What Jolt does

Jolt is a cloud-based SaaS operations management platform designed for multi-location businesses with deskless workforces, founded in 2010 by franchisee owner Josh Bird after a broken freezer cost him over $10,000 in spoiled inventory. The platform combines task management (Jolt Lists), IoT temperature monitoring (wireless sensors, Bluetooth probes, and LoRaWan-connected visual alert lights), employee scheduling with drag-and-drop interface, facial-detection time clock, automated date code labeling, work orders, an information/training library, and an internal communication manager with quiz verification. All products share a mobile-first interface accessible via smartphones and tablets, integrating through a centralized dashboard for multi-location visibility. The technology stack pairs proprietary IoT hardware (sensors, probes, Zebra-compatible printers, color-changing alert lights) with cloud software, providing real-time alerts, photo/QR code verification, timestamped digital records, and HACCP-compliant logging for food safety compliance.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining product-led self-service adoption with an enterprise field sales motion targeting larger franchise groups and multi-location operators, with pricing on a custom annual quote basis tied to location count and feature tier. Revenue streams include SaaS subscriptions, IoT hardware sales (sensors, probes, alert lights), and a consumables e-commerce business selling Zebra printers, label rolls, ribbons, print heads, and accessories. Jolt serves a primary vertical of food service and restaurant operations (QSR, fast casual, casual dining) alongside an expanding footprint in grocery/convenience retail, hotels, healthcare, entertainment, car washes, manufacturing, and general retail, with named enterprise customers including Pizza Hut, Chick-fil-A, Jersey Mike's, Dairy Queen, Buffalo Wild Wings, Smoothie King, Tao Group Hospitality, 7-Eleven, Chevron, Marriott, Regal Cinemas, Dollywood, LEGOLAND, and Ripley's Aquarium, managing more than 90,000 sites.

Jolt is a privately held subsidiary of Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII), which acquired the company in 2024 and integrated it into the SmartSense IoT solution. Headquarters are located in Lehi, Utah, with operations spanning the United States and Canada and a headcount of 101-250 employees. Distribution leverages franchise corporate mandates and channel partnerships alongside direct sales, with marketing centered on customer success stories, quantified ROI outcomes, and industry-specific use cases across digital and social channels.

Name

Jolt

Legal name

Jolt Software

Website

https://jolt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Jolt is a cloud-based SaaS operations management platform that combines IoT temperature monitoring, digital checklists, employee scheduling, labeling, and communication tools for multi-location businesses with deskless workforces, primarily serving food service, grocery, hospitality, entertainment, and retail operators across 90,000+ sites in North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Operations Management Software

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Wearables & Consumer IoT Integration Platforms (BYOD) (HLACAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

At-Home Medical Alert Sensors & Smart Home Safety Integrations (HSAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Operations management software
• Food safety compliance
• Employee scheduling
• Temperature monitoring
• Task management

Headquarters

HQ city

Lehi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Software Subscription: Operations management software subscription providing access to task management, employee scheduling, time clock, communication manager, and information library features. Accessed via smartphones and tablets with tiered pricing based on feature access and location count.
2. IoT Hardware (Sensors & Probes): Sale of temperature sensors, temperature probes, and related IoT hardware devices that integrate with the software platform for automated monitoring.
3. Labeling Hardware & Supplies: Zebra printers, print heads, platen rollers, label rolls (ultra-removable, permanent/freezer, dissolvable, waterproof), ribbons, and related accessories sold through the Jolt supplies store.
4. Label Printing Hardware: Sale of date code printers, stainless steel printer shelves, and iPad cases for the labeling system implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Jolt provides a mobile-first operations management SaaS platform for restaurants, grocery, retail, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, and other multi-location businesses, combining digital checklists, IoT temperature monitoring, employee scheduling, time clock, food labeling, and internal communications into a single solution. The company also sells proprietary IoT hardware including wireless temperature sensors, Bluetooth temperature probes, LoRaWan visual alert lights, and labeling accessories through its e-commerce supplies store.

Product overview

Jolt is an operations management software platform available on smartphones and tablets, designed for restaurants, retail, hospitality, and other deskless-workforce businesses. The platform combines task management (Jolt Lists), IoT temperature monitoring (Jolt Sensors), food safety compliance tools (Jolt Labeling System, Time & Temp Logs), workforce management (Employee Scheduling, Time Clock, Work Orders), and employee enablement (Information Library, Communication Manager). These products share a common mobile-first interface and integrate through a centralized dashboard, allowing multi-location operators to achieve accountability, compliance, and consistency across all their locations from one platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartSense: Integrated IoT solution for compliance and safety operations, part of the combined Jolt and SmartSense offering under Digi International.

Products and services

• Jolt Lists Task management tool with customizable digital checklists and forms for multi-location businesses, featuring real-time task tracking, photo and QR code verification, and timestamp logging to promote workplace transparency and employee accountability. Designed for restaurants, retail, hospitality, and other deskless-workforce operators.
• Jolt Sensors (Remote Temperature Sensors) Remote wireless IoT temperature monitoring system for coolers, freezers, and hot stations that sends instant alerts when temperatures fall outside acceptable ranges, protecting inventory and preventing product loss. Targeted at restaurants, grocery, convenience stores, and clinics.
• Jolt Labeling System Date code labeling solution that automatically calculates expiration dates and prints at 6 labels per second, eliminating manual entry errors and ensuring health department compliance. Includes a centralized cloud portal for creating and managing label templates across all locations with one-click updates.
• Jolt Information Library Centralized training hub that enables instant distribution of instructional videos, recipes, manuals, and procedures to employees by role, with one-click publishing across all locations. Designed to standardize training and onboarding for multi-location operators.
• Jolt Communication Manager Internal communications platform that delivers notifications to employees upon log-in with built-in quiz verification to confirm understanding, plus SMS and email blast capabilities for emergency announcements. For multi-location workforce communication and compliance attestation.
• Jolt Employee Scheduling Shift scheduling solution with a drag-and-drop interface for multi-location management, including real-time employee notifications, availability requests, and automated shift reminders via text and email. Built for restaurants, retail, and other shift-based workforces.
• Jolt Time Clock Integrated employee timekeeping system with facial detection technology to prevent buddy clock-ins, photo capture for attendance verification, geolocation tracking, and exportable timesheet data for payroll processing.
• Jolt Work Orders Maintenance management feature that enables creation and tracking of work orders to ensure equipment maintenance is completed on schedule across multi-location operations.
• Jolt Time & Temp Logs Automated HACCP-compliant temperature logging solution with Bluetooth-enabled probes that sync directly to the app, creating instant digital records with guided workflows for 2-hour/4-hour cooling rules and visual alert lights signaling kitchen status.
• Jolt Supplies Store E-commerce storefront selling Zebra printers, label rolls (ultra-removable, permanent/freezer, dissolvable, waterproof), ribbons, iPad cases, sensor batteries, temperature probes, and related accessories needed to operate the Jolt platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Inventory protection: Saved ice cream inventory when walk-in freezer issue detected immediately via alert
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Digi InternationalcoreOthersDigi International is the parent company of Jolt following its acquisition. Jolt is part of the Digi International family and integrated into the SmartSense solution. Digi International's Q1 fiscal 2026 results cited Jolt and Particle acquisitions as drivers of double-digit growth in ARR, revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Toast: Toast is a leading all-in-one restaurant platform combining POS, payroll, scheduling, team management, and operations software. While broader in scope than Jolt, Toast increasingly competes in scheduling, team management, and food safety workflows for the same multi-location restaurant customers.
• Lightspeed Restaurant: Lightspeed Restaurant offers a cloud POS and operations platform for full-service and quick-service restaurants, including ordering, payments, and back-office management. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Jolt for the operations and workforce management layer of multi-location restaurants.

Direct peers

• Restaurant365: Restaurant365 offers an all-in-one restaurant management platform combining accounting, operations, inventory, scheduling, and payroll for multi-location restaurant groups. It overlaps directly with Jolt on scheduling, task management, and multi-location operations, targeting the same franchise and multi-unit operator segment.
• 7shifts: 7shifts is an employee scheduling and workforce management platform built specifically for restaurants. It directly competes with Jolt's Employee Scheduling and Time Clock modules and is commonly evaluated head-to-head by multi-location restaurant operators.
• ComplianceMate: ComplianceMate offers automated food safety temperature monitoring and HACCP compliance tools for commercial kitchens. It directly competes with Jolt's IoT temperature sensors, Bluetooth probes, and Time & Temp Logs products in the same food safety monitoring category.
• Connecteam: Connecteam is a deskless workforce management app offering scheduling, time clock, task management, checklists, and internal communication. It overlaps directly with Jolt's scheduling, time clock, lists/checklists, and communication manager capabilities for hourly and multi-location workforces.
• Crunchtime: Crunchtime provides restaurant operations, inventory, food cost, and labor management software to multi-unit restaurant operators. It directly competes with Jolt in restaurant operations, scheduling, and back-office workflows, serving the same enterprise QSR and casual dining customer base.
• Fourth (HotSchedules): Fourth provides workforce management, inventory, and operations solutions for hospitality and restaurant chains, including the HotSchedules brand. It competes directly with Jolt's scheduling, task management, and operational compliance capabilities for multi-location restaurants and hotels.
• Push Operations: Push Operations is a restaurant workforce management platform offering scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and HR for restaurants and hospitality operators. It directly overlaps with Jolt's scheduling, time clock, and employee management modules for multi-location restaurant and hospitality customers.

Emerging players

• Tattle: Tattle is a customer feedback and operational improvement platform built for restaurants, aggregating guest data to surface location-level operational issues. It is an emerging player with partial overlap into restaurant operations analytics and is increasingly evaluated alongside Jolt for multi-location restaurant visibility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/joltsoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3584674
• Instagraminstagram.com/joltsoftware

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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