What Contasimple does

Contasimple is a Barcelona-based cloud SaaS platform operated under the French business management vendor Cegid ('Contasimple by Cegid'), targeting Spanish-speaking autónomos (freelancers) and pequeñas empresas (small businesses) with a unified suite for invoicing, electronic billing (FacturaE), expense management, OCR-based document digitization, Spanish tax model filing, bank aggregation/reconciliation, and an integrated TPV (point-of-sale) module for retail, hospitality, and beauty verticals. Founded in 2010, the platform is delivered via web application and native iOS/Android apps, and supports the full Spanish fiscal regime including Verifactu, FacturaE, AEAT-homologated OCR, IGIC (Canary Islands), TicketBAI (Basque Country), and NaTicket (Navarra). The technology stack includes certified digital preservation, digital signature integration, bank transaction aggregation, and SEPA remittance generation, with products segmented into Facturación, Impuestos, Tesorería, Inventario, and Contabilidad modules.

The business model is a freemium subscription SaaS with three core platform tiers — Basic (free for life, 1 user, 12 invoices/year), Professional (~€10.95/month annual), and Ultimate (~€15.95/month annual) — plus optional TPV add-ons at €17.95-€27.95/month sold separately. Go-to-market is product-led growth combined with an inside sales callback motion for complex/enterprise prospects, plus a B2B2C asesorías (accounting advisor) channel where tax advisors prescribe the platform to their client portfolios. The company self-reports 80,000+ active users, 100,000+ mobile app downloads, and approximately 1 million invoices processed per month, indicating a large SMB-long-tail base with low per-customer ARPU and minimal customer concentration risk. Distribution is exclusively through the direct web platform, mobile app stores, and the advisor referral channel — there is no disclosed international expansion beyond Spain.

Name

Contasimple

Legal name

Contasimple

Website

https://contasimple.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Contasimple by Cegid is a Barcelona-based cloud SaaS platform serving Spanish autónomos and small businesses with unified invoicing, electronic billing, AEAT-certified OCR, tax-model filing, and integrated point-of-sale, distributed via freemium self-serve and accounting advisor channels across Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Core Platform): Monthly or annual subscription tiers providing access to invoicing, accounting, tax filing, and expense management features. The Basic plan is free forever with limited invoices (12/year) and 1 user. Paid Professional and Ultimate tiers unlock higher invoice volumes, more products, remesas, and advanced electronic invoicing features. Upsell occurs as users' businesses grow and require higher invoice/product limits.
2. TPV (Point-of-Sale) Add-on Subscription: Separate optional subscription for the TPV module — Solo TPV at €17.95/month or TPV Commerce & Hospitality at €27.95/month — sold as an add-on to the core platform plans. Discounts available for annual payment. Targets retail, hospitality, and beauty businesses needing POS capabilities.
3. Freemium Entry Tier: The Basic plan is permanently free with essential features (1 user, app access, basic invoicing and tax presentation). This tier serves as an acquisition funnel driving conversions to paid Professional and Ultimate plans, and to the TPV add-on.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Contasimple is a cloud-based SaaS business management platform for Spanish-speaking autónomos (freelancers) and small businesses (pymes) that unifies invoicing, electronic billing (FacturaE/Verifactu), expense management with OCR digitization, automated Spanish tax model filing, inventory control, and point-of-sale (TPV) operations. Offered in a permanently free Basic tier plus Professional (€10.95/month) and Ultimate (€15.95/month) subscriptions, the platform is delivered via web and native iOS/Android apps and is operated as the brand 'Contasimple by Cegid'.

Product overview

Contasimple by Cegid is a cloud-based unified business management software platform for Spanish freelancers (autónomos) and small businesses (pymes), offered in free and paid tiers (Profesional, Ultimate). The platform centers on the core Facturación (Invoicing) module as the primary product, supplemented by specialized sub-products including: Facturación IGIC Canarias (for Canary Islands tax), Facturas Rectificativas (credit notes), Bienes de Inversión (fixed asset management), Facturación a Clientes Genéricos (anonymous client billing), Presupuestos (quotations), Albaranes (delivery notes), Facturación Electrónica (FacturaE-compliant electronic invoicing), Control de Gastos e Ingresos (expense/income tracking), Digitalización OCR (AEAT-certified OCR document digitization), and Modelos Tributarios (Spanish tax form automation — including Modelo 303 and Modelo 390). An add-on TPV/POS system (Contasimple TPV) is available separately in two tiers (Solo TPV; Comercio y Restauración) for point-of-sale operations in retail, hospitality, and beauty sectors. The Kit Digital module connects users to Spain's government digital transformation subsidy program. All products integrate with Verifactu, TicketBAI, NaTicket, SEPA, and AEAT for full Spanish fiscal compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Contasimple TPV: Point-of-sale (POS) terminal software for managing sales, invoices, and inventory from any device, designed for hospitality, retail, and service businesses.
• Contasimple App

Products and services

• Contasimple Facturación (Invoicing) Core invoicing module enabling creation, customization, and sending of professional invoices for Spanish autónomos and small businesses. Supports IGIC (Canary Islands tax), credit notes, investment assets, generic/anonymous client billing, customizable templates, digital branding, electronic signature, and Verifactu-compliant output.
• Contasimple TPV (Point of Sale)

Named customers1 record

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CegidcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerContasimple is a product brand owned and operated by Cegid, a leading cloud-based business management solutions provider for financial, HR, accounting, retail, and small business sectors. Cegid provides the infrastructure, brand authority, and product development resources behind the ContaSimple platform. The logo on the website reads 'Contasimple by Cegid', and Cegid is cited as the rights holder and publisher of the service.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Holded: Holded is a Spanish cloud ERP for SMBs and freelancers, offering invoicing, accounting, inventory, and POS in a single platform. It targets the same Spanish-speaking autónomos and pyme segment as Contasimple, with overlapping invoicing and tax-compliance functionality.
• Quipu: Quipu is a Barcelona-based SaaS for Spanish freelancers and small businesses focused on automated invoicing, expense management, and tax-model filing. It directly overlaps Contasimple's core autonomous segment and feature set.
• Billin: Billin is a Spanish electronic invoicing and billing platform for autónomos and SMEs, with native Verifactu/FacturaE support and integrations with Spanish banks. It competes head-on with Contasimple on invoicing-centric workflows for the SMB segment.
• Nomo: Nomo is a Spanish financial platform combining banking, invoicing, and tax management for autónomos and freelancers. It overlaps directly with Contasimple's core autonomous segment, with the addition of embedded banking services.
• Factura Directa: Factura Directa is a Spanish invoicing and accounting tool for freelancers and SMEs, supporting FacturaE and AEAT integration. It overlaps closely with Contasimple's invoicing and tax-filing feature set in the Spanish autonomous segment.

Broad incumbents

• A3 Software (Wolters Kluwer): A3 Software, part of Wolters Kluwer, is a long-standing Spanish accounting and tax-compliance suite for asesorías and their SMB clients. It is a broader incumbent in Spanish fiscal compliance, overlapping with Contasimple in tax-model filing and asesoría distribution.
• Sage (Sage Despachos / Sage ContaPlus): Sage is a global incumbent in SMB accounting with deep presence in Spain through Sage Despachos and Sage ContaPlus. While it spans a much broader product portfolio, it directly overlaps with Contasimple in Spanish accounting, invoicing, and advisor-firm workflows.
• QuickBooks (Intuit): QuickBooks is the global SMB accounting and invoicing leader, with comparable functionality across invoicing, expenses, tax, and POS. While not natively built for Spanish tax models, it represents the global benchmark for the autonomous/SMB accounting segment Contasimple serves.

Regional players

• Xero: Xero is a global cloud accounting SaaS for SMBs. While primarily operating outside Spain, it is comparable in product (invoicing, bank reconciliation, tax filing) and SaaS-led GTM motion, and increasingly extends into Spanish-speaking markets.

Emerging players

• Declarando: Declarando is a Spanish tax-filing and autónomos-management platform focused on IRPF and IVA submissions. It has partial overlap with Contasimple on tax-filing workflows, while operating with a narrower scope than Contasimple's all-in-one platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/contasimple
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/contasimple

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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