Octopus

Built for South African compliance

Nothing falls through.

One real-time system for personnel compliance, assets, projects, training, and documents — so a certificate never lapses quietly, an asset never disappears without a trail, and a budget overrun shows up while the project is still running.

No credit card required. POPIA-compliant, South African data residency.

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The cost of not knowing

Three ways operations quietly lose money

Asset loss

Equipment goes missing with no allocation trail, and by the time anyone notices, there's no record of who had it last.

Compliance lapses

A certificate expires quietly on a spreadsheet nobody checked, and the first anyone hears of it is a site shutdown or a client audit.

Budget overruns

A project runs over budget with nobody watching in real time, and the loss is only visible once the final invoice lands.

No client profitability visibility

Income and expense sit against projects, not the client relationships behind them, so "which client is actually worth the effort" takes a manual spreadsheet exercise to answer — if anyone bothers to ask.

One system, every module, every plan

Every arm of the operation, one live truth

Personnel compliance, documents, assets, client relationships, training, projects, media, and financials — all updating in real time, all included on every plan.

How it works

From spreadsheets to one live view in about ten minutes

  1. 01

    Bring your people, assets, and projects in

    Set up your organisation, add your team, and register the assets and certificates you're already tracking today — in about ten minutes.

  2. 02

    See one live status across every module

    Compliance, assets, projects, training, and documents all update in real time, on any device, on site or in the office.

  3. 03

    Act before it becomes a problem

    Automatic alerts on certificates, budgets, and maintenance intervals mean issues surface while there's still time to act on them.

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Pricing

Per organisation, not per seat

Every plan covers your whole team up to its personnel cap — no penalty for growing headcount.

Essentials

Every module, for a single site getting its people, assets, projects, and client relationships under control.

R9 999/month

R6 999/month founding rate — first 200 organisations

Personnel
20 people included
+R500/mo per extra 5 people
Sites
1 site
  • Every module — Personnel & Compliance, Documents, Assets, Training, Projects & Financials, Compliance Automation, Clients, Media
  • Compliant / at-risk / overdue status for every certificate
  • Project team rosters, task management, and the training marketplace
  • Org-wide KPI dashboard and Command Centre
  • 14-day free trial, no credit card
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Business

The same full module set as Essentials, sized for growing, multi-site operations with priority support.

R24 999/month

R17 999/month founding rate — first 200 organisations

Personnel
100 people included
+R350/mo per extra 10 people
Sites
Unlimited sites
  • Everything in Essentials, same module set — this tier scales headcount and support, not features
  • Unlimited sites
  • Priority support
  • Personnel overage billed in blocks of 10, cheaper per head than Essentials
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Enterprise

The same full module set, for large multi-project operations that need scale, a dedicated account manager, and custom SLAs.

R65 000/month

R45 000/month founding rate — first 200 organisations

Personnel
500 people included
Custom pricing beyond 500
Sites
Unlimited sites
  • Everything in Business, same module set at enterprise scale
  • Dedicated account manager and custom SLA
  • Deeper cross-module analytics and audit reporting
  • Volume-negotiated pricing beyond 500 people
  • Deeper cross-module analytics and audit reporting
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  • 14-day free trial, no credit card required
  • Roughly 10-minute setup
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • POPIA compliance, South African data residency
  • Per-organisation pricing — no per-seat penalty as your team grows

FAQ

Common questions

See your own compliance and asset data in Octopus

14-day free trial, no credit card required. Most organisations are set up in about ten minutes.