SimpleSoftware

What SimpleSoftware does

SimpleSoftware (\u682a\u5f0f\u4f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30b7\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30a6\u30a7\u30a2\u7814\u7a76\u6240) is a privately held Japanese kabushiki kaisha founded in February 1985 and incorporated in June 1985, headquartered in Osaka with additional sales offices in Tokyo, Okinawa, Kobe and Hakata/Fukuoka. The company operates a single-vendor custom-software services business organized around three service lines: contract software development (\u53d7\u8a17\u958b\u767a), solution services, and outsourcing/worker dispatch. Contract development work spans business systems, web systems, low-code platforms, and Delphi applications, delivered against a polyglot technology stack that includes Delphi, COBOL, Visual Basic, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, Python and PL/SQL, running on Windows, Linux and Unix with SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Access databases. The worker-dispatch arm operates under a General Worker Dispatch Business license (\u6d3e27-302297) and currently places 13 engineers across 7 client sites at an average fee of \u00a535,441 against an average wage of \u00a520,338, implying a ~43% gross margin.

Industry-vertical development tracks include manufacturing and logistics systems (digital picking, digital assortment, ECU inspection via CAN), medical systems (hospital management support, DPC analysis, data warehouse), sales/order-management systems (Delphi/400 on IBM iSeries DB2), education systems (cram-school student/grade management), and embedded systems. Customer segments are large Japanese enterprises in trading, electronics, manufacturing, distribution and cram-school education, with channel-partner sub-contractor relationships to tier-1 IT vendors including Fujitsu, Hitachi Solutions, FUJITSU Japan, NS Solutions, Toppan Edge and Sky.

Revenue is generated through project-based contract development (one-time, multi-year professional services) and recurring worker-dispatch billings, supplemented by a small telecommunications business line registered in 2011. Pricing for contract work is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; publicly disclosed compensation data covers new-graduate salaries (\u00a5210\u2013230k/month), mid-career salary bands (\u00a52.88\u20136M annually), and dispatch fee/wage/margin rates. The company holds 60 million yen in paid-in capital (unchanged since 1991), has approximately 61 regular employees with an average age of 37.7, and is led by Representative Director and President Yamamoto Masahiro (\u5c71\u5143 \u96c5\u5b8f). No revenue figure is publicly disclosed.

Name

SimpleSoftware

Legal name

株式会社シンプルソフトウェア研究所 (Kabushiki Kaisha Simplesoftware Kenkyujo)

Website

https://simple-soft.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SimpleSoftware is a privately held Osaka-based Japanese software services firm (founded 1985, ~61 staff) providing custom contract development, low-code, Delphi, embedded, and worker-dispatch engineering services to large Japanese enterprises and IT-vendor partners across manufacturing, medical, sales, and education verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Low-Code/No-Code Application Development & Modernization (BPAEAFAF), Process & Case Management Low-Code Platforms (HDAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Contracted development services
• Worker dispatch engineering
• Delphi legacy systems
• Low-code application development

Headquarters

HQ city

Osaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract software development (受託開発): Fee-for-service custom system development projects including web, low-code, Delphi and general business systems. Pricing is project-based, one-time engagement per engagement.
2. Worker dispatch services (労働者派遣): Recurring revenue from dispatching engineers to client sites under General Worker Dispatch Business License (派27-302297); 13 dispatched workers reported across 7 client sites. Average fee 35,441 yen / average wage 20,338 yen / margin rate 43%.
3. Telecommunications services: Registered telecommunications business (届出 2011) providing telecom-related service revenue line.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Core offering

SimpleSoftware provides contracted (受託開発) custom software development services across web systems, low-code platforms, Delphi, embedded, and general business applications, complemented by a licensed engineer-dispatch (SES) service that places its own engineers on client sites. It also engages in in-house/package software planning and development, and holds a registered telecommunications business notification enabling telecom-related service delivery.

Product overview

SimpleSoftware (株式会社シンプルソフトウェア研究所) is a single-vendor custom-software services firm — not a multi-module product platform — founded in 1985. Its offering is organised around three service lines (Software Development Services, Solution Services, and Outsourcing Services, including a licensed worker-dispatch arm) and several industry-vertical development tracks (Manufacturing & Logistics Systems, Medical Systems, Sales/Order-Management Systems, Education Systems, and Embedded Systems). On top of these contracted services it also plans, designs, and develops its own packaged software, including consumer-facing apps such as the bingo-game app referenced on the recruitment landing page. Customers are large enterprises in trading, electronics, manufacturing, distribution, and cram-school education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Software Development Services (ソフトウェア開発 / 受託開発) Contracted (受託) custom development of business systems, web systems, low-code systems, SAP-related systems, and Delphi systems, delivered as bespoke projects tailored to each customer's requirements. Targeted at Japanese enterprises across manufacturing, medical, education, sales/distribution, and embedded product contexts.
• Solution Services (ソリューションサービス事業) Solution-services business line covering multi-industry system proposals, SE (systems engineering) services for PC and mainframe platforms, and product/package-software planning, design, and development. Targeted at Japanese enterprises seeking consulting-led system proposals alongside implementation.
• Outsourcing / Worker Dispatch Services (アウトソーシング事業 / 労働者派遣) Outsourcing services that include engineer dispatch (労働者派遣事業) under General Worker Dispatch Business License (派27-302297), supplying SimpleSoftware's permanent engineers to client sites under formal dispatch arrangements (13 dispatched workers across 7 client sites, average fee ¥35,441 / average wage ¥20,338 / margin rate 43%). Targeted at Japanese enterprises needing on-site engineering capacity.
• In-house / Package Software Development (自社商品・パッケージソフト) Planning, design, and development of SimpleSoftware's own packaged software and consumer mobile applications, including the bingo-game mobile app mentioned on the recruitment landing page. Targeted at consumer end-users via app stores and at enterprise buyers of in-house tools.
• Embedded Systems Development (組込み系) Embedded-systems development for mobile devices, home appliances, multifunction printers (複合機), and ECU inspection systems using CAN communication. Targeted at Japanese manufacturers of consumer electronics and industrial equipment.
• Manufacturing & Logistics Systems Development (製造・物流) Custom systems for the manufacturing and logistics sector, including a Digital Picking System (DPS) for assembly lines, a Digital Assortment System (DAS) using wireless handhelds/PDAs for goods sorting, and a microcomputer ECU inspection system using CAN communication. Targeted at Japanese manufacturers, assemblers, and logistics operators.
• Medical Systems Development (医療) Custom systems for large hospitals, including a hospital management support system that aggregates revenue/cost data per department and patient, a DPC (Diagnosis Procedure Combination) analysis system, a hospital data warehouse system, and a medical support center (Q&A and infrastructure tooling). Targeted at large Japanese hospitals and medical centres.
• Sales / Order-Management Systems Development (販売) Custom sales and order-management systems, including a precision-machinery unit-assembly support system that automates order-to-inventory allocation and consignment-warehouse replenishment, built with Delphi/400 against an IBM iSeries DB2 back end. Targeted at Japanese trading houses and machinery distributors.
• Education Systems Development (教育) Custom student- and grade-management systems for Japanese cram schools (大手進学塾), consolidating enrollment, attendance, exam, tuition-billing, and test-score information. Targeted at large Japanese cram-school operators.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TrustTech: Japanese IT/engineer dispatch specialist with similar SES worker-dispatch unit economics and enterprise customer profile; directly comparable to SimpleSoftware's dispatch and contract development business.
• Future Corporation: Tokyo-headquartered Japanese IT consulting and systems-integration firm offering custom system development across manufacturing, distribution and finance — directly comparable in vertical focus and custom-development model.
• TechnoPro Holdings: Japanese engineering staffing and dispatch firm whose engineer-dispatch model, fee/margin disclosures and reliance on enterprise sub-contracting closely parallel SimpleSoftware's worker-dispatch arm (派27-302297).
• JBCC Corporation (JBCC Group): Mid-sized Japanese SI firm delivering custom enterprise applications and IT outsourcing; comparable in scale and enterprise customer mix to SimpleSoftware.
• JSOL: Japanese SI firm (joint venture of NTT Data and Japan Steel) providing custom enterprise system development across manufacturing, distribution and finance — a comparable mid-sized Japanese SI peer.
• Daiwa Information System: Japanese custom-software-development and IT services company with a comparable mix of contracted development, dispatch and consulting offerings for enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• BIPROGY: Major Japanese systems integrator offering custom enterprise systems, outsourcing and IT services across manufacturing and distribution verticals — overlapping with SimpleSoftware's core contracted-development offering.
• JBCC Holdings: Japanese IT services group providing enterprise custom development, SI and managed services to corporate customers — comparable incumbent in the same custom-software-services category.
• NS Solutions: Large Japanese SI firm (already a SimpleSoftware channel partner) operating in manufacturing, distribution and finance custom systems; serves as both a partner and a comparable scaled peer.
• TIS Inc. Large Japanese independent IT services and SI vendor with broad enterprise custom-development and outsourcing offerings; serves as a comparable larger-scale systems integrator for SimpleSoftware's customer profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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