combines Trace One Devex PLM with the REGDATA global regulatory intelligence database (covering 170+ countries), Trace One Compliance Cloud for real-time monitoring, Trace One SDS for safety data sheet authoring and EHS compliance, Trace One Sustainability for life cycle assessment, and Trace One Copilot AI assistant for natural language regulatory research and formulation intelligence.

Product overview

Trace One offers a comprehensive PLM and compliance software platform for food & beverage, cosmetics, and chemical industries. The core platform consists of Devex PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) connected to specialized modules including Trace One Regulatory Compliance (powered by REGDATA regulatory intelligence database), Trace One SDS (Safety Data Sheets and EHS compliance), Trace One Sustainability (LCA analysis), and Trace One Analytics (reporting). The platform is enhanced by AI capabilities through Trace One Copilot for natural language regulatory research and automated formulation intelligence. Additional offerings include E-Sourcing via Trace One Marketplace, and the recently launched Legi Food AI solution. The platform serves over 9,000 global brands across 170+ countries, supporting product development worth over $500 billion annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trace One Devex PLM Primary product lifecycle management software platform for process manufacturers and private label retailers. Connects global teams, disparate systems, and siloed data to deliver successful products to market on time, covering formulation, specification management, supplier quality, packaging, and portfolio management.
• Trace One Regulatory Compliance Global regulatory compliance platform providing access to the world's largest database of food substances (REGDATA) and real-time regulatory monitoring for go/no-go assessments on product formulations, covering 170+ countries.
• Trace One SDS Safety Data Sheet authoring and EHS compliance software with automated SDS creation, GHS classification, and global distribution capabilities. Manages more than 1 million SDSs annually across 300,000 products for 600+ chemicals customers.
• Trace One Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis tool following a multi-criteria approach to uncover environmental performance across the product lifecycle, helping validate sustainability claims and packaging alternatives.
• Trace One Marketplace and E-Sourcing E-procurement and supplier sourcing platform enabling retailers and CPG brands to identify new products and suppliers across categories and to run sourcing workflows within the Trace One environment.
• Trace One Copilot AI-powered assistant embedded within the Trace One PLM platform, enabling regulatory teams to embed compliance into product development workflows through natural language interactions, AI-driven formulation intelligence, and automated supplier data extraction.
• Legi Food AI-powered compliance solution developed with delaware that provides instant legal responses in over 50 languages for food regulations, reducing compliance monitoring time by up to 80% and enhancing regulatory, R&D, and quality assurance processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% customer-reported ROI from implementing PLM
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Info-Tech Research GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Trace One and Info-Tech Research Group co-hosted a live session on June 16, 2026, on Continuous Compliance in the Era of PPWR and EPR. The session addressed how AI-powered PLM platforms can keep product, packaging, supplier, and regulatory data connected amid increasing regulatory obligations.
• delawarecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 23 October 2025Trace One and delaware partnered to launch Legi Food, an AI-powered compliance solution that helps food companies navigate complex regulations. The platform integrates extensive regulatory data with advanced AI technology, reducing compliance monitoring time by up to 80%. Available in over 50 languages, the solution aims to enhance regulatory, R&D, and quality assurance processes.
• SelerantcoreOthers · 22 March 2022Trace One merged with Selerant, a provider of process-based PLM software, to enhance growth and international expansion. The merger strengthened Trace One's position in CPG product development in Europe and the US, expanding global presence and supply chain connectivity for end-to-end product development solutions.
• Voyon Technology ServicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation and support services partner for Trace One Devex PLM and SDS solutions, operating in India with European Commission SCCs for data protection compliance.
• C+P ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSoftware development and integration services partner for Trace One Devex PLM, based in EU region.
• Nanjing Rydeen Information TechnologyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation and support services partner for Trace One Devex PLM serving APAC customers, based in China.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FoodLogiQ (Eminence / MasterControl): Provider of food safety, quality, and supplier management software for food manufacturers and retailers. Comparable to Trace One's supplier quality management, traceability, and regulatory compliance capabilities for F&B.
• Centric Software: Provider of PLM solutions for fashion, retail, and consumer goods including food & beverage. Direct overlap with Trace One Devex PLM in private-label CPG product development, formulation, and specification management.
• Specright: Specification management and PLM platform purpose-built for CPG brands, packaging, and supply chain. Highly comparable to Trace One in targeting specification, supplier, and packaging data for food and consumer goods manufacturers.
• Ideagen: RegTech and GRC software vendor (acquired by Hexagon) covering compliance, quality, and EHS. Directly comparable to Trace One's Compliance Cloud and SDS modules in regulated manufacturing and product safety.

Broad incumbents

• Dassault Systèmes: Global PLM leader behind the ENOVIA platform, serving process and discrete manufacturing. A broad enterprise incumbent that competes for large CPG PLM deals against Trace One's Devex offering.
• SAP: Enterprise software incumbent with PLM capabilities inside S/4HANA and a broad CPG customer base. Represents the most significant well-funded incumbent Trace One competes against for enterprise PLM and compliance consolidation deals.
• Oracle: Enterprise software provider with PLM modules and industry solutions for CPG and chemicals. Competes with Trace One in regulated manufacturing PLM and is frequently embedded in large CPG IT estates.
• Infor: Industry-specific ERP and PLM provider with strong CPG and food & beverage coverage. Comparable to Trace One in serving process manufacturers with formulation, lot traceability, and compliance requirements.
• Wolters Kluwer: Provider of regulatory and compliance information, software, and services including food safety (e.g., OneSumX, regulatory intelligence). Overlaps with Trace One's REGDATA and Compliance Cloud on regulatory content and GRC workflows.

Emerging players

• Rheo: Emerging PLM and specification management platform for CPG and consumer goods brands. Competes with Trace One Devex in specification, formulation, and supplier collaboration for digital-first CPG brands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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

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