SHX

What SHX does

SHX (legal name Sistemas HX) is a privately held Brazil-based ERP software vendor founded in 1993 by João Batista Garcia and Nilton Chimirri. The company develops and sells GIX PYXIS, a proprietary web-based ERP platform built on Java with PostgreSQL and Oracle database support, featuring a centralized architecture that enables real-time communication between modules. The product is positioned as the only fully auditable ERP in the market and is targeted primarily at the MATCON (construction materials distribution) and chemical industry verticals, with adjacent coverage of paint retail, wholesale, and home-center segments.

The company operates a platform-plus-services model: software licensing under a single fixed-price table for all clients is paired with four service lines — Implementation (Implantação), Consulting (Consultoria), Auditing (Auditoria), and Support (Suporte) — delivered through direct enterprise sales with claimed 98-99% implementation adherence. Revenue mechanics combine recurring subscription licensing with professional services and dedicated support. The fixed-price-per-license model is unusual in the ERP category and ensures uniform feature evolution across the installed base.

SHX is founder-controlled with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Operations are concentrated in Brazil, with headquarters in Araraquara (technical and training center) and a regional office in Campinas (administration, sales, finance, presidency). The CEO relocated to Florida in 2017 to prepare for future succession and internationalization, but no international operating presence has been disclosed. The company has continuously operated for over 30 years, with material milestones including technology migration to Java (2002), the GIX ERP launch (2005), the web-based GIX PYXIS launch (2013), and the 2022 Campinas expansion.

Name

SHX

Legal name

SHX (Sistemas HX)

Website

https://shx.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SHX is a Brazil-based ERP vendor that builds GIX PYXIS, a proprietary web-based enterprise management platform specialized for the MATCON (construction materials) and chemical industry verticals, delivered via subscription licensing plus implementation, consulting, auditing, and support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Araraquara

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ERP Software Licenses: Single pricing table per usage license providing equality in access to customizations, support, and technological evolution across all developed modules.
2. Implementation Services: Restructuring and organization services for ERP deployment including needs assessment, systemic verification, and process analysis to ensure high implementation adherence.
3. Consulting Services: Post-implementation consulting focused on operational process alignment, ERP tool optimization, and continuous team training to ensure management evolution.
4. Support Services: Dedicated support for doubt resolution, technical guidance, and optimal system utilization, with direct channels for improvement suggestions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SHX develops, licenses, and implements GIX PYXIS, a web-based ERP software for managing business processes, sold under a single per-license pricing model on multi-year contracts. The company complements the software with four service modules: Implementation (Implantação, structuring and process verification), Consulting (Consultoria, post-go-live alignment and training), Auditing (Auditoria, traceability and result control), and Support (Suporte, ongoing technical assistance). The offering is specialized for the MATCON (construction materials) and chemical industry verticals in Brazil.

Product overview

SHX is an ERP company offering the GIX PYXIS as its core unified platform - a complete web-based enterprise management solution with full auditability across all modules. The company operates a platform-plus-services model where the GIX PYXIS ERP is complemented by four distinct service modules: Implementation (Implantação) for system deployment and restructuring, Consulting (Consultoria) for process alignment and continuous improvement, Auditing (Auditoria) for operational control and traceability, and Support (Suporte) for ongoing assistance. SHX specializes in the MATCON (construction materials) and chemical industry sectors, having evolved from its original ERP SHX (1993) through the GIX version (2005) to the current web-based GIX PYXIS platform (2013).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GIX PYXIS: Web-based ERP solution for business management, planning, training and decision-making, marketed as the only 100% auditable ERP system.
• GIX

Products and services

• GIX PYXIS Web-based ERP solution integrating planning, training, decision-making, and process management, marketed as the only 100% auditable ERP globally with complete traceability across all modules. Sold under a single per-license pricing model with multi-year contracts to enterprise and mid-market clients in the MATCON (construction materials) and chemical industry sectors.
• Implementation Service (Implantação) Restructuring and organization service that includes a detailed needs assessment plus systemic and process verification, guaranteeing at least 98-99% adherence to client requirements. Conducted by a qualified team that handles the deployment of GIX PYXIS modules and trains client staff throughout the project.
• Consulting Service (Consultoria) Post-implementation consulting focused on aligning operational processes with ERP GIX PYXIS tools and providing continuous team training to drive ongoing management evolution and operational efficiency for the client.
• Auditing Service (Auditoria) Internal audit service ensuring organizational efficiency and result control, leveraging GIX PYXIS's claimed position as the only 100% auditable ERP to provide complete traceability and full information fidelity across all modules.
• Support Service (Suporte) Dedicated subscription-based support providing agile assistance to resolve doubts, offer technical guidance, and help optimize ERP usage, with a direct channel for client suggestions and continuous platform improvements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98-99% implementation adherence rate through systematic needs assessment and process verification
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP is the global enterprise ERP incumbent with S/4HANA and SAP Business One serving both large enterprises and mid-market distribution/chemical accounts, competing with SHX for the upper end of its target customer base.
• Oracle NetSuite: Oracle NetSuite is a global cloud ERP used by mid-market distribution and retail companies; it competes indirectly with SHX when MATCON customers outgrow niche ERPs and evaluate global alternatives.

Direct peers

• Senior Sistemas: Senior is a major Brazilian ERP vendor with a comparable mid-market focus and broad vertical coverage including distribution and industry, making it one of the closest direct competitors for SHX in the Brazilian ERP market.
• Mega Sistemas: Mega is a Brazilian ERP and management software vendor with a similar product structure (ERP plus implementation and support services) and a comparable mid-market customer base, putting it in direct competition with SHX for distribution and SMB accounts.
• Sienge: Sienge is a Brazilian ERP platform purpose-built for the construction and engineering value chain — including construction-materials distribution — competing directly for SHX's MATCON customers with construction-industry specific workflows.
• TOTVS: TOTVS is Brazil's largest ERP software publisher, serving distribution, retail, and manufacturing — including construction materials — with a direct SaaS and on-premise ERP portfolio that competes head-to-head with SHX's GIX PYXIS for the same mid-market accounts.

Emerging players

• Conta Azul: Conta Azul is a Brazilian SaaS ERP/financial management vendor for small businesses, competing for the lower end of the same distribution and retail segments where SHX sells GIX PYXIS.
• Omie: Omie is a cloud-native Brazilian ERP/management platform targeting SMBs with a modern SaaS model, increasingly relevant to the smaller end of SHX's distribution and retail customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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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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