Compliance & quality management
Your QMS is not a folder of spreadsheets.
But right now, it probably is.
Okuda gives SMEs a compliance system that's versioned, owned and traceable by design — so the week before an audit is a formality, not an archaeology project.
The problem
Audit theatre isn't a quality system.
Most SMEs don't fail audits because they don't do the work. They fail — or scrape through white-knuckled — because the evidence of that work is scattered across spreadsheets, inboxes and shared drives that nobody fully controls. The week before an audit becomes an archaeology project: digging for the version that was actually approved, chasing who signed off on what, reconstructing a history that should have existed all along.
That's not a quality system. That's audit theatre.
If it isn't versioned, owned and traceable, it doesn't count.
What's inside
One system, mapped to how auditors actually think.
Okuda is built module by module, each one mapped to the clauses auditors actually check against. Two are live. Three more are in development — we ship modules when they're ready, not when it's convenient to announce them.
Legal Register
Know which laws apply to you, and prove you're meeting them — with evidence, not assertions.
Learn more → LiveNCR & CAPA
A controlled raise → investigate → close workflow, with e-signatures and root-cause discipline built in.
Learn more →Risk & Opportunity Registers
Structured risk identification and treatment, tied back to your management system.
Skill & Competence Matrices
Prove your people are competent to do the jobs you've assigned them, with evidence attached.
| Module | ISO 9001 clause | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NCR & CAPA workflows | 8.7 & 10.2 — Nonconformity & corrective action | Shipped |
| Legal Register | Compliance obligations | Shipped |
| Risk & Opportunity Registers | 6.1 — Actions to address risks & opportunities | In development |
| Skill & competence matrices | 7.2 — Competence | In development |
| Document Control | 7.5 — Documented information | In development |
The other differentiator
Most SaaS onboarding is abandonment with extra steps.
We train your key people to run Okuda themselves, so the capability lives in your business — permanently. No dependency on us to keep your own system running.
How we onboard →Questions
Straight answers, no jargon.
What is Okuda?
Okuda is compliance and quality management software built for SMEs. It replaces the spreadsheets, shared drives and email trails that most quality systems actually run on with a single versioned, owned and traceable record. It's not a document dump — it's a system of record.
Who is Okuda for?
SMEs who have to demonstrate compliance — to ISO auditors, regulators or customers — but don't have a dedicated quality team to babysit a heavyweight enterprise QMS. If your quality manager is also doing three other jobs, Okuda is built for you.
Is Okuda just for ISO 9001 certification?
ISO 9001 is where most of our customers start, and Okuda's modules map directly onto its clauses. But the underlying discipline — versioned, owned, traceable records — holds up for any framework that expects you to prove what happened, when, and who signed off on it.
What is a Legal Register and why do I need one?
A Legal Register is your record of the laws and regulations that apply to your business, and evidence that you're meeting them. Auditors ask for it, and most SMEs answer with a spreadsheet nobody has opened since it was created. Okuda keeps it live, screened for applicability, and backed by evidence you can produce instantly.
What is NCR & CAPA and how does it work in Okuda?
NCR & CAPA is how you record something that went wrong (a Non-Conformance Report) and prove you fixed it properly (Corrective and Preventive Action). In Okuda it's a controlled workflow — raise, investigate, close — with e-signatures and root-cause discipline built in, so closure means something.
How is Okuda different from a folder of spreadsheets or a generic QMS tool?
Spreadsheets don't version, don't own, and don't trace — anyone can edit anything, silently. Generic QMS tools are often built for enterprises with dedicated administrators. Okuda is built specifically for SMEs: opinionated enough to enforce discipline, simple enough that your team will actually use it.
How long does onboarding take?
Long enough to train your key people to run Okuda themselves, not just click through a demo. Most SaaS onboarding is abandonment with extra steps — ours is a train-the-trainer process, so the capability stays in your business permanently.
What features are still in development?
Legal Register and NCR & CAPA are live today. Risk & Opportunity Registers, Skill & Competence Matrices and Document Control are in active development — we'd rather ship modules properly than announce them early.