Keel is an operations platform that gives fast-moving teams the ability to build and customize tailored systems for order, inventory, fulfillment, and warehouse management without the rigidity of legacy ERPs. The platform is code-first, offering strongly typed SDKs, version-controlled development, and full local development environments so teams can launch and iterate on workflows in weeks. It integrates with existing tools and infrastructure, providing total control over data models and processes.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Legacy ERP systems are built for enterprise reporting and boardroom compliance, leaving operations teams to wrestle with complex processes, workflows that don't fit their needs, and tools that are cumbersome to use. This mismatch forces teams to adapt their operations around rigid software, slowing down daily execution and limiting agility.
Solution
Keel provides an operations platform that lets teams define their data model from scratch and build systems tailored to their exact workflows, covering orders, inventory, fulfillment, warehouse, and production planning. The platform is code-first and developer-friendly, offering version-controlled development, built-in testing, and end-to-end type safety, enabling rapid iteration without months of development work. Keel connects seamlessly with existing tools and infrastructure, providing a clean, scalable foundation that operators actually want to use daily, with no training required. It gives teams total control over their operations, allowing them to launch, test, and evolve workflows in real time without relying on consultants or slow-moving vendors.
Target Audience
Primary customers are operations teams and developers at fast-moving companies that need tailored systems for order management, inventory, fulfillment, and production planning without the rigidity of legacy ERP software.
Features
- Custom data modeling from scratch, allowing teams to define how everything fits together at the core
- Code-first development with strongly typed SDKs and APIs, including JSON, GQL, and RPC interfaces
- Version-controlled workflows with built-in testing, multiple environments, and full local development experience
- Row- and role-based permissioning with "deny by default" access control for security
- Dedicated Postgres database with managed migrations and multi-region infrastructure
- Integration with 3rd-party OIDC auth providers and support for asynchronous events and scheduled jobs
- VSCode extension, open-source tooling, and React helper libraries for rapid internal tool creation
- Real-time inventory tracking, procurement workflows, and order management from first click to final fulfillment