Klir

Name: Klir
Brand: Klir

Klir is a cloud-based SaaS platform that centralizes compliance and operational workflows for drinking water and wastewater utilities by consolidating permits, sampling/monitoring, inspections, tasks/alerts, and reporting into a single system with integrations and mobile field workflows.

Est 2017|Valuation $81M|Raised $37.3M|1 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 3K|Web traffic 2K|FTEs 80

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

- Klir vs Hach WIMS: the vendor contrasts Klir as a modern, cloud-native platform compared with Hach WIMS, which is positioned as a water information management solution with a longer legacy footprint and deeper historical template coverage. Buyers needing long-established templates and deep historical reporting integration with existing instruments may prefer a legacy WIMS solution. - Klir vs Aquatic Informatics portfolio: the vendor argues that a unified platform reduces tool sprawl compared with separate, specialized apps. Utilities already standardized on a different vendor ecosystem may accept a multi-app approach if each tool meets a domain need. - Klir vs specialized compliance tools (SwiftComply): Klir is positioned for broader platform consolidation; specialized vendors may be preferred when scope is tightly constrained and organizations want a faster, narrower deployment.

Market share and adoption trends

The vendor reports customers that serve a large population of end users; independent market share reporting was not found in the reviewed sources.
Independent press coverage and announced financing indicate ongoing venture investment and continued business development activity.

	Klir	SwiftComply	WaterTrax (Aquatic Informatics ERT)
Starting Price	Not publicly listed (Get Price)	Not publicly listed; price based on program size	Starting price varies by region/contract
Best For	Utilities seeking a consolidated compliance and operations data platform across teams	Programs focused on backflow/FOG/pretreatment compliance tracking	Utilities focused on sampling/ERT workflows within a broader water software ecosystem
Key Strength	Vendor presents platform as a unified system with integrations and mobile workflows	Focused compliance program tooling and bundling	Established ERT category focus as part of a broader water software portfolio
Key Weakness	Limited publicly available technical and security documentation; small public review volume; some reviewer-reported maturity gaps	May be narrower in scope than a full platform transformation	May require multiple apps for broader needs

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Klir vs Hach WIMS: the vendor contrasts Klir as a modern, cloud-native platform compared with Hach WIMS, which is positioned as a water information management solution with a longer legacy footprint and deeper historical template coverage. Buyers needing long-established templates and deep historical reporting integration with existing instruments may prefer a legacy WIMS solution.
Klir vs Aquatic Informatics portfolio: the vendor argues that a unified platform reduces tool sprawl compared with separate, specialized apps. Utilities already standardized on a different vendor ecosystem may accept a multi-app approach if each tool meets a domain need.
Klir vs specialized compliance tools (SwiftComply): Klir is positioned for broader platform consolidation; specialized vendors may be preferred when scope is tightly constrained and organizations want a faster, narrower deployment.

Market share and adoption trends

The vendor reports customers that serve a large population of end users; independent market share reporting was not found in the reviewed sources.
Independent press coverage and announced financing indicate ongoing venture investment and continued business development activity.

	Klir	SwiftComply	WaterTrax (Aquatic Informatics ERT)
Starting Price	Not publicly listed (Get Price)	Not publicly listed; price based on program size	Starting price varies by region/contract
Best For	Utilities seeking a consolidated compliance and operations data platform across teams	Programs focused on backflow/FOG/pretreatment compliance tracking	Utilities focused on sampling/ERT workflows within a broader water software ecosystem
Key Strength	Vendor presents platform as a unified system with integrations and mobile workflows	Focused compliance program tooling and bundling	Established ERT category focus as part of a broader water software portfolio
Key Weakness	Limited publicly available technical and security documentation; small public review volume; some reviewer-reported maturity gaps	May be narrower in scope than a full platform transformation	May require multiple apps for broader needs

Klir

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Market share and adoption trends

02Market Map

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Market share and adoption trends

02Market Map