Kinaxis
Kinaxis (TSX:KXS) is a Canadian public software company providing AI-infused cloud-based supply chain planning and orchestration via its Maestro platform to roughly 400 enterprise customers across 100+ countries.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1995
- HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Kinaxis does
Kinaxis Inc. (TSX:KXS) is a Canadian public software company, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, that provides cloud-based AI-infused supply chain planning and orchestration software to approximately 400 enterprise customers across more than 100 countries. Its flagship product, the Maestro platform (formerly RapidResponse), is built on a proprietary concurrent planning architecture that continuously synchronizes signals, plans, and decisions across the enterprise in real time, in contrast to traditional sequential batch planning. The product surface spans demand planning, supply planning, inventory, scheduling, sales and operations planning, control tower, and order management, with newer additions including the Maestro Agent Studio no-code AI agent platform, Maestro Agents (AI digital co-workers), Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) engagements, Mid-Market Planning One, and integrations with NVIDIA cuOpt for GPU-accelerated optimization and TraceLink for multi-enterprise orchestration across 300,000+ supply chain entities.
The company serves large enterprises in verticals such as aerospace and defense (Lockheed Martin), automotive (Volvo, GM, Renault, Bosch, Mahindra), life sciences (Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy's, Lupin), consumer products (Unilever, P&G, Reckitt, Hershey, BAT, ScottsMiracle-Gro, Tata Consumer Products), high-tech and electronics (Qualcomm, Jabil), industrial (Schneider Electric, tesa, ExxonMobil, Repsol), and logistics (Geodis). Revenue is generated primarily through SaaS subscriptions (single-tenant deployment on Equinix, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform), with additional revenue from professional services delivered via Kinaxis Professional Services and a global partner ecosystem (Accenture, EY, Deloitte, PwC, Genpact, 4flow) and post-sale support services. FY2025 revenue reached $548M (+13% YoY), SaaS revenue grew 17%, Annual Recurring Revenue reached $433M (growing to $447M by Q1 2026, +20% YoY), and adjusted EBITDA reached $138.4M (+30% YoY) against a 25% margin target. The company is led by CEO Razat Gaurav (appointed January 12, 2026) and operates from 13 regional entities across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, with India (Chennai and Bengaluru) hosting approximately 450 employees (23% of global workforce) and targeted for 22% headcount expansion in 2026.
Kinaxis firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kinaxis
- Legal name
- Kinaxis Inc.
- Website
- https://kinaxis.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1995
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Kinaxis (TSX:KXS) is a Canadian public software company providing AI-infused cloud-based supply chain planning and orchestration via its Maestro platform to roughly 400 enterprise customers across 100+ countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Kinaxis is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ottawa
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices10 records
Markets served
Kinaxis business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations, Others
Revenue model
- SaaS Subscription Revenue: Recurring SaaS revenue is the primary engine with 17% SaaS revenue growth in FY2025; FY2026 guidance projects 17-19% SaaS revenue growth on $620-635 million total revenue. Single-tenant SaaS model deployed via both private and public cloud (Equinix, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR): Annual Recurring Revenue reached $433 million at end of FY2025 with $73 million in net additions for Q4 2025; $447 million ARR at end of Q1 2026 representing 20% YoY growth.
- Professional Services: Implementation, training, and consulting services delivered by Kinaxis Professional Services and a global partner ecosystem (Accenture, EY, Deloitte, PwC, Genpact, 4flow).
- Support Services: Ongoing post-sale support including the Support Guide, availability SLA, and certification/training programs (Kinaxis Learning Center, KEG User Group).
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Quote-based enterprise SaaS subscription with multi-year contracts. |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Marketing channels9 records
Kinaxis product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kinaxis provides the Maestro AI-infused end-to-end supply chain orchestration platform, delivered as cloud-based subscription SaaS. The platform is built on a proprietary concurrency engine that continuously synchronizes signals, plans, and decisions across demand, supply, inventory, and scheduling, with embedded AI agents, GPU-accelerated optimization, control tower visibility, and multienterprise network collaboration.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Kinaxis Maestro: AI-powered end-to-end supply chain planning and orchestration platform; the company's flagship product (formerly RapidResponse).
- RapidResponse
- MPO
- Maestro Agent Studio
- Maestro Agents
- Planning One
Products and services
- Kinaxis Maestro Core AI-powered end-to-end supply chain planning and orchestration platform built on a proprietary concurrency engine. Delivered as single-tenant SaaS, it hosts all Maestro modules, AI capabilities, and integrations for enterprise supply chain planning, execution, and decisioning.
- Maestro Agent Studio No-code platform for composing AI agents within the Maestro environment. Allows supply chain teams to build, configure, and orchestrate AI agents grounded in governed Maestro data, with planned orchestrator agents to coordinate multiple agents across concurrent workflows.
- Maestro Agents AI-powered digital co-workers embedded within the Maestro supply chain planning environment that automate routine planning tasks, surface insights, and support real-time decision-making for supply chain teams.
- Maestro Control Tower Real-time supply chain visibility and orchestration solution integrated within the Maestro platform, providing end-to-end monitoring, exception management, and decision support across the supply chain.
- Maestro Demand Planning AI-powered demand sensing and forecasting capability within the Maestro platform that helps organizations create realistic, consensus-based demand plans and stay ahead of shifting customer demand.
- Maestro Supply Planning AI-driven supply planning module within the Maestro platform for balancing supply and demand, optimizing supply network decisions, and managing constraints across the end-to-end supply chain.
- Kinaxis Network Collaboration by TraceLink Joint multienterprise orchestration solution that connects Maestro concurrent planning with TraceLink's network of 300,000+ authenticated supply chain entities, enabling companies to digitally share forecasts and replenishment plans with contract manufacturers and suppliers.
- Mid-Market Planning One Entry-tier Maestro planning solution designed for mid-market customers to modernize supply chain planning quickly with a low-risk, faster-deployment approach that supports scaling over time.
- Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) Engineering-led engagement model where Kinaxis engineers co-build AI-native operational solutions with customers using the Maestro platform, translating AI decisions into measurable business outcomes.
- MPO Supply Chain Orchestration Platform Cloud-based SaaS platform for supply chain orchestration focusing on order management, planning and execution convergence, acquired by Kinaxis and retained as a brand within the Kinaxis portfolio.
- Kinaxis Professional Services Implementation, training, and consulting services that help customers deploy and adopt the Maestro platform, delivered by Kinaxis Professional Services and a global partner ecosystem.
- Kinaxis Support Services Ongoing post-sale support services for Maestro customers, including the Support Guide, availability SLA, the Kinaxis Learning Center, and the KEG User Group community.
Quantifiable outcome
- 47% increase in forecast accuracy (pharmacy services customer)
- +8 more outcomes
Companies that use Kinaxis
Customer profileNamed customers31 records
Segments10 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Kinaxis technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability10 records
Feature6 records
Kinaxis partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators15 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Kinaxis competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- FourKites: Emerging player in real-time transportation visibility and supply chain visibility, ranked alongside Kinaxis in control tower rankings. Overlaps with Kinaxis Control Tower for shipper and logistics service provider visibility but does not offer the full planning stack.
- project44: Emerging player in supply chain visibility and control tower functionality with strong logistics and transportation focus. Ranked alongside Kinaxis in control tower rankings; complementary in some accounts but increasingly competitive as it expands into planning adjacent capabilities.
Others
- TraceLink: Strategic partner and ecosystem enabler through the joint Kinaxis Network Collaboration solution. TraceLink operates the MINT network of 300,000+ authenticated supply chain entities (primarily in life sciences) that extends Kinaxis's multienterprise orchestration footprint, making it an ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
Broad incumbents
- Coupa: Broader incumbent offering supply chain, spend management, and supplier risk capabilities. While Coupa's strength is procurement and finance, its supply chain planning and supply chain visibility offerings compete for the same enterprise supply chain budget that Kinaxis targets.
- SAP (IBP / SCM): Broader enterprise incumbent with SAP Integrated Business Planning and S/4HANA supply chain offerings. While not specializing purely in concurrent planning, SAP is a major competitor embedded in the ERP stack of many Fortune 500 manufacturers and has a dedicated SAP extension partnership with Kinaxis.
- Oracle SCM Cloud: Broader enterprise incumbent offering Oracle Supply Chain Planning and Manufacturing Cloud as part of its broader applications suite. Targets the same large enterprise customers and competes for the supply chain planning wallet, especially in industrial and life sciences verticals.
Direct peers
- Manhattan Associates: Direct competitor in supply chain and inventory planning, with strong overlap in retail, consumer goods, and industrial verticals. Manhattan's Active SCM and inventory optimization offerings compete head-to-head with Kinaxis Demand, Supply, and Inventory modules.
- E2open: Direct competitor in supply chain orchestration and multienterprise visibility, ranked #4 in supply chain control tower. E2open's platform focuses on logistics, channel, and supplier connectivity that overlaps with Kinaxis's Control Tower and TraceLink-enabled multienterprise orchestration.
- Blue Yonder: Direct competitor in AI-driven supply chain planning and orchestration. Blue Yonder is ranked #1 globally in supply chain control tower (ahead of Kinaxis) and offers overlapping end-to-end planning, execution, and Luminate platform capabilities to similar enterprise customers.
- o9 Solutions: Direct competitor in AI-powered integrated business planning and supply chain platform. Ranked #3 in supply chain control tower behind Kinaxis, o9 serves similar enterprise customers with comparable IBP/S&OP capabilities and a knowledge-graph-driven planning model.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Kinaxis social profiles
Digital presenceKinaxis compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance10 records
Kinaxis financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Kinaxis leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles13 records
Kinaxis subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries14 records
Kinaxis funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors5 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Kinaxis M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A4 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Kinaxis
What does Kinaxis do?
Kinaxis provides the Maestro AI-infused end-to-end supply chain orchestration platform, delivered as cloud-based subscription SaaS. The platform is built on a proprietary concurrency engine that continuously synchronizes signals, plans, and decisions across demand, supply, inventory, and scheduling, with embedded AI agents, GPU-accelerated optimization, control tower visibility, and multienterprise network collaboration.
Is Kinaxis a public or private company?
Kinaxis is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Kinaxis founded?
Kinaxis was founded in 1995. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Kinaxis based?
Kinaxis is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Kinaxis make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. SaaS Subscription Revenue is the primary driver. The others are annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), professional Services and support Services.
Who are Kinaxis's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are FourKites and project44. TraceLink is listed as an others. Broad incumbents are Coupa, SAP (IBP / SCM) and Oracle SCM Cloud. Direct peers are Manhattan Associates, E2open, Blue Yonder and o9 Solutions.
Does Kinaxis have an API?
Yes. Kinaxis offers a Developer Studio as a platform capability within Maestro for building custom applications, extensions, and integrations using its supply chain data, workflows, and concurrency engine. The platform supports APIs that allow customers to integrate Maestro with external systems and build partner applications. Developer documentation is at www.kinaxis.com/en/developer-studio.