What MICS does

MICS (株式会社MICS, founded 2008-08-14) is a privately-held Japanese micro-software and consulting firm headquartered in Fujisawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, focused on delivering HR system solutions to small and mid-market enterprises. The company's core product is 楽勝人事シリーズ (Rakusho HR Series), an on-premise Windows-based personnel evaluation, wage, and bonus management system comprising three integrated modules (人事評価構築編, 賃金・賞与構築編, 人事情報管理編), supplemented by a 人材育成システム (Human Resource Development System) module that quantifies and visualizes employee performance. The platform supports LAN/VPN multi-user environments, offers 150 pre-built evaluation items across 12+ job-type templates with up to 35 customizable items per employee, runs compensation simulations, and includes analytics/visualization (radar charts, annual trend charts, departmental distribution graphs) for HR decision-making.

The business operates three revenue streams: (i) HR consulting and training services delivered to SME owners and HR managers including online new-employee training via Zoom (¥39,000 per attendee, group discounts at 5+) co-developed with partner アール人材開発合資会社; (ii) one-time license fees and implementation support for the Rakusho HR software (pricing undisclosed, quote-based with multi-year contracts); and (iii) solar power/electricity cost-reduction consulting including DIY solar kits and PPS services. Distribution is direct-sales led via a company website inquiry system (0545-34-5640) and field-sales presence at regional business matching exhibitions (Shinkin Business Matching Shizuoka, Hamamatsu Business Matching Fair, Fuji City Environment Fair, Hamamatsu Messe). MICS operates regionally within Shizuoka Prefecture and surrounding Central Japan, with a disclosed customer base that is purely SME-scaled (precision machinery, cleaning/sanitation, publishing/printing). Leadership is owner-operated under representative director 村松秀司, and the firm runs on a 1-10 employee headcount with no disclosed external funding or institutional investors.

Name

MICS

Legal name

株式会社MICS

Website

https://mics-net.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MICS is a privately-held Japanese micro-software firm based in Fujisawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, that develops and licenses the on-premise Windows-based 楽勝人事シリーズ (Rakusho HR Series) HR evaluation and wage management software, alongside consulting and training services, for small and mid-market enterprises across Central Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Management Software

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Core HR & HRIS (BPACAPAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

HRIS/HCM Managed Services & Support (BPAEAGAF), HR Technology (HRIS/HCM) Advisory & Implementation (BPAHAGAG)

Keywords

• HR evaluation software
• Compensation management
• Wage simulation software
• HR consulting services
• Performance management system

Headquarters

HQ city

Fuji

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 人事制度コンサルティング (HR Consulting): Professional consulting services for HR system design, implementation, and management training, including new employee training programs delivered online via Zoom.
2. 楽勝人事シリーズ ソフトウェアライセンス (Rakusho HR Series Software Licensing): Sale and licensing of the proprietary 楽勝人事シリーズ HR evaluation, wage, and bonus management software package to SMEs. Includes implementation support and operational training. Supports Windows XP and above on LAN/VPN environments.
3. LED照明・太陽光発電 省エネルギー支援 (Solar/Energy Consulting): Consulting and solutions for solar power generation and electricity cost reduction, including DIY solar kit products and PPS (Power Producer Supply) services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MICS develops, sells, and implements the Rakusho HR Series (楽勝人事シリーズ), a Windows-based on-premise HR evaluation, wage, and bonus management software package for Japanese small and medium enterprises. The company complements this software with hands-on HR consulting (system design, implementation support, management training), a complementary Human Resource Development System module, and co-delivered online new-employee training programs, plus a smaller line of DIY solar power kits and energy-cost-reduction consulting.

Product overview

MICS offers two software products: 楽勝人事シリーズ (Rakusho HR Series) as the core platform and 人材育成システム (Human Resource Development System) as a complementary module. The Rakusho HR Series provides a comprehensive human resources management solution comprising three integrated modules for personnel evaluation, wage/bonus management, and employee information administration. The system is designed for small-to-medium enterprises, featuring customizable evaluation items, compensation simulation capabilities, and automated calculation functions. The company also provides related consulting services including personnel system construction support, management training, and young employee training programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 楽勝人事シリーズ: 人事評価・賃金制度を構築・運用するためのソフトウェアシステム。150種類以上の評価項目を備え，職種・階層別にカスタマイズ可能。評価シート，薪酬シミュレーション，従業員管理などの機能を含む。
• 人材育成システム

Products and services

• Rakusho HR Series (楽勝人事シリーズ) Windows-based on-premise HR evaluation and compensation management software consisting of three integrated modules — Human Resources Evaluation Construction (人事評価構築編), Wage/Bonus Construction (賃金・賞与構築編), and Human Resources Information Management (人事情報管理編). Provides a 150-item evaluation library, configurable competency sheets and job descriptions, wage/bonus simulation, up to 9-hierarchy salary tables, and evaluation analytics with trend/radar/distribution charts. Runs on Windows XP and above over LAN/VPN for departmental data sharing. Targeted at Japanese SMEs (precision machinery, cleaning/sanitation, publishing/printing, etc.) needing to construct or reform performance-based HR systems.
• Human Resource Development System (人材育成システム) Human resource development system that numerically quantifies and visualizes employee performance to support systematic, tangible talent cultivation. Sold as a complement to the Rakusho HR Series for Japanese SMEs that want to make HR development visible and quantifiable.
• HR Consulting Services (人事制度コンサルティング) Professional consulting services covering HR system design, implementation support, and management training for Japanese SMEs. Delivered alongside or independently of the Rakusho HR Series software.
• Online New Employee Training Program (オンライン新入社員研修) Two-day online training program for new hires delivered via Zoom, covering work fundamentals, attitude and manners, business communication, and reporting. Priced at 39,000 yen per participant (tax-exclusive), with group discounts for 5 or more participants. Text materials are shipped in advance. Targeted at SME owners and HR/training coordinators whose new hires need early workforce readiness.
• MY発電所キット (DIY Solar Power Kit) DIY solar power kit product (MY発電所キット) sold and introduced via environmental energy seminars and exhibitions (e.g., 富士市環境エネルギー展, 浜松メッセ). Targeted at local businesses in the Shizuoka region interested in renewable energy adoption and electricity cost reduction.
• Solar Power / Energy Cost Reduction Consulting (LED照明・太陽光発電 省エネ支援) Consulting and solution services covering LED lighting upgrades, solar power system installation support, and electricity cost reduction (PPS) for local Japanese businesses. Supplements MICS's primary HR software and consulting line.

Quantifiable outcome

• 評価集計・賃金賞与計算の省力化を実現
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• アール人財開発合資会社 (Aru Human Resources Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMICS co-develops and co-delivers online new employee training programs with アール人財開発合資会社. The partner company provides professional trainers for the 2-day '新入社員研修' program conducted via Zoom, while MICS handles program promotion, registration, and marketing. The partnership has been active annually from at least 2021 through 2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• KING OF TIME: Cloud-based time-and-attendance and workforce management service widely adopted by Japanese SMEs. Overlaps with MICS's HR information management and wage-calculation functionality from a different architectural angle.
• SmartHR: Japan's leading cloud HR and labor-management platform, primarily targeting small and mid-sized employers. Serves the same SME HR-tech buyer that MICS addresses with Rakusho HR, but delivers a cloud-native employee information and onboarding suite rather than an on-premise evaluation/wage engine.
• HRBrain: Cloud-based HR evaluation, goal management, and organization survey platform. Competes most directly with MICS's evaluation-construction module for Japanese mid-market HR teams, but with a cloud-native architecture.
• freee HR: Cloud HR and payroll product from freee K.K., aimed at Japanese small and mid-sized businesses. Competes with MICS for the same SME HR/payroll budget and is rapidly expanding its evaluation and benefits modules.
• Jobkan (ジョブカン) by Donuts: Integrated SMB HR/admin suite (attendance, payroll, HR, expense, ERP) operated by Donuts Co., Ltd. Targets the same Japanese SME segment as MICS, with a broader module set delivered via SaaS.

Broad incumbents

• Works Applications: Large Japanese enterprise HCM vendor (HUMANAGE). While focused on bigger enterprises than MICS's typical SMB customer, it defines the upper-bound competitive reference in the Japanese HR system market.
• Cybozu: Established Japanese collaboration/HR platform vendor (kintone, Garoon, Cybouzugee). Offers HR-adjacent workflows and database-driven apps for SMEs, partially overlapping with MICS's customizable evaluation/wage logic.
• Money Forward HR Cloud: Cloud HR and payroll platform from Money Forward, targeting Japanese SMEs and mid-market. Part of a broader fintech/back-office suite, competing for the same HR technology wallet as MICS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mics_net

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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