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DotActiv

AI-powered category management and planograms

Overview

DotActiv is an AI-powered category management platform for retailers and suppliers that helps maximise return on shelf space. It combines category management know-how with smart automation to plan assortments, optimise shelf space, and improve in-store decisions. The product lets users build data-driven planograms, optimise assortments and store clusters, and automatically generate planograms with AI via Nova, plus Lola, an AI assistant. It also analyzes shelf performance and retail data to improve in-store execution and compliance. What sets DotActiv apart is the integration of rigorous category-management processes with automated tools and AI guidance, plus global consulting and training support to make category management faster and more precise. The goal is to make category management simpler, faster, and more effective so retailers and suppliers can make better shelf decisions and drive higher returns.

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About DotActiv

Simplify's Rating
Why DotActiv is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsEnterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cape Town, South Africa

Founded

2001

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • August 2026 updates added AI clustering, publish planogram, and workflow validation.
  • The free tier and partner program broaden adoption, referrals, and low-friction trials.
  • Hiring continues in 2026, including a Junior C# Software Developer and technical support roles.

What critics are saying

  • DotActiv faces quant, Aptos, RELEX, and Blue Yonder in enterprise merchandising software.
  • AI feature launches in 2026 raise execution risk if Nova, Lola, or TrueView underperform.
  • South Africa headquarters and 51-200 employees constrain global sales, support, and product velocity.

What makes DotActiv unique

  • DotActiv combines planograms, assortment planning, clustering, and floor planning in one suite.
  • January 2026 Nova automates zero-base planogram generation from retailer merchandising rules.
  • February 2026 TrueView adds image-recognition compliance checking against published planograms.

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Company News

DotActiv
May 10th, 2023
PowerBase Updates For April 2023: What’s New and Updated

You can also read about why DotActiv introduced the DotActiv PowerBase.

DotActiv
Aug 1st, 2022
DotActiv launched three new articles and updated two based on latest software updates on Jul 1st 22'.

During July, DotActiv added three new articles and updated two based on its latest software updates.

DotActiv
Jul 1st, 2022
DotActiv launches DotActiv PowerBase

You can also read about why DotActiv introduced the DotActiv PowerBase here.

DotActiv
Feb 9th, 2022
dotActiv hired Sonja Roos as account manager on Jan 1st 19'.

Sonja Roos joined DotActiv in 2019 as a space planner, working on Makro's Food and Liquor account before her promotion to account manager.

DotActiv
Feb 8th, 2022
dotActiv hired Leané Mulder on Jan 1st 19'.

Leané Mulder joined DotActiv in 2019 as a space planner, working on various ad-hoc accounts.

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