Kforce
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology and other professional staffing services, operating as a publicly traded entity (ticker KFRC) headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and serving clients requiring technology and professional contract or permanent talent.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- Headquarters—
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Kforce does
Kforce is described in the supplied firmographic data as a "solutions firm specializing in technology and other professional staffing services." Beyond that one-line positioning, the source material provides no further operational detail: no product or service taxonomy, no customer segmentation, no technology stack, no headcount, no geographic footprint, no pricing model, and no go-to-motion detail are disclosed. The company operates a web presence at the kfrc.co domain (delivered through a Bitly-branded short link), and an analyst note embedded in the ownership field identifies the entity as Kforce Inc., a publicly traded company under ticker KFRC headquartered in Tampa, Florida. However, the only body content available at the referenced URL is a generic Bitly custom-domain landing page, which is unrelated to Kforce's business; no Kforce-specific operating information was retrievable from the source.
The structural signal set is therefore limited to: (i) public-company status (KFRC), implying audited financials, a board, and institutional shareholder base; (ii) a stated focus on technology staffing plus broader professional staffing, indicating a multi-vertical contingent workforce and/or permanent placement model; and (iii) a "solutions firm" framing that suggests some mix of MSP/VMS, project-based, or managed-services delivery alongside traditional staffing. None of these can be confirmed or quantified from the supplied data, and the description above is restricted to what is directly supported by the input.
Material data gaps that would normally inform a richer description — including revenue mix by segment, gross margin, bill-pay spread, perm vs. contract mix, customer logos, geographic distribution, leadership team, and recent strategic actions — are not present in the supplied sources.
Kforce firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kforce
- Website
- https://kfrc.co
- Company type
- Private
- Short description
- Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology and other professional staffing services, operating as a publicly traded entity (ticker KFRC) headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and serving clients requiring technology and professional contract or permanent talent.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Kforce industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Professional Staffing Services
- NAICS
- Professional Employer Organizations (561330)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Data, AI/ML & Analytics Staffing (BPACADAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD)
Keywords
Kforce business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others
Kforce product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kforce provides technology and other professional staffing services, supplying contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire talent to business clients. The firm operates as a solutions firm that places skilled professionals into client organizations across disciplines such as technology, finance and accounting, and other professional specialties.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Technology Staffing Services
- Professional Staffing Services
- Staffing Solutions (Firm-wide)
Companies that use Kforce
Customer profileIdeal customer profiles1 record
Kforce technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Kforce competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Robert Half International: Robert Half is a publicly traded staffing and consulting firm with a large IT staffing arm (Robert Half Technology) that directly competes with Kforce for technology contract and placement business across the US.
- TEKsystems: TEKsystems is a leading IT staffing and services provider focused on technology talent, cloud, and digital transformation, making it one of the closest direct comparables to Kforce's technology staffing business.
- Insight Global: Insight Global is a large private US staffing firm placing IT, engineering, and professional talent on contract and direct-hire assignments, directly competing with Kforce in enterprise IT staffing.
- Hays plc: Hays is a publicly traded global staffing specialist with a substantial IT and technology perm/contract practice, comparable to Kforce's technology staffing focus.
Broad incumbents
- Kelly Services (Kelly OCG): Kelly Services is a large diversified staffing firm with IT and professional staffing lines (Kelly OCG, Kelly Technology) that compete with Kforce, but is materially larger and broader.
- Randstad (Randstad Technologies / Randstad Digital): Randstad is a global staffing leader whose Randstad Technologies / Randstad Digital group directly overlaps Kforce's IT staffing offerings as part of a much broader portfolio.
- ManpowerGroup (Experis): ManpowerGroup's Experis brand is a global IT resourcing and solutions franchise that competes with Kforce on professional and technology staffing, though Manpower operates across far more verticals.
- Aerotek (Engineering/Technology): Aerotek is a large US staffing firm placing engineering, technical, and professional talent; it overlaps with Kforce's professional/technology staffing while serving adjacent industrial verticals.
Emerging players
- Toptal: Toptal is a platform-based marketplace for elite freelance technology talent, representing an emerging model that competes with traditional IT staffing firms like Kforce for high-end contract engagements.
Others
- Cognizant (Talent / Digital Services): Cognizant is an IT services and consulting giant that competes with Kforce's 'solutions' positioning for technology talent and digital transformation projects, though its core business is services delivery rather than staffing.
Market position
Strengths3 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights4 records
Customer concentration
Kforce financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Kforce leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Kforce funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Kforce 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 Kforce
What does Kforce do?
Kforce provides technology and other professional staffing services, supplying contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire talent to business clients. The firm operates as a solutions firm that places skilled professionals into client organizations across disciplines such as technology, finance and accounting, and other professional specialties.
When was Kforce founded?
Kforce was founded in -1.
Who are Kforce's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Robert Half International, TEKsystems, Insight Global and Hays plc. Broad incumbents are Kelly Services (Kelly OCG), Randstad (Randstad Technologies / Randstad Digital), ManpowerGroup (Experis) and Aerotek (Engineering/Technology). Toptal is listed as an emerging player. Cognizant (Talent / Digital Services) is listed as an others.
Does Kforce have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kforce.
What industry is Kforce in?
Kforce's product category is Professional Staffing Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPACADAB, Data, AI/ML & Analytics Staffing, with a secondary code of BPACADAD, Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing. Its NAICS code is 561330.