What Dabblefox does

Dabblefox is a privately held software company that provides a suite of web-based facilities management tools primarily serving educational institutions in the United States. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, the company operates as Dabblefox LLC and offers five integrated tools: dabbleSPACE for space utilization analysis, dabbleCUSTODIAN for custodial planning with APPA-based task management, dabbleQC for mobile quality inspections, dabbleSHELF for supply inventory tracking, and dabbleGROUNDS for grounds maintenance. The platform is built around APPA Levels 1-5 and ISSA cleaning industry standards and features a point-and-click graphical floor plan interface designed for immediate usability by facilities managers and custodial staff. The company's stated differentiator is simplicity — positioning against "expensive, over-sized, complex management systems that go unused" with a point-and-click UX that delivers value out of the box.

The technology stack is web-based with mobile-responsive design and is accessible through any web-enabled device. No public API, SDK, or developer documentation is disclosed. Core technical components include graphical floor plan visualization within each tool, task-based workload calculations using time-per-square-footage rules, mobile inspection capabilities with photo and note capture, and warehouse-to-closet supply inventory tracking. The product is built by founders who describe themselves as industry thought-leaders, architects, and facilities managers with detailed understanding of APPA and ISSA standards. dabbleQC and dabbleSHELF are bundled into the annual license as included modules rather than sold as standalone products.

Dabblefox operates a sales-led go-to-market model targeting facilities management decision-makers at colleges, universities, and community college systems. Revenue is generated exclusively through annual software licenses priced based on the size of the campus and/or facility, with unlimited user logins included. The company uses its website with HubSpot meeting scheduling for free product demonstrations as its primary customer acquisition channel, supported by email-driven brochure distribution. Named customers include Illinois Wesleyan University, Gavilan College, and Cañada College, with broader logo presence across the California Community College system. The company currently operates with 11-50 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds, and has no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Dabblefox

Legal name

Dabblefox LLC

Website

https://dabblefox.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dabblefox provides a web-based facilities management software suite for U.S. higher education institutions, offering five tools covering custodial planning, space utilization, mobile inspections, supply inventory, and grounds maintenance, sold via annual campus-based subscriptions with unlimited users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Facilities Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Workplace Services (DaaS/Workplace-as-a-Service) (BPAEAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Procurement Platforms, Catalogs & Contract Purchasing (Co-ops, GPOs, eProcurement) (EDAEAIAO)

Keywords

• Facilities management software
• Custodial planning
• Space utilization
• Mobile inspections
• Supply inventory

Headquarters

HQ city

San José Casas Caídas

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

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. Annual Software License: Dabblefox generates revenue through annual software licensing. The pricing is based on campus and/or facilities size rather than number of users, providing unlimited logins and passwords for the entire team. Both dabbleQC and dabbleSHELF tools are included in the annual license.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dabblefox sells an integrated facilities management software suite (dabbleSPACE, dabbleCUSTODIAN, dabbleQC, dabbleSHELF, dabbleGROUNDS) that helps colleges, universities, and facilities operations analyze space utilization, plan custodial work, conduct mobile inspections, manage supply inventory, and assign grounds maintenance. The suite is sold via an annual campus/facility-size-based license that includes unlimited user logins, with built-in APPA and ISSA industry standards and point-and-click graphical floor plans.

Product overview

Dabblefox is a facilities management software suite consisting of five integrated tools: dabbleSPACE (space utilization analysis), dabbleCUSTODIAN (custodial planning), dabbleQC (quality inspections), dabbleSHELF (supply inventory), and dabbleGROUNDS (grounds maintenance). dabbleQC and dabbleSHELF are included in the annual license as bundled modules. All tools feature a point-and-click interface with graphical floor plans and leverage industry standards (APPA, ISSA) for benchmarking and performance alignment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• dabbleSPACE: Space utilization analysis and reporting tool that provides graphical floor plans and calendar views for space use metrics.
• dabbleCUSTODIAN
• dabbleQC
• dabbleSHELF
• dabbleGROUNDS

Products and services

• dabbleSPACE Space utilization analysis and reporting tool featuring graphical floor plans, calendar views, and benchmarking against industry standards or desired usage rates to guide facilities planning decisions; designed for facilities managers at colleges, universities, and other facilities.
• dabbleCUSTODIAN Custodial planning tool providing graphical floor plans for simple custodial zoning, cleaning levels, APPA-based customizable task management, task-based workload calculations, and schedule linking capabilities; built for facilities managers and custodial services departments at educational institutions.
• dabbleQC Mobile inspection and quality control tool with customizable tasks, ratings, photo and note capture, auto or manual inspection scheduling, and archived reporting with export capabilities; for facilities teams conducting custodial and facilities inspections.
• dabbleSHELF Supply inventory management tool covering warehouse supply management, closet inventory tracking via web-enabled devices, and supplier product data management; intended for facilities and custodial operations teams.
• dabbleGROUNDS Grounds management tool featuring site plans for zoning and tasking, APPA-based performance standards, and task-based maintenance calculations for workload planning and assignment of regular grounds maintenance.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• APPA (Association of Physical Plant Administrators)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPPA standards (Levels 1-5) are integrated into Dabblefox tools for custodial and grounds performance alignment. The company uses APPA frameworks as foundational industry standards within their product, providing customers with objective facilities management benchmarks.
• ISSA (International Sanitary Supply Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDabblefox incorporates ISSA cleaning standards into their custodial tools. The company demonstrates detailed understanding of ISSA standards and integrates these industry benchmarks into their product for facilities management.
• Bay Area Community College DistrictminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Berkeley City CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Chabot CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• College of AlamedaminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Canada CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Gavilan CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Laney CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Las Positas CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Merced CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Merritt CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Illinois Wesleyan UniversityminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Santa Ana CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Santiago Canyon CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Skyline CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• Solano Community CollegeminorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.
• College of San MateominorOthersAppears in client logos section as a customer of Dabblefox facilities management tools.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TMA Systems: TMA Systems is a long-standing CMMS provider with deep penetration in higher education facilities management. It competes with Dabblefox for campus-level FM software budgets, but offers a much broader maintenance management footprint.
• ServiceNow Facility Management: ServiceNow's broader platform includes facility and workplace management modules increasingly adopted by large universities. As a broad incumbent, it represents both a competitive threat and a potential future acquirer for Dabblefox.
• AssetWorks: AssetWorks offers enterprise facilities and asset management software with significant higher-education customers. It competes with Dabblefox in custodial and grounds management, but at a much larger, enterprise-scale deployment.
• Brightly Software (formerly SchoolDude / Dude Solutions): Brightly, owned by Siemens, is the dominant facilities and asset management software suite for higher education (SchoolDude was the historical leader in this exact niche). It is the most directly comparable incumbent to Dabblefox, but operates at much broader scale with significantly more functionality.
• IBM Maximo Application Suite: IBM Maximo is an enterprise asset management platform used by universities for facilities, space, and maintenance management. It is a broad incumbent against which Dabblefox's simplicity positioning is differentiated.

Direct peers

• FMX: FMX is a facilities maintenance and work order management platform widely used by K-12 schools and colleges/universities. It targets the same higher-ed facilities manager persona as Dabblefox with a similar emphasis on ease of use and mobile-first inspections.
• Limble CMMS: Limble is a modern, ease-of-use focused CMMS used across multiple industries including education. It competes with dabbleQC and dabbleCUSTODIAN in the inspection and maintenance workflow space with similar simplicity messaging.
• UpKeep: UpKeep is a mobile-first CMMS used by educational institutions for work orders, inspections, and preventive maintenance. It targets the same ease-of-use wedge as Dabblefox's dabbleQC for non-technical facility staff.

Emerging players

• AkitaBox: AkitaBox provides facilities management software with strong focus on educational institutions, including space management and capital planning. It overlaps with dabbleSPACE and dabbleCUSTODIAN in addressing higher-ed facility planning needs.
• SchoolStatus (K-12 communications/facilities adjacents): While primarily a K-12 student/parent communications platform, SchoolStatus and adjacent edtech vendors increasingly bundle facilities and operations tools. They represent adjacent competitive pressure on Dabblefox's educational market footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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