What Cloud Staffing does

Cloud Staffing Co., Ltd. (株式会社クラウドスタッフィング) is a Japan-domiciled vertical SaaS provider founded on August 8, 2022 and headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa. The company develops and operates "Cloud Staffing Dispatch Management / Attendance Management" (クラウドスタッフィング 派遣管理・勤怠管理), a cloud-based platform that unifies the full lifecycle of temporary staffing (人材派遣) operations — order placement, contracting, attendance tracking, invoicing, and worker evaluation — for use by dispatch agencies (派遣元企業), their client companies (派遣先企業), and dispatched workers on a shared platform. The system is built with ongoing input from social insurance labor consultant (社労士) offices to maintain compliance with Japanese dispatch labor regulations, and holds ISO/IEC 27001, ISMS Cloud Security, and Privacy Mark certifications.

The business is structured as a joint venture among 16 established Japanese staffing firms (including Willtec, AG, Japan Create Group, Fullcast Holdings, Nisso Kosan, World Intelec, BREXA Next, and others) who hold equal equity stakes and provide industry oversight over the platform's design and features. Total registered capital including reserves is ¥170 million. Revenue is generated through subscription-based SaaS licensing, with pricing not publicly disclosed and quotes available only through inquiry. The company sells via direct sales and inside sales motions targeting enterprise accounts, supported by a dedicated toll-free hotline (0120-550-963) and a customer service inquiry portal, with marketing primarily through the company website, a DX-focused blog, and press releases.

Cloud Staffing is led by Representative Director (CEO) Okamoto Atsuki (岡本 敦貴) and Director Otani Nobuyuki (大谷 伸之), and operates as an independent, privately held Japanese corporation with no parent entity. The company is a member of the Japan BPO Association, is registered as a qualified invoice issuer, and has no disclosed subsidiaries, M&A activity, or international footprint beyond Japan.

Name

Cloud Staffing

Legal name

株式会社クラウドスタッフィング (Cloud Staffing Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://cloud-staffing.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cloud Staffing (株式会社クラウドスタッフィング) is a Japan-based vertical SaaS provider founded in 2022 that offers a unified cloud platform for staffing dispatch management and attendance tracking, serving Japanese dispatch agencies, their client companies, and dispatched workers, and is jointly owned by 16 Japanese staffing firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing dispatch management software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Contractor Management Systems (CMS) & Workforce Management (BPACAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Time, Attendance & Scheduling Administration (BPAAAIAI), Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB)

Keywords

• Staffing dispatch management
• Attendance tracking software
• Temporary staffing SaaS
• Dispatch workforce platform
• HR operations cloud software

Headquarters

HQ city

Yokohama

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Dispatch Management System: Cloud-based staffing dispatch management and attendance tracking system provided on a subscription basis to dispatch companies and client companies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed on the website; a dedicated pricing page exists but details are available upon inquiry or demo request.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cloud Staffing develops and provides a cloud-based SaaS platform for managing temporary staffing dispatch operations, covering order placement, contracting, attendance/time tracking, invoicing, and performance evaluation across dispatch agencies, client companies, and dispatched workers. The platform is jointly overseen by 16 Japanese dispatch companies that act as equal shareholders and is kept compliant with Japanese dispatch labor regulations through coordination with social insurance labor consultant (社労士) offices. The service is delivered as a subscription SaaS to Japanese dispatch staffing firms and their client companies.

Product overview

Cloud Staffing offers a single unified cloud-based staffing dispatch management system called 'Cloud Staffing 派遣管理・勤怠管理' (Dispatch Management/Attendance Management). The platform provides integrated management of the entire temporary staffing workflow including order placement, contracts, attendance tracking, billing, and evaluation. The system is designed to enable DX (digital transformation) by allowing dispatch client companies, staffing agencies, and workers to share a common platform for managing dispatch operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cloud Staffing Dispatch Management / Attendance Management (クラウドスタッフィング 派遣管理・勤怠管理) Unified cloud-based SaaS that manages the full temporary staffing dispatch lifecycle — order placement, contracting, attendance/time tracking, invoicing, and worker performance evaluation — on a shared platform used by dispatch staffing agencies (派遣元企業), client companies (派遣先企業), and dispatched workers, with compliance features maintained in coordination with social insurance labor consultant (社労士) offices.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group): Large US-based HCM and workforce management vendor with time/attendance, scheduling, and HR modules. Overlaps on workforce management functionality but operates as a broad HCM suite rather than a Japan-specific dispatch tool.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest HR/staffing conglomerate operating Indeed, HRMOS, and major staffing brands. A dominant broad incumbent in the Japanese HR and staffing market and a strategic threat to niche vendors like Cloud Staffing.

Direct peers

• King of Time: Cloud-based attendance/time-tracking SaaS widely used by Japanese employers. Directly overlaps with Cloud Staffing's attendance management module and competes for the same mid-market and enterprise customers.
• Yay (formerly Works Applications): Japanese HR-tech vendor offering attendance, payroll, and HR suites to mid-market and enterprise. Overlaps in attendance management and competes for staffing-industry IT budgets.
• HRMOS (Recruit): Recruit's cloud HR suite covering attendance, onboarding, and payroll for Japanese enterprises. Comparable product scope and target customer, with the backing of Japan's largest staffing conglomerate.
• SmartHR: Japan's leading cloud HR/employment SaaS, covering employee records, attendance, and onboarding. Closely comparable on the attendance/HR side of Cloud Staffing's platform and competes for the same Japanese enterprise HR-tech budget.
• freee: Japanese cloud payroll and HR SaaS targeting SMBs and enterprises. Competes directly with Cloud Staffing's invoicing/billing functionality and broader HR-suite expansion ambitions.

Emerging players

• WorkForce Software: US-based workforce management SaaS focused on complex shift-based and contingent-workforce environments. Comparable product functionality (time/attendance + workforce management) but targets international enterprise customers rather than Japanese dispatch agencies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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