What Clustag does

Clustag is a privately held Spanish technology company headquartered in Ontinyent (Valencia) that designs, manufactures, and deploys RAIN RFID intralogistics solutions for enterprise customers. Founded around 2014-2015 and backed by the Nazca investment fund, the company combines proprietary hardware, including RFID tunnel stations (MOT S20, MOT Lite, GOHT for garments on hanger), pallet and packing stations, and electromagnetic RFID Shield Technology enclosures, with its Zentup middleware that integrates RFID capture data in real time with ERP, WMS, WCS, and EPCIS platforms. The company operates from over 10,000 m² of manufacturing facilities and a team of 200+ experts, and reports over 3,500 RFID systems deployed across more than 135 countries, with €18M+ in revenue disclosed for 2025.

The business serves primarily the Apparel & Fashion and Sports Goods verticals, with secondary presence in Pharma & Healthcare, Grocery, Postal & Courier, and Personal Care & Beauty. Named enterprise customers include Festina Group, Perry Ellis, and Sport Time (a Nike distributor in Eastern Europe), with reported outcomes ranging from 17% reduction in post-pick discrepancies to 25% logistics cost reduction and 100% item-level accuracy. Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time hardware sales (RFID tunnels and workstations), recurring middleware licensing via Zentup, and professional services for implementation and integration, sold through direct enterprise field sales with a Customer Experience Center in Miami and channel partnerships including QodeNext (South Asia) and Malipo (Mexico).

Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, regional channel partners, and active event participation (EuroShop 2026, CeMAT Australia 2026, the company's own Smart RFID Intralogistics Summit 2025). In 2024 Clustag acquired Labelmasters to extend automated labeling capabilities, and in 2025-2026 the company expanded internationally with a Miami headquarters and Asia presence, launched the Tag Inspector mobile application for RFID testing, and formed the QodeNext partnership for South Asia. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, and GDPR certifications, and is a member of the RAIN Alliance.

Name

Clustag

Legal name

CLUSTAG SL

Website

https://clustag.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Clustag designs, manufactures, and deploys RAIN RFID hardware and Zentup middleware for enterprise intralogistics, serving apparel, sports goods, and adjacent verticals across more than 135 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Onteniente

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. RFID Hardware Systems: Sale of RFID tunnels (MOT Station, GOHT Station), encoding workstations, RFID tunnels for garment on hanger, pallet stations, box scanning stations, item scanners, packing stations, and RFID portals. Hardware includes proprietary RFID Shield Technology enclosures.
2. Zentup Software Middleware: RFID data capture middleware licensing for integration with WMS, ERP, WCS, and EPCIS platforms. Provides real-time data processing, synchronization, and updates across management systems.
3. Implementation and Integration Services: Technical implementation services including pre-engineering, layout design, commissioning, ramp-up support, and lifecycle care through channel partners like QodeNext.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clustag designs, manufactures and installs RAIN RFID intralogistics solutions comprising high-performance RFID tunnel stations (MOT S20, MOT Lite, GOHT, Bulk, SABI, RF Surface, Packing) and the Zentup middleware that integrates item-level RFID capture with ERP, WMS, WCS and EPCIS platforms. The company delivers these through its Smart Flow end-to-end methodology covering R&D, in-house manufacturing, layout design, commissioning, ramp-up and lifecycle care, with hardware incorporating proprietary RFID Shield Technology. Its customers are large enterprises in apparel/fashion, sports goods, pharma, grocery, postal/courier and personal care seeking item-level accuracy from inbound to outbound verification.

Product overview

Clustag offers a unified portfolio of RAIN RFID intralogistics solutions comprising hardware stations, middleware software, and implementation services. The core offering centers on RFID tunnel stations (MOT S20 High Performance, MOT Lite Plug&Play, GOHT for garments on hanger, Bulk Station for pallets, SABI for retail box scanning, RF Surface for item scanning, and Packing Station) supported by Zentup middleware for data integration with ERP, WMS, WCS, and EPCIS platforms. Smart Flow provides end-to-end implementation methodology including R&D, manufacturing, commissioning, and lifecycle support. The product lineup also includes Tag Inspector mobile app for RFID testing and proprietary RFID Shield Technology for eliminating stray reads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zentup: RFID data capture middleware that processes, syncs, and updates data in real time, integrating with any management system such as ERP, WMS, WCS or EPCIS platforms.
• Tag Inspector
• MOT Station
• Smart Flow

Products and services

• MOT S20 — RFID Tunnel High Performance High-performance RFID tunnel station that verifies RFID tags at item level with 100% accuracy, capable of processing up to 1,000 boxes per hour for enterprise distribution centers.
• MOT Lite — RFID Tunnel Plug&Play Entry-level RFID tunnel station with simplified Plug&Play deployment for rapid implementation in intralogistics operations.
• GOHT Station — Garment on Hanger RFID Tunnel Specialized RFID tunnel designed for verifying garments on hangers in fashion and apparel distribution centers, ensuring 100% accuracy.
• Bulk Station — RFID Pallet Station RFID station for bulk reading and validation of pallet-level tagged items in warehouse and distribution center operations.
• SABI — RFID Box Scanning for Retail Controlled validation workstation for audits and revalidation of box-level discrepancies in retail backstore environments, enabling validation without disrupting main flow.
• RF Surface — RFID Item Scan Surface-mounted RFID reader for item-level scanning across various intralogistics applications.
• RFID Packing Station RFID workstation for validating items during the packing and order preparation process in fulfillment operations.
• Zentup — RFID Data Capture Middleware RFID data capture middleware that processes, syncs and updates data in real time, integrating with ERP, WMS, WCS and EPCIS platforms to enable item-level intralogistics operations.
• Tag Inspector — Mobile RFID Testing App Open mobile application with integrated RFID reader that enables users to scan tags from different manufacturers, measure performance, compare models and analyze frequency and sensitivity variations for technical testing and R&D purposes.
• Smart Flow — Implementation & Lifecycle Service End-to-end implementation service encompassing R&D innovation, data integration, layout design, in-house manufacturing, commissioning, ramp-up support and lifecycle care for enterprise RFID deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% receiving accuracy (improved from ~95%)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• QodeNextcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 March 2026Strategic partnership with India-based supply chain technology provider to integrate advanced RAIN RFID intralogistics solutions across South Asia. QodeNext serves as the key implementation partner leveraging its network of over 200 technical experts across major Indian cities. Clustag contributes encoding workstations, RFID tunnels, and Zentup middleware platform to support manufacturers in digital supply chain transformation.
• LabelmastersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClustag acquired Labelmasters to reinforce its integral traceability strategy and expand automated labeling capabilities.
• MalipominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic partnership in Mexico for RFID solutions that improve retail and intralogistics performance.
• PAL RoboticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on RFID Summer Meetup event. PAL Robotics is a global leader in service robotics developing RFID-enabled autonomous inventory robots.
• NedapminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on RFID Summer Meetup. Nedap is a recognized reference in RFID technology for retail focusing on inventory visibility and smarter store operations.
• STC RetailminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on RFID Summer Meetup. STC specializes in source tagging and RFID implementation at scale enabling end-to-end traceability.
• Teamwork CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on RFID Summer Meetup. Teamwork Commerce offers unified retail technology solutions connecting in-store and digital operations.
• ImpinjcoreTechnology or IntegrationImpinj R700 readers and Gen2X technology integrated into Clustag MOT stations for near-perfect item-level shipment verification accuracy.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Impinj: Impinj is the dominant RAIN RFID reader and tag chip vendor and is integrated into Clustag's MOT stations via the R700 reader and Gen2X protocol. While a partner, it is also a credible competitor in the broader RFID hardware ecosystem and could move downstream.
• SML Group: SML provides end-to-end RFID solutions for retail and supply chain, including tags, encoding, and in-store/intralogistics infrastructure. Directly comparable to Clustag as both sell enterprise RFID tagging and item-level visibility solutions to global apparel and retail brands.
• Nedap: Nedap's !D Cloud is a leading RFID-based retail inventory platform used by apparel and specialty retailers. Named as a collaborator at Clustag's RFID Summer Meetup, it competes directly in the same item-level visibility and store replenishment category.
• Alien Technology: Alien Technology manufactures RFID tags, inlays and readers for retail, logistics and asset tracking. It overlaps with Clustag's hardware focus on RAIN RFID readers and tags for retail and supply chain applications.
• Checkpoint Systems: Checkpoint Systems delivers RFID-based inventory and loss-prevention solutions for apparel and retail supply chains. It targets the same fashion and specialty retail buyers with comparable item-level tagging and source-to-store visibility offerings.
• STC Group: STC specializes in source tagging and RFID implementation at scale and is named as a collaborator at Clustag's RFID Summer Meetup. It is a direct competitor in source tagging and end-to-end RFID enablement for retail supply chains.

Broad incumbents

• Zebra Technologies: Zebra Technologies provides enterprise RFID handheld readers, fixed readers and scanners used across retail, logistics and manufacturing. Clustag's Tag Inspector app is initially compatible with Zebra industrial smartphones, illustrating Zebra's broad reach across the RFID ecosystem.
• Honeywell: Honeywell's Productivity Solutions and Sensing & IoT divisions offer RFID readers, barcode scanners and warehouse automation used in distribution centers. As a large diversified incumbent, it competes in adjacent categories rather than specialty RFID tunnels but shapes buyer expectations.
• Avery Dennison: Avery Dennison is the world's largest RFID inlay and tag manufacturer and has been driving RFID adoption across retail. It is a broader incumbent that competes indirectly with Clustag's hardware through its at-source tagging programs and retail partnerships.

Emerging players

• ATID: ATID is a Korean manufacturer of RFID handheld readers, fixed readers and industrial RFID devices. It is a smaller-scale competitor in the RFID hardware space, focused on industrial and logistics applications with partial overlap to Clustag's market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Clustag-RFID-solutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clustag-rfid

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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