What Eco Compteur does

Eco-Compteur SAS, headquartered in Lannion, France, designs, manufactures, and operates automated pedestrian and cyclist counting solutions for public-sector clients. Founded in 1999 and held within the Quanteo group, the company has deployed more than 20,000 sensors across 55 countries and serves over 5,000 government and institutional customers, with a North American subsidiary (Eco-Compteur Canada INC) in Montréal. Its portfolio spans multiple sensing modalities — patented ZELT inductive loops, TUBES pneumatic counters with the ARGO algorithm, MULTI multi-sensor infrared, PYRO pyroelectric sensors, Quantium indoor 3D video, the WAVIX-AI radar+frugal-AI counter, and the CITIX-AI Evo camera-based AI counter — all feeding the proprietary Eco-Visio data analysis and visualization platform, with add-on modules for advanced analytics (VisitorFlow, Cycling Insights, Eco-Visio Prédiction) and Eco-DISPLAY public-facing screens.

The company monetizes through a hybrid hardware-plus-software model: one-time sales of counting devices paired with annual Eco-Visio platform subscriptions (1, 3, or 5-year contract terms), plus professional services for custom studies and maintenance contracts. Distribution is sales-led and direct: a French commercial network provides on-site visits, with Eco-Compteur Canada serving North America and country-specific localized presence in Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Portugal. All customers are public-sector entities — municipalities, metropolitan authorities, transit agencies, and national parks — who use the data to justify cycling and pedestrian infrastructure investments, measure modal shift, manage visitor flows in natural spaces, and publish open data for citizens. Manufacturing is in France under ISO 14001 certification, and the platform is RGPD-compliant with Privacy-by-Design practices (no image or personal data capture), backed by Sierra Wireless for SIM-based data transmission and OVH for European data hosting.

The company's primary use cases cluster in two segments. Urban spaces use the data to evaluate modal share and justify bike-lane or pedestrian-zone investments (e.g., Ville de Nice's Plan Vélo, Eurométropole de Metz's master plan, Auckland Transport's NZD 200M+ infrastructure decisions). Natural spaces and tourism sites use the same infrastructure to monitor visitor pressure, differentiate car from bus traffic at access points, and inform funding requests (e.g., Parcs Nationaux de France, Mont-Saint-Michel, Pointe de la Torche). Recent strategic priorities are the transition from single-purpose mechanical/inductive sensing toward AI-driven multimodal classification (WAVIX-AI, CITIX-AI Evo) and the move up the value chain into predictive analytics and advanced visitor profiling.

Name

Eco Compteur

Legal name

Eco-Compteur

Website

https://eco-compteur.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eco-Compteur designs and deploys automated pedestrian and cyclist counting sensors plus the Eco-Visio analytics platform, serving 5,000+ municipalities, transit agencies, and natural-park operators across 55 countries with infrastructure-justification and visitor-flow data.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting Solutions

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Driver Behavior, Safety Scoring & Usage-Based Telematics (TLAEAFAF)

Keywords

• Pedestrian counting solutions
• Bicycle counting solutions
• Traffic monitoring sensors
• Urban mobility analytics
• Visitor counting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Lannion

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales (Counters): Sale of physical counting devices including ZELT, TUBES, MULTI Evo, PYRO, WAVIX-AI, CITIX-AI, Quantium, Eco-DISPLAY. Devices are sold as one-time purchases with optional data transmission SIM cards. Revenue recognized upon delivery with warranty coverage.
2. Software as a Service / Platform Subscription (Eco-Visio): Annual subscription for access to the Eco-Visio data visualization and analysis platform. Includes data hosting, daily data transmission, platform access, and export functionality. Billed annually with 1-year, 3-year, or 5-year contract terms.
3. Daily Data Transmission Service: Data transmission via embedded SIM cards over 2G/3G/4G/4G LTE networks. Contracted through Sierra Wireless as sub-processor. Data transmission success rate guaranteed at 95% under normal conditions. Service is billed as part of the annual subscription.
4. Data Hosting (OVH): Data hosting on OVH infrastructure in Europe. Data is stored for the duration of the contract plus 5 years post-termination, then erased. Included in the platform subscription.
5. Custom Studies (VisitorFlow, Cycling Insights): Expert data science studies delivered as PDF reports with maps, statistical graphics, and key indicators. Also available as dynamic dashboards within Eco-Visio for Expert-tier subscribers.
6. Maintenance and Support Services: Technical support 5 days/week (Mon-Thu 8h-18h, Fri 8h-17h French time), preventive maintenance visits, and paid repair services for out-of-warranty products. Reactivation fee of 100 EUR HT for service restoration after suspension.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Eco-Compteur designs, manufactures, and sells automated pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicle counting hardware (inductive loops, pneumatic tubes, infrared multi-sensors, pyroelectric, AI camera, and radar counters) and licenses the Eco-Visio data visualization and analytics platform on an annual subscription basis to public-sector buyers. Offerings are complemented by Eco-DISPLAY public information panels and advanced analytics services such as VisitorFlow and Cycling Insights for traffic-flow decision support.

Product overview

Eco-Compteur provides a comprehensive portfolio of pedestrian and bicycle counting solutions combined with the Eco-Visio data analysis platform. The product range includes permanent inductive loop counters (ZELT Evo, ZELT Vélos & Trottinettes), temporary/mobile counters (TUBES, ZELT Temporaire, MULTI Mobile), multimodal counters for shared paths (MULTI Evo Nature, MULTI Evo Urbain), AI-powered camera counters (CITIX-AI Evo), and the new WAVIX-AI radar counter for multimodal detection. Display products (Eco-DISPLAY Classic+, Eco-DISPLAY Light, Eco-DISPLAY Compact) show real-time data publicly. Indoor counting is addressed by Quantium Indoor, while vehicle counting uses MULTI Voiture/Bus. The Eco-Visio platform serves as the central hub for data analysis, visualization, and reporting, with advanced analytics modules including VisitorFlow, Cycling Insights, and custom studies. Recent additions include WAVIX-AI as the first non-intrusive multimodal radar counter and Eco-Visio Prédiction for traffic forecasting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eco-Visio: Online data visualization and analysis platform for counting data
• VisitorFlow
• Cycling Insights
• Eco-Display

Products and services

• CITIX-AI Evo AI camera-based counting system for complex urban environments and intersections that automatically classifies and counts cyclists, pedestrians, and other road users without storing images or personal data.
• WAVIX-AI First non-intrusive multimodal radar counter that simultaneously detects, classifies, and tracks pedestrians, cyclists, and motorized modes using radar and AI for speed, trajectory, and object classification.
• ZELT Temporaire Temporary bicycle counter using Easy-ZELT technology with the SIRIUS algorithm for precise magnetic signature analysis, designed for temporary installations on roads where civil engineering work is not possible, with +/-3% accuracy.
• TUBES
• MULTI Mobile
• MULTI Voiture/Bus
• Quantium Indoor
• Eco-Visio Online data analysis and visualization platform that transforms counting data from Eco-Compteur sensors into indicators, dashboards, weather-correlated reports, alerts, and now predictive traffic forecasts.
• VisitorFlow
• Cycling Insights
• Etudes sur mesure
• MULTI Evo Nature
• MULTI Evo Urbain
• ZELT Evo
• ZELT Vélos & Trottinettes
• PYRO Nano
• PYRO Box Evo
• Eco-DISPLAY Classic+
• Eco-DISPLAY Light
• Eco-DISPLAY Compact
• DALLES

Quantifiable outcome

• Auckland Transport achieved an average annual cycling growth rate of 13% as measured by Eco-Compteur counters, used to justify continued infrastructure investment.
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability6 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and flagship.

• Quanteo GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco-Compteur is part of the Quanteo Group. The group coordinates data protection governance with a dedicated DPO (Délégué à la protection des données) team led by Christophe Milon (Group Director). The Quanteo group-wide DPO circle ensures RGPD compliance across all entities and circles.
• Sierra WirelesscoreTechnology or IntegrationSierra Wireless provides SIM card data transmission services for Eco-Compteur counters equipped with DATA SIM cards. Data is transmitted via 2G, 3G, 4G, or 4G LTE networks depending on local network availability. Eco-Compteur depends on Sierra Wireless for daily data transmission with a guaranteed 95% success rate.
• OVHcoreTechnology or IntegrationOVH provides data center hosting for all customer counting data collected by Eco-Compteur products. Data is hosted in Europe (France) ensuring RGPD compliance. OVH guarantees necessary security and backup measures with 97% data availability.
• SinglespotstrategicTechnology or IntegrationSinglespot provides floating GPS data from mobile applications for the VisitorFlow advanced analytics solution. Eco-Compteur has conducted a RGPD compliance audit of Singlespot and maintains contractual oversight of data collection and user consent management. GPS data is exploited to generate mobility flow cartography, origin-destination matrices, and dwell time indicators.
• European Cyclists' Federation (ECF)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerEco-Compteur supports and co-sponsors the ECF Awards at Velo-City, presenting the 'Best Cycling Improvement Award' to cities demonstrating the most improved cycling policy. This partnership positions Eco-Compteur as a thought leader in cycling data and infrastructure evaluation across Europe.
• CETE Sud-Ouest (now CEREMA)strategicTechnology or IntegrationThe ZELT magnetic loop technology was originally developed, tested, and patented by CETE Sud-Ouest (now part of CEREMA, the French center for expertise on transport, infrastructure, and mobility) starting in 1999. Eco-Compteur adapted and validated the technology for commercial deployment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Miovision: Canadian provider of intersection traffic-counting and video analytics for cities and transport agencies; directly overlaps with Eco-Compteur's multimodal counting and public-sector data platform model.
• Vivacity Labs: UK company using AI sensors to count and classify pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles for local authorities, mirroring Eco-Compteur's WAVIX-AI/CITIX-AI multimodal counting for cities.
• MetroCount: Australian maker of tube and non-intrusive traffic and cyclist counters with analysis software, directly comparable to Eco-Compteur's TUBES and counting-plus-analytics offering.
• TRAFx Research: Specializes in trail, visitor, and vehicle counters for parks and natural areas, directly competing with Eco-Compteur's natural-spaces/tourism visitor-counting segment.

Broad incumbents

• Q-Free: Norwegian intelligent transportation systems firm offering traffic monitoring and detection; overlaps with Eco-Compteur's mobility sensing but across a broader ITS portfolio.
• Iteris: US transportation analytics and sensor company serving public agencies with traffic detection and mobility data, overlapping Eco-Compteur's public-sector counting and analytics.
• Teledyne FLIR (ITS): Supplies traffic sensors and detection cameras for intersections and multimodal counting as part of a wider portfolio, competing with Eco-Compteur's sensing hardware.

Emerging players

• Xovis: Swiss provider of 3D people-counting sensors for indoor spaces, comparable to Eco-Compteur's Quantium Indoor visitor-counting product.
• StreetLight Data: Mobility analytics from GPS/location data for planners, comparable to Eco-Compteur's VisitorFlow floating-data visitor and origin-destination analytics.

Others

• Eco-Counter competitor Sensys Gatso: Traffic detection and enforcement systems vendor for public authorities; adjacent to Eco-Compteur in road-user sensing though focused on enforcement rather than active-mobility counting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Ecocompteur
• Facebookfacebook.com/EcoCounter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eco-counter

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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