Prodez

What Prodez does

Prodez Ltda is a privately held Brazilian technology company founded in 1997/1998 and headquartered in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, that operates as a regional ERP vendor, integrator, and digital certificate issuer. Its flagship product, ProCAF, is a comprehensive enterprise management system built on SQL Server with multi-company support and Terminal Server-based internet access, covering billing, service orders, MRP production planning, purchasing, financial management, inventory, reporting, and electronic fiscal documents (NF-e), complemented by a mobile companion app (CAFMob) with online and offline order-taking capability. Around the ProCAF core, the company sells Guardião NF-e (electronic-invoice archival) and, since becoming a ByeByePaper franchisee in 2018, also delivers document digitization, GED/ECM services, and digital certificate issuance (e-CNPJ / e-CPF in A1 and A3 formats) under its AR-ITI credentialing.

The firm runs a sales-led go-to-market with direct outreach, on-site implementation, and team training, supplemented by a quote-based pricing model that is not publicly disclosed. Revenue is generated through one-time ProCAF licensing and implementation, recurring/annual digital certificate renewals, and franchise-driven professional services. The addressable customer base consists primarily of small and medium-sized commerce, industry, and distribution businesses in the Ribeirão Preto region — the company claims hundreds of clients ranging from small local firms to nationally recognized enterprises — with no inbound names disclosed. Prodez employs roughly 8 people, has no outside funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and maintains only an inactive social-media and recruitment presence, indicating a bootstrapped, founder-operated operating model.

Customer segments are addressed horizontally rather than by vertical, with the differentiation resting on 20+ years of local implementation experience, customize-to-fit deployments, and the regulatory license to issue digital certificates via ITI. Marketing and distribution are concentrated on the prodez.com.br website, a WhatsApp/phone channel, and the ByeByePaper franchise brand; there is no evidence of channel expansion, M&A, or capital-raising activity in the public record.

Name

Prodez

Legal name

Prodez Ltda

Website

https://prodez.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prodez Ltda is a privately held Brazilian software vendor and ITI-linked digital certificate issuer based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, serving hundreds of small and mid-sized commerce, industry, and distribution businesses with its ProCAF ERP, CAFMob mobile app, Guardião NF-e invoice archival, and ByeByePaper document-digitization franchise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ribeirão Preto

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licensing: Sale and implementation of ProCAF enterprise management system, which can be contracted as a complete system or by individual modules. Includes training and customization services.
2. Digital Certificate Services: Issuance and renewal of digital certificates (e-CNPJ, e-CPF) in A1 and A3 formats with validity periods of 1-3 years. One-time fees per certificate plus renewal charges.
3. Document Digitization Services (Franchise): As Bye Bye Paper franchisee, provides document digitization and electronic document management (GED/ECM) services to businesses in Ribeirão Preto region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Prodez develops, sells, and implements ProCAF, an enterprise management system (ERP) for commerce, industry, and distributors that covers billing, service orders, production MRP, purchasing, financial management, inventory, reports, and electronic fiscal documents (NF-e). The company also issues digital certificates (e-CNPJ and e-CPF in A1 and A3 formats) as a Registration Authority linked to ITI, and resells Bye Bye Paper document digitization services as the Ribeirão Preto franchisee.

Product overview

Prodez offers a portfolio of technology solutions centered on the ProCAF enterprise management system (ERP), a unified platform with modular capabilities including billing, service orders, MRP production, purchasing, finance, inventory, reporting, and electronic fiscal documents (NF-e), supplemented by a mobile app (CAFMob). The company also provides complementary add-on services including Guardião NF-e for fiscal document archiving and digital certificate issuance (e-CNPJ/e-CPF) through its Autoridade de Registro status linked to ITI. Additionally, through franchise partnership, Prodez resells ByeByePaper document digitization and GED/ECM solutions for businesses transitioning to digital document management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ProCAF: Enterprise management system offering solutions for billing, services (work orders), production MRP, purchases, finance, inventory, reports and queries, fiscal documents (NF-e), and CAFMob mobile application.
• Guardião NF-e
• Certificado Digital
• CAFMob

Products and services

• ProCAF Enterprise management system (ERP) for commerce, industry, and distributors that encompasses billing, service orders, MRP production planning, purchasing, financial management, inventory control, reports, electronic fiscal documents (NF-e), and a mobile companion app (CAFMob). Uses SQL Server database, supports multi-company operations, and can be accessed via Terminal Server over the internet. Targeted at small and medium businesses in Brazil.
• CAFMob Mobile application companion to ProCAF that enables users to create orders, access client history, query inventory, and operate both online and offline. Targeted at ProCAF users needing field and on-the-go access.
• Guardião NF-e Fiscal note management service that securely and practically stores and manages electronic invoices (NF-e) for businesses. Targeted at companies that need safe archiving of fiscal documents.
• Certificado Digital (e-CNPJ and e-CPF) Digital certificate issuance service providing electronic signatures with legal validity for individuals (e-CPF) and businesses (e-CNPJ), available in A1 (1-year validity, file stored on computer) and A3 (1-3 year validity, card/token, usable on multiple machines) formats. Targeted at individuals and businesses that need legally valid digital signatures for online transactions and fiscal compliance.
• ByeByePaper (Document Digitization) Document digitization and electronic document management (GED/ECM) service provided by Prodez as the Bye Bye Paper franchisee for the Ribeirão Preto region. Targets businesses transitioning from physical to digital document management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of companies have utilized services with positive feedback on optimized and simplified processes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bye Bye PapercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProdez operates as the official Bye Bye Paper franchisee for Ribeirão Preto region. Bye Bye Paper is a company with over 12 years of experience in document digitization, electronic document management (GED/ECM), and content management. The company operates under a franchise model with over 80 units across Brazil and is also a Registration Authority (AR) linked to ITI for digital certificate issuance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Omie: Cloud-native ERP for Brazilian SMBs covering financial management, billing, inventory, and fiscal documents — directly overlaps with ProCAF's functional scope but delivers via SaaS rather than on-premise.
• Soluti: Brazilian AR linked to ITI issuing e-CNPJ and e-CPF digital certificates nationally — peer to Prodez's certificate issuance line of business.
• Conta Azul: Cloud-based financial management and ERP platform for Brazilian small businesses and accountants, competing head-to-head with ProCAF's billing/financial modules in the SMB segment.
• Certisign: One of Brazil's largest Autoridades de Registro (AR) for digital certificates, offering e-CNPJ/e-CPF directly — comparable to Prodez's ITI-linked digital certificate business at much larger scale.
• Alterdata Software: Brazilian ERP and fiscal software company targeting SMBs across commerce, services, and industry with billing, inventory, and electronic invoicing — comparable to ProCAF's core offering.

Broad incumbents

• TOTVS: Brazil's largest ERP software company, serving SMBs through large enterprises with products comparable to ProCAF in the ERP/fiscal/billing space. Establishes the competitive upper bound for Prodez's segment.
• Senior Sistemas: Established Brazilian ERP vendor with broad portfolio across HR, logistics, manufacturing, and fiscal — overlapping with ProCAF's MRP, inventory, and NF-e modules for SMBs and mid-market.
• Linx: Brazilian retail and ERP software provider offering management systems for commerce and distribution — overlapping with Prodez's commerce, inventory, and billing capabilities.
• Sankhya: Brazilian ERP provider with cloud and on-premise offerings covering fiscal, financial, purchasing, and production — directly comparable to ProCAF's module set for commerce, industry, and distribution.

Emerging players

• Bling: Cloud-based ERP for small Brazilian retailers and distributors covering invoicing, financial management, and inventory — a representative cloud-native entrant threatening on-premise players like Prodez.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prodez

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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