LENS business software

Name

LENS business software

Legal name

Qlink

Website

https://lens-bs.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quality Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Quality Engineering & Test Automation (QE/QA) (BPAEAFAJ)

Keywords

• Quality management software
• Compliance management platform
• Risk management software
• Document management system
• PDCA cycle management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hilversum

HQ country

Netherlands

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. SaaS Subscription: Modular cloud-based software sold as subscription service. Organizations select modules (Q Docs, Q Base, Q Safe, Q Perform, Q Staff, Q Bench) that are customized and set up for their specific needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LENS business software (commercial name: Qlink Software) develops and sells a modular cloud-based quality and risk management platform. Organizations license and combine six modules — Q Docs (digital quality document management with version control), Q Base (complaint, incident, audit, and improvement-action registration), Q Safe (risk analysis and scoring), Q Perform (KPI measurement and visualization), Q Staff (personnel dossier management), and Q Bench (cross-location benchmarking) — under a SaaS subscription with per-organization customization, supporting the full Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle.

Product overview

LENS business software (Qlink Software) offers a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of six integrated modules: Q Docs (document management), Q Base (registrations and improvement actions), Q Safe (risk analysis), Q Perform (KPI/performance management), Q Staff (personnel management), and Q Bench (benchmarking across locations). The modules work together to manage the complete PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle, from document management and quality registrations to risk analysis, performance monitoring, and cross-location benchmarking. The software is designed for quality and risk management across sectors including healthcare, food industry, and transport.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Q Docs: Document management module for managing quality documents digitally.
• Q Base
• Q Safe
• Q Perform
• Q Staff
• Q Bench

Products and services

• Q Docs Digital quality document management module that lets organizations place and modify quality documents with advanced search functionality and automatic version control, accessible to employees anywhere. Sold as part of the Qlink Software SaaS subscription.
• Q Base Registration module for managing complaints, incidents, audit results, supplier assessments, and annual planning; enables analysis and planning of improvement actions for certification purposes. Sold as part of the Qlink Software SaaS subscription.
• Q Safe Risk analysis module for adding relevant processes, determining risk scores, and planning improvement measures; provides insight into risks by comparing years. Sold as part of the Qlink Software SaaS subscription.
• Q Perform Performance management module that measures and visualizes performance indicators (KPIs) to give direct insight into results and help achieve and adjust goals. Sold as part of the Qlink Software SaaS subscription.
• Q Staff Personnel dossier management module that provides digital access to current personnel data and enables sharing of news items and birthdays and scheduling tasks to keep dossiers up to date. Sold as part of the Qlink Software SaaS subscription.
• Q Bench Benchmarking module that enables comparison of quality management performance across different locations, departments, or disciplines by defining criteria and viewing scores per location. Sold as part of the Qlink Software SaaS subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ professionals at progressive organizations trust the platform daily
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veeva Systems: Life-sciences cloud platform with a QualityDocs / QMS suite covering document management, training, and audit workflows for pharma and medical-device companies. Adjacent to Qlink through the regulated-quality use case but at a much larger enterprise scale.
• MasterControl: Long-established enterprise QMS vendor covering document, training, audit, and quality management for life sciences and manufacturing. Competes with Qlink on the same functional surface but serves a much larger, globally distributed customer base.
• TrackWise (Sparta Systems): Enterprise QMS and quality-management platform for life sciences and manufacturing, with strong document, deviation, and CAPA capabilities. Functionally comparable to Qlink's Q Docs / Q Base / Q Safe stack but at significantly larger enterprise scale.

Direct peers

• Zenya (Infoland): Dutch quality and risk management software suite (Zenya) covering document management, incidents, audits, and risk analyses for healthcare and other regulated sectors. The closest domestic peer to Qlink, competing head-to-head for Dutch hospital and care-organization budgets.
• ComplianceQuest: QMS, document, and risk management solution built natively on Salesforce, addressing regulated manufacturers and healthcare-adjacent industries. Comparable to Qlink on QMS scope and the use of a CRM/platform backbone for quality workflows.
• Qualio: Cloud-native QMS platform purpose-built for life sciences and regulated industries, covering document control, training, and CAPA workflows. Directly comparable to Qlink on integrated QMS modules, ISO-driven use cases, and SaaS delivery to regulated mid-market customers.
• Greenlight Guru: QMS software focused on medical-device and other regulated manufacturers, with modules for document management, risk, CAPA, and audits. Shares the same QMS-as-modular-suite proposition and target buyer profile as Qlink.

Others

• ETQ (ETQ Reliance): Enterprise QMS suite with document control, nonconformance, CAPA, and risk modules sold across multiple regulated industries. Overlaps with Qlink on QMS functionality but operates as a broader platform with global enterprise customers.
• VISMA: Nordic-headquartered business software group offering ERP, HR, and workflow products across Northern Europe. Comparable to Qlink through Dutch customer overlap, competitive positioning in mid-market organizational software, and its role as a Qlink integration partner.
• AFAS Software: Dutch ERP and HR software vendor that is both a competitor in organizational management software and an integration partner via AFAS Profit. Relevant because it competes for the same Dutch mid-market wallet and shapes Qlink's integration ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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