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.