What Articque does

Articque is a French software publisher specializing in geodecisional (geo-decisional) mapping and business intelligence solutions, founded in 1989 by Georges-Antoine Strauch in the Tours area and headquartered in Fondettes, France, with a secondary agency in Paris. Its core technology is a proprietary mapping platform built in-house over more than three decades, anchored by two flagship products: Cartes & Données Online (a SaaS solution for statistical and decision-support cartography) and Articque Platform (a private, on-premise collaborative platform for enterprise-wide geo-decisional work). The platform is extended by 55+ modules covering data preparation (DataComposer), geocoding APIs, road distance functions, Store Locator, custom map tiles, web atlases, and a catalog of ready-to-use external data (Articque DataMarket), with an integration into the QlikView/Qlik Sense BI ecosystem via Articque MAP.

The company serves a diversified base of 600+ customer sites across primary verticals including Banking & Insurance, Transport & Logistics, Automotive, Healthcare, and Public Sector, with additional presence in Retail/Franchise, Industry, Agriculture, and Education. Named enterprise customers include Credit Agricole, Enedis, Macif, SNCF, Toyota, Kubota Europe, ELSAN, GFP France, and DREETS Normandie, indicating deep penetration into large French organizations and selective European expansion.

Articque generates revenue through annual software subscriptions (Cartes & Données Online and Articque Platform), usage-based API/geocoding services (€990–€3,990 per year tiers), Store Locator subscriptions, and professional services (consulting, training, custom development). It goes to market through direct enterprise field sales, an inside-sales team, a self-serve free-trial motion for SaaS, and an indirect channel of approximately 30 ESN/VAR partners across France plus international resellers. Since 2024, Articque has operated as a subsidiary of ChapsVision under the brand 'Articque by ChapsVision', while retaining its Fondettes operations, leadership team, and product roadmap.

Name

Articque

Legal name

ARTICQUE SAS

Website

https://articque.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Articque is a French geodecisional mapping software publisher serving 600+ enterprise and public-sector customers across banking, insurance, transport, automotive, healthcare, and government with proprietary SaaS and on-premise cartography platforms, modules, and APIs, now operating as a subsidiary of ChapsVision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fondettes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from Cartes & Données Online and Articque Platform. Customers pay annual subscriptions for access to mapping and analysis software. Tiered pricing based on usage volumes and feature access.
2. API and Geocoding Services: Usage-based pricing for geocoding APIs with degressive tariffs. Up to 1,000,000 addresses at 990€ HT/year, up to 5,000,000 addresses at 3,990€ HT/year.
3. Professional Services: Consulting services for market studies, site implantation analysis, commercial sectorization. Training services for software mastery. Custom project development for tailor-made cartographic applications.
4. Store Locator: Annual subscription per website for Store Locator solution, with pricing based on number of visitors and points.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Articque develops and sells geo-decisional (location intelligence) software that enables organizations to visualize, analyze, and simulate business data on interactive maps. Its core products are Cartes & Données Online (a SaaS cartography and statistical mapping application) and Articque Platform (a private, on-premise collaborative platform for enterprise-wide geo-decisional work), complemented by a data preparation tool (DataComposer), a high-volume geocoding API, an external data catalog (Articque DataMarket), a Store Locator solution, and more than 55 specialized modules plus cartographic APIs.

Product overview

Articque by ChapsVision offers a unified geo-decision platform with a core product portfolio consisting of Cartes & Données Online (SaaS) and Articque Platform (on-premise/private cloud). These are complemented by data preparation tools like DataComposer, external data catalogs via Articque DataMarket, and specialized modules including geocoding, road functions, Store Locator, and 55+ additional modules. The company also provides Articque MAP for QlikView integration for BI environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cartes & Données: Statistical and decision-making cartography software solution for visualizing data on interactive maps
• Cartes & Données Online
• Articque Platform
• DataComposer
• Articque DataMarket
• GeoCampus
• Articque MAP for QlikView

Products and services

• Cartes & Données Online SaaS solution for statistical and decision-support cartography that enables users to visualize data on interactive maps, reveal trends, analyze them, and anticipate outcomes; accessible via a free 1-month trial and targeted at both SMB and enterprise users across multiple verticals.
• Articque Platform Private, on-premise collaborative platform that brings geo-decisional collaboration to the heart of the entire enterprise with shared secure access, deeper customization, and integration for strategic decision-making; targeted at large organizations needing controlled deployment.
• DataComposer Essential no-code tool for preparing and cleaning large volumes of data before cartographic representation; enables users without coding skills to structure data for mapping and analytics.
• Geocoding API API and web portal for geocoding addresses with high precision at large volumes; usage-based annual subscriptions with degressive tariffs (€990 HT/year up to 1,000,000 addresses; €3,990 HT/year up to 5,000,000 addresses).
• Articque DataMarket Catalog of pre-integrated external data ready for use to enrich analyses, including demographic, geographic, and market data layers.
• Atlas Web Interactive map module for web-based cartographic visualization and sharing of analyses.
• Store Locator Ready-to-use solution for adding a store locator to a website with an intuitive no-code interface, quick parameterization, and international geocoding included; priced as an annual subscription per website.
• Road Distance Functions Module for calculating driving distances and travel times, including heavy goods vehicle routing capabilities, used for logistics planning, intervention zone mapping, and cost estimation.
• Articque MAP for QlikView / Qlik Sense Integration solution that complements QlikView and Qlik Sense BI dashboards with interactive geographic visualization of underlying data, implemented for clients such as GFP France.
• Cartographic APIs (API cartographiques) Developer APIs for integrating Articque's cartographic capabilities (tiles, geocoding, map services) into external applications and systems.
• Articque Consulting Services Professional consulting services for local market studies, site implantation analyses, and commercial sectorization, delivered by Articque experts to clients across all activity sectors.
• Articque Training Services Customized training programs to help clients master Articque software for their specific business problems and use cases.
• Custom Cartographic Project Development Bespoke development of tailor-made cartographic applications to pilot specific business activities, delivered by Articque's team of decision-cartography experts.
• Articque Support and Maintenance (Contrat Sérénité) Ongoing support and maintenance contract providing always-updated software, technical, methodological, and cartographic assistance from Articque experts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced study production time from 15 days to 6 days
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PAD ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020PAD Consulting supports Articque's channel development strategy with expert advice on alliance strategy and indirect sales management. The partnership helps manage the scaling of the partner network effectively.
• DataGiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDataGis is a reseller partner based in Germany who collaborated with Articque to deliver training for Kubota in Germany. Represents one of Articque's international channel partners.
• AmbaciaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAmbacia provided implementation expertise and accompaniment for the GFP project, integrating Articque MAP for QlikView into GFP's reporting tools.
• ChapsVisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArticque operates as part of ChapsVision group following acquisition. The company is now branded as 'Articque by ChapsVision', leveraging the parent company's resources and capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Geoconcept: Direct French competitor in geodecisional and location intelligence software, founded in 1990 and now part of the Docaposte/La Poste group. Competes head-to-head with Articque across banking, retail, public sector, and logistics verticals in France.
• CARTO: Cloud-native location intelligence and spatial analytics platform serving enterprise customers with SaaS-based mapping, geocoding, and route optimization. Competes with Articque on modern cloud architecture and developer APIs.
• Precisely (MapInfo Pro): Provider of MapInfo Pro desktop GIS and Precisely's broader location intelligence and data integrity platform. Competes directly with Articque in location-based analytics for enterprise customers.
• Galigeo: French-based location intelligence specialist focused on integrating geographic analytics with CRM and BI platforms (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics). Competes with Articque in CRM-adjacent territory management and sales sectorization.
• Maptitude (Caliper): Desktop and cloud mapping software for business, government, and academic users, with strong sector specialization in banking, retail, healthcare, and franchise networks — overlapping Articque's target verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Esri (ArcGIS): Global market leader in GIS and spatial analytics software, serving enterprise, government, and utility customers worldwide. Competes with Articque in larger enterprise GIS deployments where ArcGIS is the incumbent standard.
• Hexagon Geospatial: Division of Hexagon AB offering enterprise geospatial platforms (ERDAS, GeoMedia, M.App Enterprise) for government, infrastructure, and utilities. Competes with Articque on enterprise-scale location intelligence and asset management.
• HERE Technologies: Global location data and technology platform offering maps, geocoding, routing, and location services for automotive, logistics, and enterprise customers. Competes with Articque's geocoding and road distance functions.

Emerging players

• Mapbox: Cloud-native mapping platform providing customizable maps, geocoding, navigation, and location APIs for developers and enterprises. Competes with Articque's API and mapping capabilities from a developer-first, cloud-native angle.
• QGIS: Open-source desktop GIS platform widely used in government, research, and education — overlapping Articque's public sector and academic segments. Represents a free alternative that may constrain pricing for non-specialized mapping use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-articque

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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