What Carvin Software does

Carvin Software is a privately held US vertical SaaS company founded circa 2000 and headquartered in Gilbert, Arizona. The company develops and supports two cloud-based software products targeting narrow professional verticals: Staffing Complete, a staffing, dispatch, and payroll platform serving temporary staffing agencies with features including text-message-based worker availability, 200+ customizable reports, module-based permissions, and integrated invoicing and A/R; and Arborsoft, a Financial Management Services (FMS) solution serving organizations operating under Fiscal/Employer Agent, Agency with Choice, Fiscal Intermediary, and Co-employment models, featuring authorization management, budget enforcement, and time-import workflows. Both products are built on a cloud, module-based architecture with granular per-user permissions and free automatic updates as features are released.

The company operates a module-based subscription SaaS revenue model with quote-based pricing, supplemented by an inside sales motion anchored on a 30-day free trial with full support. Customer acquisition relies on direct phone and email engagement, wiki documentation, and a YouTube training channel rather than field sales or paid advertising. Carvin Software maintains a network of nine integration partnerships covering background checks, time tracking, tax filing, paycards, benefits administration, tax credit tracking, and applicant onboarding, positioning the platform as a workflow hub within staffing and FMS operations.

The business is US-only, serves hundreds of SMB clients across two verticals, and discloses no external funding, no AI/ML capabilities, no mobile applications, no public API, and no enterprise anchor customers. Operations appear to be lean and bootstrapped, with the company's value proposition emphasizing affordability, free support, and domain specialization rather than scale or innovation velocity.

Name

Carvin Software

Legal name

Carvin Software

Website

https://carvinsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carvin Software is a privately held US vertical SaaS company that develops cloud-based Staffing Complete and Arborsoft platforms, serving hundreds of SMB staffing agencies and Financial Management Services organizations with payroll, dispatch, billing, and authorization workflows since circa 2000.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Financial Management Services Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD)

Keywords

• Staffing software
• Dispatch software
• Payroll processing
• Financial management services
• Temp agency software

Headquarters

HQ city

Gilbert

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (Module-Based): Cloud-based SaaS subscription model with functionality organized into modules (payroll processing, billing, A/R, A/P, tax reporting, worker's compensation, invoicing, garnishments). Companies can use specific modules based on their needs. Free updates are provided as new features are tested and released.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carvin Software develops and sells cloud-based staffing and Financial Management Services (FMS) software. Its two core products, Staffing Complete and Arborsoft, provide staffing agencies and FMS organizations with dispatch, worker scheduling, payroll processing, billing, A/R, A/P, tax reporting, invoicing, authorizations management, text messaging, and reporting capabilities under a module-based SaaS subscription model.

Product overview

Carvin Software offers a dual-product portfolio: Staffing Complete is a staffing/dispatch/payroll platform with text messaging, 200+ reports, and modules for payroll, billing, A/R, A/P, tax reporting, and invoicing; Arborsoft is a separate FMS solution for financial management services supporting Fiscal/Employer Agent, Agency with Choice, Fiscal Intermediary, and Co-employment models. Both products share world-class support, wiki documentation, and YouTube training resources, with integrations connecting to time tracking, background checks, payroll cards, and tax filing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Staffing Complete: An intuitive and affordable staffing experience software offering dispatching, transportation, payroll, A/R, A/P, tax reporting, work compensation, invoicing, and garnishments functionality. Includes 200+ reports, text messaging, invoice control, and modules & permissions.
• Arborsoft

Products and services

• Staffing Complete Cloud-based staffing and dispatch software with payroll processing, billing, time tracking, text messaging, 200+ reports, and modular functionality for workforce management across multiple locations. Designed for staffing agencies and temporary labor providers.
• Arborsoft Cloud-based Financial Management Services platform for organizations providing Fiscal/Employer Agent, Agency with Choice, Fiscal Intermediary, Fiscal Support Entity, or Co-employment services, featuring authorization and service code management, payroll processing, budget validation, web portal time entry, and 837 billing file generation.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Vincere: Vincere is a cloud CRM/ATS built specifically for recruitment and staffing firms, with front-office, back-office, and candidate engagement features. It competes head-to-head with Staffing Complete for staffing agencies seeking a modern, integrated platform.
• JobAdder: JobAdder provides an ATS and CRM platform purpose-built for staffing and recruitment agencies, with candidate matching, workflow automation, and integrations. It is a direct peer to Staffing Complete in the SMB-to-mid-market staffing agency vertical, with a comparable SaaS delivery model.
• JazzHR: JazzHR is an SMB-focused ATS and recruiting platform used by many small staffing agencies. It is a direct peer to Carvin in the small-agency segment, with a similar self-serve, inside-sales-led GTM and subscription pricing model.
• Bullhorn: Bullhorn is the largest vertical CRM and operations platform for staffing and recruitment agencies, with products spanning ATS, CRM, onboarding, and VMS automation. It directly competes with Carvin Software's Staffing Complete in the same staffing-agency customer segment, though it targets larger, multi-location operators and is much more heavily invested in automation and AI.
• Jobdiva: Jobdiva is a staffing agency platform combining ATS, CRM, candidate sourcing, and back-office tools. Like Carvin Software, it serves recruiting and staffing agencies end-to-end and overlaps directly on payroll-adjacent operational workflows, though it skews larger in customer size.
• Therap: Therap provides electronic documentation, billing, and case-management software for human services providers and FMS organizations, including EVV and 837 billing. It is the most direct peer to Carvin's Arborsoft product for the Fiscal/Employer Agent and FMS market.
• Crelate: Crelate delivers a recruiting and staffing CRM with ATS, pipeline management, and automation for search firms and staffing agencies. It is a direct competitor to Carvin in the small-to-mid staffing agency market, with a modern cloud architecture and overlapping product surface.

Broad incumbents

• Greenhouse: Greenhouse is a leading enterprise ATS and hiring platform serving corporate recruiting teams and larger staffing firms. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with Carvin on staffing-agency workflows but concentrates on corporate hiring rather than temp/contract staffing operations.
• Workable: Workable is a broadly adopted ATS and hiring platform serving SMBs and mid-market companies across industries. It is a broader incumbent with overlapping applicant-tracking and HR workflows, though it does not specialize in staffing-agency back-office operations the way Carvin does.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is a large, enterprise-scale talent acquisition platform serving global employers and staffing firms. It is a broader incumbent that competes with Carvin for staffing-agency customers moving up-market, with significant AI and integration investment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CarvinSoftware/videos
• Xx.com/csoftware
• Facebookfacebook.com/staffingcomplete
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carvin-software

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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