DotActiv

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.

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 & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cape Town, South Africa

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

  • DotActiv added AI demos on February 16, 2026, signaling active product momentum.
  • Included TrueView licenses on four-plus seats should accelerate enterprise adoption.
  • Partner Program expansion and PowerBase updates strengthen onboarding, support, and channel reach.

What critics are saying

  • Nova is optimized only for shelf fixtures, delaying hanging bars and pegboards.
  • The February 16, 2026 launch still requires battle-testing before March client release.
  • Bootstrapped since 2001, DotActiv faces existential pressure if AI launches disappoint retailers.

What makes DotActiv unique

  • DotActiv's February 16, 2026 launch bundles Nova, Lola, TrueView, and Viewer.
  • TrueView links shelf photos to planogram compliance, closing execution gaps in stores.
  • DotActiv's partner program offers free entry and up to 80% revenue share.

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Professional Development Budget

Training Programs

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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