GAFIT

What GAFIT does

GAFIT (also operating as GAFIT Soluções) is a Brazilian private software development firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The company delivers custom web platforms (built primarily on Laravel/PHP and DotNet/C#), native mobile applications for Android (Java, XML) and iOS (Objective-C, Swift), cloud hosting on SSD infrastructure with SSL, and IT outsourcing through dedicated developer allocation. Beyond bespoke projects, GAFIT maintains a portfolio of proprietary products available for white-label or configured deployment, including a Clinic Management system, an Uber-style mobility platform, an Online Budget sales tool, and the DPONOTE GRC compliance platform.

The company serves a diversified enterprise client base across Brazil and select international markets, with documented engagements spanning Banco do Brasil, Ambev, Mercado Livre, the Mineirão stadium, TAMBASA, the Council on Foreign Relations (USA), and various state and municipal government entities including the Secretaria de Turismo de Minas Gerais. Projects typically range from R$50,000 to over R$300,000 per engagement, with cloud hosting offered on monthly subscriptions between R$410 and R$720+ and dedicated developer staffing billed as professional services.

GAFIT pursues a dual go-to-market combining enterprise field sales (with online quotation forms and WhatsApp contact) and product-led growth through its pre-built software portfolio. The firm has been recognized internationally with the 2016 American Journalism Awards for the Council on Foreign Relations Campaign 2016 website. The company is founder-owned, privately held, and operates without disclosed external venture or private equity investment.

Name

GAFIT

Legal name

GAFIT

Website

https://gafit.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GAFIT is a Brazilian private software development firm founded in 2012 in Belo Horizonte, offering custom web platforms, native Android and iOS apps, cloud hosting, and IT outsourcing for enterprise clients across healthcare, government, logistics, e-commerce, and mobility in Latin America and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Bespoke development of web platforms, mobile applications (Android/iOS), and custom systems. Projects are quoted based on scope, platforms, features, integrations, and languages. Pricing tiers from R$50,000 to R$300,000+.
2. Cloud Hosting Services: Monthly subscription plans for hosting systems on SSD cloud servers with varying levels of support (Basic R$410/month, Intermediary R$550/month, Business R$720/month, Professional on request).
3. Developer Staffing/IT Outsourcing: Allocation of managers and developers to client IT departments. Professional profiles include Product Owner, Project Manager, IT Architect, Junior/Full/Senior Developers. Monthly working hours contracts.
4. Prototyping and Design Services: Design & Architecture Package: 2x R$4,750 = R$9,500 total, including idea consolidation, requirements gathering, screen flow, prototyping, and information architecture.
5. Pre-built Software Products: Own products including Clinic Management, GAFIT Uber mobility platform, and Online Budget tool, offered for white-label or configured deployment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GAFIT is a Brazilian software development company that designs, builds, and hosts custom web platforms (in Laravel/PHP and DotNet/C#) and native mobile applications for Android (Java, XML) and iOS (Objective-C, Swift). Beyond bespoke development, the company sells its own pre-built products — Gestão de Clínicas (clinic management), Uber GAFIT (mobility platform), Orçamento Online (online budget tool), and DPONOTE (GRC platform) — and offers monthly cloud hosting subscriptions on SSD infrastructure and IT developer staffing/outsourcing services.

Product overview

GAFIT is a Brazilian software development company (operating since 2012) that offers custom web platforms, Android/iOS apps, cloud hosting, and developer staffing services. The company's product portfolio consists of both its own branded products (GAFIT Products line including Clinic Management, Uber GAFIT mobility platform, and Online Budget) and client-specific project solutions spanning logistics (GUGS), on-demand security (Levtraz), taxi services (u.tx), service marketplaces (Alpha Services), healthcare management (Aldeia em Foco, Renovatio, IPEMED), stadium management (Mineirão), retail complexes (Complexo Parque da Cidade), e-commerce/metaverse (Mercado Livre), and government/institutional websites. GAFIT does not operate a single unified platform but rather delivers bespoke software solutions tailored to each client's needs, utilizing technologies including Laravel/PHP, DotNet/C#, Java/XML for Android, and Objective-C/Swift for iOS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gestão de Clínicas (Clinic Management) Web and mobile clinic management software for specialty and multidisciplinary clinics (beauty, dentistry, ophthalmology, physiotherapy, pilates), providing online appointment scheduling, professional management, electronic medical records, patient history, and administrative dashboards.
• Uber GAFIT Mobility app platform supporting real-time, scheduled, and shared rides, with passenger management, driver management, ride management, discount coupons, financial management, and ride evaluation capabilities.
• Orçamento Online (Online Budget) Sales platform that lets customers budget online without a salesperson, with configurable Q&A flows, product/service definitions, order listing, sales tracking, lead capture, email proposal delivery, and admin/salesperson management.
• DPONOTE Cloud-based Governance, Risk, and Compliance management platform that replaces spreadsheets and isolated tools with centralized project tracking, action plans, task distribution, and evidence storage.
• Custom Software Development Bespoke development of web platforms and custom systems using Laravel (PHP) and DotNet/C#, scoped per project with detailed discovery on platform, stage, design, integrations, languages, and monetization. Multi-year contracts.
• Mobile App Development for Android and iOS Native mobile application development for Android (Java, XML) and iOS (Objective-C, Swift), built from prototyping through deployment on customer-defined scope.
• Cloud Hosting Services Monthly subscription hosting of customer systems on ultra-fast SSD cloud servers with SSL/HTTPS security, weekly backups (depending on tier), and plans ranging from Basic (R$410/month) through Professional (on request), plus data migration and storage.
• Developer Staffing / IT Outsourcing Allocation of managers and developers (Product Owner, Project Manager, IT Architect, Junior/Full/Senior Developers) to client IT departments on monthly working-hour contracts for legacy modernization, maintenance, integrations, and ongoing development.
• Prototyping and Design Pre-development design package including idea consolidation, requirements gathering, screen flow design, prototyping, and information architecture to prepare a project for build.

Quantifiable outcome

• GUGS platform processed over 750,000 deliveries with 90%+ completion rate and reduced server resource consumption from 50% to 20%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Techshop GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Since July 1, 2025, GAFIT maintains a strategic partnership with Techshop, acting as provider of outsourced development services through allocation of dedicated developers. GAFIT serves as the technical development arm contributing to Techshop's digital ecosystem evolution, including legacy system modernization, continuous maintenance, general development demands, system integrations, and overall technical evolution support. Techshop Group comprises Techshop Distribuidora (electronic security/CCTV distribution), Melhor Para Você (appliances/electronics marketplace), and Tech Labs (innovation/R&D).
• Grupo TNIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTNI Group partnership for Ensino Inteligente educational app development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Movile (iFood parent ecosystem): Brazilian mobile technology and digital platform company with delivery, marketplace, and mobility products. Adjacent comparison given GAFIT's Uber GAFIT and u.tx mobility projects, though Movile operates at venture-backed platform scale rather than custom dev.

Direct peers

• Concrete Solutions: Brazilian digital product studio offering custom web and mobile development, cloud hosting, and dedicated team models to enterprise clients. Highly comparable service-line portfolio and pricing tiering to GAFIT, focused on Brazilian mid-market and enterprise.
• CI&T: Brazilian-founded digital transformation and custom software development firm with similar full-stack delivery model (web, mobile, cloud) serving enterprise clients across multiple verticals. Comparable end-to-end engineering services and agile delivery methodology, though at significantly larger scale (publicly listed on NYSE).
• BairesDev: Latin American (Argentina-rooted) custom software development and IT staffing company offering dedicated developer allocation, full-stack project delivery, and nearshore engagement models. Closely comparable to GAFIT in developer-staffing and project-services motion, with much larger headcount.
• Avenue Code: US-headquartered with Brazilian delivery centers, providing custom software development, agile consulting, and dedicated developer teams. Closely comparable to GAFIT in agile full-stack delivery model, with stronger US enterprise client base.

Broad incumbents

• Globant: Latin American-origin digital transformation and custom software development firm listed on NYSE, with global delivery centers and enterprise customer base. Overlaps with GAFIT in custom software and digital platform delivery for large enterprise clients across industries.
• TOTVS: Largest Brazilian enterprise software company, offering ERP, management systems, and vertical-specific platforms plus a growing custom/integration services line. Overlaps with GAFIT's Clinic Management and management-system projects, though TOTVS is a packaged-software incumbent at vastly larger scale.
• Thoughtworks: Global custom software development and digital transformation firm with deep agile and full-stack delivery heritage. Comparable in delivery methodology and enterprise custom build motion, though serving much larger enterprise accounts across multiple continents.
• Softtek: Latin American IT services and custom software development company with nearshore delivery model from Mexico and Brazil. Comparable in custom application development, systems integration, and IT outsourcing offerings, with substantially larger global footprint.
• Stefanini: Brazilian-headquartered global IT services and custom software provider with broad digital transformation, systems integration, and application development offerings. Overlaps with GAFIT's enterprise software development and IT outsourcing streams but operates at materially greater scale and global footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gafit-solucoes
• Instagraminstagram.com/gafit.solucoes
• Facebookfacebook.com/gafitautomacao

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 →

Frequently asked questions about GAFIT