Human Technologies

What Human Technologies does

Human Technologies is a Japanese HR technology company that operates KING OF TIME, a cloud-based time and attendance, HR, and payroll SaaS platform launched in 2003, alongside DigitalPersona, an Active Directory-integrated multi-factor PC authentication system. The company serves approximately 61,000 billing companies and 3.58 million billing user IDs (70,000 cumulative companies and 4.4 million cumulative user IDs as of March 2026), with a No. 1 ranking in Japan's cloud time management SaaS market per Fuji Chimera Research. KING OF TIME is delivered under a proprietary single-price model at ¥300 per user per month inclusive of all modules — attendance, HR, payroll calculation, year-end tax adjustment, data analytics, system logs, and electronic contracts — and supports multiple clock-in methods (fingerprint, facial recognition, IC card, smartphone, QR code).

The platform runs on AWS infrastructure with an open API ecosystem integrated with 50+ partner services, and is white-labeled as Yayoi Kintai Next (Yayoi), freee, HRBrain attendance, and Miidas Kintai Management, while channel distribution extends through NTT East/West, SoftBank, NTT docomo, F&M, TOPPAN, SECOM, TERAOKA, and NEC. DigitalPersona provides biometric and possession-based authentication (fingerprint, facial recognition, IC card, smartphone OTP) managed through Active Directory and Azure AD, with cumulative DPAD/LDS license sales of 134,000 units and DP4500 reader sales of 70,000 units as of March 2025.

Human Technologies monetizes primarily through SaaS subscriptions under a per-seat recurring model, supplemented by DigitalPersona hardware/software licensing, premium support services, and OEM white-labeling revenue. Disclosed ARR stands at ¥7.13 billion as of March 2026, with a 20.9% standalone revenue CAGR over FY2021-FY2025, 14.2% average operating margin, and 0.27% monthly churn. The company employs 336 staff (consolidated) across offices in Tokyo (headquarters and Chiyoda-ku showroom), Singapore (R&D), Thailand (sales), and Sri Lanka, and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in December 2023 under ticker 5621.

Name

Human Technologies

Legal name

株式会社ヒューマンテクノロジーズ

Website

https://h-t.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Human Technologies operates KING OF TIME, Japan's leading cloud-based time and attendance and HR-payroll SaaS, serving 61,000+ companies and 3.58M+ users at a flat ¥300 per user per month, complemented by DigitalPersona multi-factor PC authentication. Listed on TSE Growth Market (5621).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR and Workforce Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Endpoint & Mobile Asset Management (UEM/MDM Asset Controls) (BPAEAOAI)

Keywords

• Cloud time tracking
• HR payroll software
• Biometric authentication
• Workforce management
• Enterprise SSO

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (KING OF TIME): Monthly or annual subscription revenue from cloud time and attendance/HR/payroll services. Single-price model at ¥300 per user per month with all features included. Revenue recognized over contract term as ARR-based recurring revenue.
2. DigitalPersona Security Products: Revenue from PC authentication reinforcement systems including software licenses and hardware (fingerprint readers, authentication devices). DPAD/LDS accumulated license sales of 134,000 units and DP4500 accumulated sales of 70,000 units as of March 2025.
3. Premium Support Services: Fee-based premium support services including dedicated implementation assistance, online configuration support, and personalized onboarding programs.
4. OEM Licensing: Revenue from white-labeling KING OF TIME to partners including 弥生, freee, HRBrain, and ミイダス for distribution under partner brands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Human Technologies develops and operates cloud-based SaaS products for time and attendance management, HR, and payroll (KING OF TIME), priced at a flat ¥300 per user per month with all features included. The company also offers DigitalPersona, an Active Directory-integrated PC authentication reinforcement system combining biometric (fingerprint, facial), possession (IC card, smartphone, OTP) and knowledge (password) factors for enterprise multi-factor authentication.

Product overview

Human Technologies operates as a unified cloud-based HR tech platform anchored by KING OF TIME, a comprehensive time and attendance and HR payroll system launched in 2003 offered at a flat rate of 300 yen per user per month. The KING OF TIME series includes multiple integrated modules: KING OF TIME 勤怠管理 (attendance management with diverse clocking methods), KING OF TIME 人事労務 (personnel database and labor management), KING OF TIME 給与 (automated payroll processing), KING OF TIME データ分析 (workforce analytics and compliance visualization), KING OF TIME システムログ (PC activity log recording), and KING OF TIME 電子契約 (JIIMA-certified electronic contracts). The company also provides DigitalPersona, an Active Directory-integrated multi-factor PC authentication system with fingerprint, facial recognition, smart card, and OTP support, alongside DigitalPersona SSO and the U.are.U fingerprint SDK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KING OF TIME: Main cloud-based time and attendance management and HR payroll SaaS platform. Includes modules for attendance management, personnel management, payroll processing, data analysis, system logs, and electronic contract services. Priced at a single flat rate of ¥300 per user per month (ワンプライス戦略).

Products and services

• KING OF TIME Cloud-based SaaS platform for time and attendance management, HR, and payroll calculation with multiple clocking methods (fingerprint, facial, IC card, smartphone, QR code), data analytics, system logs, and labor law compliance features. Sold per-seat at a flat ¥300/user/month with all features included.
• KING OF TIME Electronic Contract (KING OF TIME 電子契約) Optional electronic contract service add-on for KING OF TIME subscribers, JIIMA-certified for compliance with Japanese electronic transaction and scanner preservation legal requirements.
• Employment Rules Navigator (就業規則ナビ) Standalone service for social insurance labor attorneys that simplifies creation of compliance-compliant KING OF TIME proposals and onboarding documentation. Patent-pending.
• DigitalPersona AD/LDS Active Directory-integrated PC authentication reinforcement system supporting multi-factor authentication combining biometric (fingerprint, facial recognition), possession (IC card, smartphone, OTP), and knowledge (password, PIN) factors. Supports Windows, macOS, Azure AD, and hybrid work environments.
• DigitalPersona U.are.U SDK Fingerprint authentication software development kit (SDK) that allows developers to embed biometric authentication into custom applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9%+ SLA achievement for KING OF TIME service
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ミイダス株式会社 (Midas Co., Ltd.)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 25 November 2025KING OF TIME white-labeled as 'ミイダス 勤怠管理' for mid-career hiring support service customers. Available from December 1, 2025.
• 株式会社HRBrain (HRBrain Co., Ltd.)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 9 July 2025KING OF TIME time management functionality to be OEM provided to HRBrain talent management system, available within HRBrain services from spring 2026.
• 株式会社エフアンドエム (F&M Co., Ltd.)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 April 2025F&M distributes KING OF TIME to their customer base as part of comprehensive HR service offerings. Partnership announced April 2023.
• 弥生株式会社 (Yayoi Corporation)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 8 April 2025KING OF TIME time management functionality white-labeled as '弥生勤怠 Next' for distribution through Yayoi's small business customer base. Strategic alliance focusing on accounting office and small business market.
• freee株式会社 (freee K.K.)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 23 June 2021KING OF TIME provided as OEM to freee for integration with freee's HR and payroll platform. Enables seamless data synchronization between time management and accounting.
• NTT東日本 / NTT西路 (NTT East/NTT West)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2020KING OF TIME distributed as 'おまかせ はたラクサポート クラウドサービス (KING OF TIME for NTT East)' for small to mid-size business customers.
• NECmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogo displayed as partner in KING OF TIME ecosystem partnership network.
• SECOMmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogo displayed as partner in KING OF TIME ecosystem partnership network.
• TOPPAN株式会社 (TOPPAN Co., Ltd.)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogo displayed as partner in KING OF TIME ecosystem partnership network.
• SoftBankmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogo displayed as partner in KING OF TIME ecosystem partnership network for distribution.
• NTT docomomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogo displayed as partner. KING OF TIME offered through docomo business portal for mobile business customers.
• TERAOKAmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLogo displayed as partner in KING OF TIME ecosystem partnership network.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• freee K.K. Japanese cloud HR and payroll SaaS leader. Most directly comparable peer — Human Technologies OEM-supplies KING OF TIME time-attendance functionality that is integrated under the freee HR/payroll brand, addressing the same SMB and mid-market HR back-office buyer.
• HROne: Japanese cloud HR and attendance management SaaS vendor focused on SMBs. Competes directly in the same ¥300-class price band and small/mid-market segment as KING OF TIME.
• SmartHR: Cloud-based employee information and HR workflow platform widely adopted by Japanese SMBs. Comparable as a horizontal HR SaaS targeting similar end-buyers, with growing attendance/payroll adjacencies.
• Yayoi Corporation: Japan's largest accounting software vendor for SMBs. Distributes KING OF TIME white-labeled as 'Yayoi Kintai Next', positioning Yayoi as both peer (in payroll/accounting adjacent categories) and a critical OEM channel for H&T.
• Money Forward: Japanese cloud SaaS provider of accounting, HR, and payroll software. Operates the closest product overlap with KING OF TIME for SMB attendance and payroll, and competes head-to-head in Japanese HR-tech procurement.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Global enterprise HR and payroll cloud platform. Comparable as the upper-tier HCM suite competing for Japanese enterprise HR budgets; sets the strategic ceiling on category expectations and pricing for the broader HCM stack.
• Cybozu: Established Japanese cloud workplace platform (Kintone, Garoon, Cybozu Office). Broader portfolio across groupware and workflow but increasingly extends into HR/attendance workflows, serving similar Japanese knowledge-worker buyers.
• UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group): Global workforce management and HCM suite from the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos. Comparable in time-and-attendance category, especially for enterprise Japanese customers using DigitalPersona, though pricing and footprint are enterprise-focused.
• OBC (Ohbayashi Business Consulting): Long-standing Japanese business-management and payroll software vendor with deep presence in SMB back-office. Comparable as a legacy incumbent with paid seat-based pricing models that H&T's flat-rate approach targets against.
• Okta: Cloud identity and access management leader. Directly comparable to H&T's DigitalPersona AD/LDS/SSO line on MFA, SSO and Active Directory integration, and an increasingly active competitor for biometric and passwordless PC-authentication deals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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