What Whaller does

Whaller SAS is a French sovereign collaboration software vendor founded in May 2013 by Thomas Fauré and headquartered in Suresnes, France. The company operates a modular SaaS collaboration platform built around sealed 'spheres' (secure spaces for communication, file sharing, and collaboration), grouped into organizations and federated across multiple entities, with all data hosted exclusively in France on OVHcloud infrastructure. The product portfolio centers on Whaller as the core platform, complemented by specialized offerings: Whaller DONJON (the only ANSSI SecNumCloud 3.2-qualified collaborative SaaS on the market), Whaller RESILIENCE (cyber-resilience/business continuity), Whaller ARENA (tailor-made large-scale social networks), Whaller 365 (office suite co-developed with ONLYOFFICE), Whaller Mail (sovereign email), and Whaller (IA)ssistant (generative AI assistant). Revenue is generated through a four-tier subscription model — a free Standard tier, a Pro tier at €3 ex-VAT per user per month, and quote-based Business and Enterprise tiers — supplemented by professional services, white-label/on-premise deployments, and a portfolio of paid add-ons (Whaller Mail, AI features, encrypted spheres, electronic signature, SSO/LDAP, HDS health-data hosting). Customers span French central government and defense (Ministère des Armées, Gendarmerie Nationale, CEA), local government (Rennes Métropole, Département du Doubs, AMRF), education and research (Sciences Po, École Polytechnique, Université Panthéon-Assas, CEA, Eu Conexus, OFAJ), and large enterprises (Carrefour, Colas, SAP, Plastic Omnium, Transdev, Mutuelle Générale, OVHcloud), with the platform reporting 20,000+ organizations and 1M+ users.

Name

Whaller

Legal name

WHALLER

Website

https://whaller.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Whaller is a French sovereign SaaS collaboration platform built around sealed 'spheres' hosted exclusively on OVHcloud infrastructure, serving French ministries, defense, education, and large enterprises with ANSSI SecNumCloud-qualified, Privacy by Design tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Puteaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS - Tiered Plans: Four-tier subscription model: Standard (free), Pro (€3/HT/user/month), Business (quote-based), Enterprise (quote-based). Revenue primarily from seat-based subscriptions with annual or monthly billing. Upgrades from free to paid tiers drive expansion revenue.
2. Professional Services & Onboarding: Dedicated customer onboarding and project follow-up included in Enterprise tier. Premium support options (response <24h, dedicated account manager) bundled with higher tiers. Custom integrations and white-label deployments available on Enterprise tier.
3. Add-on Modules and Options: Optional paid add-ons across tiers: Whaller Mail, Whaller (IA)ssistant AI features, electronic signature, webinar mode, encrypted spheres, LDAP/SSO integrations, HDS health data hosting, white-label mobile apps. These create upsell opportunities within existing customer base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Whaller is a modular collaborative SaaS platform that provides organizations with secure internal and external communication, document co-editing, video/audio conferencing, instant messaging, task management, and AI-assisted productivity tools within sealed 'spheres'. It is offered in four tiers (Standard free, Pro €3/HT/user/month, Business and Enterprise quote-based), with specialized sovereign offerings including Whaller DONJON (SecNumCloud 3.2 qualified), Whaller RÉSILIENCE (business continuity), and Whaller ARENA (tailor-made social networks).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Whaller DONJON: Sovereign and cyber-enforced communication and collaboration platform, physically dedicated, qualified SecNumCloud 3.2. The only SecNumCloud qualified collaborative platform on the market.
• Whaller RESILIENCE
• Whaller ARENA
• Whaller 365
• Whaller (IA)ssistant
• Whaller Mail

Products and services

• Whaller Collaboration Platform Modular collaborative SaaS platform built around sealed 'spheres' providing secure communication, document management, video/audio conferencing, instant messaging, task management, events, surveys, and AI assistance. Offered in four tiers (Standard free, Pro €3 HT/user/month, Business and Enterprise quote-based). For organizations of all sizes from small teams to large federated networks.
• Whaller DONJON Sovereign and cyber-enforced communication and collaboration platform with physically dedicated infrastructure, qualified SecNumCloud 3.2 by ANSSI. The only ANSSI-qualified (Visa sécurité) SaaS collaborative platform on the market, designed for public institutions and private companies handling sensitive data.
• Whaller RÉSILIENCE Cyber-resilience emergency communication and collaboration backup tool designed for IS departments. Can be activated immediately if the customer's information system breaks down, strengthening Business Continuity Plans.
• Whaller ARENA Tailor-made sovereign social network for large-scale organizations. Enables public and private organizations to create secure spaces for communication and collaboration with white-label option. Included in Enterprise tier.
• Whaller 365 Integrated office suite developed in partnership with ONLYOFFICE, allowing users to view, create, import and co-edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly within Whaller spheres without external tools.
• Whaller (IA)ssistant AI assistant for productivity integrated into the Whaller platform. Provides automatic message and comment drafting, conversation summaries highlighting decisions and key points, automatic task generation from conversations, multilingual content creation, meeting transcription summaries, and AI-generated newsletters.
• Whaller Mail Sovereign email service integrated directly into the Whaller environment, allowing managed email accounts hosted in France. Accessible within Whaller without third-party tools.
• Whaller Drive Desktop client for Mac and PC enabling offline file synchronization with Whaller's document management system.

Quantifiable outcome

• 63% UX score rated by Lecko (2021), ahead of Microsoft 365, Confluence, and all other French solutions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OVHcloudcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021Strategic infrastructure partnership for 100% French 'Trusted Cloud' offering. Whaller leverages OVHcloud qualified SecNumCloud infrastructure (IaaS layer) while providing the SaaS collaborative platform. This partnership positions Whaller as a fully sovereign alternative to Orange-Microsoft and Thales-Google alliances under the French government's 'Cloud de confiance' strategy. OVHcloud also uses Whaller internally.
• ONLYOFFICEcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for integrated office suite (Whaller 365). ONLYOFFICE provides the document editing technology embedded in Whaller's platform, enabling in-platform viewing, creation, import, and co-editing of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without external tools.
• HEXATRUSTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of French SMEs and ETIs working to strengthen the cybersecurity and digital trust sector. Whaller is a member, participating in industry advocacy and ecosystem development for sovereign French cloud solutions.
• Pôle d'Excellence Cyber (PEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation created by the Ministry of Armed Forces and Brittany Region in 2014. 70+ members working for digital sovereignty and cybersecurity, including academic actors and industrial members. Whaller joined in July 2022 to participate in strengthening the French cybersecurity ecosystem.
• BigBlueButtoncoreTechnology or IntegrationOpen-source video conferencing platform powering Whaller's Visio-sphères (permanent video rooms per sphere) and audio rooms. Deployed on dedicated Whaller infrastructure (bbb2.whaller.com, bbb5.whaller.com, scalelite.whaller.com) with UDP ports 16384-32768 for WebRTC.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• OVHcloud: Whaller's strategic infrastructure partner providing SecNumCloud-qualified IaaS in France; also a customer using Whaller internally. Comparable as an ecosystem participant within the French sovereign cloud stack rather than a direct collaboration competitor.

Direct peers

• Talkspirit: French enterprise social network and collaborative intranet platform. Closely comparable to Whaller on enterprise social network, intranet, and French-sovereign positioning for mid-market and large organizations.
• LumApps: French-origin enterprise intranet and digital workplace platform with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 integrations. Comparable as a French-headquartered sovereign-leaning intranet/digital workplace competitor, though typically larger-scale and international.
• Wimi: French collaborative workspace and project management platform offering secure document sharing, messaging, and video conferencing. Directly comparable as a French alternative to Whaller targeting SMBs and mid-market with similar sovereignty/security positioning.
• Jamespot: French enterprise social network and digital workplace platform targeting mid-market and large enterprises. Comparable to Whaller as a directly competing French intranet/ESN alternative with similar sovereignty messaging.

Broad incumbents

• Slack: Industry-standard messaging and channel-based collaboration platform (Salesforce-owned). Comparable on the messaging/discussions core feature but lacks the document management, intranet, and sovereign infrastructure positioning of Whaller.
• Microsoft 365 (Teams + SharePoint): Dominant global collaboration suite combining Teams messaging, SharePoint, and Office productivity. The primary broad incumbent Whaller competes against; its scale and bundled enterprise agreements represent the largest competitive threat to Whaller's expansion.
• Workplace from Meta: Meta's enterprise social network for internal communication and collaboration. Directly comparable on enterprise social networking use case; Lecko 2021 benchmark scored it 68% UX vs Whaller's 63%.
• Google Workspace: Google's integrated productivity and collaboration suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet). Broad incumbent competing on collaboration, document co-editing, and AI features — comparable AI/collaboration footprint to Whaller though without French sovereign positioning.

Emerging players

• Element (Matrix): Open-source, end-to-end-encrypted messaging and collaboration platform built on the Matrix protocol. Comparable to Whaller on sovereign/secure messaging positioning, particularly for government and defense customers, though narrower scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/whaller

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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