We turn employee ideas into measurable savings.
CostWise is an employee suggestion and kaizen platform for companies where continuous improvement is meant to be a daily habit, not a slogan. We give a voice to every employee — and real value to every idea.
Mission
Our mission is to unlock the potential for improvement that lies on every production floor, in every office, and in every team. We believe that the people closest to the work know best where we are losing money, where processes get stuck, and where quality drops. CostWise gives them a simple tool for submitting ideas, a fair evaluation process, transparent ROI measurement of generated savings, and a gamified reward system that turns improvement into a shared success. We exist so that no good idea ever gets lost again in an email inbox, an Excel spreadsheet, or a paper suggestion box.
Story
CostWise was born out of the frustration we saw in factory after factory: dozens of great ideas from operators, technicians, and shift leaders — and no way to collect them, evaluate them fairly, and calculate what they are truly worth. So we built the platform we needed ourselves. One place where anyone can submit a cost-saving idea in seconds, where managers and controllers evaluate it in a transparent workflow, where the finance department calculates real savings in the company's base currency using daily ECB rates, and where authors are rewarded with badges, rankings, and payouts linked to actual impact. Today, CostWise operates in 23 languages, serves multi-site organizations in manufacturing, automotive, logistics, hospitality, and healthcare, and has been designed from day one for strict multi-tenant isolation, GDPR compliance, and enterprise-grade security.
Values
We measure what matters
We assign a specific number to every idea. Realized savings, ROI, payback period — in the company's base currency, confirmed by finance. No marketing metrics or guessing.
Every employee counts
A quality operator on the night shift has the same access, the same voice, and the same chance for a reward as everyone at headquarters. Gamification, badges, and payouts make recognition real.
Simplicity by design
Submitting an idea takes a few seconds from your phone. Evaluation follows a clear flow. A manager sees what needs to be addressed today — not a queue of forgotten emails.
Global, multi-tenant, secure
23 languages, strict tenant isolation based on Row-Level Security, two-factor authentication, full audit log, and GDPR-compliant data processing — from the first user to the fiftieth plant.