What Cimkey does

Cimkey, S.L. is a Barcelona-based private software company founded in 1994 that develops and sells ERP, CRM, business intelligence, and regulatory compliance software exclusively for the chemical and food industries in Spain. Its core products are BAAB ERP (chemical sector) and BAAF ERP (food sector), complemented by the Chem&Food CRM, an OLAP-based BI module, the eQgest suite for Safety Data Sheet management and chemical compliance (REACH, CLP/GHS, ADR), and the Dwit technical sheet tool, all built on the proprietary CK-EINA web-based development framework originally co-developed with INLAB at the UPC Faculty of Informatics.

The company generates revenue primarily through multi-year software subscriptions and licenses (ERP €20K-€75K, SGA €30K-€100K, CRM €15K-€50K) and unit-priced compliance modules (eQgest €1.3K-€20K, Dwit €108-€1.3K), supplemented by professional services and training delivered through Cimkey Academy. Cimkey distributes via direct sales in Spain, an official Agente Digitalizador channel under the government's Kit Digital program (Next Generation EU funds) targeting SMBs and microenterprises, and selective industry trade shows such as EXPOQUIMIA. Its installed base includes 20+ named Spanish enterprise customers across specialty chemicals, cosmetics, food ingredients, and related verticals, with no disclosed external institutional investment.

Name

Cimkey

Legal name

Cimkey, S.L.

Website

https://cimkey.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cimkey, S.L. is a Barcelona-based private software firm (founded 1994) that develops ERP, CRM, BI, and regulatory compliance software built on its proprietary CK-EINA framework, exclusively for the chemical and food industries in Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vertical ERP Software for Chemical and Food Industries

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customer Service, Support & Contact Center CRM (HDAEAFAC), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & BI (HDAEAMAG), Enterprise Applications & ERP/CRM (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday) (EDABAFAJ)

Keywords

• Chemical industry software
• Food industry software
• Regulatory compliance software
• Vertical ERP solutions
• Safety data sheets

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ERP Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Cimkey generates revenue primarily from licensing its ERP software (BAAB for chemical sector, BAAF for food sector), CRM, Business Intelligence, and other solutions. Products are offered as both on-premise (perpetual license) and SaaS/Cloud options. Pricing ranges from €20,000 to €75,000 for ERP solutions and €15,000 to €50,000 for CRM, reflecting enterprise software licensing model with implementation services bundled.
2. Kit Digital Government Subsidy Revenue: As an Agente Digitalizador under Spain's Kit Digital program (funded by European Next Generation EU), Cimkey invoices the full product value to eligible small businesses and microenterprises. The Spanish Administration pays the subsidized portion directly to Cimkey, with the client only paying non-subsidized amounts plus VAT. This creates a government-subsidized revenue stream for digitalization solutions including CRM, BI, SGA, ERP, B2B/B2C, eQgest, Dwit modules.
3. Professional Services and Training: Cimkey provides implementation services, training (through Cimkey Academy with an annual program of courses for new, intermediate, and expert users), and customer support services. Support services allow clients to obtain assistance from any device. Training courses include initial training for new clients, refresher courses, and continuing education on specific application features.
4. eQgest and Specialty Software Licensing: The eQgest product family (FDS + labeling, PCNFormat, FDS diffusion, integration module) and Dwit technical sheet tool generate separate software licensing revenue. Pricing ranges from €1,320 to €20,000 for eQgest modules and €108 to €1,275 for Dwit, indicating modular, per-feature licensing with unit pricing components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cimkey develops and licenses vertical ERP software specialized for the chemical (BAAB) and food (BAAF) industries, complemented by Chem&Food CRM, Business Intelligence with OLAP dashboards, eQgest safety data sheet compliance software, and the Dwit technical sheet tool. All products are built on the proprietary CK-EINA web framework and offered as on-premise or SaaS/Cloud deployments. The company also delivers implementation services, customer support, and annual training through Cimkey Academy.

Product overview

Cimkey offers a modular platform-plus-products architecture for the chemical and food industries. The core offerings consist of two specialized ERP systems (BAAB for chemical sector and BAAF for food sector), complemented by Chem&Food CRM for commercial relationship management and Business Intelligence for data analysis. The portfolio includes specialized compliance modules: eQgest for Safety Data Sheet management and chemical regulatory compliance (REACH, CLP/GHS, ADR), and Dwit for technical sheet creation. Additional add-on modules cover warehouse management (SGA), mobile sales force tools, eQgest sub-modules for PCN notification and SDS distribution, and B2B/B2C e-commerce solutions. All products are built on the proprietary CK-EINA framework and support cloud/SaaS deployment options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BAAB: ERP software specialized for the chemical sector, managing production, quality, maintenance, purchases, logistics, commercial operations, and administration/finance
• BAAF
• Chem&Food CRM
• Business Intelligence (BI)
• eQgest
• Dwit
• CK-BaaB
• CK-EINA

Products and services

• BAAB ERP (Chemical Sector) Enterprise Resource Planning system specialized for the chemical industry, managing articles in bulk and packaged formats across multiple warehouses. Features 12 article classifications, dangerous goods classifications (ADR, APQ, Seveso, CAS, EINECS, IUPAC, INCI), formulation and recipes with versioning, CLP/GHS labeling integration with eQgest, REACH regulation management, SDS diffusion, ADR transport documentation, customs and fiscal representations, INTRASTAT declarations, and full traceability for chemical manufacturing and distribution companies.
• BAAF ERP (Food Sector) Enterprise Resource Planning system specialized for the food industry, covering Production (fabrication by processes, bulk and packaging, recipes/escandallos, MRP), Quality Control/Laboratory (APPCC procedures, RSPO management, supplier evaluation), Warehouses/Inventory (silos, cameras, locations, SGA with PDA), Logistics, Purchasing, Sales/Commercial, and Finance modules. Supports FEED, FOOD, HALAL, KOSHER, PHARM, and RSPO certifications plus allergen labeling.
• Chem&Food CRM Customer relationship management software for chemical and food sectors with features including client management, offer/RFQ management, sample management, task management, sales statistics, stock consultation, order management, and collections management. Includes a mobile SALES FORCE app for Android and iOS enabling field sales teams to manage customers, prospects, orders, and statistics.
• Business Intelligence (BI) Business intelligence application using OLAP cubes for strategic data exploitation, with pre-configured sector-specific dashboards and KPIs for chemical and food industries. Supports automated data extraction and transformation, device-agnostic access, and self-service query tools that allow users to perform new queries without IT support.
• eQgest (Safety Data Sheet Management) Safety Data Sheet creation and management software for the chemical industry, compliant with REACH, GHS/CLP, and ADR regulations. Features include SDS labeling, Poison Centre notification under CLP Article 45, SDS diffusion under REACH Article 31, and ERP integration with sub-modules including PCNFormat for ECHA Poison Centres notification (CLP Annex VIII), FDS Diffusion module, and Integration Module for connecting with other applications.
• Dwit (Technical Data Sheet Design Tool) Technical data sheet design tool that integrates within the eQgest technology platform, enabling creation of professional technical specification sheets as a sales tool for chemical and food companies. Pricing ranges from €108 to €1,275 depending on user count, total technical sheets, and ERP integration requirements.
• Cimkey Academy (Training Services) Annual training program delivering structured courses for new, intermediate, and expert users of Cimkey products. Includes initial training for new clients, refresher courses, and continuing education on specific application features using interactive methodology between attendees and instructors.

Named customers23 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, foundational and core.

• Fira de BarcelonaminorOthers · 2 October 2017Fira de Barcelona is the venue for EXPOQUIMIA, the International Chemistry Meeting, where Cimkey and eQgest exhibited in October 2017 (18th edition, Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía, Pavilion 3, Level 0, Calle B, Stand 328). The trade show provided a platform for Cimkey to launch new products and engage with the chemical industry community.
• UNICEF (Escuelas para Africa Initiative)minorOthers · 1 January 2004Cimkey acts as an Entidad Colaboradora (Collaborating Entity) with UNICEF in the 'Escuelas para Africa' initiative, founded in 2004 alongside the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Peter Krämer Foundation. The program creates child-friendly schools in Africa providing education, water, health, nutrition, and sanitation. Since its launch, over 30 million children have studied in child-friendly school facilities. Cimkey has also launched a marketing solidarious campaign (2019) where a percentage of sales is donated to causes chosen by clients, including #elviajedesuvida and #WaterforAfrica.
• INLAB (UPC — Polytechnic University of Catalonia)foundationalTechnology or IntegrationINLAB is the R&D laboratory of the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona (UPC). It collaborated with Cimkey in the initial development of the CK-EINA platform. This collaboration provided the academic rigor and research foundation for Cimkey's proprietary enterprise application development framework, contributing to its early architecture and design.
• eQgest (product subsidiary/brand)coreOtherseQgest is a Cimkey product brand for Safety Data Sheet (SDS) creation and chemical compliance software. The eQgest product family includes FDS + Labeling, PCNFormat (Poison Centres notification), FDS Diffusion, and an Integration Module. eQgest is presented as a separate brand with its own website (eqgest.com) and is co-marketed alongside Cimkey products. eQgest was present at EXPOQUIMIA 2017 together with Cimkey.
• Dwit (product subsidiary/brand)coreOthersDwit is a Cimkey-developed technical data sheet design tool launched in 2017, integrating within eQgest technology. It is presented as a separate product brand with its own website (dwit.es) and is available through the Kit Digital program. The product was launched at EXPOQUIMIA 2017 and is co-distributed through both Cimkey and Kit Digital channels.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP offers S/4HANA and SAP Business One with industry editions for chemicals and food. As the dominant global ERP incumbent, SAP competes for the same Spanish mid-market customers but typically requires more customization to match Cimkey's out-of-the-box regulatory depth.
• Sage: Sage (especially Sage X3 / Sage 200) is a major ERP vendor with strong penetration in the Spanish and European SMB market. It competes for the same customer base as Cimkey's Kit Digital-eligible SMB segment.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Business Central and Finance & Supply Chain) is a broad ERP platform with industry accelerators. As a platform incumbent, it competes for the same Spanish mid-market and enterprise customers that Cimkey targets.
• Oracle NetSuite: NetSuite is a leading cloud ERP from Oracle serving SMBs and mid-market companies globally. It is a broad incumbent alternative to Cimkey's vertical ERP, particularly for customers prioritizing general cloud ERP over sector specialization.

Direct peers

• Aptean: Aptean offers industry-specific ERP including food and beverage editions. It competes for the same vertical customers and has comparable domain-specific regulatory compliance capabilities.
• Infor: Infor is a global vertical ERP vendor with deep industry suites for chemicals (Infor LN, Infor M3) and food & beverage. It is the most direct large-scale competitor to Cimkey's BAAB/BAAF ERPs in the same product category and verticals.
• BatchMaster Software: BatchMaster provides ERP for process manufacturers including chemical, food, and beverage companies. It overlaps with Cimkey on formulation, recipes, and lot traceability, making it a directly comparable vertical competitor.
• Deacom (by ECI Software Solutions): Deacom is an ERP built specifically for process manufacturers including chemical and food processors. It competes head-to-head with Cimkey's BAAB/BAAF products in the same verticals with similarly integrated regulatory and quality modules.
• proALPHA: proALPHA is a European (German) ERP vendor focused on SMB and mid-market discrete and process manufacturers, including chemicals. It is a relevant pan-European peer given Cimkey's potential EU expansion path and similar mid-market ERP positioning.

Emerging players

• Odoo: Odoo is an open-source ERP/CRM platform with a strong community and SMB focus. While not sector-specialized, its modular pricing and customization potential make it a credible alternative for Spanish SMBs weighing Cimkey's vertical ERP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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