Coats Digital

What Coats Digital does

Coats Digital is a UK-headquartered SaaS provider of fashion supply chain software, operating as a division of Coats Group plc, the listed industrial yarn group. The company sells an integrated software platform that addresses method-time-cost benchmarking (GSDCost), AI-driven garment costing (GSDQuest), dynamic production planning (FastReactPlan), fabric optimisation (FastReactFabric, which consolidated the legacy IntelloCut and IntelloBuy products), product lifecycle management (VisionPLM), and shop-floor execution (Res.Q). Underlying technology combines scientifically validated predetermined motion codes with cloud-native delivery on Microsoft Azure and bidirectional integration into Adobe creative tools via Adobe Exchange, plus a native feedback loop between GSDCost and Res.Q that reconciles standard minute values against actual shop-floor performance.

The company serves two primary customer segments within the apparel, footwear and textile industry: fashion manufacturers (factories and apparel producers optimising costing, planning, fabric and shop-floor operations) and fashion brands (retailers and brand owners seeking supply-chain visibility, supplier compliance and speed to market). Customers include Target, Under Armour, Levi's, Adidas, H&M, Victoria's Secret, VF Corporation, MAS Holdings, Delta Galil, Luenthai and Hirdaramani, with a stated base of over 1,000 customers across 55 countries and 25+ years of industry expertise.

Coats Digital monetises primarily through annual enterprise SaaS subscriptions bundled with implementation, training and consulting services. Distribution is led by direct enterprise field sales with regional headquarters in London, Bangkok and Bangalore, supplemented by local offices and a Solution Partner Network covering Greater China, South Asia, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Pricing is quote-based with no public list, consistent with a demo-driven enterprise motion.

Name

Coats Digital

Legal name

Coats Digital (a division of Coats Group plc)

Website

https://coatsdigital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Coats Digital is a UK-based SaaS division of Coats Group plc that sells integrated fashion supply chain software (GSDCost, GSDQuest, FastReactPlan, FastReactFabric, VisionPLM, Res.Q) to apparel manufacturers and brands across 55 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fashion Supply Chain Software

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (31599)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Women's, Misses', And Juniors Outerwear (2330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAAAAAI

Outerwear & Cold-Weather Apparel Manufacturers

Consumer Products & Retail/Apparel, Footwear & Accessories/Apparel Brands & Manufacturing

Keywords

• Fashion supply chain software
• Apparel manufacturing solutions
• Garment costing software
• Production planning software
• Product lifecycle management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions (SaaS): Primary revenue from subscription-based SaaS software solutions for fashion brands and manufacturers. Solutions include GSDCost, FastReactPlan, FastReactFabric, VisionPLM, and GSDQuest delivered as cloud-based subscriptions.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and consulting services supporting software deployment and digital transformation journeys for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Coats Digital provides SaaS-based software solutions for the apparel, footwear and textile industry, covering product lifecycle management (VisionPLM), method-time-cost benchmarking (GSDCost), AI-powered garment costing (GSDQuest), dynamic production planning (FastReactPlan), and fabric optimization (FastReactFabric) to help fashion brands and manufacturers digitally transform their design, development, costing, planning, and manufacturing operations.

Product overview

Coats Digital offers a platform of integrated fashion supply chain software solutions. The core portfolio includes VisionPLM for product lifecycle management, GSDCost for method-time-cost benchmarking and costing optimisation, GSDQuest for AI-powered garment costing, FastReactPlan for production planning, and FastReactFabric for fabric optimisation. These solutions are embedded with fashion industry expertise and are trusted by brands and manufacturers worldwide to improve speed to market, agility, efficiency and sustainability across the entire product lifecycle from design and development through to manufacturing and shop floor execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GSDCost: International standard solution for establishing and optimising accurate method-time-cost benchmarks for sustainable garment cost optimisation and manufacturing excellence
• VisionPLM
• FastReactPlan
• FastReactFabric
• GSDQuest
• Res.Q

Products and services

• VisionPLM Product Lifecycle Management solution for fashion brands and manufacturers enabling fast, efficient and sustainable design and development with seamless buyer and supply chain collaboration capabilities.
• GSDCost International standard solution for establishing and optimising accurate method-time-cost benchmarks for sustainable garment cost optimisation and manufacturing excellence, using 39 predetermined motion codes and scientific methods analysis.
• GSDQuest AI-powered garment costing tool that analyses product images to identify design and construction elements and instantly generates a standardised Bill of Labour, removing the need for manual input.
• FastReactPlan Dynamic planning solution for capacity, pre-production and materials management enabling manufacturers to accurately plan capacity, perform line balancing, and transform production planning and control processes.
• FastReactFabric Fabric optimisation solution (formerly IntelloCut/IntelloBuy) that automates and optimises estimation of fabric consumption, cut planning and execution, providing real-time fabric tracking, reporting and AI-based end-bit allocation.
• Res.Q Shop floor execution solution that creates a digital copy of the manufacturing floor, delivering real-time data insights for agile, efficient and sustainable use of key manufacturing resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5% reduction in SMVs (Standard Minute Values)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers38 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, notable and regional.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationCoats Digital is a Microsoft Gold partner for application development and integration, utilizing Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and Microsoft 365 technologies for its SaaS solutions.
• AdobenotableTechnology or IntegrationCoats Digital's VisionPLM solution is the first bidirectional PLM extension offered through Adobe Exchange, enabling integration with Adobe creative tools.
• Fair Wage NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSDCost's fair wage tool incorporates global fair living wage data provided by Fair Wage Network, enabling brands and manufacturers to benchmark fair wages across different countries.
• YOOTec (友泰智能科技有限公司)regionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner providing Coats Digital implementation and support services in Greater China region.
• Enterprise Software Development (上海起略信息技术有限公司)regionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner providing Coats Digital implementation services in Greater China.
• Winhon Berger (伟弘贝格)regionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner for Greater China region.
• Grand Target Information Technology (翰标)regionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner for Greater China region.
• Shaoxing Huansi Intelligent Technology (绍兴环思智慧科技股份有限公司)regionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner for Greater China region.
• Winda Technology LtdregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner providing Coats Digital implementation services in Bangladesh.
• Beaver Hub (Pvt) LtdregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner providing Coats Digital implementation services in Sri Lanka.
• Improve ApparelregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner providing Coats Digital implementation services in Latin America.
• Yutama KreasindoregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner providing Coats Digital implementation services in Indonesia.
• SOLTIUSregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner providing Coats Digital implementation services in Indonesia.
• CMC SoftwareregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSolution partner providing Coats Digital implementation services in Vietnam.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP's fashion and retail industry solutions (including S/4HANA for fashion and vertical extensions) compete at the enterprise tier. SAP serves many of the same global apparel brands and manufacturers targeted by Coats Digital with broader platform depth.
• Infor: Infor's CloudSuite Fashion is a vertical ERP tailored for apparel and footwear brands and manufacturers. It competes at the broader enterprise level with Coats Digital's portfolio, serving the same fashion customer base with deeper ERP breadth.
• Aptos: Aptos (formerly Epicor Retail) provides unified commerce, PLM, and supply chain solutions for apparel, footwear, and specialty retail. It competes broadly with Coats Digital across the fashion brand and manufacturer value chain.
• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) is a large enterprise supply chain planning platform with apparel/retail industry solutions. It overlaps with Coats Digital's FastReactPlan production planning capabilities but at a much broader scope and enterprise scale.

Emerging players

• Browzwear: Browzwear provides 3D fashion design and digital sample software for apparel brands. It is adjacent to Coats Digital's PLM offering and increasingly integrates into fashion PLM ecosystems serving similar design-and-development personas.
• Optitex: Optitex provides 3D fashion design, digital prototyping, and CAD solutions for apparel brands and manufacturers. Its 3D/PLM offerings are adjacent to Coats Digital's VisionPLM and address the same fashion design-and-development buyer.

Direct peers

• Tukatech: Tukatech provides fashion PLM, CAD pattern-making, and marker-making software for apparel manufacturers globally. It targets the same apparel manufacturer buyer as Coats Digital's PLM and method-time-cost solutions.
• Centric Software: Centric Software is a leading PLM vendor specifically built for fashion, retail, and footwear brands and manufacturers. Its Centric PLM directly competes with Coats Digital's VisionPLM, and both serve overlapping enterprise fashion customers.
• Lectra: Lectra provides CAD/CAM, PLM, and cutting-room solutions for fashion, automotive, and furniture. It directly competes with Coats Digital across PLM, production planning, and fabric optimization categories within the same fashion manufacturer customer base.
• Gerber Technology: Gerber Technology offers PLM, CAD, and automated cutting solutions to apparel and industrial textiles manufacturers. Its fashion PLM and cutting room software overlap with Coats Digital's VisionPLM and FastReactFabric offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Coatsdigital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coats-digital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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