Appficiency has announced a strategic investment in AskCipher, an AI-powered universal interface layer designed to streamline how professionals interact with enterprise software platforms such as NetSuite, Salesforce, and Quickbase. The company said the investment reflects a broader shift toward AI-augmented ERP implementations that shorten deployment cycles and reduce client costs.
Based in Toronto, Appficiency is known for its expertise in building and implementing NetSuite solutions. Through this investment, the firm plans to accelerate the adoption of AskCipher’s technology, which functions as an intelligent operations partner that adapts to users and business workflows rather than operating as a standard chatbot. The platform enables organizations to engage with their entire software stack through natural language while preserving data privacy by keeping customer information within existing systems.
AskCipher is positioned to replace traditional, generic ERP implementations with personalized, adaptive solutions tailored to each business’s processes and industry requirements. The company said its AI-driven capabilities make NetSuite implementations 20 percent faster and cheaper, while increasing accuracy in requirements documentation. AskCipher’s embedded automation, analytics, and personalization features eliminate the need for multiple middleware integrations and reduce manual configuration and documentation efforts.
The company also supports training, customer service, workflow automation, and cross-app insights, relying on a persistent memory system that stores organizational policies and user preferences to continually improve performance. Appficiency plans to expand AskCipher’s functionality across additional enterprise platforms while developing stronger multi-system orchestration and deeper continuous learning within each deployment.
AskCipher officially launched in October 2025 and is expected to move beyond beta in February 2026. Organizations can request early access through a waitlist.
