Kegshoe
Kegshoe is a Canadian SaaS company that provides mobile-first keg tracking, a beverage-industry-specific sales CRM, and IoT-enabled smart keg monitoring to breweries, cideries, wineries, coffee roasters, and kombucha producers across 30+ countries, priced from $40 per month.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Kegshoe does
Kegshoe Inc. is a Canadian private software company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Ottawa, that provides keg management and sales CRM software to craft beverage producers. The platform enables breweries, cideries, wineries, coffee roasters, and kombucha producers to track kegs through production, storage, sales, and delivery using barcode/QR scanning via native iOS and Android applications backed by a cloud-based dashboard. The product suite consists of three integrated offerings: Kegshoe Keg Tracking (asset management with labels, mobile scanning, and reporting dashboards), Kegshoe CRM (a beverage-industry-specific sales relationship management tool with live inventory integration), and Smart Keg Monitoring (an IoT add-on leveraging Binary Beer's KegLink weld-free 5G sensors for real-time location, temperature, movement, and tapped-status tracking). The company also operates Kegshoe Labs, an incubation vehicle that has produced Sippo, a digital QR menu and TV display product for taprooms.
Kegshoe generates revenue primarily through SaaS subscriptions starting at $40 per month for both Keg Tracking and CRM, with no user or feature limits and free durable QR labels included; the Smart Keg Monitoring add-on combines hardware (sensors) with a recurring software subscription. The go-to-market is hybrid, combining self-serve free-trial sign-up for small producers with a sales-assisted demo motion that captures fleet size (fewer than 500 to 10,000+ kegs) to qualify mid-market and enterprise prospects. Distribution is digital-first and global, with apps available in five languages and customers across 30+ countries and five continents, supported by strategic integrations with brewery management platforms Ekos and Beer30, and ecosystem partnerships with keg manufacturers (Kegshare, North Keg, G4 Kegs, Keg Management) and industry associations (Brewers Association, CCBA). The company is led by co-founder and CEO Adrian Pawliszko alongside co-founder Torin Regier, operates with a team of 1–10 employees, and maintains a presence in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Halifax, and Vancouver.
The underlying technology stack is mobile-first and cloud-based, with native iOS and Android scanning clients, structured-data keg records (keg ID, location, status, timestamps), time-series IoT sensor telemetry from KegLink devices, and third-party ERP integrations delivered through documented partnerships and Zapier. Free funnel tools — a downloadable Keg Tracking Spreadsheet template and an interactive ROI Calculator — support top-of-funnel acquisition, while published case studies document material customer outcomes (e.g., 106% increase in keg cycles, ~98% annual keg retention, $15,000+ annual savings per ~1,800-keg fleet). The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding rounds in the input data; only a 2017 Ontario Centres of Excellence grant (with no disclosed dollar value) is on record.
Kegshoe firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kegshoe
- Legal name
- Kegshoe Inc.
- Website
- https://kegshoe.ca
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Kegshoe is a Canadian SaaS company that provides mobile-first keg tracking, a beverage-industry-specific sales CRM, and IoT-enabled smart keg monitoring to breweries, cideries, wineries, coffee roasters, and kombucha producers across 30+ countries, priced from $40 per month.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Kegshoe industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Brewery Operations Software
- NAICS
- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Kegging & Draught Packaging Operations (AFAFAJAI)
Keywords
Where Kegshoe is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ottawa
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
Kegshoe business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- SaaS Subscription (Keg Tracking): Monthly subscription pricing for keg tracking software, starting at $40/month with labels, mobile apps, and support included. Pricing scales based on fleet size.
- SaaS Subscription (CRM): Monthly subscription for brewery sales CRM software, starting at $40/month, with a free 30-day trial available.
- Smart Keg Sensors (KegLink): Hardware plus software subscription for IoT-enabled smart keg monitoring with Binary Beer's KegLink sensors.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Keg Tracking - Starting Tier |
| Subscription | Monthly | CRM - Starting Tier |
| Subscription | Monthly | Smart Keg Sensors |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Kegshoe product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kegshoe provides mobile-first keg management software and a craft beverage-specific sales CRM for breweries, cideries, wineries, coffee roasters, and kombucha producers. Its core platform combines barcode/QR-based keg tracking with native iOS and Android apps and a cloud dashboard, and can be augmented by IoT-enabled smart keg sensors (KegLink 5G) for real-time location, temperature, and tapped-status visibility.
Product overview
Kegshoe is a keg management and sales CRM software provider for breweries and craft beverage producers, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Canada with offices across Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Halifax, and Vancouver. The product portfolio consists of two core integrated platforms: (1) Kegshoe Keg Tracking — a mobile-first barcode/QR scanning solution for tracking keg inventory across production, storage, delivery, and return, with native iOS/Android apps and web dashboards; and (2) Kegshoe CRM — a craft beverage-specific sales relationship management tool with live inventory integration and advanced reporting. A premium add-on module called Smart Keg Monitoring layers Binary Beer's KegLink™ weld-free 5G IoT sensors onto the tracking platform, enabling hands-free real-time location, temperature, and tapped-status monitoring. Supporting free tools include a downloadable Keg Tracking Spreadsheet and an ROI Calculator. An adjacent product, Sippo (operated via Kegshoe Labs), provides digital QR menu and TV display software for taprooms. The platforms integrate with ERP/brewery management systems including Ekos and Beer30.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Sippo: Digital QR Menus and TV Displays for breweries, taprooms, cafés, and restaurants
- Kegshoe Labs
Products and services
- Kegshoe Keg Tracking Mobile-first keg inventory and asset management software that tracks kegs through production, storage, sales, and delivery via barcode/QR scanning on native iOS and Android apps, with cloud-based dashboards, pickup reports, freshness reporting, sanitization tracking, and fleet utilization insights for breweries and beverage producers.
- Kegshoe CRM Craft beverage-specific sales CRM with account and contact management, interaction logging, follow-up scheduling, and live inventory integration with Kegshoe Keg Tracking, accessible via native mobile apps and a desktop dashboard with advanced sales reporting.
- Smart Keg Monitoring (KegLink) IoT-enabled keg monitoring add-on using Binary Beer's KegLink weld-free 5G sensors to provide real-time keg location, temperature, movement, and tapped/off-tap status, integrating with the Kegshoe platform for hands-free, scan-free smart keg intelligence across brewery, distribution, and licensee locations.
- Sippo Digital QR menu and TV display software for breweries, taprooms, cafés, and restaurants, enabling beverage and food menus to be launched and shared across mobile devices and TV displays, built by the Kegshoe team as part of Kegshoe Labs.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduce annual keg loss from 5-10% to near 0% (with smart sensors)
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Kegshoe
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Kegshoe technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
AI capability2 records
Feature9 records
Kegshoe partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- EkoscoreStrategic partnership delivering seamless integration between Kegshoe's cutting-edge keg tracking technology and Ekos's all-in-one business management solution for craft beverage producers. Integration automates data syncing, improves inventory location tracking, and provides centralized keg management data. CEOs Adrian Pawliszko (Kegshoe) and Kent Rowe (Ekos) jointly announced the partnership.
- Beer30coreIntegration partnership to develop seamless workflow between Kegshoe Keg Tracking and Beer30 brewery management software. Part of Kegshoe Partners program launching ERP integrations with leading brewery management systems.
- Binary BeercoreStrategic partnership to revolutionize keg fleet management through combined Kegshoe software and Binary Beer's patented KegLink monitoring devices. KegLink sensors track location, movements, temperature, and sales volumes. First time this IoT technology available in Canada and United States. Partnership expanded in 2023 with weld-free 5G sensors.
- KegshareminorKeg supplier partner. Kegshoe has established relationships with leading keg suppliers including Kegshare to ensure customers can start tracking kegs from day one. Kegshoe customers benefit from exclusive discounts with leading suppliers in the U.S.A. and Canada.
- North KegminorKeg manufacturer partner. Kegshoe tested kegs from North Keg to ensure tracking system compatibility.
- Keg ManagementminorKeg manufacturer partner ensuring compatibility with Keg Management products.
- G4 KegsminorKeg manufacturer partner. Kegshoe tested G4 Kegs for tracking system compatibility.
- Brewers AssociationminorKegshoe is a member of the Brewers Association. Association membership provides credibility, access to industry data, and market positioning.
- Canadian Craft Brewers Association (CCBA)minorIndustry association member supporting Canadian craft breweries.
- Craft Beer ProfessionalsminorIndustry association member.
- California Craft Brewers AssociationminorRegional industry association member.
- New York State Brewers AssociationminorRegional industry association member.
- Asia Brewers NetworkminorInternational industry association member supporting Asian craft beverage market.
- Arizona Craft Brewers GuildminorRegional industry association member.
- Beverage FederationminorNational industry association member.
- SippominorKegshoe Labs initiative - digital QR menu and TV display software for breweries, taprooms, cafes, and restaurants. Launched at sippo.io.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Kegshoe competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Untappd: Untappd is the leading beverage-industry social and venue data platform. It compares as an emerging player touching brewery marketing, consumer engagement, and tap list data — adjacent to Kegshoe's customer relationship layer.
- Cellr: Cellr is a beverage-industry marketing and DTC platform used by wineries, cideries, and breweries. It overlaps with Kegshoe's CRM and loyalty-oriented use cases for craft beverage producers expanding into direct sales.
Direct peers
- OrchestratedBEER: OrchestratedBEER (bin) provides brewery ERP and draft-beer management software used by mid-market craft breweries. It serves the same brewery buyer with similar workflow breadth, making it a close functional peer to Kegshoe's tracking and CRM suite.
- Ekos: Ekos is an all-in-one brewery management ERP for craft beverage producers covering production, inventory, sales, and accounting. It is directly comparable because it overlaps Kegshoe's customers, owns the brewery workflow, and is simultaneously an integration partner and a potential competitor in keg tracking.
- Beer30: Beer30 is a brewery management platform focused on draft beer operations, with overlap on inventory and keg data. It is a direct competitor for the brewery operational workflow and a formal integration partner of Kegshoe.
- BrewLogix: BrewLogix delivers brewery ERP and operations software for craft brewers. It is directly comparable to Kegshoe's tracking and CRM capabilities as another dedicated brewery operations vendor.
Broad incumbents
- Toast: Toast is a large restaurant and taproom POS platform with inventory and sales modules used by craft breweries. It competes for the brewery's software wallet at a much broader scope than Kegshoe, especially around taproom and on-premise operations.
- Square for Restaurants: Square's POS and restaurant platform serves taprooms and brewery-operated venues with payments, inventory, and CRM-style features. While not brewery-specialized, it overlaps with Kegshoe CRM at the on-premise layer and is a broad incumbent in beverage-adjacent operations.
- Oration (now SevenRooms): SevenRooms acquired Oration, a brewery- and beverage-focused CRM for direct-to-consumer and on-premise relationships. It overlaps with Kegshoe CRM at the brewery sales/CRM layer but operates at a much broader hospitality scale.
Others
- Binary Beer: Binary Beer is the supplier of the KegLink smart keg sensors that Kegshoe resells/integrates. It is comparable as a strategic IoT supplier rather than a software competitor, but its hardware road-map directly determines Kegshoe's smart keg capabilities.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Kegshoe social profiles
Digital presenceKegshoe financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Kegshoe leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Kegshoe subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Kegshoe funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Kegshoe M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Kegshoe
What does Kegshoe do?
Kegshoe provides mobile-first keg management software and a craft beverage-specific sales CRM for breweries, cideries, wineries, coffee roasters, and kombucha producers. Its core platform combines barcode/QR-based keg tracking with native iOS and Android apps and a cloud dashboard, and can be augmented by IoT-enabled smart keg sensors (KegLink 5G) for real-time location, temperature, and tapped-status visibility.
Is Kegshoe a public or private company?
Kegshoe is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Kegshoe founded?
Kegshoe was founded in 2016. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Kegshoe based?
Kegshoe is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Kegshoe make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. SaaS Subscription (Keg Tracking) is the primary driver. The others are saaS Subscription (CRM) and smart Keg Sensors (KegLink).
Who are Kegshoe's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Untappd and Cellr. Direct peers are OrchestratedBEER, Ekos, Beer30 and BrewLogix. Broad incumbents are Toast, Square for Restaurants and Oration (now SevenRooms). Binary Beer is listed as an others.
Does Kegshoe have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kegshoe.
What industry is Kegshoe in?
Kegshoe's product category is Brewery Operations Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAFAJAI, Kegging & Draught Packaging Operations. Its NAICS code is 334519 and its SIC code is 3823.