Alma S.A.

What Alma S.A. does

Alma S.A. is a French employee-owned cooperative (SCOP) software publisher founded in 1979 and headquartered in Saint-Martin-d'H\u00e8res near Grenoble. Operating under the legal name ALMA, SCOP SA \u00e0 capital variable, the firm is 100% owned by its employees with 88% serving as soci\u00e9taires (associate members) under a one-person-one-vote governance model. The group employs 186 people across eight countries and reported consolidated revenue of approximately \u20ac20M with Alma Scop standalone at \u20ac12.9M for FY2024/25.

The company operates four business units: (1) AlmaCAM \u2014 proprietary CAD/CAM software for cutting, sheet metal, and robotics in manufacturing, distributed via wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, USA, China, and Singapore; (2) Logiciels Sant\u00e9 \u2014 healthcare software for hospital pharmacy pharmaceutical preparation circuits, with ongoing Medical Device certification including a new NPAD (home parenteral nutrition) line; (3) Agilium SMQ \u2014 a SaaS quality management system and intelligent GED built on Microsoft SharePoint, integrated into the group in 2024; and (4) Syst\u00e8mes et R\u00e9seaux \u2014 IT infrastructure, cloud hosting, and security services. The firm also acts as a Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Copilot, and Power Platform integration partner.

Alma generates revenue through a mix of recurring software subscriptions (CAD/CAM, Agilium SMQ SaaS, healthcare software), professional services for Microsoft deployments, and infrastructure services. Direct enterprise sales are conducted through five French regional agencies and seven international subsidiaries, with a 95% customer retention rate and 37% export revenue share. An AI Commission (2024) and collectively adopted AI Usage Charter (2025) reflect the firm's stated intent to integrate AI across its software portfolio, while maintaining an F1+ Banque de France credit rating and reinvesting over 23% of software publishing revenue into R&D.

Name

Alma S.A.

Legal name

ALMA, SCOP SA à capital variable

Website

https://alma.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Alma S.A. is a French employee-owned cooperative (SCOP) software publisher, founded in 1979, serving manufacturing firms (CAD/CAM via AlmaCAM), hospital pharmacies (healthcare software with Medical Device certification), and enterprises seeking quality management (Agilium SMQ) and IT infrastructure services across 8 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Software / Business Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Software/Application Support (SaaS, Enterprise Apps) (BPAAACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB), AV/Collaboration & Unified Communications Support (VoIP, Video, UCaaS) (BPAAACAJ)

Keywords

• CAD/CAM software
• Quality management software
• Hospital pharmacy software
• IT infrastructure services
• Collaborative business software

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CFAO Software Licensing and Services: CAD/CAM software sales and related services for manufacturing industry (cutting, sheet metal, robotics). International exposure with subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, USA, China, Singapore.
2. Santé Software: Specialized software for hospital pharmacy pharmaceutical preparation circuits with ongoing certification as Medical Device
3. Agilium SMQ Quality Software SaaS: SaaS-based quality management system (SMQ) with subscription pricing model, growing activity through synergy of technical and marketing expertise
4. Systems and Networks Services: Infrastructure deployment, hosting, maintenance, and collaborative application development services, increasingly based on open source solutions for technological independence
5. Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Integration: Deployment of SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Power Platform solutions and related training services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Alma S.A. is a cooperative (SCOP) software publisher that develops, markets and supports proprietary business software in four divisions: (1) AlmaCAM CAD/CAM software for cutting, sheet-metal and robotics in manufacturing; (2) Logiciels Santé for hospital pharmacy pharmaceutical preparation circuits, pursuing Medical Device certification; (3) Agilium SMQ, a SaaS quality management system with SharePoint-based intelligent document management; and (4) Systèmes & Réseaux IT infrastructure, cloud hosting and security services including Microsoft 365/Copilot/Power Platform integration. The company combines software publishing (subscription/licensing) with professional services and direct enterprise sales across France and seven international subsidiaries.

Product overview

Alma S.A. is a cooperative software publisher (Scop) offering a diversified portfolio of business software and IT services. The company operates four main divisions: (1) AlmaCAM - CAD/CAM software for manufacturing optimization in cutting, sheet metal, and robotics; (2) Logiciels Santé - healthcare software for hospital pharmacy pharmaceutical preparation circuits; (3) Agilium (Quality and Collaborative Software) - SaaS quality management (SMQ) and intelligent document management (GED) integrated with Microsoft SharePoint and Power Platform; and (4) Systèmes et réseaux - infrastructure, cloud hosting, and IT security services. The company also offers Microsoft 365/Copilot integration services through its BPM and Collaboration division. AlmaCAM and healthcare software are core product lines, while Agilium and infrastructure services represent additional business units that leverage synergies with the core publishing activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AlmaCAM: CFAO software for optimization of production and CAD/CAM for cutting, sheet metal and robotics.
• Agilium SMQ
• Alma Santé

Products and services

• AlmaCAM (CAD/CAM software) CAD/CAM software for optimization of production and CNC for cutting, sheet metal work, and robotics. Provides nesting optimization, toolpath generation, and process optimization for industrial manufacturers; sold internationally via subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, USA, China and Singapore.
• Logiciels Santé (Hospital pharmacy software) Software for securing and tracing pharmaceutical preparation circuits in hospital pharmacies, including medication management, traceability and clinical decision support. The product is being certified as a Medical Device and includes a new NPAD module launched in 2025 for home parenteral nutrition.
• Agilium SMQ (SaaS quality management system) SaaS-based quality management system (SMQ - Système de Management de la Qualité) for managing quality processes, compliance, continuous improvement and document management within organizations, with SharePoint integration and subscription-based pricing.
• Agilium GED Qualité (Intelligent quality document management) Intelligent quality document management (GED) integrated with SharePoint for organizing, searching, and managing quality documentation within organizations as part of the Agilium quality line.
• BPM et Collaboration (Microsoft/SharePoint deployment services and Power Platform solutions) Business process management and collaboration offering including custom SharePoint deployments, Microsoft 365 / Copilot integration, and Power Platform application development (Power Apps, Power Automate) for document management and process improvement, with related training services.
• Systèmes et réseaux (IT infrastructure, hosting and security services) Infrastructure integration, hosting, cloud services and maintenance solutions including IT security. Increasingly relies on open-source solutions for technological independence, sustainability and cost control, complementing Microsoft 365/SharePoint deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% net profitability on €12.9M revenue
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft integration partner for SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Power Platform solutions. Alma deploys and customizes Microsoft solutions for clients and provides related training services.
• AgiliumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary and SaaS quality management solution (Agilium SMQ) integrated into Alma's software portfolio, contributing to strengthen the software publishing model through synergy of technical and marketing expertise.
• Université Paris Dauphine-PSLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in IDO (Indice de Démocratie dans les Organisations) project to design democracy measurement at organization scale.
• Université de Louvain (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in IDO project for organization democracy measurement, part of DemocratizingWork international researcher network.
• ADConseilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsulting partner in IDO research project on organization democracy measurement.
• Grenoble INP - EnsimagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlma is godmother (marraine) of the specialization engineer program 'Acteur d'une économie régénérative' (Actor of a regenerative economy) contributing to transformation of industrial practices.
• DemocratizingWork International NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational researcher network supporting IDO project on organization democracy measurement.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon AB (Manufacturing Intelligence): Global metrology, CAD/CAM and manufacturing software leader (Edgecam, Vero, SPRING Technologies, VISI). Directly competes with AlmaCAM in CAM/nesting, and overlaps in quality management via ETQ. Multi-billion-Euro scale dwarfs Alma's mid-market niche.
• Dassault Systèmes: Provider of CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA and 3DEXPERIENCE platform serving manufacturing CAD/CAM, PLM and industrial processes. Competes with AlmaCAM in CNC and sheet-metal CAM at the upper end of the market, with vastly larger R&D and channel resources.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software: Sells NX CAM, Solid Edge CAM and Teamcenter PLM to discrete manufacturers. Direct competitor to AlmaCAM in CAD/CAM for cutting and sheet metal, plus broader manufacturing software suite competing with Alma's BPM/quality offerings.
• Autodesk: Provider of Fusion 360, PowerMill, Inventor and FeatureCAM. Strong direct overlap with AlmaCAM in CAD/CAM for manufacturing customers, especially mid-market; subscription pricing and AI roadmap pose competitive pressure on Alma's installed base.

Direct peers

• Mastercam (CNC Software): US-based CAM software editor widely used in job shops and education for milling, turning, wire EDM and routing. Direct competitor to AlmaCAM in CNC programming for cutting, sheet metal and routing, with overlapping mid-market manufacturing customer profile.
• OPEN MIND Technologies: Developer of hyperMILL CAM suite for 2.5D, 3D, 5-axis milling and mill-turn. Closely comparable to AlmaCAM in high-end CAM for cutting and machining, targeting similar aerospace, automotive and mold/die customers.
• BobCAD-CAM: Affordable CAD/CAM software for milling, turning, routing and plasma/waterjet cutting. Competes with AlmaCAM at the lower end of the mid-market for job shops and small manufacturers.
• Vero Software (Edgecam): Edgecam, VISI, WorkNC and Alphacam are CAM products now under Hexagon that compete directly with AlmaCAM in turning, milling and sheet-metal cutting. Vero's pre-Hexagon niche mid-market profile closely mirrored AlmaCAM's positioning.
• MasterControl: Cloud QMS platform for life sciences and regulated industries covering document control, training, audit and quality processes. Closely comparable to Agilium SMQ in SaaS quality management, with stronger regulated-industry focus.

Emerging players

• Qualio: Cloud-native QMS for life sciences, including document management, training, and quality process control. Competes with Agilium SMQ in SaaS QMS with a more focused life-sciences vertical positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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