EBP

What EBP does

EBP is a French business management software publisher founded in 1984 and headquartered in Gazeran (Rambouillet area), France, serving primarily French TPE/PME (very small and medium businesses) with a 40-year operating history and 175,000+ installed customer companies. The company sells a modular platform organized across three product tiers (ACTIV, PRO, ELITE) covering accounting (Comptabilité), invoicing and commercial management (Facturation / Gestion Commerciale), payroll (Paie), tax filing (Liasse Fiscale), CRM, fixed assets (Immobilisations), and banking/treasury (Exabanque), plus sector-specific solutions for construction (Bâtiment), retail POS (Point de Vente, bundled with Oxhoo ERP as Pack Ultimate), automotive workshops (EBP MéCa), associations, accounting firms (Expertise-Comptable), and education. The technology stack supports both SaaS/cloud and on-premise deployment, with all data hosted in France, native integration with the government-certified PA Shine electronic invoicing platform for Factur-X compliance, automated bank synchronization (EBP Synchro Banque), electronic signature, and real-time financial dashboards.

Revenue is generated through subscription licensing (monthly/annual across tiers), professional services (training, telephone support, custom development under the Ingénierie offering for large accounts), and a partner ecosystem of 5,000+ IT reseller/integrator partners plus accounting-firm (expert-comptable) partners. Distribution is channel-led: partners handle SMB sales and implementation while direct sales (website demos, phone) supports larger ETI/Grands Comptes opportunities. Geographic footprint is anchored in France, with wholly-owned subsidiaries in Spain, Morocco, and Côte d'Ivoire, and a 2024 strategic minority stake in Swiss sustainability platform Pelt8 marking initial entry into Switzerland. EBP is privately held, founder/management-led with no external funding rounds disclosed. Recent strategic priorities center on regulatory positioning ahead of France's mandatory electronic invoicing reform (September 2026) and selective international expansion into ESG reporting and adjacent European markets.

Name

EBP

Legal name

EBP

Website

https://ebp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

EBP is a French business management software publisher, founded in 1984, serving 175,000+ very small and medium businesses (TPE/PME) with modular accounting, invoicing, payroll, and tax software distributed through 5,000+ IT reseller partners across France and select international subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Invoicing, Billing & Accounts Receivable Automation (FSAGAJAC)

Keywords

• Business management software
• Accounting software
• Payroll management
• Electronic invoicing
• Tax filing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Rambouillet

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: SaaS and on-premise software licenses for accounting, invoicing, payroll, and sector-specific modules. Subscription model with monthly or annual billing options. Multiple product tiers (ACTIV, PRO, ELITE) at different price points.
2. Professional Services: Training services (group, personalized, e-learning), custom development services, telephone support, and implementation assistance.
3. Partner Ecosystem Services: Revenue from the network of 5,000+ IT reseller/integrator partners and accounting expert partners who resell and implement EBP solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EBP develops and sells an integrated business management software suite for French small and medium businesses (TPE/PME), delivered in three tiers (ACTIV, PRO, ELITE) and covering accounting, invoicing/commercial management, payroll, tax filing, CRM, and banking/treasury. The suite is extended by sector-specific solutions for construction, retail POS, automotive garages, associations, accounting firms, and education, and is supported through a channel network of 5,000+ IT reseller/integrator partners and accounting expert partners.

Product overview

EBP is a French business management software publisher offering a modular platform organized across three tiers (ACTIV, PRO, ELITE) and multiple product lines covering accounting (Comptabilité), invoicing/commercial management (Facturation/Gestion Commerciale), payroll (Paie), tax filing (Fiscalité/Liasse Fiscale), CRM, fixed assets (Immobilisations), and banking/treasury (Exabanque). Sector-specific solutions include Bâtiment (construction), Commerce/Point de Vente (retail POS), Automobile/EBP MéCa (automotive workshops), Association (non-profits), Expertise-Comptable (accounting firms), and Éducation (teaching packs). The products are available as installed desktop software, SaaS subscriptions, and hybrid models. EBP also offers add-on modules (e.g., Bank Sync, Point of Sale, CRM, fixed assets, project management, serial/lot tracking, maintenance/SAV, body shop, vehicle loan, VN/VO, payroll self-service, equality index) and bundles such as the Pack Ultimate with Oxhoo. An ERP tier (Ingénierie) targets large enterprises with custom development. EBP also integrated the PA Shine (Plateforme Agréée) as a native e-invoicing platform for mandatory French electronic invoicing reform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Comptabilité (Accounting Software) Desktop and cloud accounting software for TPE/PME: journal entries, VAT management, bank reconciliation, financial statement preparation, and specialized variants for associations, CSE, and public sector entities, offered in ACTIV, PRO, and ELITE tiers.
• Gestion Commerciale (Commercial Management / Invoicing) Commercial management software for quotes, invoicing, customer tracking, and sales pipeline management for TPE/PME, available in ACTIV, PRO, and ELITE tiers.
• Logiciel Paie (Payroll Software) Payroll management software for TPE/PME: payslip generation, social declarations, payroll tax calculations, with self-service and outsourced service variants available.
• Liasse Fiscale (Tax Filing Software) Tax return preparation software for generating and filing French tax returns (liasses fiscales) directly from accounting data, available in ACTIV and PRO tiers.
• CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Customer relationship management software for managing leads, opportunities, and customer communications, available in ACTIV, PRO, and ELITE tiers.
• Bâtiment (Construction Management Software) Construction industry management software for quotes, invoicing, project/chantier tracking, and cost management for construction professionals (BTP), available in ACTIV, PRO, and ELITE tiers.
• EBP MéCa (Automotive Garage Software) Garage and automotive workshop management software: vehicle tracking, invoicing, parts inventory, and repair order management for mechanics and body shops, available in ACTIV and PRO tiers.
• Point de Vente (Retail POS Software) Point-of-sale software for retail operations: cash register, inventory management, promotions, and sales reporting, available in PRO tier.
• Pack Ultimate (EBP + Oxhoo Bundle) Combined POS and back-office ERP bundle pairing EBP Point of Sale with Oxhoo ERP for comprehensive retail management.
• Exabanque (Banking & Treasury Management) Banking and cash flow management software for tracking bank accounts, cash positions, and liquidity forecasting for TPE/PME.
• ERP Gestion et Finance (Enterprise ERP) ERP solution for large enterprises (ETI/Grands Comptes) with integrated financial management, custom development, and tailored implementations.
• Logiciel Expertise-Comptable (Accounting Firm Software) Accounting firm software for collaborative client management: accounting production, tax filing, and social management for accounting professionals (Expert-Comptables).
• Logiciel Comptabilité Agent d'Assurance et Immobilier Specialized accounting software for insurance agents and real estate professionals with sector-specific chart of accounts and reporting.
• Pack Enseignement (Education Pack) Educational pack for teaching accounting and business management software in schools and universities, including pedagogical tools and case studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 175,000+ companies use EBP software
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pelt8coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2024EBP acquired a minority stake in Pelt8, a provider of sustainability reporting platform, as part of a strategic partnership. The collaboration aims to enhance sustainability reporting capabilities for companies in Switzerland and internationally, especially in light of potential new regulations requiring more Swiss companies to produce sustainability reports by 2027.
• PA Shine (Plateforme Agréée)coreTechnology or IntegrationPA Shine is a government-certified Platform (formerly PDP) integrated natively into EBP software for electronic invoicing compliance. EBP solutions transmit invoices through PA Shine to ensure compliance with French electronic invoicing reform and to forward data to the DGFiP tax administration.
• IT Reseller/Integrator PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 5,000+ IT resellers and integrators who sell, implement, and provide ongoing support for EBP software solutions to local businesses across France.
• Expert-Comptable PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccounting firms and bookkeepers who partner with EBP to serve their clients using EBP software solutions, maintaining collaborative workflows and data sharing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sage: Sage is the dominant incumbent in French SMB accounting and management software (Sage Batigest, Sage 50/100), serving the same TPE/PME customer base as EBP with overlapping accounting, payroll, and invoicing functionality. Sage Batigest is specifically cited in EBP's integration ecosystem.
• Cegid: Cegid is a major French publisher of business management software for SMBs and mid-market, offering accounting, payroll, ERP, and CRM solutions with similar sector-specific depth. Cegid competes head-to-head with EBP in the French PME/ETI segment with comparable integrated suites.
• Odoo: Odoo is an open-source ERP and business management suite competing directly with EBP across accounting, invoicing, CRM, payroll, and POS modules. It targets the same global SMB market with a modern, modular, cloud-native architecture and aggressive pricing.
• Sellsy: Sellsy is a French all-in-one business management platform combining CRM, invoicing, marketing automation, and email for SMBs. It competes with EBP's CRM and Gestion Commerciale product lines in the French TPE/PME market with a cloud-native subscription model.
• Abby: Abby is a French accounting software publisher serving SMBs and accounting professionals, offering accounting, invoicing, and tax solutions. It directly competes with EBP in the French TPE/PME accounting software segment with a similar customer profile and product positioning.

Emerging players

• Pennylane: Pennylane is a fast-growing French fintech offering cloud-based accounting, invoicing, and treasury management for SMBs and accountants. It directly overlaps EBP's invoicing/accounting core but with a modern API-first approach, having achieved a €1.5B+ valuation targeting the same TPE/PME French customer base.
• Tiime: Tiime is a French accounting and business management platform for SMBs and accounting firms, offering invoicing, expense management, and bookkeeping automation. It targets the same French TPE/PME segment as EBP with a cloud-native, mobile-first product.
• Dougs: Dougs is a French online accounting firm providing automated bookkeeping, tax filing, and accounting software to SMBs. It overlaps EBP's accounting and TPE/PME focus with a hybrid SaaS-plus-service model targeting modern French entrepreneurs.

Broad incumbents

• Intuit QuickBooks: Intuit QuickBooks is the global leader in SMB accounting software, with growing presence in France. It offers cloud-based accounting, invoicing, payroll, and tax preparation serving very similar customers as EBP, but as part of Intuit's broader SMB ecosystem spanning the US, UK, Canada, and France.
• Xero: Xero is a global cloud accounting platform for SMBs and accountants, offering invoicing, bank reconciliation, and payroll. While not yet dominant in France, it competes for the same French SMB and accounting firm customers that EBP serves, particularly as cloud adoption accelerates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

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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