Custom Manufacturing Software Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

Manufacturing operations are too complex for off-the-shelf software. Keel builds custom software solutions—production management, inventory control, procurement, and fulfilment—designed around your exact processes, terminology, and workflows. From raw materials to finished goods, get total visibility and control with systems you truly own, launched in weeks, not months.

Custom manufacturing software dashboard showing production management and inventory tracking

Our Manufacturing Software Services

End-to-end custom software built around your manufacturing processes, from production floor to final shipment.

Production Management

Manage daily workloads, production batches, and quality checkpoints built around your actual process—your stages, your terminology, your checkpoints—from raw materials through to finished goods.

Inventory Management

Real-time inventory tracking with lot control, serial numbers, expiry dates, multi-location visibility, automated reorders, and a complete audit trail built for compliance-driven manufacturing environments.

Procurement System

Professional-grade procurement covering supplier management, purchase orders, structured approvals, three-way matching, and seamless integration with your financial systems to streamline replenishment.

Warehouse Management

Custom warehouse workflows built around your layout, naming conventions, and floor structure—not a rigid template—covering receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping.

Order Management

Manage complex order flows from multi-channel order capture to final fulfilment, with smart inventory allocation, automated warehouse rules, carrier selection, and synced tracking updates.

Fulfilment

Pick, pack, and ship with optimized wave, batch, and zone-based picking, barcode verification, automated carrier selection, label printing, SLA tracking, and a complete audit trail for every shipment.

Software development team mapping out a custom manufacturing operations workflow

How We Build Your Manufacturing Software in 5 Steps

Discover & Model Your Operations

We start by deeply understanding how your manufacturing business actually works—your production stages, inventory logic, compliance requirements, and exceptions. We model your real process, not generic manufacturing assumptions, ensuring the software fits your operation from day one.

Define Your Schema & Data Model

Build & Configure Your Custom System

Integrate With Your Existing Stack

Go Live & Hand Over Ownership

Trusted By Operators

Success Stories

See how fast-moving manufacturing and operations teams have transformed their workflows with Keel.

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed
The Keel Difference

Why Choose Keel for Manufacturing Software?

Keel was built by operators who experienced first-hand the limitations of off-the-shelf software in complex, fast-moving operations.

Built by Operators

Founded by former Echo executives who built custom software to ship 50k medicines daily, Keel understands the real demands of manufacturing operations.

Total Ownership

You own your data, your workflows, and your code—with full version control, audit trails, and the freedom to evolve your system as your business grows.

Live in Weeks

Keel's managed build service and serverless infrastructure means manufacturing teams go from requirements to a fully live custom system in weeks, not months.

Infinitely Flexible

Unlike rigid ERP systems, Keel adapts to your exact manufacturing terminology, production stages, and compliance rules—built for your process, not a generic template.

The Team Behind Keel

Operators who built for scale and created the platform they wished existed.

Keel was founded in 2021 by three former executives from Echo, Europe's fastest-growing online pharmacy, later acquired by Pharmacy2U. As CEO, CTO, and CPO at Echo, the founders built extensive custom software to run complex operations—shipping 50,000 medicines to 600,000 customers daily and growing the business to $130 million in annual revenue. They experienced first-hand how legacy and off-the-shelf software couldn't scale at the speed modern operations demand, particularly in highly regulated environments. That experience drove them to build the platform they wished had existed. Based in Altrincham, Cheshire, Keel has since raised $6 million in seed funding from leading European investors Earlybird and LocalGlobe, and is building tools that empower operators everywhere with flexible, powerful software they truly own.

Founded 20214 years of building flexible operations software for fast-moving teams
$6M Seed FundingBacked by leading European investors Earlybird and LocalGlobe
50k+ Daily OperationsFounders scaled software handling 50,000 shipments per day at Echo

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of manufacturing businesses does Keel's software support?

Keel's custom manufacturing software is designed for any production-based business—discrete manufacturers, batch producers, and process manufacturers alike. Whether you manage complex multi-stage production, lot-controlled inventory, regulated outputs, or high-volume fulfilment, Keel models the system around your actual workflow rather than forcing you into a generic template.

How long does it take to get a custom manufacturing software system live?

Can Keel integrate with our existing ERP, IoT devices, or e-commerce platforms?

How does Keel handle compliance and traceability requirements in manufacturing?

Do we own the software and data after it is built?

What is included in the production management module?

How is Keel different from off-the-shelf manufacturing software or an ERP?

What ongoing support is available after our manufacturing software goes live?

Still Have Questions About Our Manufacturing Software?

Talk to the Keel team for a free consultation tailored to your manufacturing operations.

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Awards and Recognition

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Earlybird & LocalGlobe Backed

Funded by leading European venture investors validating platform excellence.

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Open-Source Platform

Transparent, community-verified codebase built on engineering best practices.

Ready to Replace Spreadsheets and Legacy ERPs?

Tell us about your manufacturing operation and we'll show you exactly how Keel can build a custom solution around your processes. Expect a response within one business day.

Contact Us Today

For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at You can also send us a quick email at bobbi@keel.xyz