What Scheme Software does

Scheme Software Corporation is a privately held, New York-based software vendor founded in 1985 that develops and supports two distinct vertical-market ERP packages: an Apparel/Fashion Software Package serving manufacturers from high-volume mass producers to haute couture designers, and an Adult Day Care Software Package serving medical and social adult day care facilities. The apparel suite covers billing and order entry, sales analysis, credits, raw materials, EDI electronic data interchange, finished goods inventory, work-in-process, and accounts receivable; the adult day care suite covers census (with multi-shift support), billing, accounts receivable, and care planning modules, all sharing a common integrated data model where information entered once propagates across departments.

Underlying technology is a DOS/Windows-based, menu-driven architecture with on-line help and fully integrated in-process modules, augmented by extensive EDI mappings (810, 850, 856, 860, 997) for major retailers including Nordstrom, JC Penney, Neiman Marcus, Dillard's, TJMax/Marshalls, HSN, Cabela's, and Zappos, plus automated UCC-128 shipping label generation. Integrations include QuickBooks (cost-of-goods interface added November 2009), Inovis/Sterling Commerce/GXS/QRS EDI mailboxes, DosPrn and PdfCreator for PDF output from the DOS application, LogMeIn for remote access, and PocketCloud for Android handheld connectivity. Foreign currency invoicing was added in 2008.

The business model is direct sales of licensed on-premise software with implied recurring support/maintenance agreements, sold phone-and-email through a small direct sales team (no published pricing, no digital marketing, no self-service channel). Critically, the company announced in November 2015 that "new development on this system has ceased" with only a vague "new version will be available shortly" statement, indicating the product has been in maintenance-only mode for the better part of a decade. No funding rounds, acquisitions, leadership changes, or management-team disclosures are present in the input data.

Name

Scheme Software

Legal name

Scheme Software Corporation

Website

https://schemesoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scheme Software Corporation is a privately held, New York City-based software vendor founded in 1985 that supplies DOS/Windows-based integrated ERP systems for fashion and apparel manufacturers and for adult day care providers, with proprietary EDI mapping and UCC-128 label generation for major retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Support: The company provides software solutions with ongoing support agreements. Revenue appears to come from software licenses and associated support/maintenance contracts for their apparel and adult day care software packages.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Scheme Software develops and sells two integrated vertical software packages: an Apparel/Fashion Software Package covering billing, order entry, sales analysis, raw materials, EDI, finished goods inventory, work in process, and accounts receivable for fashion businesses from mass manufacturers to haute couture designers; and an Adult Day Care Software Package automating backend functions including census management with multi-shift support, billing, accounts receivable, and care planning for medical and social adult day care facilities.

Product overview

Scheme Software offers two distinct core software packages: the Adult Day Care Software Package and the Apparel/Fashion Software Package. The Adult Day Care package is an integrated suite comprising the Census Module (with multi-shift support), Billing Module, Accounts Receivable Module, and Care Planning Module—all fully integrated for real-time data sharing across facility departments. The Apparel/Fashion Software Package is designed for the fashion industry spanning mass manufacturers to haute couture designers, and includes modules for billing/order entry, sales analysis, credits, raw materials management, EDI electronic data interchange, finished goods inventory, work in process, and accounts receivable. Both packages are designed as menu-driven, user-friendly systems with on-line help, emphasizing an integrated approach where information entered once is distributed automatically to all relevant departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Day Care Software Package

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration for cost of goods interface allowing data exchange between Scheme software and QuickBooks accounting system. Added November 2009.
• GS1 US (formerly UCC Council)coreTechnology or IntegrationScheme software supports UCC-128 labeling and GS1 standards for manufacturer identification. Referenced as resource for obtaining UCC Manufacturer IDs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Centric Software: Market-leading apparel PLM and merchandising platform. Targets mid-to-large fashion brands with capabilities overlapping Scheme's sales analysis, raw materials and order execution modules.
• Gerber Technology (Lectra): Established apparel and soft-goods technology vendor with PLM, CAD and manufacturing solutions. Larger, broader portfolio than Scheme but overlapping in apparel manufacturing and supply-chain workflows.
• PointClickCare: Large healthcare platform widely used across senior care, including adult day care segments. While broader in scope, it competes for the same facility-operator budgets as Scheme's day-care software.

Direct peers

• WFX (World Fashion Exchange): Cloud-based apparel ERP and PLM platform for fashion brands, manufacturers and retailers. Offers EDI and supply-chain features that map to Scheme's core offering, especially for mid-market brands.
• Aptean (NGC / Styleman): Aptean's apparel industry software (formerly NGC and Styleman) covers manufacturing, EDI, inventory and finance for apparel brands. Targets the same fashion/apparel SMB and mid-market segment as Scheme.
• Carecenta: Software platform built specifically for adult day care and home care providers, with billing, scheduling, attendance and care planning features. Direct competitor to Scheme's Adult Day Care package.
• Visual Next: End-to-end apparel software suite for fashion manufacturers and wholesalers covering production, EDI, inventory and finance. Competes head-on with Scheme's apparel/fashion package.
• CGS BlueCherry: Enterprise apparel ERP, supply chain and EDI suite used by mid-to-large fashion manufacturers and retailers. Competes with Scheme for EDI-heavy apparel operations and retailer compliance requirements.
• ApparelMagic: Apparel ERP/EDI platform purpose-built for small and mid-market fashion brands. Direct overlap with Scheme's core apparel customer base, including billing, order entry, inventory, EDI and retailer compliance use cases.
• A2000 Software (Apparel Business Management): Apparel ERP system with EDI, manufacturing, and inventory modules serving apparel manufacturers and wholesalers. Closely comparable to Scheme's apparel software in scope and customer type.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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