Abacus Productions

What Abacus Productions does

Abacus Productions, Inc. is a privately held, founder-led custom database consulting firm established in 1980 and headquartered at P.O. Box 262, Rhinebeck, NY. The company designs and implements Windows-based custom network applications that read and write to all major SQL platforms — Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Firebird, and MySQL — using C#, VB.NET, and Delphi, and offers data migration, integration, and conversion services that move clients off legacy environments (MS Access, Paradox, dBASE, ASCII, VB6, Delphi) onto modern SQL backends. It also delivers reporting (Crystal Reports, Excel, HTML) and integrations with Microsoft Office and QuickBooks via SDK.

The firm serves enterprises and mid-market organizations across five verticals — health care, direct marketing, entertainment, financial, and education — with named clients including Mutual of Omaha, Marist College, Sara Lee, March of Dimes, and Coach Leather. In addition to its core services practice, Abacus developed and owns PackMan Tracking Software, a proprietary resource-tracking system purpose-built for the audio/visual live events industry that helps companies manage equipment, personnel, and event logistics across dispersed deployments.

Commercially, Abacus operates as a professional services and project-based consulting firm with direct sales engagement, supplemented by a one-time software licensing stream from PackMan. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted per engagement. The company is bootstrapped, has raised no outside capital, and has remained under the leadership of its founder and President, David L. Hoffman, since inception. No headcount, revenue figures, or external investor participation are disclosed, and the firm operates exclusively in the United States.

Name

Abacus Productions

Legal name

Abacus Productions, Inc.

Website

https://abacus96.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Abacus Productions is a privately held, founder-led custom database consulting firm founded in 1980 in Rhinebeck, NY. It delivers Windows-based SQL application development, legacy data migration, and integration services to enterprises across healthcare, financial, education, entertainment, and direct marketing sectors, alongside its proprietary PackMan Tracking Software for the audio/visual live events industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rhinebeck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Database Development Services: Abacus Productions generates revenue by providing custom database development, data migration, integration, and conversion services to clients across various industries. This is a service-based revenue model focused on project-based engagements for building quality software systems.
2. PackMan Tracking Software Licensing: The company also sells licenses for its proprietary PackMan Tracking Software, a resource-tracking system for the audio/visual industry. This represents a software licensing revenue stream alongside their consulting services.

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Core offering

Abacus Productions provides custom database development, data migration, integration, and conversion services for enterprise clients across health care, direct marketing, entertainment, financial, and education industries. The company builds Windows-based network applications accessing SQL databases (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Firebird, MySQL) using C#, VB.NET, and Delphi, and also licenses its proprietary PackMan Tracking Software for the audio/visual live events industry.

Product overview

Abacus Productions is a custom database development and consulting firm offering tailored software solutions and a proprietary resource-tracking product. The company provides data migration, integration, and conversion services, building Windows-based systems that access SQL databases. Their flagship product is PackMan Tracking Software, a resource-tracking system designed for the audio/visual industry to manage equipment, events, and personnel for live event operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PackMan Tracking Software: A resource-tracking system used by companies in the audio/visual industry to track equipment, events where gear is used, and personnel needed to pack, configure, and operate equipment for live events.

Products and services

• Custom Database Development Services Design and implementation of customized network applications built on Windows-based systems accessing SQL databases (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Firebird, MySQL), developed in C#, VB.NET, and Delphi, for enterprise clients in health care, direct marketing, entertainment, financial, and education industries.
• Data Migration, Integration, and Conversion Services Legacy data migration to SQL from MS Access, Paradox, dBASE, and ASCII sources, system conversion from VB6 to .NET and Delphi to .NET, and integration with Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/Outlook) and QuickBooks via SDK for enterprise clients modernizing legacy database environments.
• PackMan Tracking Software Proprietary resource-tracking system that enables audio/visual companies to track equipment, events where gear is used, and personnel needed to pack, configure, and operate equipment for live events across multiple locations on a hectic schedule.

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Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

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Scale indicators2 records

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Others

• MuleSoft (Salesforce): MuleSoft provides data and application integration platforms, adjacent to Abacus's custom integration and conversion offerings, targeting enterprise clients with packaged solutions.
• Informatica: Informatica provides enterprise data integration and migration tools that overlap with Abacus Productions' data migration and conversion services, though delivered via packaged platforms rather than custom consulting.

Direct peers

• HireHop: HireHop is a cloud rental software platform for event and equipment rental companies, serving A/V rental firms with similar equipment, event, and personnel tracking features as PackMan.
• Rentman: Rentman is a cloud-based rental management platform for the A/V and event production industry, providing equipment, event, and personnel tracking - the same core use case as Abacus Productions' PackMan Tracking Software.
• Current RMS: Current RMS offers rental management software for A/V, lighting, and event rental companies, directly competing with PackMan in equipment and event tracking functionality for the same customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that builds custom software and data platforms for enterprises, with overlapping capabilities to Abacus Productions' custom development and legacy modernization services.
• Cognizant: Cognizant is a major IT services firm providing custom software development, data migration, and integration services across industries - directly comparable in service offerings to Abacus Productions' core consulting practice, though at vastly greater scale.
• Slalom: Slalom is a large IT and management consulting firm delivering custom software and data solutions across industries, broadly overlapping Abacus Productions' custom database development and integration services at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• Booth Management: Booth Management is a newer SaaS provider offering equipment and event tracking for the A/V and event industry, representing a modern, cloud-native competitor to PackMan's niche.

Market position

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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