What Caidao does

Caidao (才到云) is a privately held Chinese HR SaaS company founded in April 2015 in Shanghai by CEO Scott Yin, operating as a strategic platform within the ecosystem of A-share listed 科锐国际 (Career International, 300662.SZ). The company sells a comprehensive cloud HR platform built on an HRPaaS architecture with a zero-code configuration framework (70% out-of-box features, 20% configuration, 10% monthly iteration), following a B2B2E (Business to Business to Employee) model and mobile-first design. Core product modules cover the full employee lifecycle — 招聘云 (HiringMgm), 假勤管理 (AttendanceMgm), 薪酬管理 (SalaryMgm), 人事管理 (HumanMgm), 绩效管理 (PerformanceMgm), 培训管理 (TrainingMgm), 人才管理 (TalentMgm), and 干部管理 (CadresMgm) — supplemented by HRSSC, gamified E-onboarding, Points Management, Budget Management, and a public-institution examination platform with AI-proctored online testing and video interview.

Revenue is generated primarily through subscription (per-employee-per-year pricing at 200 RMB for core modules), bundled professional services for implementation and customer success, and subscription fees for the examination platform (9,800 RMB/year). Go-to-market combines direct sales for mid-to-large enterprise and SOE accounts, an ABCDE+ channel partner ecosystem of 100+ resellers and integrators, and inside sales for fast-growing SMB customers, with deployment options spanning public cloud, private cloud, and on-premise to meet SOE data-security requirements. The company serves 200+ enterprise customers across 6+ industries, with named logos including Tencent, Wumei Group (50,000+ employees), CFB Group (DQ, Papa John's), Fujitsu China, Roche, Takeda, Novo Nordisk, China Everbright, Industrial Bank, and National Power Investment Group, plus the parent 科锐国际 as both anchor investor and large internal customer (3,000+ employees, 100+ branches). Operational footprint covers eight Chinese cities and the examination platform spans 14+ provinces, with multi-language/multi-timezone/multi-currency architecture built for Chinese enterprises operating overseas subsidiaries.

Name

Caidao

Legal name

上海云武华科技有限公司

Website

https://caidaocloud.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Caidao is a Chinese HR SaaS provider founded in 2015, offering a comprehensive HRPaaS platform for mid-to-large enterprises, fast-growing companies, and SOEs, covering recruitment, payroll, attendance, performance, and talent management across 200+ customers in 6+ industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resource Management Software (HR SaaS)

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry/Vertical Cloud Platforms (e.g., Gov/Healthcare/Financial Cloud Regions) (HDABAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD), Employee Helpdesk / HR Service Center (Tier 1) (BPAAAIAH)

Keywords

• HR SaaS platform
• Human capital management
• Payroll management software
• Talent management system
• Attendance management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Xuhui

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HR SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based HR SaaS software with per-employee-per-year pricing model. Core modules include attendance, payroll, and performance management.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, consulting, and customer success services bundled with software deployment
3. Examination/Recruitment Services: Online examination platform services for public institutions and SOEs, including registration, testing, and interview management

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Caidao Cloud (才到云) is a Chinese HR SaaS provider offering a cloud-native HRPaaS platform covering the full employee lifecycle: recruitment (招聘云), attendance and payroll (假勤薪酬), performance, training, talent management, and cadre management. The platform serves mid-to-large enterprises, fast-growing companies, public institutions, and state-owned enterprises with modular, zero-code-configurable solutions supporting public cloud, private cloud, and on-premise deployments.

Product overview

Caidao Cloud (才到云) is a comprehensive HR SaaS platform providing integrated HR management solutions for mid-to-large enterprises, fast-growing companies, public institutions, and state-owned enterprises in China. The platform follows a unified platform-plus-modules architecture built on an HRPaaS foundation. The core product portfolio includes four strategic clusters organized around the employee lifecycle: Recruit (招聘云), Use (假勤管理, 薪酬管理, 人事管理), Develop (培训管理, 绩效管理, 人才管理), and Retain (积分管理), supported by cross-cutting modules for organizational management, cadre management, and engagement portal. Specialized solutions address vertical industries including new retail, fintech, internet, healthcare, and public sector examination management. The platform emphasizes attendance and payroll as dual core competencies, supporting both public cloud and private deployment modes with extensive third-party integrations including electronic signature (契约锁), background checks, benefits platforms, and enterprise communication tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HiringMgm (招聘云) Intelligent recruitment management system that helps enterprises and public institutions build talent pools with automated candidate matching and workflow management. Covers the 'Recruit' stage of the HR lifecycle.
• AttendanceMgm (假勤管理) Attendance and leave management module supporting various clock-in methods, shift scheduling, leave requests, and integration with payroll. Priced at 200 RMB/person/year as a core module.
• SalaryMgm (薪酬管理) Salary and social security management platform covering payroll calculation, individual income tax processing, bank disbursement, and salary slip distribution. Priced at 200 RMB/person/year as a core module.
• HumanMgm (人事管理) Core HR management module covering employee lifecycle from entry to departure, including contract management, personnel information, and HR administrative workflows.
• OrgMgm (组织管理) Organization structure management module enabling visualization of corporate hierarchies and employee data integration.
• PerformanceMgm (绩效管理) Performance management module supporting KPI evaluation, goal tracking, and performance appraisal workflows. Priced at 200 RMB/person/year as a core module.
• TrainingMgm (培训管理) Professional and digitally-enabled corporate learning platform supporting training content delivery and employee development tracking.
• TalentMgm (人才管理)

Quantifiable outcome

• 降低40%-50%成本 (HRSSC can reduce HR operational costs by 40-50%)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

AI capability9 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 企业微信coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership enabling Caidao HR system to be embedded in WeChat Work platform. Tencent HR Assistant built on Caidao platform serves hundreds of subsidiaries.
• 契约锁coreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic signature integration partner for contract, NDA, and HR document digital signing with identity verification.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration and implementation partnership. SAP integrators can implement Caidao HR SaaS for joint customers. SAPer ecosystem engagement.
• 汉得信息coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for HRSSC projects, providing consulting and deployment services for Caidao customers with 20+ years of enterprise digitalization experience.
• 甄知科技coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint HRSSC solution partnership combining Caidao's HR SaaS with Zhizhi's ITSM platform, offering integrated employee service and IT management solutions.
• 时代光华minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTraining and learning platform partner for integrated HR and training solutions.
• 禾蛙minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHR service ecosystem partner for headhunting and recruitment process outsourcing services.
• 太和集团minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBackground check and compensation survey services partner in the HR service ecosystem.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ADP: ADP is the global payroll/HR services leader. Caidao explicitly benchmarks itself against ADP for payroll localization and serves multinational subsidiaries (Fujitsu, Roche, Takeda) that could otherwise use ADP for China payroll — making ADP a relevant global incumbent competitor.
• Workday: Workday is the global cloud HCM leader and the explicit benchmark named in Caidao's vision. Workday competes for global enterprise HR contracts in China, and Caidao's SAP/Workday integration positioning suggests it often plays the local-compliance co-deployment role versus Workday's global template.
• Yonyou (用友网络): Yonyou is China's largest enterprise software/ERP vendor, with NC Cloud and YonBIP offering HR modules (payroll, attendance, performance) bundled into broader ERP suites. It competes with Caidao for large enterprise and SOE HR digitalization budgets, especially as a one-stop-shop alternative.
• Inspur (浪潮): Inspur is a major Chinese IT conglomerate offering cloud, ERP, and HR software solutions to government and SOE customers. It competes with Caidao in the SOE/public-institution HR procurement segment, often as a bundled IT infrastructure + software provider.
• Kingsoft Office / Jinshi (金山): Kingsoft's enterprise suite (WPS Office, Jinshi HR) addresses Chinese enterprise collaboration and HR workflows. While broader in scope, it competes with Caidao's mobile-first ESS and HR portal capabilities in mid-market Chinese enterprises.
• SAP SuccessFactors: SAP SuccessFactors is the global HR/HCM leader targeting multinationals and large enterprises. Caidao already integrates with SAP and competes for joint customers (e.g., Workday/SAP migrations), and SuccessFactors' growing localization in China directly threatens Caidao's multinational subsidiary accounts.

Direct peers

• Moka: Moka is a Chinese HR SaaS company specializing in recruitment ATS and broader HR modules for mid-market and fast-growing tech-forward enterprises. It directly overlaps Caidao in recruitment management and B2B2E SaaS delivery to Chinese enterprises.
• Beisen (北森): Beisen is China's leading listed HR SaaS provider offering recruitment, performance, payroll, and talent management on a unified cloud platform. It is the most direct competitor to Caidao in mid-to-large enterprise HR SaaS, with overlapping modules (attendance, payroll, recruitment, performance) and similar target customers.
• Eroad (易路): 易路 is a Chinese HR SaaS vendor focused on payroll, attendance, and workforce management for mid-to-large enterprises. It is a direct competitor to Caidao in attendance/payroll SaaS, with similar target customer profile and comparable PLG-style product architecture.

Others

• Recruit Holdings (Indeed/Glassdoor): Recruit Holdings operates Indeed, Glassdoor, and HR technology businesses globally. It is relevant as a strategic ecosystem participant — Career International's services business model and Caidao's recruitment SaaS positioning place them in the broader global HR services/tech value chain Recruit occupies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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