SoftTrace is the dairy heavyweight.
Keystone is the lighter, faster alternative.

SoftTrace has been serving dairy for over 20 years across Ireland, the UK, Europe and North America, that history matters and Keystone is not going to pretend otherwise. The honest question is who each system is the right fit for. If you run a large multi-plant creamery with a long-tail of regulatory reporting and your own dairy IT team, SoftTrace is a serious choice. If you are an artisan or mid-market producer looking for traceability, dispatch and retailer documentation without a heavy ERP-style project, Keystone is the lighter, faster option.

• Pilots scoped to go live in 30 days vs typical 4–9 month dairy-ERP projects
• Founder-led implementation, no SDR funnel, no ticket queue
• €790/month standard licence, transparent, all modules unlocked
• Built side-by-side with Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers on a real Tuesday

Dairy credibility, scale and history.

SoftTrace has 20+ years in dairy. They have deployed at large creameries, they understand high-volume bulk-milk operations, and they have a brand that opens doors at enterprise dairy buyers. For a large processor with €50M+ turnover, plant automation requirements and an in-house dairy IT function, that track record is worth paying for.

Speed, cost, simplicity and fit.

When to pick SoftTrace. When to pick Keystone.

Pick SoftTrace if you are a large multi-plant creamery with bulk-milk operations, plant automation needs and an in-house dairy IT team. Pick Keystone if you are an artisan, family-owned or mid-market producer, typically 5 to 60 staff, who needs production-grade traceability, dispatch and retailer documentation, with finance staying in the accounts package you already use, and you want to be live in 30 days, not 9 months.

Questions buyers actually ask.