Keel

Keel: The Modern ERP for Fast-Moving Operations Teams

What is Keel?

Keel is a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system designed specifically for fast-moving operations teams. Unlike legacy ERP systems that are often complex and require consultants, Keel provides total control, real speed, and seamless integration, empowering teams to launch tailored systems in weeks and scale with complete confidence.

Key Features and Benefits

• Total Control: Define your data model from scratch to fit your unique business needs, eliminating extra bloat and ensuring everything fits together perfectly.
• Complete Agility: Launch, test, and evolve workflows in real-time without the need for extensive development work or large upfront investments.
• Seamless Integration: Connect with existing tools, hardware, and tech stacks to ensure smooth operations and instant value.
• Developer-Friendly: Built on engineering best practices with a code-first approach, Keel empowers developers to build fast and respond to operational needs in real-time.

How does Keel work?

Keel operates by providing a flexible and customizable platform that allows operations teams to:

1. Define Custom Data Models: Create data models that reflect the specific needs of your business, whether it involves orders, tasks, surveys, approvals, assets, documents, or any other critical data.
2. Build Intuitive Interfaces: Design clean, fast, and intuitive interfaces that make operators' lives easier from the start, eliminating the need for extensive training.
3. Integrate with Existing Tools: Seamlessly connect Keel with your current tools, hardware, and tech stack to keep everything working smoothly together.
4. Automate Workflows: Streamline purchasing, manage vendor relationships, and ensure stock availability with powerful base modules.
5. Own Your Ops: Maintain control over your operations with a scalable foundation built on engineering best practices and proven technology.

Core Functionality

• Order Management: Manage complex order flows from the first click to final fulfillment in one place.
• Inventory Management: Track inventory in real-time with a design tailored to complex SKU arrangements.
• Customer Management: Gain centralized customer views and insights tailored to your unique customer journey.
• Field Service Management: Coordinate field teams, schedules, and tasks with full visibility and minimal friction.
• Warehouse Management: Craft warehouse workflows that match how your business operates and continuously iterate for improvement.
• Procurement: Streamline purchasing workflows, manage vendor relationships, and ensure stock availability.

How to use Keel?

1. Book a Demo: Start by booking a personalized demo to see how Keel can be modeled around your specific business processes in real-time.
2. Model Your Processes: Work with the Keel team to model the platform around your actual business processes.
3. Go Live: Launch your tailored system in a matter of weeks.
4. Full Ownership: Take full ownership as the Keel team hands over the platform to your team.

For Developers

Keel is unapologetically code-first and grounded in engineering best practices. Developers can:

• Explore the Platform: Start with the local console to explore the Keel platform.
• Play with Templates: Use ready-to-use templates to get started quickly.
• Deploy with Confidence: Deploy your solutions when ready.

Developer Features:

• Version Controlled
• Built-in Testing
• End-to-End Type Safety
• Multiple Environments
• Full Local Development Experience
• Secrets Management
• Dedicated Postgres
• 3rd-Party OIDC Auth Providers
• JSON, GQL, and RPC APIs
• Asynchronous Events
• Scheduled Jobs
• VSCode Extension
• Open-Source
• Managed Migrations
• Multi-Region Infrastructure
• Strongly Typed SDKs and APIs
• Row- and Role-Based Permissioning
• “Deny by Default” Access Control
• OpenTelemetry Observability
• Audit Log
• Extend with TypeScript
• Direct Database Access
• Instant Internal Tools
• Read-Only Replica Database
• Fully Isolated Infrastructure
• React Helper Libraries
• Git Flow Based Deployments
• Durable Functions
• Self Hosting
• Custom Workflows

Why choose Keel?

• No Reliance on Consultants: Keel eliminates the need for slow-moving vendors and third-party proprietary technology.
• Complete Agility: Allows you to launch, test, and evolve workflows in real life, without big bets or months of development work.

Who is Keel for?

Keel is designed for:

• Operations Teams: Fast-moving ops teams that require systems as dynamic as they are.
• Operators: Those who need flexible, powerful tools they truly own.
• Developers: Those who want to build fast and respond to operational needs in real-time.

Keel empowers operators everywhere with flexible, powerful tools they truly own. Take control of your operations today and move faster with Keel.