What ABIS does

ABIS, Inc. is a privately held Houston, Texas-based software company founded in 1983 that develops and supports the Adjutant Software Platform, a vertical-specific ERP system purpose-built for the steel and metal industry, with adjacent applications in discrete manufacturing, construction, and utility services. The platform is composed of core modules (Accounting/ERP, Manufacturing Execution System, CRM, Field Service & Mobile Platforms, Time & Materials Billing, Project Management, Job Cost, Wireless Warehouse Management, Business Intelligence/Dashboards, and Business Process Automation) augmented by advanced modules (Cash Management, Supply Chain/Procurement, Advanced Financials, Bill of Materials, Advanced Inventory, Advanced Order Entry, Sales Tax Automation, Resource Management, Machine Integrations) and a long tail of add-on modules covering logistics, EDI, document imaging, contracts, commissions, and field-specific tools. The technology is built on a Microsoft stack (.NET/C#, JavaScript, jQuery, XML, ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server) and embeds deep vertical functionality — coil tagging and tracking, dual-unit-of-measure handling, rollformer machine integration (AMS Eclipse, Beck Automation SmartComm/Connex, ASC), BOM import from engineering software (MBS, ACT, MWF), MBMA-compliant reporting, wireless barcode-based WMS, and trim nesting — that generalist ERP vendors do not natively provide.

The company operates a direct enterprise field-sales motion targeting mid-market North American businesses that buy, cut, bend, weld, paint, or sell steel. Revenue is generated through a combination of recurring software licensing/maintenance contracts and bundled professional services (needs analysis, implementation consulting, training, and ongoing business optimization). The platform's design is informed by best practices distilled from over 300 customer deployments over 40 years, and the company reports an installed base spanning metal building manufacturers, metal roofing producers, steel service centers, fabricators, utility operators, and construction firms across the US and Canada.

ABIS operates with a small team (described as approximately 20 employees in third-party sources, within a stated 11–50 range) and is organized under the Popo Legacy Group, a diversified holding company. The company has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for five consecutive years and inducted into the Inc. Hall of Fame, and has received multiple "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" awards in Houston. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is driven by a consultative live-demo sales process typical of mid-market enterprise software.

Name

ABIS

Legal name

ABIS, Inc.

Website

https://abiscorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABIS, Inc. is a private Houston-based software company founded in 1983 that develops the Adjutant Software Platform, a vertical-specific ERP for steel, metal, discrete manufacturing, construction, and utility-services businesses across North America, with over 300 customers and a bundled implementation-services model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vertical ERP Software for Metal/Steel and Manufacturing

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Manufacturing ERP (Discrete, Process, Batch) (HDAEAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distribution & Wholesale ERP (Inventory, Order, Warehouse) (HDAEAEAC), ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

Keywords

• Enterprise resource planning
• Manufacturing execution systems
• Metal industry software
• Construction project management
• Field service management

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ERP Software Licensing & Subscription: ABIS sells and supports its proprietary Adjutant Software Platform as the core commercial product. The platform is described as an all-in-one ERP covering accounting, manufacturing, CRM, supply chain, and more. Revenue is generated through software licensing, likely with annual maintenance/support contracts tied to the subscription/recurring model.
2. Professional Services (Implementation & Consulting): ABIS generates revenue through consulting services including needs analysis, project implementation, software training, and business optimization. Implementation consultants oversee deployment of the ERP platform into client operations, including gap analysis, configuration, data migration, training, and go-live support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ABIS develops and sells the Adjutant Software Platform, a proprietary, vertical-specific ERP built for the steel, metal, discrete manufacturing, construction, and utility services industries. The platform integrates accounting, manufacturing execution, CRM, supply chain/procurement, inventory, logistics, project management, business intelligence, and field service with 150+ industry-specific functionalities such as coil tagging/tracking, rollformer machine integration, and BOM import from CAD/estimating software. ABIS also delivers implementation, training, and business optimization consulting services bundled with the software sale.

Product overview

ABIS offers the Adjutant Software Platform, a comprehensive ERP solution designed specifically for the steel and metal industry. The platform follows a platform-plus-modules architecture with over 150 industry-specific functionalities. The core system includes Adjutant Core Accounting (ERP), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Field Service & Mobile Platforms, Time and Materials Billing, and Project Management. These core modules are supplemented by Advanced Modules including Advanced Financials, Supply Chain Management/Procurement, Bill of Materials, Advanced Inventory, Advanced Order Entry, Sales Tax Automation, Resource Management, and Machine Interfaces. Add-On Modules extend functionality with Incentive Management/Commissions, Document Imaging, Contracts Management, Logistics, Timesheet Management, Vendor Managed Inventory, Engineering Change Requests, Fixed Assets Management, Employee Expense Tracking, Engineering Software Integration, Credit Card Merchant services, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Connections Manager, Wireless Warehouse Management, Wireless Shop Floor/Manufacturing, Business Intelligence/Dashboard (KPI), and Business Process Automation/Management (BPM). The platform integrates all these modules into a single cohesive system covering accounting, production, inventory, procurement, logistics, CRM, and business intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Adjutant Software Platform: ABIS's proprietary ERP platform designed for the steel and metal industry, offering business process management software with over 150+ functionalities.
• Adjutant

Products and services

• Adjutant Software Platform A proprietary, industry-specific ERP platform built for steel/metal fabricators, discrete manufacturers, construction firms, and utility service operators in North America. It integrates accounting/ERP, manufacturing execution, CRM, supply chain/procurement, inventory, logistics, project management, business intelligence, field service, and wireless warehouse management into a single cohesive system with 150+ industry-specific functionalities such as coil tagging, rollformer machine integration, and BOM import from CAD/estimating software.
• ERP Implementation and Consulting Services Consulting and implementation services supporting deployment of the Adjutant ERP into client operations, including needs analysis, gap analysis, configuration, data migration, training, and go-live support. Targeted at metal, steel, manufacturing, construction, and utility services companies in North America that need white-glove, consultative ERP rollouts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Field employee work capacity increases by 10x through elimination of duplicate data entry and paper-based workflows (per utility services case)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature20 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AMS (Eclipse Software)coreTechnology or IntegrationAdjutant integrates directly with AMS's Eclipse software for roll former production automation. Jobs keyed as orders flow seamlessly through production to the machine, eliminating manual data entry, reducing labor costs, and preventing data entry errors.
• Beck Automation (SmartComm and Connex Softwares)coreTechnology or IntegrationAdjutant interfaces directly with Beck Automation's SmartComm and Connex Softwares for roll former integration, enabling seamless job data flow from order entry to production machines.
• ASC (Proprietary Software)coreTechnology or IntegrationAdjutant integrates with ASC's proprietary software for roll former production, eliminating manual data entry for production jobs.
• Metal Building Software (MBS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAdjutant's estimating integration module imports Bill of Material (BOM) files directly from MBS estimating software into an Excel spreadsheet and then into Adjutant. The BOM import links directly to specific sales orders. An item code match-up system learns over time, making each import faster.
• Metal Building Manufacturer's Association (MBMA)coreOthersAdjutant has worked with MBMA to develop turnkey solutions for two of its most complex reporting requirements. The platform automates monthly and quarterly data reporting to comply with MBMA requirements with the push of a button, leveraging order processing best practices.
• Google MapscoreTechnology or IntegrationAdjutant is integrated with Google's mapping technology API for customer location plotting, mileage calculation, directions, and route planning. Used for delivery route optimization and task-based service ticket routing with intelligent drive time estimates.
• EDI Trading PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationAdjutant provides a complete array of pre-written interface formats for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) communication with trading partners, enabling send and receive of various EDI documents.
• Heartland (Integrated Merchant Services & Fiserv)coreTechnology or IntegrationABIS works with Heartland to provide full-featured and seamless credit card processing integration with Adjutant. Heartland provides end-to-end encryption, EMV/chipped card support, card-on-file functionality, transaction void processing, and Fiserv processing back-end. Customers can process via approved EMV reader, USB card reader, or keep cards on file.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine): Infor's industry-cloud ERPs serve metal fabrication, manufacturing, and distribution with deep functional breadth; it competes with Adjutant at the upper end of the mid-market but lacks Adjutant's tight coil-processing and rollformer integration.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: Dynamics 365 Business Central is a broad cloud ERP platform frequently deployed in SMB manufacturing and distribution, often displacing niche ERPs with its partner ecosystem and Microsoft integration story.
• ECI Software Solutions: ECI is a vertical-software holding company whose portfolio (JobBOSS, Shoptech, Deacom, etc.) targets many of the same SMB manufacturing and distribution niches as ABIS, making it a broad incumbent competitor in adjacent verticals.
• Epicor Kinetic: Epicor offers industry-focused ERPs (including metals and fabrication) as part of a broader mid-market manufacturing portfolio, competing against Adjutant with greater scale and cloud investment but less steel-specific depth.

Direct peers

• FabTrol Systems: FabTrol is a steel fabrication management software vendor with deep structural-steel and miscellaneous metals workflows, directly overlapping ABIS's metal and steel fabrication niche with comparable estimating, production, and inventory capabilities.
• JobBOSS by ECI: JobBOSS is a job-shop and make-to-order manufacturing ERP serving small and mid-sized manufacturers with similar order-entry, shop-floor, and quoting workflows targeted at ABIS's discrete manufacturing and metal fabrication customers.
• Strumis: Strumis provides ERP and production management software specifically for steel fabrication and metal building manufacturers, making it one of the closest direct competitors to Adjutant in the steel/metal building vertical.
• DELMIAWorks (formerly IQMS): DELMIAWorks is a manufacturing ERP with deep MES, quality, and shop-floor capabilities for discrete and process manufacturers, overlapping Adjutant's MES, work-order routing, and production tracking functionality.
• Global Shop Solutions: Global Shop Solutions sells an ERP for custom and mixed-mode manufacturers including metalworking, with ERP, MES, and CRM modules that compete head-on with Adjutant in the SMB-to-mid-market manufacturing segment.

Emerging players

• Plex Systems (Rockwell Automation): Plex delivers a cloud-native, SaaS manufacturing ERP with real-time MES capabilities targeting discrete and process manufacturers; it competes for the same mid-market accounts as Adjutant but with a more modern cloud architecture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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