NSP

What NSP does

NSP is a Yokohama-based Japanese IT services company established in 1986 as a spin-off of the computer department of Nakayama Steel Works. The company delivers custom software development and system integration across three primary domains: embedded systems (aviation control, digital multifunction machines, automotive, hard disk devices, satellite broadcasting) using C, C++, and Java; web-based business systems (production, sales, purchasing, HR, accounting, cost management) using JavaScript, Vue.js, CSS, and C#; and business management systems for manufacturing and government clients. NSP also serves as an authorized OBC (OCIP) dealer reselling and implementing the Kanjoubuusyou accounting, Kyuuyobuuusyou payroll, Shoububuuusyou sales management, and Kuramubuuusyou inventory software suites.

The revenue model is multi-stream professional services: project-based custom development contracts, one-time license resale of OBC packages, managed services for system construction and maintenance, and labor dispatch of system engineers and programmers (11 dispatched workers to 8 client companies in FY2024, with disclosed average client rate of ¥29,249/day and worker rate of ¥20,361/day, implying a ~30.4% margin). GTM is direct enterprise sales into the Kanto region, with anchor relationships in the Hitachi group ecosystem (Hitachi Solutions Create, Hitachi High-System 21) and Fujisoft, supplemented by manufacturing clients such as Nakayama Steel Works. The company operates from a single Yokohama headquarters serving the Greater Tokyo area.

Corporate ownership is stable, with founder and Representative Director/President Yutaka Maruyama at the helm since inception, alongside a small group of individual shareholders and the related Nakayama Steel Works entity. The firm holds Privacy Mark certification (renewed periodically since 2003) and a labor dispatch license (general dispatch since 2017), with no funding rounds, M&A activity, or disclosed growth trajectory in the input data.

Name

NSP

Legal name

株式会社　エヌ・エス・ピイ

Website

https://nspweb.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NSP is a Yokohama-based Japanese IT services company providing embedded systems development, web application development, business system integration, OBC software reselling, and engineer dispatch services, primarily serving Hitachi group companies, Fujisoft, and Kanto-region manufacturing clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Yokohama

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Development Services: Custom software development and system integration services for enterprise clients including embedded systems, web applications, and business management systems. Revenue from project-based contracts with clients like 日立系列会社 and 富士ソフト.
2. OBC Package Software Sales: Resale and implementation of OBC accounting software packages including 勘定奉行, 給与奉行, 商奉行, and 蔵奉行
3. System Maintenance and Operations: Network design, system construction, operations, maintenance and support services for internet and intranet systems
4. Homepage Creation Services: Website design, programming, operation and maintenance services
5. Staffing/Dispatch Services: Dispatch of system engineers and programmers to client companies (dispatch workers: 11 people, 8 client companies served)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NSP provides custom software development and system integration services for enterprise clients, spanning embedded systems (aviation control, digital multifunction machines, automotive, hard disk devices, satellite broadcasting), web/client-server business applications (production, sales, purchasing, HR, accounting), and business management systems. As an authorized OBC dealer (OCIP), NSP also resells and supports the OBC GYOMU Series accounting, payroll, sales and inventory software packages, and provides network design, system construction, maintenance and website creation services.

Product overview

NSP is an IT services company offering a portfolio of system development and integration services. The core offerings include embedded systems development (aviation, automotive, digital devices), web application development (client/server systems for business operations), and business system development (production, sales, HR, accounting management). The company also resells and implements OBC's GYOMU accounting/payroll software suite (Kanjobuusyou, Kyuyo-buusyou, Shoubai-buusyou, Kuramu-buusyou). Supporting services include custom website creation and ongoing system construction, maintenance, and operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Embedded Systems Development (組み込みシステム開発) Custom embedded systems development for aviation control systems, digital multifunction machines, car navigation/automotive systems, hard disk devices, and satellite broadcasting systems. Uses C, C++, and Java. Targeted at enterprise technology and electronics firms.
• Web/Client-Server Application Development (WEBシステム開発) Client/server system development for production, sales, purchasing, HR, accounting and finance applications. Uses JavaScript, Vue.js, CSS, and C#. Targeted at enterprise business functions.
• Business Management Systems Development (業務システム開発) Design, coding, and operation of production, sales, purchasing, HR, accounting, cost management systems; POS merchandise management, register system management, basic pension management, health examination claims, water supply online systems, and water construction management. Targeted at manufacturers and government offices.
• OBC GYOMU Series Resale and Implementation (OBC 奉行シリーズ) Authorized dealer services for OBC's accounting software (勘定奉行 / Kanjobuusyou), payroll system (給与奉行 / Kyuyo-buusyou), sales management system (商奉行 / Shoubai-buusyou), and inventory management system (蔵奉行 / Kuramu-buusyou). Includes sales, installation guidance, and support. Targeted at SMBs and mid-market enterprises.
• System Construction, Maintenance and Operations (システム構築・保守/運用) Network design, system construction, operation, maintenance and support using internet and intranet technologies. Targeted at enterprise clients requiring continuous system reliability.
• Website Creation Services (ホームページ作成) System construction, website design, programming, operation, maintenance and support services. Targeted at SMBs and local businesses seeking web presence.
• IT Engineer Dispatch / Staffing Services (システムエンジニア派遣) Dispatch of system engineers and programmers to client companies (11 dispatched workers to 8 client companies in FY2024; average client rate ¥29,249/day, average worker wage ¥20,361/day, ~30.4% margin). Targeted at enterprise clients needing flexible engineering capacity.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OBC (株式会社オービックコンサルタント)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOBC authorized instructor business certified dealer (OCIP). Provides sales, installation, guidance, and support for OBC package software including 勘定奉行 (accounting), 給与奉行 (payroll), 商奉行 (sales management), 蔵奉行 (inventory management) systems.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ): Established Japanese IT services and network solutions provider with managed services and system integration capabilities. Overlaps with NSP's system construction/maintenance and operations offerings in the broader Kanto enterprise market.
• BIPROGY: Major Japanese IT services firm (formerly Nihon Unisys) delivering system integration and software services to enterprise and public-sector clients. Comparable in custom development and system integration, with vastly larger scale.
• Transcosmos: Large Japanese IT services and BPO provider serving enterprise customers across custom development and operations support. Overlaps with NSP's system maintenance/operations and custom development offerings but at much broader scale and footprint.

Others

• Yayoi Co., Ltd. Leading Japanese accounting and payroll software vendor serving SMBs. Comparable vendor-category peer to OBC (NSP's partner), illustrating the broader ecosystem of packaged accounting software that small Japanese SIers resell and implement.
• OBC: Vendor of the OBC GYOMU Series accounting/payroll/sales/inventory software that NSP resells and implements as an authorized OCIP partner. Not a direct competitor but a strategic channel partner whose product roadmap and partner economics directly affect NSP's revenue.

Regional players

• Works Applications: Japanese enterprise software and IT services company focused on large-enterprise ERP and custom development. Operates in the same Japan-only market as NSP with overlapping business-system development capabilities, but serves larger enterprise accounts.

Direct peers

• Hitachi Solutions: Mid-size Hitachi group IT services and solutions provider delivering enterprise and embedded systems work to Japanese corporations. Directly comparable to NSP's embedded-systems and business-system development for Hitachi group clients, though at materially larger scale.
• TDC Software Engineering: Small-to-mid Japanese independent software developer focused on custom enterprise and embedded systems for industrial clients. Comparable to NSP in size discipline, customer profile, and embedded/business systems delivery model.
• JBCC Holdings: Mid-cap Japanese IT services company offering enterprise system integration, software development, and managed services to corporate clients. Closely comparable business model to NSP's custom development + maintenance mix, with broader scale.
• NS Solutions: Japanese IT services firm spun out of Nippon Steel (analogous to NSP's Nakayama Steel Works origin) providing embedded and business systems for industrial clients. Similar industrial-vertical DNA and embedded-systems heritage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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