Kiwiplan

What Kiwiplan does

Kiwiplan is a privately held enterprise software company that provides integrated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) solutions purpose-built for packaging manufacturers. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kiwiplan serves corrugated, folding carton, plastics, and specialty packaging operations with a unified platform connecting order management, scheduling, production, shipping, and plant-floor execution. Its solution set includes a Manufacturing Execution System with corrugator scheduling, quality management, tooling management, and shop floor data collection; inventory and logistics modules covering roll stock tracking, unit load tracking, and truck scheduling; front-office tools including Enterprise Sales Processing (ESP) and the Kiwiplan Message Centre (KMC); and reporting capabilities via a dedicated data warehouse and the DART analytics tool.

The platform is differentiated by deep vertical specialization—30+ years of domain expertise in the packaging industry—and tightly integrated module architecture intended to eliminate data silos between order management, MES, inventory, and logistics. Revenue is generated through enterprise software licenses and subscriptions sold via direct enterprise field sales to manufacturing customers worldwide, including Autoliv, Ben and Jerry's, GAF, Graphic Packaging, and Ocean Spray. Since approximately 2020, Kiwiplan has operated as a product brand within the Advantive family of manufacturing software solutions, distributed alongside complementary offerings such as Abaca, Advantzware, ParityFactory, PINpoint, Proplanner, VIA IT, and Insequence.

The company employs 51-100 people and serves hundreds of packaging manufacturers globally under a consultative sales approach with custom quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed; the company offers free 20-minute product consultations and live demos as part of its sales motion. Kiwiplan has no disclosed funding rounds, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no disclosed patents or trademarks, and no independently published executive leadership information—reflecting its current status as an integrated product brand rather than an independently operating company.

Name

Kiwiplan

Legal name

Advantive

Website

https://kiwiplan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kiwiplan provides integrated ERP and MES software for corrugated, folding carton, plastics, and specialty packaging manufacturers. Operating as a product brand under Advantive since 2020, the Cincinnati-based firm serves hundreds of global packaging manufacturers with unified production, scheduling, and logistics modules.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging ERP and MES Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Distribution & Wholesale ERP (Inventory, Order, Warehouse) (HDAEAEAC)

Keywords

• Packaging ERP software
• Manufacturing execution system
• Corrugated packaging software
• Order-to-cash manufacturing
• Plant floor execution

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licenses and Subscriptions: ERP and MES software solutions sold to packaging manufacturers, likely with subscription or license-based pricing models typical of enterprise software. Includes integrated modules for order management, scheduling, production control, quality management, and business intelligence.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kiwiplan provides an integrated ERP and MES software suite purpose-built for packaging manufacturers, connecting order management, scheduling, production, shipping, and plant-floor execution with real-time control. The platform includes tightly integrated modules for manufacturing execution, corrugator scheduling, roll stock and inventory tracking, unit load tracking, truck scheduling, enterprise sales processing, message center integration, data warehousing, and reporting/analytics.

Product overview

Kiwiplan is a unified integrated ERP and MES platform for packaging manufacturers (corrugated, folding carton, plastics, and specialty packaging). The system connects order management, scheduling, production, shipping, and plant-floor execution. The architecture consists of the core Kiwiplan platform supplemented by interconnected modules including the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) with corrugator scheduling, production control, and quality management; inventory and logistics modules (Roll Stock System, Unit Load Tracking, Truck Scheduling System); front office tools (Enterprise Sales Processing, Kiwiplan Message Centre); and reporting/BI capabilities (Kiwiplan Data Warehouse, DART). All modules share data and operate as an integrated suite providing real-time control over packaging manufacturing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kiwiplan Order-to-Cash Packaging Execution System Integrated ERP and MES software suite connecting order management, scheduling, production, shipping, and plant-floor execution for packaging manufacturers (corrugated, folding carton, plastics, specialty packaging) that require real-time control across the order-to-cash process.

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AdvantivecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerKiwiplan operates as a product under the Advantive family of manufacturing software solutions. Advantive is a larger software provider dedicated to supporting packaging manufacturers globally, acquiring and integrating Kiwiplan into its portfolio of ERP and MES products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Insequence: Supply chain MES recently added to the Advantive portfolio focused on automotive manufacturing supply chain challenges. Adjacent in MES technology stack and channel, with potential overlap in customer use cases.

Direct peers

• Advantzware: Sibling product under Advantive offering flexible ERP for mid-market packaging manufacturers. Directly competes for the same corrugated and folding carton ERP/MES workload, often in different deal sizes or customer profiles.
• Abaca by Advantive: Integrated packaging management suite under the same Advantive umbrella. Targets the same packaging vertical with ERP and MES capabilities, creating direct portfolio overlap with Kiwiplan.
• ParityFactory: Sibling WMS/MES solution for specialty food & beverage manufacturers under Advantive. Comparable in adjacent verticals with parallel MES/WMS architecture and integration philosophy.
• Plex (Rockwell Automation): Cloud-native manufacturing ERP/MES platform serving discrete and process manufacturers. Directly comparable MES and production tracking capabilities, positioning it as a modern cloud alternative to Kiwiplan's on-premise footprint.
• Siemens Opcenter: Manufacturing Execution System from Siemens targeting discrete and process manufacturers with production scheduling, quality, and shop-floor execution. Comparable MES functionality aimed at manufacturers globally.

Broad incumbents

• AVEVA Manufacturing Execution: Industrial software incumbent offering MES and manufacturing operations management. Broader portfolio across process industries but overlaps with Kiwiplan on plant-floor execution and production visibility for manufacturing customers.
• Epicor Kinetic: Mid-market ERP with manufacturing extensions including MES capabilities for discrete and process manufacturers. Serves overlapping customer segments such as food & beverage and industrial manufacturing.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Major cloud ERP platform with manufacturing and supply chain management modules serving enterprise manufacturers. Broad incumbent competing against specialized MES like Kiwiplan, especially among larger packaging customers.
• SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing: Enterprise ERP suite with production planning and MES-related capabilities for large manufacturers. Largest incumbent competing with Kiwiplan for enterprise packaging customers through integration and global scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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