Indikatore

What Indikatore does

Indikatore is a Brazilian private SaaS company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, that sells an integrated supply chain management platform targeted at retail and supermarket chains operating multi-store networks with distribution centers. Its core product, Indikatore SCM, integrates with clients' existing ERP systems to ingest sales, inventory, and supplier performance data and returns demand forecasts, per-store purchasing recommendations, and inter-store replenishment plans. The company addresses seven operational pain points it identifies in retail: lack of time for purchasing teams, inefficient store replenishment, low DC productivity, weak supplier delivery service levels, inaccurate demand forecasting, simultaneous stockouts and overstock across SKUs, and merchandise not exposed on shelves.

The platform is composed of six interconnected modules. The Sales Forecast module runs traditional statistical models and Machine Learning models simultaneously with real-time auto-adjustment to demand changes, scaled to any SKU volume. The MRP (Purchasing Planning) module evaluates supply and demand parameters, supplier delivery quality, and imposed constraints to recommend how much and when to buy per store. The DRP (Replenishment Optimization) module automatically plans and executes internal distribution between stores or DCs to optimize DC productivity without inflating replenished inventory and to reduce branch stockouts. The Visibility module enables retailers to share sell-out information with distributors and suppliers under jointly defined rules. The VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) module allows suppliers to manage retailer replenishment with real-time indicator monitoring against agreed targets. Checkmix is a mobile application extension designed to help managers identify products likely not exposed on shelves. The platform is LGPD-compliant and references customer outcomes including same-day (D+0) replenishment at Grupo Rena versus a prior D+2 cycle and an 11% increase in centralized SKUs at Superpão Supermercados.

Indikatore operates a sales-led go-to-market motion targeting Brazilian retail decision-makers through direct outreach, website contact forms, and a prominent WhatsApp sales channel. Revenue is generated through recurring cloud subscriptions scoped to the client's operational footprint (number of stores, SKUs, and DCs); no public pricing or per-seat figures are disclosed. Marketing is content-driven, leveraging a Portuguese-language blog with active posting on supply chain trends, ESG, omnichannel, and industry events, social presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram, gated content (e-book and stockout infographic), and a newsletter. Customers access the platform via a dedicated portal at scm.indikatore.com. The company appears bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, no acquisitions or partnerships announced, and a headcount in the 11-50 range.

Name

Indikatore

Legal name

INDIKATORE CONSULTORIA E DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SOFTWARE LTDA

Website

https://indikatore.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Indikatore is a Brazilian SaaS company founded in 2017 that provides Indikatore SCM, an integrated supply chain management platform for retail and supermarket chains. Its six modules combine statistical and machine learning models for demand forecasting, purchasing planning, distribution optimization, vendor-managed inventory, and shelf availability across multi-store networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Supply Chain Management Software

akta.pro primary industry

B2B SaaS & Enterprise Personalization (CRM, Sales, Support) (HDAAAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

E-commerce & Retail CRM (Customer Data, Loyalty & Personalization) (HDAEAFAE)

Keywords

• Retail supply chain
• Demand forecasting
• Purchasing planning
• Replenishment optimization
• ERP integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Balneário Camboriú

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SCM Software Subscriptions: Indikatore SCM is offered as a cloud-based software platform with modules for demand forecasting, purchasing planning, replenishment optimization, and vendor-managed inventory. The platform is sold via direct sales to retail chains, with pricing based on the client's operational scope (number of stores, SKUs, DCs). Clients access the platform via a dedicated portal (scm.indikatore.com).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Indikatore SCM is a cloud-based supply chain management platform for retail and supermarket chains, integrating with client ERP systems to deliver demand forecasting (statistical + Machine Learning), purchasing planning (MRP), inter-store and DC replenishment optimization (DRP), sell-out visibility with suppliers, vendor-managed inventory (VMI), and shelf-availability monitoring via the Checkmix mobile app. It is sold via direct sales with subscription pricing based on operational scope (number of stores, SKUs, DCs).

Product overview

Indikatore offers Indikatore SCM, a unified retail demand management and replenishment platform that integrates with existing ERP systems. The platform comprises six interconnected modules: Previsão de Vendas (Sales Forecast) for demand prediction using statistical and ML models; Visibilidade (Visibility) for sell-out data sharing between retailers and suppliers; Checkmix mobile app for shelf availability monitoring; VMI for supplier-managed inventory; MRP for intelligent purchasing planning; and DRP for automated distribution optimization between stores and distribution centers. Together, these modules enable retailers to balance inventory levels, reduce stockouts, optimize purchasing time, and improve distribution center productivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Indikatore SCM: Supply Chain Management software platform for retail demand management and replenishment, integrating with ERP systems to provide sales forecasting, purchasing suggestions, and distribution optimization.

Products and services

• Indikatore SCM

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced purchasing time (percentage not specified)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Slimstock: Inventory optimization specialist widely adopted in European grocery and increasingly in Latin America. Closely comparable on the SKU-level demand forecasting and replenishment automation use case for supermarket chains.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software): Global leader in retail supply chain planning, demand forecasting, and replenishment. Directly comparable to Indikatore SCM's DRP, MRP, and forecasting modules but serves a far broader enterprise footprint across geographies.
• Kinaxis: Concurrent supply chain planning platform covering demand, supply, and inventory orchestration. Comparable in scope to Indikatore's end-to-end retail workflow ambition, with deeper enterprise traction globally.
• Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting & Planning: Oracle's retail-specific demand forecasting, replenishment, and assortment planning suite. Targets the same multi-store supermarket and chain retailer buyer as Indikatore with broader enterprise-suite bundling.
• SAP Integrated Business Planning: SAP's IBP module provides demand planning and supply chain orchestration, frequently used by large Brazilian retailers alongside SAP ERP. Indikatore explicitly positions itself as integrating with ERPs like SAP, making this a primary incumbent alternative.

Regional players

• TOTVS: Brazil's largest enterprise software vendor with retail vertical solutions and ERP integrations. Functions as both a potential channel partner and competitor for Brazilian retailers evaluating SCM add-ons alongside their TOTVS stack.
• Linx (Stone / Linx Retail): Brazilian retail management software provider (now part of Stone) covering POS, merchandising, and back-office for supermarket chains. Adjacent competitor at the retail technology layer with potential to bundle demand planning into its suite.

Direct peers

• RELEX Solutions: Specialist in retail demand forecasting, replenishment, and DC optimization for grocery and supply chain. Competes head-to-head with Indikatore's core proposition of ML-driven forecasting plus per-store purchase and replenishment optimization.
• o9 Solutions: AI-powered integrated planning platform for demand, supply chain, and inventory. Overlaps with Indikatore's ML forecasting and end-to-end supply chain optimization value proposition, especially for large multi-store retailers.
• ToolsGroup: Supply chain planning vendor with strong retail demand sensing and inventory optimization capabilities. Comparable to Indikatore's statistical + ML forecasting and per-SKU replenishment optimization approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGKCelYj9BFlJ7fUCrMCS4A?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/indikatore
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/indikatore1
• Instagraminstagram.com/indikatorescm

Compliance1 record

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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