What Cislink does

CISLINK is a Moscow-based B2B technology provider that has operated since 2000, delivering cloud-based supply chain visibility and electronic trading solutions to consumer goods manufacturers, retail chains, and adjacent verticals across Russia, the CIS region, Turkey, and parts of Africa and the Middle East. The company operates three core products through two LLC subsidiaries (OOO CISLINK DTS and OOO CISLINK ETP). CISLINK DTS automatically collects daily secondary-sales, inventory, movement, expiration-date, and POSM data from 3,000+ distributors, consolidating it by SKU, warehouse, and branch and replicating into customer BI systems. CISLINK MDLP/GIS MT integrates with Russia's mandatory 'Chestny Znak' (Honest Mark) traceability system to transmit marked-goods data from manufacturers to retail endpoints and pharmacies. CISLINK ETP is a browser-based electronic trading platform that runs 60,000+ procurement auctions per year for 650+ organizers including Auchan, X5, Lenta, and O'Key, without requiring software installation.

The company's revenue model combines SaaS subscriptions for DTS and MDLP/GIS MT data services with transaction-based fees from ETP auctions. Go-to-market is sales-led, targeting mid-market and large enterprises across FMCG, HORECA, manufacturing, agrocomplex, and pharmaceutical sectors with personalized account management and 24/7 support. Named enterprise clients include Coca-Cola, Ferrero, Froneri, and Syngenta for distributor data services, and Auchan, X5 Group, Lenta, and O'Key for procurement auctions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, though the ETP product offers a free trial period for evaluation. The company claims procurement cost savings of 7–20% (up to 50% in individual cases) through competitive auction bidding.

CISLINK is privately held, likely founder- or management-owned, with General Director Mikhail Evgenievich Lisichkin leading operations. There are no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A events in the source data. The company received Skolkovo Innovation Center residency for both DTS and ETP in 2020 and entered the CNews 'Largest IT Suppliers in Retail' ranking in 2021, signaling technology validation and brand recognition in the Russian enterprise IT market. The company operates with 101–250 employees across offices in Moscow and has not disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Cislink

Legal name

OOO "CISLINK DTS" (Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "СИСЛИНК ДТС")

Website

https://cislink.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CISLINK is a Moscow-based B2B technology provider delivering cloud-based distributor data control, regulatory marking compliance, and electronic procurement auction platforms to FMCG manufacturers, retailers, and HORECA companies across Russia, the CIS, Turkey, and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supply Chain and Procurement Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Procurement Platforms, Catalogs & Contract Purchasing (Co-ops, GPOs, eProcurement) (EDAEAIAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Packaging, Containers & Shipping Supplies Marketplaces (CRAFAHAJ)

Keywords

• Supply chain software
• Electronic trading platform
• Distributor data automation
• Procurement auction software
• Product traceability systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Trading Platform Fees: Revenue generated from conducting online auctions for businesses and suppliers. Platform facilitates over 60,000 auctions annually, serving major retailers including Auchan, X5, Lenta, and O'Key.
2. DTS Distributor Data Control Subscription: Subscription-based access to distributor reporting, data consolidation, and analytics platform. Supports major clients including Ferrero, Coca-Cola, Froneri, and Syngenta.
3. MDLP/GIS MT Data Services: Data transmission services from the Honest Sign marking system for pharmaceutical and consumer goods supply chain tracking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CISLINK provides cloud-based licensed software solutions for supply chain visibility and electronic procurement in the consumer goods industry. Its three core products automate daily collection of distributor sales and inventory data (DTS), integrate with Russia's 'Chestny Znak' marking traceability system (MDLP/GIS MT), and enable browser-based online procurement auctions (ETP) used by manufacturers, retailers, HORECA, and agricultural buyers.

Product overview

CISLINK offers a suite of three integrated supply chain and electronic commerce solutions: CISLINK DTS (distributor data control) for automated collection and consolidation of distributor reporting, CISLINK MDLP/GIS MT for integration with Russia's 'Chestny Znak' marking traceability system, and CISLINK ETP (electronic trading platform) for conducting real-time online procurement auctions. All solutions are cloud-based, licensed, and localized.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CISLINK DTS (СИСЛИНК ДТС): Distributor data control product - automatically collects daily reporting from distributors: sales, inventory, movements, shelf life, POSM and other indicators; consolidates data by SKU, warehouses, branches; provides online portal and BI replication.
• CISLINK MDLP/GIS MT (СИСЛИНК МДЛП/ГИС МТ)
• CISLINK ETP (СИСЛИНК ЭТП)

Products and services

• CISLINK DTS (СИСЛИНК ДТС) Cloud-based distributor data control solution that automatically collects daily reporting from distributors (sales, inventory, movements, expiration dates, POSM metrics), validates and consolidates the data by SKU, warehouse, and branch, and provides an online portal and BI replication for manufacturers in FMCG, agriculture, and other sectors.
• CISLINK MDLP/GIS MT (СИСЛИНК МДЛП/ГИС МТ) Software solution that automatically transmits data on marked goods through the supply chain from manufacturer to retail endpoints or pharmacies, with daily updates on sales, inventory, and movement of marked pharmaceuticals and consumer goods, and one-click Excel reporting.
• CISLINK ETP (СИСЛИНК ЭТП) Browser-based electronic trading platform that runs real-time online procurement auctions without software installation, supporting over 60,000 auctions annually with templates, dynamic bidding, automatic notifications, post-auction reporting, and providing 7–20% (up to 50%) cost savings on procurement prices for retailers, FMCG companies, HORECA, manufacturers, and agrocomplexes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ auctions conducted annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FMCG CompaniescoreOthersPartnership with Fast-Moving Consumer Goods companies including major international brands for distributor data control and electronic trading solutions.
• Retail ChainscoreOthersPartnership with major Russian retail chains including Auchan, X5 Group, Lenta, and O'Key for electronic procurement auctions.
• HORECA Sector CompaniescoreOthersPartnership with Hotel, Restaurant, and Catering companies for procurement optimization through the electronic trading platform.
• Agricultural ComplexesminorOthersPartnership with agricultural sector companies for supply chain management and procurement solutions.
• SberbankminorOthersSberbank serves as the banking partner for CISLINK ETP, handling payment processing through current account 40702810938000236257.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• JAGGAER: Global eProcurement and supplier management platform with auctions, contracts, and supplier network capabilities. Closely aligned with CISLINK ETP in product scope (online auctions, supplier management) and target customer profile (large enterprises with significant indirect spend).
• Fabrikant: Russian B2B eProcurement platform operating online auctions and procurement procedures for enterprise customers. Directly competes with CISLINK ETP in Russian procurement auctions for retail, FMCG, and industrial buyers.
• Tradeshift: Global B2B e-commerce and supply chain payments network with procurement and supplier collaboration features. Comparable to CISLINK in combining procurement marketplace functionality with broader supply chain data exchange for enterprise customers.
• B2B-Center: Leading Russian eProcurement and trading platform running online auctions, tenders, and procurement marketplaces. The most direct domestic competitor to CISLINK ETP, operating in the same Russian/CIS market with similar customer segments (FMCG, retail, manufacturing).
• SynerTrade: European eProcurement platform (acquired by SAP) offering online auctions, sourcing, and supplier management. Directly competes with CISLINK ETP on auction-based procurement for mid-market and enterprise customers seeking cloud-based solutions.
• OTC.ru: Russian B2B eProcurement marketplace with strong presence in retail and FMCG procurement auctions. Direct domestic competitor to CISLINK ETP, serving similar enterprise customers running online tenders and reverse auctions.

Broad incumbents

• Coupa Software: Cloud-based business spend management platform with procurement, invoicing, and supplier management capabilities. Provides overlapping eProcurement functionality to CISLINK ETP but serves a broader spend management agenda for large global enterprises.
• NielsenIQ: Global consumer intelligence and sales data company providing secondary sales tracking, retail measurement, and distributor data for FMCG manufacturers. Conceptually adjacent to CISLINK DTS, which automates distributor sales/inventory data collection for similar FMCG customers.
• SAP Ariba: Global leader in eProcurement, sourcing, and supplier network from SAP. Overlaps with CISLINK ETP on online auctions and supplier management, but operates at much larger scale as part of SAP's broader enterprise suite targeting global Fortune 500 procurement functions.

Emerging players

• Procurify: Cloud-based purchasing and procurement platform for mid-market companies. Smaller scope than CISLINK ETP and focused on spend controls rather than large-scale auctions, but provides a comparable SaaS procurement approach for a different customer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cislink

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

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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