Controlant
Fast forward to a zero-waste pharma supply chain
By Controlant · HQ Kópavogur, Iceland · 4.0/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Pharma manufacturers and CDMOs shipping temperature-sensitive biologics, vaccines and clinical trial materials
- Logistics providers that need GxP-compliant cold chain data and audit-ready quality documentation
- Quality and compliance teams preparing for 21 CFR Part 11 / Annex 11 inspections
- Teams that want real-time shipment visibility bundled with 24/7 monitoring and response services
Ideal size: Enterprise; 50+ supply chain and quality staff people · Large enterprise with an established quality and compliance function
Not for
- Companies with no temperature-controlled or regulated supply chain
- Small shippers wanting a low-cost, self-serve logger with no services contract
- Teams that want a fully DIY IoT build rather than a managed Cold Chain as a Service offering
- Buyers who require transparent, published pricing before engaging a sales team
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
2–6 weeks
~30 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Quote-based enterprise agreements bundling devices, platform access and monitoring services; no public price list
Implementation Friction
4/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Not listed
Add-on costs
- Device hardware and reverse logistics
- 24/7 monitoring and response services
- Validation and integration support
Company & support
Who is behind Controlant, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 2007 · 19 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Kópavogur, Iceland
How you get support
- PhonePlan not stated
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsNot listed
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsPlan not stated
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Support Center portal covers devices, supply chain monitoring, integrations API, analytics, FAQs, troubleshooting and release notes. A support phone line is listed at +354 517 0630 (Support Center).
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Controlant sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Controlant
- WALLIX
- Altana
- EcoOnline
- Sophos
- KlearNow
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Controlant ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
No AI features recorded for this product.
The visibility platform is marketed as including "AI capabilities" and the vendor publishes AI use-case whitepapers for the pharma cold chain, but no specific AI feature, model provider, data-training policy, AI audit logging or AI pricing is described on the pages reviewed.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Not recorded
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Controlant is an Icelandic cold chain as a service provider for pharma supply chains, combining IoT monitoring devices, a real-time visibility platform, analytics and 24/7 monitoring and response services. The platform supports GxP use cases with audit-ready documentation, an integrations API and compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11, ISO 27001 and GDPR. It reports 6bn+ COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered and a 99.9% delivery success rate. Pricing is quote-based, and specific AI features are not documented.
Frequently asked questions
What is Controlant and who is it for?
Controlant provides a pharma cold chain as a service offering: IoT monitoring devices, a real-time visibility platform, analytics, and 24/7 monitoring and response services. It targets pharmaceutical manufacturers, life sciences companies and logistics providers that must keep temperature-sensitive products within validated conditions from manufacture to destination.
Which regulatory standards does Controlant support?
The security page states support for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11, ISO 27001 certification of its information security management system by an independent auditor, and GDPR compliance. The platform is described as compliant for pharmaceutical use cases (GxP) with automatic reporting for audits. SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, ISO 42001 and CMMC are not claimed on the pages reviewed.
How much does Controlant cost?
Controlant does not publish pricing, seat tiers or an implementation fee. Commercials are quote-based and typically bundle devices, platform access and monitoring services, so ask for a per-shipment or per-device breakdown and confirm what sits inside the base contract versus add-ons.
How long until we see value?
Controlant Go devices are described as pre-configured and easy to activate, so logistics teams get live shipment data and quality reports quickly, typically within a few weeks. Broader enterprise rollouts that include API integration, validated workflows and services onboarding take longer; agree a pilot lane and success criteria before scaling.
How does Controlant integrate with our systems?
Controlant publishes an integration API with a reference and an API developer guide, plus Controlant Share and an admin panel for sharing shipment data. The vendor does not list pre-built connectors for named platforms such as Salesforce, SAP, Snowflake or HubSpot, so integration work should be scoped with their team.
Does Controlant have AI features?
The site markets "AI capabilities" inside the visibility platform and publishes AI use-case whitepapers for the pharma cold chain, but it does not document specific AI features, model providers, training-data policies or AI-specific pricing. Treat AI claims as unverified until the vendor provides implementation detail.