What COHO does

COHO (上海劳勤信息技术有限公司 / Shanghai LaoQin Information Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Shanghai-headquartered B2B SaaS provider specializing in workforce management software for Chinese enterprises. The company traces its origins to the 1998 South China Computer Gold Card Engineering Division—one of China's earliest attendance management software teams—and was formally incorporated in Shanghai in 2003 under founder and CEO Wang Youbao. COHO serves more than 1,000 enterprise customers including over 500 large enterprises, managing 4 million+ end users across 23+ industries such as manufacturing, retail chains, modern services, and healthcare. Named customers include BAIC, SAIC, Sunny Group, Mengniu, Flat Glass, Hitachi Home Appliances, Terumo, GalaxyCore, Eberspaecher, Haidilao, RT-Mart, Qian Dama, Deli, Dadi Cinema, Starbucks China, WaterDrop, COMAC, Li-Ning, and Shanghai Zhicheng.

The company's core offering is the WTS 4.0 Workforce Management Platform, built on a proprietary WorkSaaS 2.0 cloud-native microservices architecture. The platform comprises integrated modules spanning smart attendance (face recognition, GPS, Bluetooth/WiFi, NFC, dynamic QR clocking), AI-powered intelligent scheduling, skills training, work hours and efficiency analytics, organization management, policy compliance, reporting, employee self-service, short-term labor management, and intelligent recruitment. COHO's proprietary AI Intelligent Scheduling Engine V2.0, unveiled in 2024, applies LSTM-based deep learning models for 72-hour workforce demand forecasting with claimed 92% traffic prediction accuracy, multi-objective optimization balancing labor cost, employee satisfaction, and service standards, and rule-based automation across 200+ Chinese labor law compliance templates. The platform supports integrations with SAP, UFIDA, Kingdee, Workday, ADP, DingTalk, WeCom, Feishu, MES, and PMS systems, and has achieved compatibility certification with domestic Xinchuang IT infrastructure (Dameng, Kingbase, OceanBase, Kylin OS), positioning it for state-owned enterprise and regulated-industry deployment.

COHO operates a subscription-based revenue model with per-seat or per-module enterprise pricing on annual or multi-year contracts, supporting both SaaS cloud and private deployment options. Go-to-market combines a direct enterprise sales force targeting large accounts, a Kirin Partner channel program for regional distributors and system integrators, and event-driven demand generation through HR and franchise industry exhibitions. The company employs approximately 200 staff, of which roughly 80% are technical, organized into Product R&D (40%), Implementation Services (35%), Sales & Marketing (15%), Industry Consulting (5%), and Administration (5%). COHO has raised multiple funding rounds through Series B+ from institutional investors including Yonghuai Fund, Oriental Fortune Capital, ZhenFund, and Huachuang Capital, with strategic investments from Kencx and Giant Group. In October 2025 the company signed a strategic partnership with global consulting firm Ataway to address multinational corporations and cross-border deployments, marking its first explicit move beyond the domestic Chinese market.

Name

COHO

Legal name

上海劳勤信息技术有限公司

Website

https://coho.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

COHO is a Shanghai-based workforce management SaaS company serving 1,000+ Chinese enterprises across manufacturing, retail, F&B, healthcare, and logistics. Its WTS 4.0 platform delivers AI-driven scheduling, smart attendance, training, labor analytics, and built-in China labor compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Management & Scheduling (BPACAPAI)

Keywords

• Workforce management software
• Attendance tracking systems
• Intelligent scheduling software
• Labor compliance software
• HR SaaS platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (WTS 4.0 Platform): 劳勤 primarily operates as a B2B SaaS provider, offering its WTS 4.0 workforce management platform on a subscription basis. Pricing is typically per-seat/per-user or per-module, with enterprise deals structured as annual or multi-year contracts. The platform supports both cloud/SaaS deployment and private/local deployment options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

COHO develops and sells the WTS 4.0 Workforce Management Platform, a modular SaaS suite that automates labor scheduling, time and attendance, skills training, and labor analytics for labor-intensive enterprises. The platform integrates an AI-powered Intelligent Scheduling Engine with a built-in Asia-Pacific labor regulation compliance database, supports cloud and on-premise (Xinchuang-compatible) deployment, and is sold primarily to enterprise and mid-market customers in China.

Product overview

COHO (劳勤) offers the WTS 4.0 Workforce Management Platform as a unified modular system. The platform integrates four core SaaS modules: Labor Scheduling (劳动力排程), Labor Training (劳动力管培), Time & Attendance (工时与考勤), and Labor Insights (劳动力洞察). Key modules include WSP Smart Attendance for multi-mode clocking, IS Intelligent Scheduling for AI-powered demand forecasting and shift optimization, ETS Skills Training for digital capability development, WHS Work Hours Efficiency for granular time management, GEM Organization Management for HR workflows, PC Policy Cloud Center for compliance regulation, RC Report Center for BI analytics, EC Employee Center for self-service, plus dedicated Short-term Labor Management, Intelligent Recruitment, and Labor Analytics modules. The system is built on proprietary WorkSaaS2.0 cloud infrastructure and serves 1,000+ enterprise clients with 4+ million users across manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and service industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WTS 4.0 Workforce Management Platform Enterprise-grade modular workforce management platform providing end-to-end coverage of scheduling, training, attendance, and labor insights. Built on proprietary WorkSaaS2.0 cloud infrastructure with AI-powered scheduling engine and over 1,500 labor management use cases.
• WSP Smart Attendance (智慧考勤) Real-time attendance management with multi-mode clocking including face recognition, GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi. Built-in 1,000+ industry attendance templates with automatic compliance checking.
• IS Intelligent Scheduling (智能排班) AI-powered intelligent scheduling system that predicts workforce demand, matches employees by skills, and auto-generates compliant shift plans. Supports multi-dimensional analysis with business-driven forecasting.
• ETS Skills Training (技能训练) Digital skills training platform with online learning, skill certification, and job promotion planning. Recommends courses based on skill gaps and work schedules to build enterprise talent pools.
• WHS Work Hours Efficiency (精益工时) Granular labor time management with real-time tracking, task-level cost analysis, and production efficiency monitoring. Enables fragmented labor management and transparent workshop operations with IoT/Bluetooth data integration, GPS trajectory analysis, and real-time labor cost visualization.
• GEM Organization Management (组织人事) Comprehensive HR and organizational management covering employee onboarding,档案管理 (records management), transfers, and exits with automated workflows.
• Short-term Labor Management (短期用工) End-to-end management of temporary and contract workers including recruitment, onboarding, task assignment, time tracking, and payroll settlement. Features talent pool management and third-party channel integration.
• Intelligent Recruitment (智能招募) AI-powered recruitment system that predicts job requirements, automates recruitment plans, and matches candidates based on organizational talent models and skill gaps.
• Labor Analytics (劳动力分析) Real-time labor force analysis with multi-dimensional dashboards, KPI tracking, and market insights for strategic workforce decisions. Includes flexible staffing market integration.
• WTS Mobile (iOS) App Mobile attendance application for iOS devices with real-time attendance tracking, schedule management, and employee self-service capabilities including face recognition, GPS, Bluetooth/WiFi check-in, schedule viewing, leave applications, and real-time notifications.
• WTS Mobile (Android) App Mobile attendance application for Android devices enabling real-time time tracking, self-service queries, and mobile-based applications and approvals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 考勤异常率从6%降至0.2% for a Fortune 500 home appliance group with 120,000 employees
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• AtawayflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025劳勤与全球咨询公司Ataway正式达成战略合作，双方将结合劳勤在智能排班、智慧考勤、工时优化、AI算法与数据洞察等领域的技术与实践，与Ataway在全球UKG、SAP等全球顶尖平台的技术服务能力，共同打造覆盖多场景、多业态的端到端劳动力管理数字化方案。合作将共同开拓包括'本土企业+出海'与'在华跨国企业'在内的更广阔市场，为客户提供从前期咨询、系统实施到后期运维的全生命周期服务。
• 麒麟伙伴生态成员coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor劳勤's '麒麟伙伴计划' recruits regional distributors, solution partners, and implementation partners to extend market reach. Partners benefit from joint marketing, shared sales opportunities, product integration capabilities, and comprehensive service and support systems. The program supports multiple collaboration models including channel distribution, joint solutions, and value-added services.
• 信创生态伙伴 (Xinchuang Ecosystem)coreTechnology or Integration劳勤 has completed compatibility certifications with multiple domestic chip, operating system, database, and middleware vendors including: 达梦数据库 (Dameng), 人大金仓 (Kingbase), OceanBase, 麒麟软件 (Kylin), and other mainstream Xinchuang vendors. In 2025, completed additional adapter validation with Xinchuang chip and OS vendors. Actively participates in Xinchuang standard formulation work.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gaia Works (盖雅工场): China's most direct WFM competitor, offering intelligent scheduling, time & attendance, and labor analytics SaaS. Targets the same manufacturing and retail verticals as COHO with similar AI-driven scheduling capabilities.
• Beisen (北森): Leading Chinese HCM cloud platform with integrated WFM, recruitment, performance, and learning modules. Publicly listed in Hong Kong (2023), offering a broader suite but overlapping directly on workforce scheduling and attendance.
• UKG (Kronos + Ultimate): Global workforce management leader (Kronos merged with Ultimate Software). Direct functional competitor in scheduling, time & attendance, and labor analytics; relevant to COHO via the Ataway partnership and multinational accounts in China.
• Dayforce (Ceridian): Global HCM platform with strong WFM capabilities including AI-driven scheduling and compliance management. Public peer for benchmarking unit economics and competitive positioning in enterprise workforce management.
• OneHR (喔趣科技): Chinese WFM SaaS provider focused on intelligent scheduling, attendance, and labor cost control for retail and service industries. Closest peer to COHO in customer segment and product scope, often compared in industry analyst reports.
• eRoad (易路): Chinese HR SaaS company offering payroll, attendance, and workforce management modules. Competes with COHO particularly in mid-market and enterprise HR technology segments with similar compliance-driven feature sets.

Broad incumbents

• ADP: Global payroll and HR services giant with Workforce Now suite. COHO integrates with ADP for payroll calculation, while competing for the broader workforce management wallet in multinational accounts in China.
• Yonyou (用友): China's largest ERP and cloud financial/HR software provider. Yonyou Cloud HCM bundles WFM capabilities with broader ERP, posing bundled-suite competitive pressure on standalone WFM vendors like COHO.
• Kingdee (金蝶): Major Chinese enterprise software vendor offering Cosmic HCM Cloud with workforce management features. Competes with COHO on integration breadth and Xinchuang/domestic deployment compatibility across SOE accounts.
• Workday: Global cloud HCM and financial management leader. COHO integrates with Workday for HR data sync while competing for enterprise WFM wallet share; relevant to multinational accounts operating in China.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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