Agrigistics
Founded
2019 in Pretoria, South Africa — Agrigistics began when a team of engineers built a bespoke labour-management system originally for mining and then adapted it to solve workforce tracking and payroll challenges in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and other labour-intensive industries. The platform now provides real-time labour tracking, automated payroll, and compliance management tools tailored to the needs of South African businesses.
Founders & Leadership
Luke Kroon — Co-Founder
Cilliers Geldenhuys — Co-Founder
Johan Ferreira — Co-Founder
Location
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa — serving clients across South Africa in fields like agriculture, construction, and manufacturing.
Industry
Tech / Workforce Management / SaaS — developing labour-management software that combines time & attendance tracking, activity monitoring, and payroll automation, with integrations like RFID, biometrics, WhatsApp clock-in options, and compliance tools for South African regulatory requirements.
Overview
Agrigistics provides a cloud-based labour-management platform designed to eliminate manual paper-based processes and spreadsheet payrolls. Its integrated solution captures worker clock-ins (via biometric devices, RFID, or WhatsApp), manages attendance and job activity data, and automates payroll processing in compliance with local labour regulations. The system gives businesses real-time visibility into workforce costs, improves operational efficiency, and supports scalability across multiple sites and industries.
Core Features & Capabilities
Time & Attendance Tracking: Capture employee hours using rugged biometric devices, RFID wristbands, or WhatsApp clock-ins with GPS verification.
Activity Monitoring & Job Costing: Link workers’ activity data to project tasks for insight into productivity and cost allocation.
Automated Payroll: Integrated payroll processing that handles overtime, statutory deductions (PAYE, UIF, SDL) and generates payroll outputs and compliance reports.
Centralised HR Hub: A unified dashboard for employee records, digital contracts, certificates, medical data, and automated alerts for compliance.
Target Market
Agriculture Businesses managing seasonal and permanent labour and handling piece-rate, overtime, and compliance.
Construction & Manufacturing Firms needing robust workforce tracking and payroll automation.
HR & Payroll Administrators seeking to reduce manual work and increase accuracy.
Owners & Operations Managers wanting real-time workforce insights and reduced labour costs.
Value Proposition
Agrigistics simplifies labour management by replacing fragmented manual systems with a single, reliable, cloud-based platform that enhances transparency, drives compliance, and automates payroll. Its tailored tools for tough, field-based industries save time, reduce errors, and improve operational efficiency, enabling businesses to make data-driven decisions and focus on growth.