What Horoquartz does

Horoquartz is a French software and hardware vendor specializing in workforce time management and electronic security solutions, founded in 1971 in Vendée and headquartered in Massy near Paris. The company employs approximately 650 people and serves over 5,000 clients across 30 countries, collectively managing time and attendance for roughly 4 million employees. Its customer base spans nine vertical industries — including manufacturing, banking and insurance, public sector, retail and distribution, transport and logistics, services, and agri-food — ranging from SMEs to multinationals.

The product portfolio is organized around two main pillars. eTemptation is a cloud-based time, attendance, absence, planning, and activity management platform currently in its seventh generation, supported by physical badge readers and industrial terminals. Protecsys 2 Suite is an integrated electronic security platform combining access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and visitor management. A simplified eTSentiel offering addresses the SME segment. The company sells primarily through a direct enterprise sales motion with annual SaaS subscriptions, complemented by hardware sales and professional services for complex multi-entity deployments such as Alstom's 60-entity, 1,700-door global rollout.

Horoquartz is a privately held independent company with no parent, PE/VC backing, or external funding rounds disclosed. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. No AI/ML capabilities, proprietary models, or AI-related senior hires are documented in available source material.

Name

Horoquartz

Legal name

Horoquartz

Website

https://horoquartz.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Horoquartz is a French workforce management and electronic security software vendor serving 5,000+ clients across 30 countries, managing time, attendance, planning, and access control for 4 million employees via its eTemptation and Protecsys platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

HRIS/HCM Managed Services & Support (BPAEAGAF)

Keywords

• Workforce management software
• Time and attendance
• Planning optimization software
• Access control security
• Electronic security solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: SaaS-based time management, planning, and security software delivered on a subscription basis. The company emphasizes Cloud solutions as a key differentiator. eTemptation and Protecsys 2 Suite are delivered as integrated software platforms.
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of physical badge readers, time clocks, and industrial terminals as complementary products to the software suite
3. Professional Services: Implementation, customization, and consulting services for enterprise deployments such as Alstom's 60-entity rollout

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Horoquartz provides cloud-based workforce management software covering time and attendance tracking, absence and leave management, planning optimization, and activity/project tracking, bundled with integrated electronic security (access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, visitor management) under the Protecsys 2 Suite. The portfolio is delivered via the eTemptation platform for enterprises, the eTSentiel offering for SMEs, and complementary hardware (badge readers and industrial terminals). Solutions are sold primarily as annual subscriptions with implementation services, deployed across multi-entity organizations in France and 30 countries.

Product overview

Horoquartz offers a comprehensive suite of workforce management and electronic security solutions for businesses ranging from SMEs to multinationals. The product portfolio is organized around two main pillars: (1) eTemptation platform for time management, attendance, absence management, collaborative self-service, and planning optimization; and (2) Protecsys 2 Suite for electronic security including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and visitor management. The company also provides eTSentiel as an entry-level offering for smaller businesses, along with hardware products including badge clocks (badgeuses/pointeuses) and industrial terminals. Additional modules cover project-based activity tracking, production tracking, and medium/long-term planning capabilities. All solutions emphasize cloud deployment for HR performance visibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eTemptation: Time and absence management solution
• eTSentiel
• Protecsys 2 Suite
• Horoquartz Security

Products and services

• eTemptation Cloud-based time and attendance management solution (7th generation) for medium and large organizations, providing time tracking, absence management, collaborative self-service, planning optimization, badge reader connectivity and production tracking. Deployed across multi-entity enterprises (e.g., Alstom, Cdiscount, Compiègne).
• eTSentiel Entry-level time and attendance management offering dedicated to French small and medium enterprises (PME/PMI), positioned as an accessible subscription product with essential features for digitizing employee time tracking.
• Protecsys 2 Suite Integrated electronic security solution combining access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance and visitor management to secure premises and protect personnel; deployed enterprise-wide by clients such as Alstom across 60 group entities controlling 1,700 doors.
• Badgeuses / Pointeuses (Time Clock Hardware) Physical time clock terminals (badge readers) used by employees to clock in/out, integrated as complementary hardware to the eTemptation and eTSentiel software platforms.
• Terminal Industriel (Industrial Terminal) Industrial terminal hardware for production tracking and workshop monitoring, enabling manufacturing and operations environments to capture time and activity data directly on the shop floor.

Quantifiable outcome

• Alstom controls 1,700 doors across 60 entities worldwide with Protecsys 2 Suite
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments9 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

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UKG (Kronos/Ultimate Software): UKG is a global leader in workforce management, time & attendance, and HR/payroll, offering cloud platforms (UKG Pro WFM, UKG Ready) directly competing with Horoquartz's eTemptation suite for enterprise and mid-market customers.
• ADP Workforce Management: ADP offers Workforce Management solutions (time & attendance, scheduling, compliance) tightly integrated with its payroll and HR services, competing head-to-head with Horoquartz across SME to multinational segments.
• Dayforce (formerly Ceridian): Dayforce provides a single cloud HCM platform with strong time & attendance and scheduling modules, targeting mid-market and enterprise employers in direct competition with Horoquartz's eTemptation.
• Bodet Software (Kelio): Bodet Software is a French-headquartered vendor offering Kelio time & attendance, planning, and access control solutions; it is a close direct competitor to Horoquartz in the French SME and enterprise market.
• SD Worx: SD Worx is a European HR and payroll specialist offering workforce management solutions across multiple European countries, competing with Horoquartz for multinational and mid-market accounts in EMEA.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Workday provides a broad enterprise HCM cloud suite that includes Time Tracking and Scheduling; it competes with Horoquartz at the high end of the market where buyers prefer a single-vendor HCM platform.
• SAP SuccessFactors: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and Time & Attendance modules compete with Horoquartz in large enterprises that standardize on SAP, often displacing or surrounding standalone time management vendors.

Regional players

• Inetum (formerly GFI): Inetum is a French/European IT services group that resells and integrates HR/WFM solutions; it overlaps with Horoquartz's French enterprise and public sector footprint and is a competing channel for HR digital transformation projects.

Emerging players

• Nedap AEOS: Nedap offers integrated access control and workforce management solutions focused on security and HR integration; it competes with Horoquartz's Protecsys 2 Suite and access control modules across European enterprise customers.
• Primion Technology: Primion provides integrated security, access control, and time management solutions with a strong presence in Germany and broader Europe, competing with Horoquartz's electronic security and workforce management offerings for mid-sized organizations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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