2024 Cybozu Global Award — Asia Philippines

The official Kintone partner in the Philippines — the safe way to digitize how your business runs.

Skip the 50–75% ERP failure rate. We build the custom CRM, inventory, HR and workflow apps your team actually needs — live in days, not months, on the ground in Metro Manila, in English, Filipino, and Japanese.

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30 minutes, no pitch deck Start with one app We'll say so if Kintone isn't the fit
Trusted by enterprises across the Philippines
A major vehicle-leasing & finance firm A global air-conditioning manufacturer A leading EdTech platform A national broadcast network MSCorp Guhring
The real risk

Most enterprise software projects fail. The only question is which way.

Decision-makers get squeezed from two sides. Stay too manual and the business can't scale. Over-buy a heavyweight ERP and you inherit an 18-month rollout you may never finish. There's a safer path between them.

Failure mode 1 — too little

Running on paper & Excel

  • Approvals chased over Viber, email, and group chats
  • Spreadsheets that break, conflict, and lose version history
  • No audit trail, no permissions, no single source of truth
  • Work that simply can't scale with headcount or branches
The hidden cost isn't the software you're not buying — it's the hours, errors, and decisions made on stale data.
Failure mode 2 — too much

Heavyweight ERP (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)

  • 12–18 month implementations before anyone logs in
  • Six-figure licenses plus expensive external consultants
  • Vendor lock-in and rigid modules you'll never fully use
  • Offshore support that doesn't know your operation
50–75% of ERP projects fail or overrun — Gartner and Panorama Consulting. You buy a cathedral to store a bicycle — and still finish late.

The safe middle path: Kintone, deployed by edamame.

One platform you can start small on, expand only as it earns trust, and run with local accountability the entire way. Enterprise-grade underneath; deployable this month.

  • First app live in days, not quarters
  • Per-user subscription — no six-figure license or lock-in
  • No developers required to change a workflow
  • Same-day support, on the ground in Metro Manila
Why a partner, not the vendor direct

Cybozu builds Kintone. We make it work in your business.

A platform login is not an implementation. Buying Kintone direct still leaves you to design the apps, migrate the data, train the team, and support it — the exact work where projects stall. As the official Philippine partner, that's the part we own.

Why edamame, in depth
Official partner accountability

The winner of the 2024 Cybozu Global Award — Asia, with the highest Kintone client count in Southeast Asia. One team answerable for the outcome — not a platform and a problem.

Hands on the ground in Metro Manila

We design, build, migrate, and support locally — in English, Filipino, and Japanese. Same-day response, not an overseas queue. Bilingual UIs for Japanese-affiliated firms are standard.

Five+ years of PH deployments

Founded 2019. Fifty enterprises, 2,400+ users, eight industries. We've already made the mistakes you don't want to fund on your own project.

The platform decision

Why PH enterprises choose Kintone over the alternatives.

Not marketing — patterns from real deployments and migrations. Here's where each platform fits, and where it costs you. Dig into any full comparison below.

What matters to you Kintone + edamame SAP / Oracle / NetSuite Odoo / ERPNext monday / Airtable Salesforce / Power Apps
Time to first app Days 12–18 months Months Days Quarters
Developers required None ABAP / consultants Python None Apex / Power Fx
Entry price Per-usersubscription Six figures+ consultants Modular fees+ hosting $9–10/user/mo $25–330/user/mo
Scales without rebuild Yes Yesat high cost Dev-bound ~50K-row ceiling Yesat high cost
Local PH support & build Yes — edamame Reseller DIY / freelancer None local Partner
Bilingual EN/JP delivery Standard Rare No No No
Your downside is covered

We engineered the risk out of saying yes.

You're choosing a business-critical system. Every reason to hesitate, we've already answered.

Free consultation

30 minutes with Tom, no pitch deck and no obligation. We map your real workflow and tell you honestly whether Kintone fits.

30-day free trial

Try Kintone on your own data before you commit a peso to licenses. See it working in your context first.

Start small, phased

Begin with one app and one team. Expand only when it's proven — no big-bang rollout, no all-or-nothing budget.

Migration handled

We move you off Excel, Odoo, or Airtable — data mapped, structured, and permissioned. You don't carry the cutover alone.

Same-day local support

Real people in Metro Manila, in English, Filipino, and Japanese. One message away — not a ticket in another timezone.

Honest-fit promise

If your need is genuinely better served by Salesforce, HubSpot, or staying put, we'll say so. We'd rather lose the deal than mis-sell it.

Transparent pricing

Priced by scope. Not by the hour.

No timesheets and no surprise consultant fees — one fixed, scope-based quote for exactly what you need.

Per-user subscriptionKintone is a monthly per-user license — no six-figure upfront, no lock-in
№ 01 · Starter
A single high-value app
  • One app — CRM, tracker, or workflow
  • 10–25 users
  • Data migration included
  • Team training
Most chosen
№ 02 · Enterprise
A connected, multi-app operation
  • Multi-app workflow across departments
  • 50–500 users
  • Integrations + KinPlug suite
  • Bilingual EN/JP build
№ 03 · Retainer
Ongoing build & support
  • Continuous app development
  • Priority same-day support
  • Scales with expanding deployments
  • Cancel anytime
Book a free consultation for a fixed quote

Start small with one app, then expand. Ask about a phased rollout.

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Tom Arai Founder & CEO · since 2019
Who you'll actually work with
“I trained in Tokyo, moved to Manila, and built edamame so Philippine and Japanese teams could run on software that fits them — not the other way around. On your project, that discipline is mine to answer for.”
Tom Arai — Founder & CEO, Edamame Inc. · Trilingual delivery (EN · FIL · 日本語)
2019Founded
50Enterprise clients
8Industries served
Straight answers

Questions we actually get.

How much does Kintone cost in the Philippines?
Kintone is a per-user monthly subscription with a small user minimum — no six-figure license and no surprise consultant fees. Our implementation is priced by scope, never by the hour, so you get one fixed quote before you commit. Book a free consultation for your numbers.
How long does a typical implementation take?
Most first apps go live within a week. A global air-conditioning manufacturer's service app originally quoted at three months shipped in days. Complex multi-app deployments typically take 2–4 weeks using our 4-step process — Discovery, Design, Build, Launch — and you start with one app, not a big-bang rollout.
Why choose edamame instead of going to Cybozu directly?
Cybozu builds the Kintone platform; we make it work inside your business. edamame is the official Kintone partner in the Philippines and the winner of the 2024 Cybozu Global Award — Asia. You get local implementation, bilingual EN/JP builds, and same-day Metro Manila support — the design, migration, training, and accountability a platform login alone doesn't give you.
Can Kintone replace SAP, Odoo, Salesforce, or Excel?
For most Philippine SMEs and mid-market companies, yes. Kintone deploys in days (vs months for SAP/Odoo), needs no developers (unlike Salesforce or Power Apps), avoids six-figure license lock-in, and replaces scattered Excel with permissioned, audited apps. Compare directly: vs SAP, vs Odoo, vs Salesforce, or browse the full comparison hub.
Does edamame support Japanese companies in the Philippines?
Yes. Founder Tom Arai built his career in Tokyo and has been based in Metro Manila since 2018. We deliver in native-level business Japanese and English, and bilingual Kintone UIs are the default, not an upsell. Japanese-affiliated clients include a global air-conditioning manufacturer, a major vehicle-leasing & finance firm, and Guhring Philippines. 日本語のページはこちら →
Is Kintone secure enough for enterprise requirements?
Yes. Kintone holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 (certificate IS 577142) and is HIPAA-compliant, with data encrypted in transit and at rest, role-based access controls, audit logs, and two-factor authentication — backed by Cybozu, a publicly listed Japanese software company. Availability is published as a Service Level Objective with daily status reporting at the Kintone Trust Center.
What industries do you serve?
Manufacturing, healthcare, real estate, retail, BPO & shared services, construction, logistics, and education. See industry-specific pages for how Kintone fits your sector.

Find out if Kintone fits — in thirty minutes.

Just you, Tom, and your real workflow. We'll map it together and tell you honestly whether Kintone is the right call. No pitch deck, no obligation.

Official Kintone Partner · 2024 Cybozu Global Award — Asia · Pasig City, Metro Manila