Yayoi Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President and CEO: Kenichiro Muto, hereinafter "Yayoi") announced that its cloud payroll service, "Yayoi Kyuyo Next," secured the 2nd place overall in "The Best Software in Japan 2026," operated by ITcrowd Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Genta Kurono).

In addition, the cloud accounting service "Yayoi Kaikei Next" won 1st place in the new product category, "The Best Software Rookie of the Year 2026." "Yayoi Kaikei" ranked 9th overall, becoming the only desktop software selected in the TOP 10. Furthermore, six products provided by Yayoi achieved No. 1 in a total of 10 categories, receiving high evaluations in both cloud and desktop domains.

Award Page: https://www.itreview.jp/best-software/2026

About "The Best Software in Japan 2026" This award selects the Top 100 SaaS and software in Japan supported by ITreview users. Products that received 20 or more real user reviews on ITreview during the one-year period from April 2025 to March 2026 are evaluated. The "ITreview Score" is calculated and awarded by multiplying various evaluation scores such as product satisfaction, usability, and support quality, along with the number of reviews, market search volume, and the level of attention this year.

Key Award Highlights This time, six products provided by Yayoi were selected and awarded in various categories. Among them, the highlights of three products that received particularly high evaluations from the market are as follows:

Cloud Payroll Service "Yayoi Kyuyo Next" - "The Best Software in Japan 2026" Overall 2nd Place - No. 1 in 4 categories: Payroll Calculation System, Labor Management System, Year-end Adjustment System, and Web/Electronic Payslip System.

Cloud Accounting Service "Yayoi Kaikei Next" - "The Best Software Rookie of the Year" 1st Place - Achieved No. 1 in the Expense Settlement System category.

Desktop Software "Yayoi Kaikei" - "The Best Software in Japan 2026" Overall 9th Place - The only desktop software in the overall TOP 10, achieving No. 1 in the "Accounting Software" category.

The results of this award indicate that Yayoi's products are highly evaluated by many customers in the back-office business domains, including accounting, payroll, and labor, across both cloud and desktop platforms.

List of Awarded Products and Achievements

Future Outlook By utilizing various data accumulated so far and combining it with technologies such as AI, Yayoi aims to illuminate the path for small and medium-sized enterprises by providing value that looks half a step ahead. The company will continue to support small businesses in Japan and contribute to improving the vitality of the Japanese economy as a whole.

Overview of Awarded Products Yayoi Kyuyo Next "Yayoi Kyuyo Next" is a cloud payroll service that seamlessly connects and streamlines payroll calculation, year-end adjustment, attendance management, and labor management. It can broadly handle monthly attendance management, payroll calculation, year-end adjustment tasks, and labor management such as joining the company and insurance procedures. Since a series of operations is completed in one service without fragmentation, it leads to business efficiency. URL: https://www.yayoi-kk.co.jp/kyuyo/ Award Page: https://www.itreview.jp/best-software/2026

Award Categories: https://www.itreview.jp/categories/payroll https://www.itreview.jp/categories/electronic-pay-slip https://www.itreview.jp/categories/labor-management https://www.itreview.jp/categories/year-end-adjustment-system ITreview Evaluation: https://www.itreview.jp/products/yayoikyu-yo-next/reviews

Yayoi Kaikei "Yayoi Kaikei" is a standard accounting software boasting an overwhelming market share as a partner supporting small businesses. Because it allows intuitive operation from daily transaction input to financial closing, even beginners can use it with peace of mind. In addition, input through automatic import and journalizing functions

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