Ciril Group

Name

Ciril Group

Legal name

Ciril GROUP SAS

Website

https://ciril.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscriptions: Ciril Group generates revenue through licensing and subscription fees for its proprietary software solutions including CIVIL Finances Publiques, SMART, and GEO Solutions. The company offers enterprise software for public administration, technical services, and geographic information systems with recurring revenue from maintenance and support contracts.
2. Cloud Hosting and Managed Services: Revenue from sovereign cloud hosting services including infrastructure management, cybersecurity services, and healthcare cloud solutions. The company operates its own datacenters and provides managed services to extend clients' IT systems.
3. Professional Services: Consulting, project management, geomarketing studies, client support, training, and implementation/accompaniment services that complement the software and cloud offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ciril Group is a French software publisher and sovereign cloud hosting provider that designs and sells enterprise applications for public administrations (collectivités, intercommunalités, state agencies) and private organizations. Its portfolio spans ERP solutions (CIVIL Finances Publiques, HR, Population Services, Technical Services via SMART), GIS/geomarketing platforms (Géoclip, GEO Key, GEO Business, EasyRetail, GEO Solutions, GEO Technologies), and sovereign cloud infrastructure including a healthcare-certified HDS cloud. The company sells licensed software, recurring subscriptions, hosted cloud capacity, and professional services.

Product overview

Ciril Group is a software publisher and sovereign cloud hosting provider operating a platform-plus-modules architecture. The product portfolio centers on CIVIL Finances Publiques for public financial management, SMART for technical services operations, and comprehensive GIS solutions including Géoclip, GEO Key, GEO Business, EasyRetail, GEO Technologies, and GEO Solutions for geographic intelligence and geomarketing applications. Supporting these core products are specialized modules organized by domain: Human Resources modules (administrative management, forecasting, business intelligence, e-administration), Public Finance modules (standard and complementary, with business intelligence and e-administration capabilities), Population Services modules (childcare, elections, civil registry, web portals), and Technical Services modules (domain configurations, parameter settings, business intelligence). Additional offerings include cloud infrastructure services (SI extension, managed services, cybersecurity, health cloud with HDS certification), professional services (consulting, geomarketing studies, project management, support, training, and accompaniment), and data management services (data collections and processing). The company serves public and private sector organizations across France and Canada, providing integrated solutions that combine software, cloud hosting, and professional services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CIVIL Finances Publiques Financial management software suite for public sector organizations (collectivités, administrations, intercommunalités) supporting budget administration, accounting, fiscal operations, and financial reporting. Includes standard and complementary modules plus business intelligence and e-administration layers.
• SMART Technical services and GMAO platform for public sector infrastructure maintenance operations, road database management, work order tracking, and technical operations planning, with configurable business domains, parameter settings, and BI reporting.
• Géoclip Web-based mapping and data visualization platform that enables geographic data analysis and interactive cartographic presentations for organizations needing spatial insight.
• GEO Key Decision-support and business intelligence tool providing geographic intelligence and spatial data analysis for strategic planning by public and private organizations.
• AnalySDIS Civil security analytics solution for fire and emergency services (SDIS), providing data analysis capabilities that support public safety operations and resource planning.
• GEO Business Geomarketing platform enabling retail network analysis, franchise development, and commercial territory optimization for private sector organizations expanding physical networks.
• EasyRetail Retail network analysis tool that supports franchise and commercial network evaluation and strategic development, including site selection and competitive analysis.
• GEO Technologies Geographic information system technologies enabling spatial data management, geographic analysis, and integration capabilities for partner and customer GIS deployments.
• GEO Solutions GIS-based solutions package providing geographic information processing, mapping services, and thematic GIS applications for public sector use cases.
• Cloud Souverain Sovereign cloud hosting service delivered from French datacenters, offering SI extension, managed services, cybersecurity services, and certified data center infrastructure for organisations requiring data residency in France.
• Cloud Santé Healthcare-sector cloud hosting service compliant with the French HDS (Hébergeur de Données de Santé) certification, with explicit guarantee of no cross-border data transfer for health data.
• Cybersecurity Services Cybersecurity services for sovereign cloud environments providing security monitoring, threat protection, and protection of hosted client workloads.
• Managed Cloud Services Fully administered cloud infrastructure and operations support services, extending clients' information systems and handling day-to-day infrastructure management.
• Consulting Professional consulting services supporting technology implementation and digital transformation projects for public and private clients.
• Project Management Services Project management services for technology implementations and system deployments, accompanying clients through software rollouts and integration projects.
• Geomarketing Studies Geomarketing study services delivering market analysis, commercial territory optimization, and franchise network evaluation based on geographic and demographic data.
• Training Services (Formation) Training services providing product usage training and technology skills development for customer teams, including GIS-focused GEO Académie programs.
• Customer Support and Accompaniment Ongoing customer support, technical assistance, and accompaniment services covering issue resolution, product adoption support, and optimization of deployed solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful merger of 10 intercommunalities' financial systems within the Communauté d'agglomération Pays Basque, enabling rapid and effective consolidation

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GEO AcadémiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCiril Group operates GEO Académie as an educational and training initiative focused on geographic information systems and geomarketing. This internal academy provides training programs for customers and partners to build expertise in GIS technologies and applications, strengthening the Ciril Group ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Docaposte: La Poste Group's digital services subsidiary providing sovereign cloud, data hosting, and digital trust services to French public sector. Increasingly overlaps with Ciril's Cloud Souverain and HDS-certified healthcare offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Cegid: Major French cloud ERP and HR software publisher serving SMBs, mid-market, and public sector. Overlaps with Ciril in HR management and financial modules, with a much broader portfolio and significantly larger scale.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and consulting firm with a substantial French public-sector practice. Competes for large-scale public-sector digital transformation mandates and adjacent software implementations where Ciril also bids.
• OVHcloud: Leading European sovereign cloud provider headquartered in France. Comparable to Ciril's Cloud Souverain offering in serving French public sector and regulated industries with sovereign infrastructure and data-residency certifications.
• Atos: European IT services group with significant French public-sector and healthcare presence. Competes with Ciril in digital transformation, ERP, and cloud services for government clients across European markets.

Direct peers

• Inetum: French IT services and software group (formerly GFI Informatique) with a strong public-sector practice delivering ERP, HR, and digital transformation to French government entities. Comparable customer base and direct product overlap with Ciril's CIVIL and HR modules.
• Esri France: French subsidiary of Esri, the global GIS software leader. Directly competes with Ciril's Géoclip, GEO Business, and GEO Solutions platforms in geographic information systems for public sector and enterprise customers in France.
• Sopra Steria: Major French IT services and software vendor with a dedicated public-sector vertical serving French ministries, local authorities, and healthcare. Competes with Ciril in HR, finance, and citizen-services software for public administrations.
• Berger-Levrault: Leading French software publisher serving the same public sector customers (collectivités, hospitals, public administrations) with ERP, HR, finance, and citizen-services software. The closest direct competitor to Ciril Group in French local-government software, with overlapping modules and go-to-market motion.
• Carl Software: French CMMS/GMAO software publisher targeting maintenance and technical-services operations across public and private sectors. Directly comparable to Ciril's SMART technical services platform in functionality and target buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Ciril_

Compliance1 record

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&A1 record

Investments

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

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