salescircle.jp

What It Is

SalesCircle is a Japan-focused cloud ERP / internal management application for companies. Its aim is to move work that was previously handled on paper or in Excel—such as attendance, shift scheduling, customer information, tasks, and projects—into a centralized app. It emphasizes access from both mobile apps and PCs, making it suitable for frontline staff without a fixed computer, part-time workers, field sales teams, and remote employees.

Core Features and Collaboration

Based on the information on the page, SalesCircle covers a fairly broad set of modules. Attendance clock-in supports a dedicated app and can capture GPS information. On the sales side, it supports list management for business partners and new sales prospects. For HR operations, it supports shift requests and approvals, overtime requests, clock-in corrections, holiday work requests, and leave requests, with other leave types customizable according to company rules. On the collaboration side, it provides personal task management, project member management, and project task management. Administrators can view tasks assigned to members of the groups they manage, indicating some team management capability, but details such as role permissions, approval hierarchy, and audit logs are not disclosed.

Pricing, Trial, and Integrations

Pricing is straightforward: 300 JPY per user/month. The page states that this is relatively low compared with ERP products offering similar functionality in Japan. A free trial entry point is available, and the page also notes that beta registration is open. For integrations, SalesCircle supports API integration and CSV export, allowing connection with payroll software, labor management software, and similar systems. CSV export fields can be freely configured. However, the page does not list specific third-party apps, API documentation, Webhooks, or developer support details.

Pros and Cons

The main advantages are its mobile-friendly design, enabling employees without PCs to participate in attendance tracking, shift scheduling, approvals, and information viewing. Its functionality extends from attendance management to CRM-like lists, tasks, and projects, making it suitable for small and midsize businesses seeking lightweight all-in-one management. The per-user monthly fee is also low. The limitations are that it is currently in beta, and key enterprise procurement details—such as product maturity, service support, data security and compliance, backups, and permission granularity—are insufficiently documented. AI automation is only described as a future update and should not be treated as an already available capability.

Who It’s For and Access from China

SalesCircle is better suited to Japanese small and midsize businesses, companies with many store or on-site employees, field sales teams, and organizations looking to migrate from Excel to a low-cost cloud system. The page does not state how well it can be accessed from mainland China, nor does it disclose payment methods. For use by teams in China, network connectivity, language, time zone, compliance, and payment convenience should all be evaluated. Potential alternatives include DingTalk, Lark, WeCom, kintone, and Zoho One.