QAD Inc.

QAD Inc. is a global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and related enterprise software solutions designed for manufacturing companies. The company's mission is to help manufacturers adapt to disruption and innovate for competitive advantage by offering intelligent, adaptive cloud solutions. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, QAD serves a diverse international customer base across various manufacturing industries.

The company's core offerings include the QAD Adaptive Applications portfolio, headlined by QAD Adaptive ERP, which is delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) via cloud computing. This suite is designed to streamline the management of manufacturing operations, supply chains, financials, customers, technology, and business performance. Following its acquisition of Redzone in 2023, QAD expanded its portfolio to include Redzone's connected workforce solution, a mobile-first platform that unifies production, quality, and maintenance operations for frontline manufacturing teams. QAD | Redzone caters to industries such as automotive, consumer products, high technology, food and beverage, industrial equipment, and life sciences.

QAD Inc. was acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction in 2021, making it a privately held company. The acquisition of Redzone in February 2023 for nearly $1 billion further solidified QAD's vision of the Adaptive Enterprise, aiming to address critical manufacturing challenges like rising input costs and labor shortages. Recent developments include the November 2024 launch of Champion AI, a suite of AI-driven capabilities that provides predictive and prescriptive analytics to empower frontline workers. Sanjay Brahmawar was appointed CEO of QAD in March 2025, with Ken Fisher named President of Redzone in July 2025 and Amit Sharma as President of ERP in September 2025, signaling a strategic focus on intelligent, adaptive cloud solutions and AI-powered systems of action.