Silog

What Silog does

Silog is a French enterprise software publisher and integrator specializing in ERP solutions for very small and small-to-medium industrial enterprises (TPE/PME industrielles). Founded in 1984 and headquartered at 10 rue Alfred Kastler in Caen, Silog builds and maintains the SILOG ERP platform, a modular system whose central manufacturing resource planning (MRP / MRP II) module is extended by GPAO (Gestion de Production Assistée par Ordinateur) for production management, SILOG BI for dashboards and KPI visualization, SILOG CRM for customer data and email campaigns via a native Mailjet integration, EDI for electronic data interchange, and advanced purchasing for procurement optimization. The portfolio also includes CADPLAN, a separately branded advanced planning and scheduling application designed to interface with any ERP. The product architecture emphasizes modularity and deep customization at both interface and functional levels, with vertical-specific configuration across at least ten industrial sectors: aerospace, electronics, foundry, mechanical/machining, plastics, sheet metal/boiler making, agri-food, chemistry and pharmacology, wood/textile, and special machines.

Silog has served more than 300 client companies over its 30+ year operating history, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Forterro, a US-based private equity firm backed by Battery Ventures that acquired the company in 2019 from founder Claude Simon. Forterro also owns French ERP publishers Sylob and Clip Industrie, with the three French brands collectively serving nearly 3,000 industrial clients, and the wider Forterro group reporting more than 25,000 industrial customers across Europe. Under Forterro, Silog operates autonomously as a vertical ERP specialist rather than as a consolidated platform, maintaining its own brand, product roadmap, and direct sales motion targeting French industrial SMEs through website-driven inbound, phone-based consultative selling, and direct implementation and support teams. Revenue mechanics are subscription-based (annual billing cadence) with quote-based pricing determined by module selection, users, and industry requirements; maintenance and support revenue is bundled into the recurring contract model.

The regulatory and commercial landscape relevant to Silog includes the upcoming 2026 French mandatory electronic invoicing reform, which Forterro is addressing at the group level through partnerships with certified PDP (Plateforme de Dématérialisation Partenaires) providers, extending compliance-grade invoicing capability across the Silog installed base. Marketing is primarily digital and content-led (industry-specific landing pages, an educational blog, LinkedIn presence, and co-published Forterro research such as the 1,200+ ERP-leader digital transformation study), consistent with a sales-led motion rather than a high-velocity PLG or partner-led distribution model.

Name

Silog

Legal name

Forterro France

Website

https://silog.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Silog is a French ERP software publisher founded in 1984, serving more than 300 industrial TPE and PME clients across 10+ verticals including aerospace, electronics, mechanics, plastics, and agri-food. Now a Forterro subsidiary, it sells modular ERP, GPAO, BI, CRM, and CADPLAN planning software via direct subscription sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial ERP Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & BI (HDAEAMAG), Enterprise Application License Advisory, Vendor Management & Optimization (BPAEAGAO)

Keywords

• Industrial ERP software
• Production planning systems
• Manufacturing management software
• Business intelligence dashboards
• Customer relationship management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hérouville-saint-clair

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

Revenue model

1. ERP Software Licensing and Maintenance: SILOG generates revenue through software licensing, implementation services, and ongoing maintenance/support contracts for its SILOG ERP and CADPLAN solutions targeting industrial TPE/PME companies in France.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Silog is a French ERP software publisher and integrator that develops, sells and implements modular ERP solutions for industrial very small and small-to-medium enterprises (TPE/PME). The core SILOG ERP platform centers on Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP) and is complemented by GPAO (production management), SILOG BI (business intelligence), SILOG CRM, and the CADPLAN advanced planning and scheduling suite. The company sells software licenses, implementation services and recurring maintenance/support contracts to industrial customers across 10+ verticals in France.

Product overview

SILOG is a software publisher and integrator offering ERP solutions for TPE/PME industrial companies under the Forterro group. The core product is SILOG ERP, a modular platform that includes integrated modules for GPAO (production management), SILOG BI (business intelligence), and SILOG CRM (customer relationship management). The product portfolio is complemented by CADPLAN, a dedicated production planning and scheduling software that interfaces with third-party ERP systems. The modular architecture allows companies to implement only the functionalities they need while maintaining integration across modules for data consistency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Silog ERP: Core ERP solution for industrial TPE and PME, integrating production management (GPAO), purchasing, sales, stock management, and business intelligence.
• CADPlan
• SILOG BI

Products and services

• SILOG ERP Enterprise Resource Planning software for industrial TPE/PME, with modular functionality for production management (GPAO), purchasing, sales, inventory/logistics, cost accounting, EDI and business intelligence. The MRP (Manufacturing Resources Planning) module is central for industrial production users.
• CADPLAN Production planning and scheduling software (progiciel de planification) that interfaces with any ERP. Provides advanced planning capabilities, graphical scheduling and production analysis with parameterizable simulation rules to prioritize orders, reduce manufacturing cycles and improve work-in-progress.
• SILOG GPAO Computer-Assisted Production Management module that handles production design, resource planning (material, financial, human), scheduling, recording, traceability and production activity control. Includes technical data management, needs calculation, manufacturing follow-up and pricing.
• SILOG BI Business Intelligence module providing reporting, dashboards and KPI tracking for performance monitoring across production, finance and commercial departments. Covers sales revenue, top suppliers/clients, top articles, cost distribution, margin ratios and due dates. Accessible from the ERP or via web browser.
• SILOG CRM Customer Relationship Management module integrated within SILOG ERP, with contact/account management, campaign tracking and email marketing capabilities via Mailjet integration (transactional and marketing emails with statistical tracking of opens, clicks and sends).

Quantifiable outcome

• 21% of ERP projects are considered failures due to lack of planning, unrealistic objectives, insufficient resources, and neglect of human dimension
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SylobminorOthersFellow Forterro group company - another French ERP publisher serving industrial companies. Combined with SILOG and Clip Industrie, Forterro serves nearly 3,000 industrial clients across France.
• Clip IndustrieminorOthersFellow Forterro group company - another French ERP publisher serving industrial companies. Combined with SILOG and Sylob, Forterro serves nearly 3,000 industrial clients across France.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sylob: Fellow French ERP publisher for industrial SMEs, owned by the same Forterro group as Silog. Both target French TPE/PME industrial customers with vertical manufacturing functionality, making them the closest comparable peer (and intra-group overlap).
• Clip Industrie: Third French vertical ERP for industrial SMEs inside the Forterro portfolio alongside Silog and Sylob. Directly comparable in target market (French industrial mid-market), business model (licensed ERP), and product category (manufacturing/GPAO).
• Divalto: Independent French ERP/CRM vendor serving SMB and mid-market industrial and service companies. Comparable in target customer (French PME), ERP-centric product, and direct sales motion, though broader in vertical coverage than Silog.
• EBP: Major French SMB management software publisher offering ERP, accounting, payroll, and CRM to French TPE/PME. Comparable in target segment (French SMBs), software publishing model, and channel (direct sales to French businesses), with broader horizontal scope.

Broad incumbents

• Cegid: Large French cloud-native ERP, payroll, and finance software provider serving SMBs and mid-market including industrial verticals. Comparable as a French incumbent ERP option for the same PME customer base, but with broader portfolio and stronger cloud positioning.
• Sage: Global incumbent in SMB ERP/accounting software with strong presence in France. Comparable as a broad ERP option for the same industrial SME buyer, but operates at much larger scale and across many verticals rather than specializing in industrial.
• SAP Business One: SAP's SMB-tier ERP explicitly targeting small and mid-sized industrial and wholesale companies. Comparable in industrial SME ERP positioning, but competing on SAP brand, global footprint, and broader functionality against Silog's vertical depth.
• Oracle NetSuite: Cloud-native mid-market ERP used by industrial and distribution SMEs globally. Comparable as an ERP option for industrial mid-market buyers; represents the cloud/SaaS incumbent alternative to Silog's more traditional deployment model.

Emerging players

• Odoo: Open-source / SaaS modular ERP with manufacturing modules and growing traction among European SMEs. Comparable in modular ERP model and SMB target, but represents the modern cloud-native and open-source threat vector against traditional players like Silog.
• Acumatica: Cloud-native ERP with manufacturing and distribution editions targeting SMB and mid-market including industrial customers. Comparable in modular ERP-for-industrial-SMB positioning and represents the SaaS challenger cohort against Silog.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/silog-s-a-s
• Xx.com/groupesilog
• Facebookfacebook.com/GroupeSilog

Compliance2 records

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&A

Investments

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

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