What Kivue does

Kivue Limited is a UK-based SaaS company that provides a cloud-based Project Portfolio Management (PPM) platform called Perform, designed to automate portfolio reporting, governance, and visual insights for executives and PMO leaders. The platform is sold in four tiers — Perform Overview, Professional, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus — plus sector-specific configurations (Perform for Business and Perform for Public Sector) and a browser-based online project room called vBAR. Kivue's core differentiation is extreme ease of adoption: the company claims full deployment and user training can be completed in days, with users trainable in 45 minutes, and weekly reporting reduced to 10–20 minutes. Underlying features include automated slide packs, RAG status tracking, one-click mobile access, SSO, and SharePoint integration, all delivered as a hosted SaaS service with ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ISO 14001 certifications.

Kivue monetises primarily through annual SaaS subscriptions (12-month contracts) supplemented by 10–15 day free trials and 3-month pilot programmes, plus professional services revenue from PMO Services and Portfolio Consulting. Its go-to-market combines product-led growth (self-serve trial and pilot) with sales-assisted enterprise engagement through website contact forms, demo requests, and a content-led marketing stack (BAR Chats, Lunch and Learn webinars, PMO Learning Community, eBooks, podcasts). Kivue also partners with Practicus (change management) and Provek (PMO training) and uses HubSpot, Freshdesk, and Google Analytics as core operational tooling.

The company was acquired by AIM-listed Eleco plc in October 2025 for £2.3 million in cash and new equity, integrating Kivue into Eleco's Building Lifecycle software portfolio alongside BestOutcome's PM3 offering. The operational management team, including Co-Founder and CEO Rupert Taylor and COO Andy Parsons, was retained. At the time of acquisition, Kivue generated approximately £1.5 million in revenue and £0.2 million in adjusted EBITDA in the year to 31 October 2025, and served a customer base spanning the Government of Jersey, London City Airport, Virgin Atlantic, Aon, IAG, VMO2, MBNL, Bentley, Birmingham City Council, Middlesex University, Southampton University, NHS trusts, and other enterprise and public sector organisations primarily in the United Kingdom.

Name

Kivue

Legal name

Kivue Limited

Website

https://kivue.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kivue provides a cloud-based Project Portfolio Management (PPM) SaaS platform called Perform, sold in tiered subscriptions to enterprise and public sector organisations in the UK to automate portfolio reporting, governance, and executive visual insights; acquired by Eleco plc in October 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Portfolio Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

ITSM Platform Implementation & Administration (ServiceNow/JSM/BMC/etc.) (BPAEAJAC)

Keywords

• Project portfolio management
• PPM software
• PMO services
• Portfolio governance
• Portfolio consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Reading

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based software licensing for Kivue Perform PPM platform with annual billing for 12-month contracts
2. PMO Services: High value PMO managed services including PMO as a Service, portfolio consulting services, and mobilisation support
3. Pilot Programs: 3-month pilot periods with minimal investment for prospects to evaluate the platform before committing to annual subscription

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Kivue provides the cloud-based Kivue Perform SaaS platform for Project Portfolio Management, automating reporting, governance, and prioritization of project portfolios for organisations across the public sector, enterprise, and higher education segments. The platform is designed for rapid deployment and ease of use by non-specialist users, with one-click mobile access and automated slide packs that condense portfolio reporting to 10–20 minutes per week. The company also offers PMO Services and Portfolio Consulting Services that leverage 30+ years of practitioner experience to help organisations establish, optimise, and mobilise PMO functions.

Product overview

Kivue offers a unified cloud-based Project Portfolio Management (PPM) SaaS platform called Perform, available in multiple tiers (Overview, Professional, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus) to serve organizations of varying sizes and maturity levels. The platform is complemented by specialized sector solutions for Business and Public Sector organizations. Kivue also provides professional services including PMO Services focused on delivery outcomes and Portfolio Consulting Services leveraging 30 years of portfolio management expertise. A free PMO Learning Community offers thought leadership resources and networking. The company was acquired by Eleco plc in October 2025 to enhance Eleco's PPM capabilities and complement the BestOutcome PM3 offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kivue Perform: The primary portfolio optimisation platform for automating reporting and governance of project portfolios.
• Perform Overview
• Perform Enterprise Plus
• Perform Enterprise
• Perform Professional
• Perform for Business
• Perform for Public Sector
• PMO Services
• Portfolio Consulting Services

Products and services

• Kivue Perform
• Kivue PMO Services High-value PMO managed services including PMO as a Service, portfolio consulting, and mobilisation support, focused on creating predictable delivery, enabling decision-based governance, and mobilising new PMOs immediately. Sold to organisations seeking hands-on delivery outcomes alongside or ahead of Perform deployment.
• Portfolio Consulting Services Consulting services that draw on 30 years of portfolio management experience to help organisations optimise their project portfolio, set up or mature PMO functions, and realise value from Perform deployments.
• Perform for Business Sector-tailored configuration of the Perform platform for business organisations across Financial Services, Travel & Care, Automotive & Manufacturing, and Telco & Media, with sector-specific demo configurations and use cases.
• Perform for Public Sector Sector-tailored configuration of the Perform platform for central and local government and public sector bodies, supporting portfolio optimisation, idea prioritisation aligned to political agendas, and efficient deployment of public funds.

Quantifiable outcome

• PMO reporting time reduced to 10-20 minutes per week from hours of manual work
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PracticuscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPracticus specialises in supporting individuals and organisations to navigate successful change journeys. Kivue works with Practicus to help customers navigate change through their 'Ask the Community' sounding board initiative, drawing from Practicus's vast range of relevant experience to confront challenges and shape more successful deliverable change journeys.
• ProvekcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvek are project management training specialists with a network of highly experienced programme and project managers. They engage with clients in a consultative manner to meet specific requirements, providing assessment solutions, best-practice training and development, and consultative support to improve capabilities of individuals and organisations to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Pro4 Solutions LimitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated consultancy company with which Kivue shares customer information for mutual legitimate interests and to meet customer needs. Kivue may share customer information with Pro4 Solutions Limited to the extent they believe this will be of benefit to customers.
• HubSpotcoreTechnology or IntegrationHubSpot provides customer relationship management, marketing automation, and support ticketing infrastructure for Kivue. Kivue uses HubSpot for blog hosting, email tracking, webinar management, and the support portal. Data shared includes name, username, email address, IP address, and engagement metrics.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wrike: Mid-market work management and project portfolio platform with portfolio dashboards, customisable reporting and governance views — overlapping with Perform's mid-market, ease-of-use positioning post its Citrix/company acquisition.
• BestOutcome (PM3): UK-based PPM software vendor whose PM3 product is now a sister platform inside Eleco plc's Building Lifecycle portfolio after Kivue's October 2025 acquisition. Directly comparable mid-market PPM SaaS with similar public-sector and enterprise focus.
• Sciforma: Mid-market PPM SaaS vendor covering project portfolio management, resource planning and stage-gate governance. Direct competitor to Perform in the same buyer segment and similar mid-market enterprise pricing band.
• Celoxis: PPM and project management SaaS targeting mid-market and enterprise organisations with portfolio dashboards, resource management and reporting — closely aligned to Perform's positioning on simplicity and rapid deployment.

Broad incumbents

• Planview: Established enterprise PPM and work-management platform with portfolio optimization, capacity planning and enterprise strategic-portfolio capabilities. Represents the high-end incumbent that Kivue competes against on simplicity.
• Microsoft Project / Planner: Microsoft's Project Online, Project for the Web, and Planner PPM-style capabilities bundled into Microsoft 365. The principal bundling incumbent that Kivue differentiates against through simplicity and faster adoption.
• Asana: Cloud work management platform with portfolio, goals and reporting views used by mid-market and enterprise teams. Competes with Perform for executive-level visibility into cross-project portfolios.
• Smartsheet: Work execution and portfolio management platform used widely by enterprises and mid-market for portfolio dashboards, automated reporting and resource management. Comparable to Perform on self-serve SaaS delivery and visual executive reporting.
• ServiceNow PPM: ServiceNow's Strategic Portfolio Management module embedded inside the broader Now Platform — combines PPM with ITSM, HR and workflow automation. Comparable in regulated-industry selling motion and platform-based go-to-market.
• Monday.com: Work operating system with portfolio capabilities, dashboards and automation. Comparable on the ease-of-adoption and self-serve enterprise SaaS motion that Kivue also emphasises.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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