TOPS Software Texas

What TOPS Software Texas does

TOPS Software Texas (legal entity: TOPS Software Corporation, founded 1990 in Allen, Texas) develops proprietary optimization software for packaging design, pallet configuration, and cargo load planning. The company's two core products are TOPS Pro, which handles single-SKU shipcase sizing, pallet layer patterns, stacking strength analysis (including McKee Formula-based compression calculations), and retail package optimization, and MaxLoad Pro, which solves mixed-SKU truck, container, and pallet loading using stacking rules and vehicle-specific characteristics to generate 3D load diagrams and freight metrics. The technology stack is built entirely in-house over 35+ years and is protected in part by US Patent No. 5,490,216; supporting surfaces include browser-accessible WebApps, the MaxLoad Web API (ADO/black box server), and the MPAS Mixed Pallet Automation Server that integrates with robotic palletizers, AS/RS systems, and voice-based picking. The product is also paired with ecosystem integrations into SAP, AS/400, Artios CAD, Arden Software (Impact CAD), Specright, WMS, TMS, and routing software.

The business model is a quote-based, hybrid perpetual-license and subscription construct. Customers purchase one-time perpetual licenses for TOPS Pro or MaxLoad Pro (either stand-alone single-user or network/floating with concurrent seats), and every subscription includes the MVP (Maximum Value Plan), an annual maintenance contract providing free upgrades, USA toll-free support, eight man-hours of personalized training, and quarterly newsletters. Go-to-market combines direct sales from Allen, Texas with a worldwide distributor network covering 13+ countries (Austria/Germany, Brazil, Benelux, China, Hong Kong, Greece, Ireland/UK, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, and Thailand) plus trade shows (PACK EXPO 2025, PROMAT 2025, Automate), webinars, and a 21-day free trial funnel. The company has over 10,000 worldwide installations across Fortune 500 manufacturers, 3PLs, retailers, and corrugated/packaging firms, and is led by founder Bill Rehring as Chairman & CEO.

Name

TOPS Software Texas

Legal name

TOPS Software Corporation

Website

https://topseng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TOPS Software Texas (founded 1990) develops TOPS Pro and MaxLoad Pro, proprietary optimization software for packaging design, pallet configuration, and mixed-SKU cargo loading. It serves manufacturers, 3PLs, and corrugated/packaging firms globally via direct sales and a 13+ country distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Allen

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, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Perpetual software licenses for TOPS Pro and MaxLoad Pro. Stand-alone licenses for single users and network/floating licenses for multiple concurrent users.
2. MVP Maintenance Plan: Annual subscription plan (Maximum Value Plan) included with all software subscriptions. Includes free upgrades, unlimited tech support, software training, and quarterly newsletters.
3. MVP Subscription: Annual maintenance contract providing USA toll-free technical support, priority upgrades, open-door training, and personalized web training up to 8 man-hours per year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TOPS Software Corporation develops and sells proprietary packaging design and cargo load optimization software. Its two flagship desktop products are TOPS Pro, which handles packaging design, case sizing, and pallet layer optimization for single-SKU prepackaged products, and MaxLoad Pro, which handles mixed-cargo load planning and cube optimization for trucks, containers, and mixed pallets. The offerings are complemented by web-accessible versions, the MaxLoad Web API for automated enterprise integration, and specialized add-on modules.

Product overview

TOPS Software offers two core desktop software products—TOPS Pro and MaxLoad Pro—complemented by web-accessible versions (TOPS WebApp and MaxLoad WebApp), a web API for enterprise automation (MaxLoad Web API), and specialized modules including TOPSePAC (web-based packaging), MPAS (mixed pallet automation for robotics), MixPro (manual mixed pallet editing), and lighter lite versions (PackStak Pro and LoadStak Pro). TOPS Pro targets single-SKU packaging design and pallet optimization, while MaxLoad Pro handles mixed-SKU cargo loading across trucks, containers, and pallets. All products are covered by the MVP support plan. The company was founded in 1990 and holds U.S. Patent No. 5,490,216.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TOPS Pro: Packaging Design, Case Sizing and Pallet Layer Optimization Software
• MaxLoad Pro
• TOPS WebApp
• TOPSePAC
• MaxLoad Web API
• MPAS (Mixed Pallet Automation Server)

Products and services

• TOPS Pro Packaging design, case sizing, and pallet layer optimization software for single-SKU prepackaged products. It optimizes shipcase dimensions, pallet configurations, and product arrangements to maximize quantity per pallet, reduce corrugated costs, and minimize transportation expenses. For manufacturers and packaging engineers.
• MaxLoad Pro Mixed cargo load and cube optimization software for loading trucks, containers, and building mixed pallets. Uses intelligent loading algorithms to optimize placement of mixed-SKU products into vehicles and pallets, generating 3D load diagrams and reports for logistics and 3PL operations.
• TOPS WebApp Browser-accessible version of TOPS Pro that allows users to launch TOPS software using any web browser and run it on any PC without on-premise installation.
• MaxLoad WebApp Browser-accessible version of MaxLoad Pro accessible from any web browser on any PC, complementing the desktop version.
• MaxLoad Web API

Quantifiable outcome

• Increase cartons per pallet from 1600 to 1650 (50 more per load) through optimized product sizing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers39 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SimPlan AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Austria and Germany. Contact: Steffen Hertling, Tel +49(0)89 2189 7032 15, Email: [email protected]
• StartradecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Brazil. Contact: Luis M. Gardolinski, Tel 55.41.3285 8825, Email: [email protected]
• Inther Logistics EngineeringcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Contact: Annemieke van der Leeuw, Tel 31.478.502.575, Email: [email protected]
• Guangzhou Micro Electronics Intelligent Technology Co LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for China. Contact: Peggy Wang (王焱), Tel +86-020-29833298, Email: [email protected]
• Sew Access (Far East) Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for China and Hong Kong. Contact: Mikael Arhelger, Brenda Kwan, Tel 852-2345-6780, Email: [email protected]
• Humantec Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Greece. Contact: Konstantinos Athinaios, Max Laois, Tel +30.210.620.9726, Email: [email protected]
• AutoLogic Systems LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Ireland and United Kingdom. Contact: Graham Carter, Tel 01844 281380, Email: [email protected]
• Prolog S.r.l.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Italy. Contact: Andrea Trere, Tel +39 0546 46073, Email: [email protected]
• SPOT Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Japan. Contact: Fumitaka Obayashi, Tel 81-3-5638-8166, Email: [email protected]
• Master TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for TOPS Pro in Mexico. Contact: Claudia Fuentes, Tel 55 2617 0568 and 55 6579 8707, Email: [email protected]
• Montra S.A de C.V.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for MaxLoad Pro in Mexico. Contact: Juan Manuel Aguilar, Tel. 52 (55) 6843 0037, Email: [email protected]
• Packaging Resources & DevelopmentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for New Zealand. Contact: Peter Snopko, Tel. +64 21 813259, Email: [email protected]
• ATWORTH Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for South Korea. Contact: Young Suk Park, Tel 82.2.318.2320-2, Email: [email protected]
• New Active Line Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distributor for Thailand. Contact: Chidchanok Kongthai, Poom Phudthonamochai, Tel 66.2952.5415-7, Email: [email protected]

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MagicLogic (Cube-IQ): MagicLogic develops Cube-IQ, container and truck loading optimization software that solves the same mixed-cargo load planning problem as TOPS MaxLoad Pro, serving logistics and manufacturing customers with similar 3D load diagrams and cube-utilization algorithms.
• EasyCargo: EasyCargo is a cloud-based load planning application for trucks, containers, and pallets that directly competes with TOPS MaxLoad Pro, offering browser-based 3D loading optimization aimed at logistics planners and 3PLs.
• Softtruck (CargoWiz): Softtruck develops CargoWiz and related container/truck loading optimization tools used by freight forwarders and 3PLs to plan mixed-SKU loads, overlapping directly with MaxLoad Pro's core offering.
• C3 Solutions: C3 Solutions provides cube optimization, load planning, and palletization software for shippers and 3PLs, targeting the same mixed-pallet and container-loading use cases as TOPS MaxLoad Pro.
• Arden Software: Arden Software makes Impact CAD, a packaging structural design platform with pallet configuration capabilities; it is both a TOPS Pro integration partner and a direct competitor in the packaging design and pallet layout category.
• LoadPlanner: LoadPlanner offers 3D load planning and freight optimization software for shippers and 3PLs, directly overlapping with MaxLoad Pro's truck/container loading and cube-utilization capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Esko (Danaher): Esko, part of Danaher, is a leading broad incumbent in packaging design and pre-production software with palletization and structural design tooling; it competes with TOPS Pro at the packaging-design layer while serving a much wider product portfolio.
• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder is a broad incumbent supply chain platform offering transportation management, warehouse management, and load planning capabilities that compete with TOPS as embedded functionality inside a much larger SCM suite.
• Manhattan Associates: Manhattan Associates provides enterprise WMS, TMS, and supply chain solutions that include load building and outbound optimization features, positioning it as a broad incumbent whose bundled capabilities can substitute for standalone load planning tools like TOPS.
• SAP: SAP is a broad ERP/supply chain incumbent whose ERP and extended warehouse management offerings integrate directly with MaxLoad Pro and increasingly include embedded load planning capabilities that compete with TOPS at the enterprise procurement layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCI3zgm5B0b653zNFth7vR4Q
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tops-engineering-corporation

Compliance1 record

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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