Coptis
Coptis is a privately held French software company founded in 1999 that sells a vertical SaaS PLM platform exclusively for the cosmetics industry. Its Coptis PLM platform centralizes formulation, regulatory compliance across ~88 countries, packaging, and AI-assisted formulation (Purple AI) for cosmetic manufacturers, brands, formulators and R&D laboratories globally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1999
- HeadquartersCroissy-sur-seine, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Coptis does
Coptis is a privately held French software company that has operated since 1999 as a provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software dedicated exclusively to the cosmetics industry. Its flagship platform, Coptis PLM, supports cosmetic laboratories, manufacturers, brands and contract R&D labs across the full product development cycle — from marketing brief and formulation through regulatory compliance, packaging and finished product — and serves approximately 4,500 users globally across EMEA, the Americas and Asia-Pacific through offices in Paris (global HQ), New York and Singapore.
The platform is built on a SaaS, cloud-deployed architecture with a modular structure comprising the core Coptis PLM, specialized modules for formulation management, packaging, eco-friendly formulation (COSMOS/ISO 16128) and regulatory compliance, the Coptis Ingredients database, and Purple AI, a generative AI formulation assistant launched in 2025. A core technical differentiator is an expert-verified regulatory database covering approximately 88 countries with real-time compliance checking against EU, FDA, MoCRA, China NMPA, ASEAN and other frameworks, plus API-based ERP connectivity.
Coptis monetizes through tiered annual subscriptions (Starter 1–4 users, Standard 5–15 users, Enterprise 16+ users) complemented by professional services for implementation, training and customer success. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales with regional teams in EMEA, Americas and APAC, supported by industry events (In-Cosmetics series, Cosmetic Business), webinars and a multilingual content/resource center. No external funding rounds are disclosed and the company is owned by founders and/or private investors.
Coptis firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Coptis
- Legal name
- COPTIS
- Website
- https://coptis.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1999
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Coptis is a privately held French software company founded in 1999 that sells a vertical SaaS PLM platform exclusively for the cosmetics industry. Its Coptis PLM platform centralizes formulation, regulatory compliance across ~88 countries, packaging, and AI-assisted formulation (Purple AI) for cosmetic manufacturers, brands, formulators and R&D laboratories globally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Coptis is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Croissy-sur-seine
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Coptis business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- SaaS Subscription (Tiered Packages): Coptis generates revenue primarily through tiered SaaS subscription packages scaled by user count: Starter (1-4 users) for small teams, Standard (5-15 users) for mid-sized organizations, and Enterprise (16+ users) for large corporations. All packages include software updates and new features at no additional cost. Pricing is based on user seats and feature tier, with annual billing implied by training hours allocated per tier.
- Professional Services: Implementation support, data initialization, training services, and dedicated customer success management are offered as part of or alongside subscription packages. Enterprise tier includes full data initialization, on-site training, and personalized customer success support. Training hours are bundled per tier (2 hours for Starter, 4 hours for Standard, 6 hours for Enterprise, plus on-demand video self-training for Enterprise).
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Starter: 1-4 users - Small team package with essential PLM features |
| Subscription | Annual | Standard: 5-15 users - Mid-sized team package with comprehensive databases |
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise: 16+ users - Large organization package with full features and dedicated support |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Coptis product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Coptis PLM is a SaaS-based Product Lifecycle Management platform designed specifically for the cosmetics industry, managing all phases of the cosmetic product development cycle from marketing brief to finished product, including formulation management, regulatory compliance across ~88 countries, packaging, cost simulation, and team collaboration. The platform integrates specialized modules (Formulation Management, Packaging, Eco-friendly Formulation, Regulatory Compliance, Purple AI) and is offered through tiered subscription packages (Starter, Standard, Enterprise) differentiated by user count and feature access.
Product overview
Coptis offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture centered on Coptis PLM, the only cosmetics software for managing all phases of the product development cycle. The core platform is supplemented by specialized modules including Formulation Management, Packaging, Eco-friendly Formulation, and Regulatory Compliance modules. The offering includes three subscription tiers (Starter, Standard, Enterprise) differentiated by user count and feature access. Purple AI provides generative AI formulation assistance integrated natively into the platform. Coptis Ingredients is a companion ingredient database accessible across all tiers. The platform supports API integration for ERP connectivity and emphasizes full traceability, regulatory compliance automation, and team collaboration.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Coptis PLM SaaS-based Product Lifecycle Management platform designed specifically for the cosmetics industry, managing all phases of the cosmetic product development cycle from marketing brief to finished product, including formulation, regulatory compliance, packaging, and team collaboration.
- Purple AI Generative AI formulation assistant integrated into Coptis PLM that converts marketing brief specifications and target sales regions into compliant base formulations, automatically verifying ingredient concentrations against country-specific regulatory limits.
- Coptis Ingredients Cosmetic ingredient database providing access to ingredient properties, supplier information, natural indexes, biodegradability, toxicity data, and COSMOS/ISO 16128 compliance information, serving as the data backbone for formulation and regulatory compliance in Coptis PLM.
Quantifiable outcome
- 30% reduction in formula development time
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Coptis
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Coptis technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
AI capability5 records
Feature5 records
Coptis partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- COSMED (Cosmetics & Skincare Association)coreCOSMED is a professional association representing SMEs and SMI companies in the cosmetics industry. The partnership supports industry growth, information sharing, professional training, and represents the interests of small and medium cosmetics businesses. Coptis collaborates with COSMED to contribute to overall industry development.
- Cosmetic ValleycoreCosmetic Valley is the French cosmetics and fragrance industry's core hub and a leading European and global industry cluster. The organization brings together expertise in plant cultivation through final product manufacturing. Coptis partners with Cosmetic Valley to support innovation and excellence in cosmetics R&D.
- PCPC (Personal Care Products Council)corePCPC is the leading US industry association representing cosmetics and personal care product manufacturers. With the global industry reaching $535.7 billion, PCPC serves as the industry's voice on scientific, regulatory, legislative, and international issues. Coptis maintains strategic partnership to stay current with US regulatory developments including MoCRA.
- AdverisminorAdveris is the agency that created and manages the Coptis website, design, and visual identity. This is a vendor relationship for website development and digital presence management.
- Cognix SystemsminorCognix Systems is the hosting provider for Coptis's website and services. This is an infrastructure vendor relationship for cloud hosting services.
- AGRANAminorAGRANA provides functional starch ingredients for natural hair styling solutions. Featured in Coptis Ingredients news as a partner whose ingredients enable natural reformulation of styling products (mousse, gel, cream, wax, spray) without synthetic polymers.
- AshlandminorAshland is a specialty ingredients company featured in Coptis Ingredients news. Announced strategic partnership with IMCD for exclusive distribution of personal care ingredients in the US market. Ashland offers skin, hair, oral care, home care, antibacterial protection, and bio-functional active ingredients.
- BITOPminorBITOP is featured in Coptis Ingredients news for promoting their natural Ectoin and natural Glycoin ingredients for next-generation skincare at in-cosmetics Asia events.
- CLR (Chemisches Laboratorium Dr. Kurt Richter)minorCLR features Fitocan™ NEW AGE ingredient in Coptis Ingredients news - a bio-functional active for youthful skin support addressing genome instability in skin cells.
- BASF / CosphatecminorBASF/Cosphatec featured in Coptis Ingredients for Cosphaderm Propanediol natural palm-free - a sustainable, multi-functional, palm oil-free humectant ingredient.
- Givaudan Active BeautyminorGivaudan Active Beauty featured for VectorHyal - a hyaluronic acid-based delivery system for cosmetics active ingredients with enhanced efficacy and stability through advanced encapsulation.
- Mibelle BiochemistryminorMibelle Biochemistry featured in Coptis Ingredients for EpiSnow skincare ingredient preview ahead of in-cosmetics Global launch.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Coptis competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Centric Software: Centric Software provides PLM solutions for retail, fashion, and consumer goods including cosmetics and beauty. It competes most directly with Coptis in cosmetics formulation and product lifecycle management for global brand manufacturers.
- Trace One: Trace One offers PLM and regulatory compliance software focused on consumer goods, cosmetics, and food/beverage. Its product lifecycle and regulatory modules overlap directly with Coptis PLM's formulation and 88-country regulatory database.
Broad incumbents
- Dassault Systèmes (ENOVIA): Dassault Systèmes' ENOVIA serves as an enterprise PLM platform across multiple industries including CPG and beauty. It competes with Coptis at the high end of cosmetics PLM deals but as part of a much broader portfolio rather than a cosmetics-specialized solution.
- PTC (FlexPLM): PTC's FlexPLM targets retail, apparel, and consumer goods brands, including cosmetics manufacturers. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping PLM, line planning, and sourcing functionality that overlaps with Coptis's core PLM modules.
- Siemens Digital Industries (Teamcenter): Siemens Teamcenter is a broad enterprise PLM platform used across discrete and process manufacturing. It occasionally shows up in cosmetics manufacturing accounts and represents a bundled incumbent threat to specialized PLM players like Coptis.
Emerging players
- Specright: Specright provides specification management for CPG and beauty brands, addressing ingredient, packaging, and supplier specs. It is an emerging player attacking part of Coptis's territory with a more lightweight, spec-centric approach rather than full formulation PLM.
- OpenBOM: OpenBOM offers cloud-based BOM, supplier, and product data management for small and mid-sized manufacturers. It is an emerging alternative to PLM suites, relevant for smaller cosmetics labs evaluating Coptis's Starter tier.
Others
- Akeneo: Akeneo is a Product Information Management (PIM) provider widely used by cosmetics and beauty brands. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but PIM and PLM increasingly overlap in beauty customers' tech stacks alongside Coptis.
- RegASK: RegASK provides AI-driven regulatory intelligence and compliance workflows for cosmetics and consumer products. It is an enabling/adjacent player in the same regulatory compliance layer that Coptis's 88-country database addresses.
- ChemAxon: ChemAxon provides cheminformatics toolkits and platforms used by chemical and life-science R&D teams. It is an enabling/technology layer relevant to cosmetics formulation workflows that intersect with Coptis's formulation and ingredient modules.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Coptis social profiles
Digital presenceCoptis compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance7 records
Coptis financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Coptis leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Coptis subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Coptis funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Coptis M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Coptis
What does Coptis do?
Coptis PLM is a SaaS-based Product Lifecycle Management platform designed specifically for the cosmetics industry, managing all phases of the cosmetic product development cycle from marketing brief to finished product, including formulation management, regulatory compliance across ~88 countries, packaging, cost simulation, and team collaboration. The platform integrates specialized modules (Formulation Management, Packaging, Eco-friendly Formulation, Regulatory Compliance, Purple AI) and is offered through tiered subscription packages (Starter, Standard, Enterprise) differentiated by user count and feature access.
Is Coptis a public or private company?
Coptis is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Coptis founded?
Coptis was founded in 1999. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Coptis based?
Coptis is headquartered in Croissy-sur-seine, France, in the Europe region.
How does Coptis make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. SaaS Subscription (Tiered Packages) is the primary driver. The others are professional Services.
Who are Coptis's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Centric Software and Trace One. Broad incumbents are Dassault Systèmes (ENOVIA), PTC (FlexPLM) and Siemens Digital Industries (Teamcenter). Emerging players are Specright and OpenBOM. Others are Akeneo, RegASK and ChemAxon.
Does Coptis have an API?
Yes. API integration function is included as part of the Starter bundle. The platform is designed to interface with ERP systems and most laboratory tools through dedicated functions, modules, and APIs enabling seamless communication between systems. Specific API documentation URL, authentication method, rate limits, and SDK availability are not specified in the provided source materials.