DEMENAGEUR

What DEMENAGEUR does

Demenageur.com is a French online comparison and lead-generation platform that connects individual and business customers seeking moving services with a vetted network of professional moving companies across France. Founded around 2003-2004 and operated for over 20 years, the platform has processed more than 100,000 moving requests annually and covers all 101 French metropolitan departments plus overseas territories (DOM-TOM) and select international destinations. The core product is a quote-comparison service that delivers free, no-commitment moving estimates within one hour via online forms, supplemented by a volume calculator, a savings simulator, and an optional phone-based quote line staffed seven days a week.

The platform's underlying technology is a lead-generation and routing engine with web-based self-service tools: a volume calculator (m3), a savings estimator (claiming up to 40% savings versus traditional movers), and a virtual visit quote feature leveraging consumer video tools (FaceTime, WhatsApp, Skype) for property assessment. Its content layer includes 101 department-specific landing pages for SEO plus an editorial blog covering packing, insurance, and relocation logistics. The platform also offers tiered service formulas (Eco, Standard, Key-in-hand/Clé en main), specialized verticals (international, corporate, military, art, piano), and add-on services including storage (Garde-Meuble), moving lift rental (Monte-Meuble), and moving supplies.

Demenageur.com operates a two-sided business model on the supply side: vetted mover partners either accept subcontracted jobs (lead-assignment model) or purchase leads directly per French zone (lead-sales model). End customers are served free of charge, with revenue derived from transaction fees on leads sold or jobs assigned to partner movers. Distribution is primarily organic (SEO-driven department pages) plus direct phone sales and real-estate cross-promotion. The company is privately held, founder/management-led (CEO Xavier Delahaye), with no institutional investors disclosed, and operates with approximately 37 employees.

Name

DEMENAGEUR

Legal name

Demenageur.com

Website

https://demenageur.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Demenageur.com is a French online moving-services comparison and lead-generation platform that connects residential, business, and military customers with vetted moving companies across France, DOM-TOM, and select international destinations, processing over 100,000 requests annually on a two-sided marketplace model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Moving Services Marketplace / Relocation Comparison Platform

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

akta.pro primary industry

Survey/Panel-Based Lead Capture & Co-Registration Services (BPAFAKAN)

Keywords

• Moving services comparison
• Residential relocation services
• Commercial relocation services
• Moving quote platform
• International moving services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Lead Generation / Referral Fees: The platform generates revenue by connecting customers seeking moving services with vetted moving companies. Moving companies pay for leads or commit to projects generated through the platform. For certain zones, leads are sold directly to movers who then manage their own commercial relationship with customers.
2. Subcontracting Partnership: When customers accept quotes, demenageur.com proposes the job to partner movers who have the freedom to accept or refuse projects. The platform acts as a lead generator and business introducer for professional movers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Demenageur.com operates an online comparison and lead-generation platform that connects customers seeking moving services with a pre-screened network of professional moving companies across France, including all metropolitan departments and overseas territories. The platform provides free instant quotes within 1 hour, online volume and savings calculators, and partners with vetted movers who fulfill local, long-distance, international, specialized (piano, art, military), and small moves, along with related services such as storage, moving lifts, and real estate agency matching.

Product overview

Demenageur.com operates as a moving company comparison and lead generation platform in France, active for over 20 years. The core product is a quote comparison service that connects customers with vetted moving companies nationwide. The platform is supported by complementary tools including a volume calculator, three service tiers (Eco, Standard, Luxe/Clé en Main), and add-on services such as storage (Garde-Meuble), moving lift rental (Monte-Meuble), and moving supplies. Specialized moving services cover international relocations, corporate moves, art/piano transport, and military relocations. The platform also extends into adjacent services including a real estate agency and provides educational content through its blog. The company operates on a business model that generates leads for moving companies through its online form and also sells lead sheets directly in certain French zones.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Devis de Déménagement (Online Moving Quote Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• Prices up to 40% lower than traditional movers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Professional Moving Companies (Partner Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of vetted moving professionals across France who receive leads from demenageur.com. Partners can accept subcontracting jobs (lead assignment model) or purchase leads directly (lead sales model) for specific geographic zones. Movers have freedom to accept or refuse individual projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HireAHelper: US-based moving labor and equipment marketplace connecting consumers with helpers and movers. Comparable as a two-sided moving marketplace with lead-quality tools, customer reviews, and tiered service offerings — though geographically US-focused.
• Movehub: International moving comparison platform providing quotes and booking for international relocations. Directly comparable as a comparison/lead-gen platform, particularly relevant for Demenageur's international moves vertical (Europe, UK, overseas).
• Mydemenageur.com: Sister brand run by the same CEO (Xavier Delahaye), operating a near-identical French moving-services comparison model. Directly comparable in product, customer segment, geography, and revenue model; useful as the closest twin for unit-economics triangulation.
• Moving.com: Long-standing US moving services comparison and lead-generation platform, owned by a larger media group. Comparable as a national moving comparison portal with a network of vetted movers, though it sits within a broader portfolio of household services.
• Sirelo: Dutch-headquartered international moving comparison platform connecting customers with vetted movers across Europe. Closely comparable in lead-gen business model, comparison interface, and cross-border moving focus, though it operates at a pan-European rather than national level.

Broad incumbents

• TaskRabbit: Generalist services marketplace (owned by IKEA/Ingka) offering moving help among many other categories. Comparable as a two-sided marketplace with vetted-tasker model, but broader in scope and primarily US/Canada-focused with limited France presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/demenageur

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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