What Kimble Applications does

Kimble Applications was a UK-based private Professional Services Automation (PSA) software vendor founded in 2010. Following a 2025 merger with Mavenlink, the combined business operates under the Kantata Professional Services Automation brand, with Kimble's Salesforce-native solution rebranded as Kantata SX and Mavenlink's open platform renamed Kantata OX.

Kantata sells a unified, AI-powered PSA platform that integrates resource management, project management, financial management, business intelligence, and team collaboration for professional services organizations. The core technology is the Kantata AI Expertise Engine, which connects people, projects, and operational data to surface delivery patterns; it powers the Expertise Agent & Workflows (an autonomous superagent), Agentic Business Intelligence, AI-driven resource capacity and skills forecasting, and Sentiment Analysis, with MCP (Model Context Protocol) connectivity for agent interoperability. The stack splits into Kantata SX (Salesforce-native enterprise PSA for organizations with rigorous financial and governance requirements) and Kantata OX (API-first PSA for organizations prioritizing openness and configurability).

Revenue is generated through SaaS subscription contracts priced via quote-based enterprise agreements, distributed primarily through a direct enterprise field-sales motion, supplemented by the strategic Salesforce alliance channel. Targeted verticals include software & hi-tech (primary), management consulting, agencies, and IT services, with go-to-market messaging addressed to resource managers, project managers, and finance leaders inside those firms. Marquee outcome evidence includes an IDC Business Value report citing $17M in annual benefits for leading PS firms and a 15% margin improvement case study with enterprise customer iA. The company operates with 101–250 employees and is headquartered in London, with analyst and user validation through 2025 Gartner Market Guide inclusion and 2026 G2 leadership badges in Mid-Market PSA, Enterprise PSA, and Resource Management.

Name

Kimble Applications

Legal name

Kimble Applications

Website

https://kimbleapps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kimble Applications (now Kantata Professional Services Automation) provides an AI-powered PSA platform unifying resource, project, and financial management for professional services organizations across software, consulting, agency, and IT services verticals via direct enterprise sales and a Salesforce partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Services Automation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Services Automation (PSA) & Services ERP (HDAEAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Professional services automation
• Resource management software
• Project management software
• Financial management software
• AI expertise engine

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (PSA Software): Subscription-based Professional Services Automation software delivered as cloud-based platform. Customers pay recurring fees for access to the full platform including resource management, project management, financial management, and AI capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kimble Applications provides cloud-based Professional Services Automation (PSA) software that unifies resource management, project management, and financial management for professional services organizations. Following its merger with Mavenlink, the offering is delivered under the Kantata brand via two product lines — Kantata SX (Salesforce-native, enterprise-grade) and Kantata OX (open, API-first) — both powered by the AI Expertise Engine with autonomous agent, Agentic BI, resource forecasting, sentiment analysis, and MCP connectivity capabilities.

Product overview

Kimble Applications has merged with Mavenlink to form Kantata Professional Services Automation, a unified AI-powered PSA platform. The portfolio consists of two distinct product lines: Kantata SX (the Salesforce-native, enterprise-grade PSA formerly Kimble PSA, designed for organizations with rigorous financial and governance needs) and Kantata OX (the open, API-first PSA formerly Mavenlink, delivering enterprise power with startup agility). Both products are powered by the Kantata AI Expertise Engine, which provides autonomous agent capabilities (Expertise Agent & Workflows), Agentic Business Intelligence, Resource Management & Forecasting, Sentiment Analysis, and Integrations with MCP Connectivity. The platform also includes modules for Financial Management, Project Management, Business Intelligence, and Team Collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kantata SX: Enterprise-grade PSA built for organizations with rigorous financial and governance needs. Formerly known as Kimble PSA, a Salesforce-native professional services automation software.
• Kantata OX

Products and services

• Kantata PSA Platform Central AI-powered Professional Services Automation platform that brings predictability to every project by integrating resource management, project management, and financial management capabilities for professional services organizations.
• Kantata SX Enterprise-grade, Salesforce-native PSA built for organizations with rigorous financial and governance needs; formerly known as Kimble PSA.
• Kantata OX Open, API-first PSA platform delivering enterprise power with startup agility; formerly Mavenlink's solution.
• Kantata AI Expertise Engine AI-powered engine that connects people, projects, and operational data to apply firm expertise across every engagement; powers the platform's AI capabilities including Expertise Agent and Agentic BI.

Quantifiable outcome

• $17M in annual benefits unlocked for leading PS firms
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 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 capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SalesforcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic Salesforce partnership powering seamless integrations and unmatched success in professional services. Kantata SX is Salesforce-native enterprise-grade PSA built for organizations with rigorous financial and governance needs. The partnership provides deep ecosystem integration and co-selling opportunities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Certinia (formerly FinancialForce): Salesforce-native PSA and services automation platform, historically FinancialForce. The most direct head-to-head competitor to Kantata SX, targeting professional services firms on the Salesforce ecosystem with similar resource, project, and financial management capabilities.
• Productive: PSA software for agencies and professional services firms, with project management, resource scheduling, time tracking, and financial reporting. Closely comparable to Kantata's agency and IT services use cases.
• Replicon: Cloud-based PSA and time-tracking platform serving professional services and enterprise customers. Comparable product breadth across project management, resource management, and financial management.
• Scoro: PSA-style work management platform combining projects, resource planning, billing, and reporting for agencies, consultancies, and other PS firms. Direct overlap with Kantata OX in the mid-market PS segment.
• Projector PSA: Independent PSA vendor purpose-built for professional services organizations. Closely comparable to Kantata OX in targeting mid-market PS firms with resource management, project accounting, and forecasting.
• BigTime Software: PSA platform for professional services firms (accounting, consulting, engineering, IT). Competes directly with Kantata in the mid-market PSA category, with overlapping resource management, project tracking, and billing modules.
• NetSuite OpenAir: Oracle-owned PSA suite tightly integrated with NetSuite ERP. Competes with both Kantata SX and OX for project-based businesses needing PSA plus financial management, and benefits from Oracle's bundled enterprise distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Planview: Broader portfolio of PPM, PSA, lean/flow, and enterprise agile planning tools. Competes with Kantata in PSA and PPM but also serves a wider set of strategic portfolio management buyers outside of pure PS automation.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Microsoft's PSA add-on for Dynamics 365, bundling project management, resource planning, and finance with the broader Microsoft business applications stack. Represents platform-level bundled competition.

Emerging players

• Tempo (for Jira/Atlassian): PSA-style resource and time management suite built on the Atlassian ecosystem. Increasingly competing for IT services and software PS firms, with deep Atlassian/Jira integration that overlaps with parts of Kantata's resource and project modules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kimbleapps
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Kantata
• Facebookfacebook.com/GoKantata
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kimble-applications
• Instagraminstagram.com/teamkantata

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 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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