Kanev

What Kanev does

Kanev Web Development Limited is a UK-incorporated, founder-operated software business (registered in England and Wales as company #8902407, headquartered in London/Pinner) that builds and distributes open-source, GPL v.3 licensed extensions for the Joomla and WordPress content management systems. The company has been operating under the kanev.com brand since 2012, with formal founding in 2014. Its product portfolio centres on two flagships: Taxi Booking, a domain-specialised online reservation and dispatch system for taxis, shuttles, coaches, and private hire vehicles, available in WordPress and Joomla 4/5 editions with distance-based and fixed-fare pricing via Google Maps API; and Joomla LMS, a learning management system for Joomla 4/5 featuring AI-assisted quiz generation, progress tracking, and online course sales. Surrounding extensions address adjacent niches: Sports Management, Tour Booking, Progressive Web App conversion, Lead Magnet email capture, Share Cost crowdfunding, and Autoresponder drip email, alongside roughly 10 standalone payment-gateway plugins (Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, RedSys, Mollie, moneta.ru, EasyPay, SumUp, PayFast, etc.) targeting UK, EU, Russia, South Africa, and Brazil.

The company operates a product-led go-to-market with self-serve downloads and purchases through kanev.com, processed via PayPal and Stripe. Revenue is generated from a hybrid model: annual subscriptions (£14.99–£240), one-time perpetual licenses (£69.99–£99.99), freemium downloads, payment-gateway plugin sales, custom development services (with IP retained by Kanev), and on-page/off-page SEO services. Enterprise clients can request backend demos and bespoke builds, particularly through the WordPress Theme + Taxi Booking Pro bundle that includes professional installation. Marketing is driven by content (blog, documentation, demo sites), community forum, social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube), and an active community translation marketplace. With 1–10 employees, no external funding, and a single founder (M. Kanev), the business functions as a bootstrapped micro-software company serving a globally distributed, long-tail SMB customer base, with vertical concentration in transportation and growing exposure to e-learning via Joomla LMS.

Name

Kanev

Legal name

Kanev Web Development Limited

Website

https://kanev.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kanev Web Development is a UK-based, founder-operated software business building open-source, GPL-licensed Joomla and WordPress extensions, with two flagship product lines — Taxi Booking (online reservation and dispatch for transportation operators) and Joomla LMS (e-learning with AI quiz generation) — sold globally via self-serve downloads.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CMS Booking and E-Learning Extensions

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Blogging & CMS Content Platforms (BPAMAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

LMS Commerce, Licensing & Monetization (eCommerce, Subscriptions, Seat Management) (EDAFAAAK), Marketing Automation Platforms & Services (BPAFAFAC)

Keywords

• Taxi booking software
• Joomla extensions
• WordPress plugins
• Learning management system
• Booking dispatch system

Headquarters

HQ city

Pinner

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Software Subscriptions: Annual recurring subscriptions providing access to latest updates, support forum access, and email support tickets. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled. Software continues to function after expiration.
2. One-time License Purchases: One-off payments for products like Joomla LMS Pro (£69.99) and WordPress Theme + Taxi Booking Pro bundle (£240 initial). Annual subscription continues thereafter.
3. Freemium Model: Free downloadable extensions (Sports Management, Joomla LMS Free) with paid support and optional premium features. Paid support offered through forum on special access board.
4. Payment Gateway Plugins: Individual payment gateway plugins for Taxi Booking (Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, SumUp, RedSys, Mollie, moneta.ru, etc.) sold as separate add-ons
5. Custom Development Services: Custom work services offered based on client requirements. Quotes valid for 24 hours. Intellectual property remains with KANEV.COM.
6. SEO Services: On-page and off-page SEO optimization services including keyword analysis, content optimization, backlink building, and monthly performance reporting

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kanev develops and sells open-source, GPL v.3 licensed software extensions for the Joomla and WordPress content management systems. The product line centers on a Taxi Booking and dispatch system (available for both Joomla and WordPress) used by taxi, shuttle, coach, and private hire operators, plus a Joomla Learning Management System (LMS) with AI-driven quiz generation for educational providers. A portfolio of smaller extensions (Sports Management, Tour Booking, Lead Magnet, Share Cost, Autoresponder, Progressive Web App) addresses additional verticals on the same Joomla/WordPress platforms.

Product overview

Kanev Web Development (kanev.com) is a UK-based software company offering a portfolio of open-source, GPL v.3 licensed extensions for the Joomla and WordPress content management systems. The product line centres on two platforms: Taxi Booking (available for both WordPress and Joomla in multiple versions) and Joomla LMS, alongside several niche add-on extensions. Taxi Booking serves the transportation industry as a complete online reservation and dispatch system for taxis, shuttles, coaches, and private hire vehicles, with pricing based on distance (per-mile/km) or fixed fares. It comes in WordPress and Joomla flavours, with both having a core booking engine supplemented by numerous optional payment gateway plugins (Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, RedSys, Mollie iDeal, moneta.ru, EasyPay, SumUp, PayFast, CardSave, SystemPay, CECA) and feature add-ons such as Taxi Booking Drivers, Invoice Later/Corporate Clients Management, and Tour Booking. Joomla LMS is the second core product, a learning management system for Joomla 4/5 with course creation, AI quiz generation, progress tracking, and online payment support for course sales. The remaining extensions address specific verticals: Sports Management for fitness club session booking, Progressive Web App for turning Joomla sites into mobile apps, Lead Magnet for email collection, Share Cost for crowdfunding, and Autoresponder for drip email marketing. The company also offers custom development and SEO services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Joomla LMS: Learning management system extension for Joomla 4 and 5
• Taxi Booking
• Tour Booking
• Sports Management
• Progressive Web App
• Lead Magnet
• Share Cost
• Autoresponder
• DriveNot
• Taxi Booking WordPress

Products and services

• Joomla LMS A comprehensive learning management system (LMS) extension for Joomla 4 and Joomla 5 that enables creation and management of unlimited online courses, modules, units, and tests, with AI quiz generation, progress tracking, customisable grading scales, and online payment support for course sales.
• Taxi Booking for WordPress A WordPress plugin providing a complete online taxi, coach, shuttle, bus, boat, ferry, aeroplane, limousine, cab, minicab, and private hire booking and distance-charge reservation and dispatch system with Google Maps-based fare calculation and online payment processing.
• Taxi Booking for Joomla 5 A transportation booking and dispatch extension for Joomla 5 and Joomla 4, offering a front-end booking form, back-end management panel for cars, settings, and orders, with extendable payment gateway plugins.
• Taxi Booking for Joomla 3.x Legacy transportation booking extension for Joomla 3.x covering taxi, coach, shuttle, boat, ferry, and private hire vehicle reservations with distance-charge and flat-rate pricing; end-of-support date is 01 April 2025.
• WordPress Theme + Taxi Booking Pro Bundle A professional, fully responsive WordPress theme bundled with Taxi Booking Pro plugin and professional installation, sold as a one-time £240 fee plus £240 annual subscription for support and updates.
• Tour Booking for Joomla 3 A Joomla extension enabling tour operators to sell tour tickets on their website, with the same front-end booking form and back-end management panel as Taxi Booking for Joomla, plus quick booking modules.
• Sports Management for Joomla 3 A sports and fitness club management extension for Joomla providing a back-end management panel and front-end booking form for customers to book sports sessions and classes; available as a FREE download.
• Progressive Web App for Joomla 3 A PWA extension for Joomla that converts websites into installable native mobile apps with offline content availability, supporting Android and Windows devices via Chrome, Mozilla, and Edge browsers.
• Lead Magnet for Joomla 3 An opt-in extension for Joomla that collects user email addresses in exchange for downloadable content, with silent user registration, unlimited download offers, and inline or pop-up form display.
• Share Cost for Joomla 3 A crowdfunding component for Joomla enabling project fundraising through multiple contributors, with built-in comment and feature request systems, project categorisation, and multi-domain GPL v.3 licensing.
• Autoresponder for Joomla A drip marketing and educational email automation component for Joomla sending follow-up emails based on user registration date and reminder emails based on last login, with HTML email template support.
• SEO On-page Optimization Service A professional SEO service including on-page optimization with meta tags, keywords, sitemap setup, and 1 month of monitoring for £200 one-time.
• Custom Development Services Bespoke custom development services offered based on client requirements for Taxi Booking, Joomla LMS, and other Kanev products, with quotes valid for 24 hours and IP retained by Kanev.

Quantifiable outcome

• No-code website-to-PWA conversion for Joomla sites with offline content availability
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google Maps APIcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Maps API is required for distance calculation between pickup and dropoff locations in Taxi Booking products. Website owners must create API keys in Google Developer Console with billing details. Since June 2018, Google requires credit card details for API activation.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary payment processor for software purchases and booking payments. Both customers and transportation businesses use PayPal for transactions on kanev.com.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment gateway plugin available for Taxi Booking WordPress and Joomla products. Stripe is offered as an additional payment option alongside PayPal for online booking payments.
• Joomla Project / Open Source MatterscoreTechnology or IntegrationKANEV Web Development creates extensions for Joomla CMS. Company explicitly states it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Joomla Project or Open Source Matters.
• WordPresscoreTechnology or IntegrationKANEV creates WordPress plugins including Taxi Booking for WordPress. Company leverages WordPress ecosystem for distribution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• iCabbi: iCabbi is a leading SaaS taxi and private-hire dispatch platform used by fleets globally. While Kanev sells a downloadable CMS plugin for SMB taxi websites, iCabbi targets the same end market (taxi operators) with a cloud-based dispatch and booking suite, making it the dominant scaled alternative in the same vertical.
• LearnDash: LearnDash is the leading WordPress LMS plugin, widely used by SMBs and enterprises to deliver online courses. While Kanev's Joomla LMS targets a different (Joomla) install base, LearnDash competes for the same end customer (course creators and training organizations) and is the dominant scaled alternative Kanev would benchmark against in the LMS space.
• Autocab: Autocab is one of the largest providers of taxi and private-hire booking and dispatch technology in the UK, with integrations to Uber, Addison Lee, and FreeNow. It competes with Kanev's Taxi Booking in the same vertical with a far more scaled, integrated platform.
• Limo Anywhere: Limo Anywhere is an established cloud-based reservation, dispatch, and operations platform for limousine, shuttle, and private-hire operators. It competes with Kanev's Taxi Booking suite in the same transportation vertical but serves larger fleets with a more comprehensive SaaS offering.

Direct peers

• YITH WooCommerce: YITH is a large WordPress/WooCommerce extension vendor offering 100+ premium plugins including booking, memberships, and marketing tools. It is highly comparable to Kanev in the downloadable CMS-extension subscription business model, though at significantly larger scale and with broader product coverage.
• MotoPress: MotoPress is a WordPress and WooCommerce plugin vendor specializing in booking, appointment, and hotel-rental extensions. It is comparable to Kanev in business model (premium WordPress plugins, subscriptions, niche vertical booking solutions) and in competing for SMB customers needing online booking functionality.
• BookingPress: BookingPress is a WordPress appointment and booking plugin similar in delivery model to Kanev's Taxi Booking for WordPress. It targets the same SMB customer (service businesses needing online booking) via a downloadable plugin with subscription pricing, making it a direct business-model peer.
• Cab Treasure: Cab Treasure provides taxi booking, dispatch, and back-office software for taxi and private-hire companies in the UK and internationally. It directly overlaps with Kanev's Taxi Booking product in functionality and target customer (small-to-mid taxi operators), making it the closest direct peer in Kanev's home UK market.
• JoomShaper: JoomShaper is a Joomla template and extension vendor (Page Builder, SP Booking, etc.) with a similar distribution model to Kanev: paid Joomla extensions, annual subscriptions, and SMB customers. It is a direct peer in the Joomla extension ecosystem and the closest comparable in terms of scale and product mix.

Emerging players

• Tutor LMS: Tutor LMS is a fast-growing WordPress LMS plugin targeting course creators and educators with a freemium + Pro subscription model. While Kanev's Joomla LMS targets a different (Joomla) install base, Tutor LMS is the most direct competitor in the LMS-for-CMS plugin category and the benchmark Kanev must differentiate against on AI features and price.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@minidriver337
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Website-Development-London/158277174214176
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Kanev