What AXPRIME does

AXPRIME Inc. (アクスプライム株式会社) is a Hiroshima-based Japanese software vendor founded in 2006 and incorporated in 2007, operating as a privately-held Kabushiki Kaisha with 1–10 employees and ¥6,000,000 registered capital under representative director Kenichi Okamura. The firm develops, sells, and maintains the Takumi no Deshi (匠の弟子) business-management software package, targeting regionally-focused, small-scale residential construction and reform companies and general contractors (工務店) with fewer than ~20 office computers. AXPRIME also provides bespoke custom software development and web application development services to clients in the Chugoku region.

The Takumi no Deshi product family is built on a Windows Server 2008 R2 or later / Windows 10+ client-server stack, developed primarily in Java, C#, TypeScript, and .NET (with VB.NET / ASP.NET) on SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, with optional cloud-server connectivity backed by AWS infrastructure. The flagship offering is Takumi no Deshi C/S, an integrated customer, sales, and property management system, extendable with the Takumi no Deshi S process/scheduling module (Gantt charts) and the Takumi no Deshi N B2B-to-C construction-site information sharing service (drawing/photo/document collaboration with approval workflows). Differentiators emphasized by the firm include on-premise deployment (no internet data exposure), real-time multi-location sharing via VPN, and DM-label printing and per-property payment tracking tailored to construction workflows.

Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) custom computer-system development projects (planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance), (2) one-time-package licenses for the Takumi no Deshi C/S/N family, and (3) web-application development, with annual maintenance contracts available as renewals on packaged products. Distribution is purely direct via the company website (cus4.axprime.com) and a single product-inquiry email ([email protected]); pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated through consultation. The company is operationally active (RSS feed current into 2026), has received three Hiroshima Prefecture/City government innovation grants between 2010 and 2014, and reports no parent company, no subsidiaries, no external institutional investors, no partnerships, and no patents or trademarks.

Name

AXPRIME

Legal name

アクスプライム株式会社

Website

https://axprime.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AXPRIME is a Hiroshima, Japan-based micro-software firm (1–10 employees) that develops and sells the 'Takumi no Deshi' (匠の弟子) business-management software package for small-scale residential construction and reform companies, alongside custom and web application development services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Business Management Software

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Application Development (Web/Mobile/Desktop) (BPAEAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industry-Specific Low-Code Platforms (Vertical App Platforms) (HDAEAKAL)

Keywords

• Construction management software
• Residential renovation software
• Customer relationship management
• Custom software development
• Web application development

Headquarters

HQ city

Hiroshima-shi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of computer systems to solve customer challenges. Provides high-quality systems with stability and scalability at low cost.
2. Package Software Sales: Sale and distribution of proprietary software packages including 匠の弟子C/S and 匠の弟子N products for construction and reform businesses.
3. Web Application Development: Design and development of web applications with accessible, user-friendly interfaces optimized for specific business objectives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AXPRIME develops and sells business management software packages — primarily the "Takumi no Deshi" (匠の弟子) product family — for small-scale residential construction and renovation companies. The core offering integrates customer, sales, and property management with optional process management and cloud-based site information sharing modules, complemented by custom computer system development and web application development services.

Product overview

AXPRIME is a software company offering the Takumi no Detei (匠の弟子) product family, a suite of business management software for small to medium-sized residential construction and renovation companies. The core offering is the Takumi no Detei C/S platform — an integrated customer, sales, and property management system. This platform can be expanded with two optional modules: Takumi no Detei S (process/schedule management with Gantt charts) and Takumi no Detei N (cloud-based B2B to C information sharing for construction sites). The products operate on a client-server architecture using Windows Server and support cloud server connectivity for remote access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 匠の弟子: 地域密着型の小規模住宅リフォーム業者・工務店向けの業務管理ソフトウェアパッケージ。顧客・営業・物件管理の「匠の弟子Ｃ」を基本パッケージとし、オプションとして工程管理の「匠の弟子Ｓ」がある。
• 匠の弟子C
• 匠の弟子S
• 匠の弟子N

Products and services

• 匠の弟子C/S (Takumi no Deshi C/S) Integrated business management software package combining the Takumi no Deshi C customer management system with the optional Takumi no Deshi S process management module, designed for small-scale residential renovation companies and general contractors (工務店) with fewer than 20 office computers. Includes cloud server connectivity for remote access to sales information.
• 匠の弟子C (Takumi no Deshi C) Basic customer management software package for small-scale residential renovation companies and contractors, providing integrated management of customer information, sales operations, and property management with features including sales support, aggregation/reporting, master data management, and access control.
• 匠の弟子S (Takumi no Deshi S) Optional process management module for the Takumi no Deshi system, enabling construction project scheduling, task management, Gantt chart visualization, and progress tracking for building projects, including property operation, display adjustment, and chart operation functions.
• 匠の弟子N (Takumi no Deshi N) Construction site B2B2C information sharing service that enables real-time sharing of drawings, on-site photos, and documents among project stakeholders, with information preservation, data browsing, and approval workflow capabilities.
• Custom Computer System Development Planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of computer systems to solve customer challenges. Provides high-quality systems with stability and scalability at low cost, covering areas such as DX/BPR, information security, marketing support, and various business systems.
• Web Application Development Design and development of web applications with accessible, user-friendly interfaces optimized for specific business objectives, including EC site construction and internet sales/inventory management systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time information sharing across multiple locations via VPN
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• 弥生 (Yayoi株式会社): Established Japanese SMB accounting and business management software vendor with construction-industry offerings. A broader incumbent addressing overlapping back-office needs of the same small construction customer AXPRIME targets.
• freee (freee株式会社): Major Japanese cloud SaaS vendor for SMBs (accounting, HR, payroll) including construction-industry editions. Competes for the same small-business software wallet as AXPRIME, but as a broad horizontal incumbent rather than a construction specialist.

Direct peers

• KENTEM / 株式会社建設システム: Long-standing Japanese vendor of construction business management, surveying, and site-management software for builders and civil engineering firms — closely comparable to AXPRIME's vertical packaged software focus on small construction companies.
• システムインテグレータ (System Integrator): Japanese IT services and packaged software vendor with custom application development and vertical SaaS offerings; comparable in providing both custom development services and packaged business software to Japanese SMBs.
• いえらぶ (ierabu / 株式会社いえらぶ): Japanese vertical SaaS for real estate and housing-related businesses, with renovation workflow and customer management tools that overlap with AXPRIME's customer/property management for small residential construction and renovation firms.
• Andpad (株式会社アンドパッド): Leading Japanese construction-tech vertical SaaS providing project management, CRM, and drawing-sharing tools for builders, renovators, and general contractors — directly overlapping AXPRIME's small/mid construction SMB target customer and use cases.
• ダンドリワーク (Dandoriwork): Construction project and workflow management platform for Japanese builders and renovation companies; comparable target market and overlapping construction process management functionality with AXPRIME's Takumi no Deshi S module.
• SpiderPlus & Co. (株式会社スパイダープラス): Japanese construction-tech vendor offering cloud-based drawing and site management for construction and infrastructure projects; directly comparable in serving construction SMBs with field-to-office information sharing, similar in concept to Takumi no Deshi N.

Emerging players

• インフォマート (Infomart): Japanese B2B platform provider offering electronic invoicing, ordering, and ERP-adjacent services with a strong foothold in the construction and food industries; partially comparable as a back-office digitization platform for construction SMBs.

Others

• リフォーム評価ナビ (Renovation Review Navi): Japan's leading independent review and matching platform for residential renovation companies. While not a software competitor, it sits in the same small-renovation-firm ecosystem and influences the buying journey that AXPRIME's software targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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 →

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