Planex

What Planex does

Planex Corporation (株式会社プラネックス) is a privately-held Japanese software company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. The company develops and sells Goushou (豪商), a packaged ERP system purpose-built for the food manufacturing industry. The product is a Windows-based application with a Microsoft SQL Server backend, deployable on-premises or via cloud infrastructure (AWS, BIGLOBE), and covers manufacturing management, lot-based inventory and traceability, sales and purchasing, recipe-based cost management, variable-weight handling, allergen tracking, and integration with major Japanese accounting packages (Yayoi, PCA, Kanju Bugyo) plus verified-compatible Keyence handy terminals and Brother/Move/Sato label printers.

Goushou serves SMB to mid-market food manufacturers across Japan in 10+ sub-verticals, including fishery products, meat, bread and confectionery, seasonings, noodles, vegetables and fruits, grain, tofu, and frozen prepared foods, with 470+ cumulative implementations cited. The platform was shaped by large-scale surveys of approximately 5,000 Japanese food manufacturers, and the product roadmap includes a major version refresh released in May 2023.

Planex earns revenue through a mix of one-time on-premises software licenses, recurring cloud/SaaS subscriptions, customization professional services, and ongoing support/maintenance contracts. Go-to-market is primarily indirect: a nationwide network of 20+ regional flagship ICT partner companies handles sales, implementation, and support outside Iwate Prefecture, where Planex retains direct sales from its Kamaishi headquarters. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set on a custom, multi-year quote basis, often determined by the partner handling the engagement.

Name

Planex

Legal name

株式会社プラネックス

Website

https://goushou.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Planex is a privately-held Japanese software company that develops and sells Goushou (豪商), a packaged ERP system for SMB and mid-market food manufacturers covering manufacturing, lot-based inventory, traceability, and sales management, distributed across Japan via 20+ regional ICT partner companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Industry ERP Software

akta.pro primary industry

Manufacturing ERP (Discrete, Process, Batch) (HDAEAEAB)

Keywords

• Food industry ERP
• Manufacturing management software
• Lot traceability system
• Inventory management software
• Food safety compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Kamaishi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software License (On-premises): Traditional perpetual license model where customers install software on their own servers or PCs. Pricing is customized based on functional requirements and scale.
2. Cloud/SaaS Subscription: Cloud-based access to Goushou enabling use from headquarters, branch offices, and remote locations without company-owned infrastructure.
3. Customization Services: Custom development and modification services tailored to specific customer business requirements and operational workflows.
4. Support and Maintenance: Ongoing support services including phone, FAX, email, and remote operation assistance for system operation and troubleshooting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Planex develops, sells, and supports 豪商 (Goushou), a Windows-based ERP package software purpose-built for food manufacturing companies. The suite integrates production management, lot-based inventory management, and sales management with industry-specific features such as traceability, expiry/origin management, allergen tracking, variable-weight (不定貫) handling, and recipe-based costing, available in both on-premises and cloud deployment models.

Product overview

豪商 (Goushou) is a unified food-industry ERP suite providing manufacturing, inventory, and sales management as an integrated on-premises or cloud-deployed package. The core 豪商 platform is the main offering, with four functional modules — 販売管理 (Sales Management), 在庫管理 (Inventory Management), 製造管理 (Manufacturing Management), and ハンディターミナル連携 (Handy Terminal Integration) — available as standard or optional modules within the same system. The suite is built around food-industry-specific capabilities such as lot-based traceability, shelf-life/origin management, allergen tracking, variable-weight (不定貫) item handling, and recipe-based cost calculation, all delivered through a network of regional flagship partners across Japan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 豪商 (Goushou) A comprehensive ERP package for the food manufacturing industry covering production management, lot-based inventory management, and sales management. Available as both on-premises and cloud deployment. Used by approximately 470+ companies across diverse food industry sectors including seafood processing, meat, confectionery, seasonings, noodles, vegetables, grain, tofu, frozen foods, and others.
• 販売管理 (Sales Management Module) Sales and purchasing management module providing efficient slip entry, diverse printing patterns, and various aggregations and analyses. Includes consignment sales management, BtoC e-commerce support, EOS data interchange, parent-child customer relationships, special sale price settings, and accounting software integration.
• 在庫管理 (Inventory Management Module) Real-time inventory management module for raw materials, intermediate goods, and finished products. Supports lot-based tracking, traceability, shelf-life/expiration date management, origin/production area management, allergen information management, variable-weight (不定貫) item management, consignment inventory, warehouse transfers, and inventory adjustments.
• 製造管理 (Manufacturing Management Module) Manufacturing management module with recipe management (1:1, 1:N, N:1, N:N input patterns), automatic manufacturing cost calculation, standard vs. actual cost comparison and analysis, yield comparison, production planning, and automatic daily manufacturing report generation based on recipe and actual output data.
• ハンディターミナル連携 (Handy Terminal Integration) Barcode-based data capture integration enabling reduced manual data entry errors and cost savings in sales and inventory operations. Supports 11 processing types including inventory counting, stock transfers, inventory adjustments, receiving, shipping, picking, order entry, sales, purchasing, and consignment handling. Verified compatible with Keyence handheld terminals and Brother/Move/Sato label printers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 470+ implementations across 10+ food industry categories
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor, core and integration.

• 株式会社システムニシツウflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKyushu area flagship partner handling sales and implementation of Goushou for food companies in Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima prefectures.
• 株式会社フェアウィンドflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChubu area flagship partner providing sales and implementation services for food companies in Gifu, Aichi, and Mie prefectures from Nagoya office.
• NECソリューションイノベータ株式会社flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKanto area flagship partner, one of the major systems integrators in Japan, handling Goushou sales and implementation in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama areas.
• 明星コンピューター株式会社flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKansai area flagship partner handling Goushou sales in Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Shiga, and Wakayama prefectures.
• 株式会社ユニテックflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTokai area flagship partner providing sales and implementation services for food companies in Shizuoka prefecture.
• 株式会社トラストflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKoshinetsu area flagship partner handling Goushou sales and implementation for food companies in Yamanashi, Nagano, and Niigata prefectures.
• 株式会社システム創造研究所flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHokuriku area flagship partner providing sales services for food companies in Ishikawa, Toyama, and Fukui prefectures.
• ロジックシステム株式会社flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorShikoku area flagship partner handling Goushou sales and implementation in Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, and Kochi prefectures.
• 株式会社ディースピリットflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorShikoku area flagship partner providing sales and implementation services in Ehime and surrounding Shikoku region.
• 株式会社流研flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHokkaido area flagship partner handling Goushou sales for food companies in Hokkaido prefecture.
• 株式会社日情秋田システムズflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorth Tohoku area flagship partner providing Goushou sales and implementation for Akita prefecture.
• 株式会社エフコムflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth Tohoku area flagship partner handling Goushou sales in Fukushima prefecture.
• 明和コンピュータシステム株式会社flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorth Kanto area flagship partner providing Goushou sales and implementation for Tochigi, Gunma, and Ibaraki prefectures.
• 創研情報株式会社flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKanto area flagship partner handling Goushou sales in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and surrounding metropolitan areas.
• 株式会社オネストflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKoshinetsu area flagship partner providing Goushou sales and implementation services in Yamanashi prefecture.
• ルネッサンス ルパン株式会社flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorth Tohoku area partner handling sales and implementation for Iwate and Aomori prefectures.
• 株式会社WISHシステムコンサルティングflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKyushu area flagship partner providing Goushou sales and implementation services in Kagoshima and southern Kyushu region.
• 合同会社エメラルドコンサルティングminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHokuriku area partner providing sales services for food companies in Toyama prefecture.
• 株式会社三和システムサービスminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHokkaido area partner providing sales and implementation (no customization) for food companies in Hokkaido.
• エスエイティーティー株式会社minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKoshinetsu area partner providing sales services for food companies in Nagano prefecture.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure provider for Goushou cloud deployment, enabling customers to access the ERP system without on-premises servers.
• BIGLOBEcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud hosting partner for Goushou cloud deployment providing infrastructure for cloud-based ERP access.
• キーエンスintegrationTechnology or IntegrationHandy terminal vendor with verified compatibility (BT-A500, BT-A1000, BT-A2000 models) for Goushou barcode integration.
• 株式会社インテリジェントシステムminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner providing Goushou sales services in Okinawa prefecture.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Infor: Global ERP vendor with a dedicated food and beverage industry cloud suite. Comparable to Planex in targeting food manufacturers with industry-specific functionality, but as a broad incumbent serving multi-national enterprises worldwide.
• Aptean: Global vendor of industry-specific ERP, including a food and beverage suite. Comparable to Planex in delivering vertical food-industry functionality, but at a much larger scale, typically targeting mid-market and enterprise customers.
• SAP SE: Global ERP leader with packaged solutions for the food and beverage industry. Comparable to Planex at the high end of food-industry ERP demand; not a direct SMB competitor but a destination for larger Japanese food manufacturers outgrowing Planex's footprint.

Others

• Yayoi Co., Ltd. Japan's leading SMB accounting software vendor whose products integrate with Goushou for journal entry exchange. Comparable to Planex as an adjacent back-office software provider serving the same Japanese SMB customers and as a long-standing integration partner.
• PCA Corporation: Japanese accounting and payroll software vendor whose products integrate with Goushou. Comparable to Planex as a partner ecosystem participant serving the same Japanese SMB back-office, and a potential distribution or upsell channel.

Emerging players

• Odoo: Open-source, modular cloud ERP with manufacturing, inventory, and sales modules used globally including in Japan. Comparable to Planex as an alternative ERP for small and mid-sized manufacturers; competitive threat where buyers prefer open-source and lower-cost SaaS.
• freee K.K. Japanese cloud-native business application suite for SMBs including accounting, HR, and payroll. Comparable to Planex in targeting Japanese SMBs with cloud software, though not verticalized for food manufacturing today; represents a potential adjacency or competitive threat as it broadens.

Regional players

• TKC Corporation: Japanese provider of accounting and ERP software primarily for SMBs and professional accounting firms. Comparable to Planex as a Japan-focused vertical business software vendor serving SMBs, though food-industry functionality is not its core focus.
• TIS Inc. Major Japanese IT services company offering ERP and industry solutions, including manufacturing and food-industry deployments. Comparable to Planex in serving Japanese food manufacturers, but operating at far greater scale across many verticals.

Direct peers

• Business Engineering Corporation: Japanese ERP vendor focused on process and discrete manufacturing, including the food industry. Comparable to Planex in vertical-specialized ERP for Japanese food manufacturers, though typically serving larger process-industry accounts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/satoosa

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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