What Makina Corpus does

Makina Corpus is a French software engineering services company that designs, develops, and integrates custom web and mobile applications exclusively on free/libre open-source foundations. Structured as two SARL entities — Makina Corpus SARL (headquartered in Nantes, founded with operating presence in Toulouse, Paris, and Brussels/Rochefort) and Makina Corpus Territoires SARL — the firm employs 51-100 staff and serves primarily French-speaking public-sector clients (regions, departments, municipalities, natural parks, national agencies) with a secondary footprint in private enterprises and training customers.

The company's portfolio rests on two pillars. First, a custom development and integration services practice built on an open-source technology stack centered on Python/Django, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Drupal, Symfony, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (VueJS, Angular, React), extending to React Native, Progressive Web Apps, and StencilJS-based web components. Second, a set of self-developed, open-source domain products stewarded by the company: the Geotrek ecosystem (admin, rando portal, mobile app, and embeddable widget) for outdoor leisure and trail management; GeoRivière for watercourse management; and Récolt'Ô for rainwater harvesting. These products are co-financed by and deployed across French regional authorities and natural parks, with selected integrations into national open-data APIs (Hub'eau, Météo-France, BRGM).

Revenue is generated through project-based custom software development, third-party application maintenance (TMA), consulting and audits, and a Qualiopi-certified training division (Makina Corpus Formation) covering accessibility, web technologies, GIS, and Geotrek. Pricing for training is per-person (e.g., €1,800 HT for React Native, €1,200 HT for PWA), with OPCO financing eligibility. The go-to-market combines direct sales for enterprise and public-sector clients with community-led growth via open-source contributions to the GeotrekCE ecosystem, technical content marketing through a company blog, and participation in industry events such as State of the Map, Aqua Business Days, and the Forum des Interconnectés.

Name

Makina Corpus

Legal name

Makina Corpus SARL

Website

https://makina-corpus.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Makina Corpus is a French open-source software services firm (51-100 staff, offices in France and Belgium) that designs custom web and mobile applications and stewards domain products — Geotrek (outdoor leisure), GeoRivière (water management), and Récolt'Ô (rainwater harvesting) — primarily for French-speaking public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Source Software Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Data Migration & Master Data Management Services (BPAEAGAJ)

Keywords

• Open source software development
• Web application development
• Geographic information systems
• Professional training services
• Mobile application development

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom software development and integration: Design, development, and integration of custom web and mobile applications on a project basis. Services include requirement analysis, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support. Clients include public sector organizations (regions, municipalities, national agencies) and private companies. Revenue is generated on a per-project basis.
2. Professional training: Makina Corpus Formation delivers inter-company and intra-company training programs across France. Training covers a wide technology catalog. Prices are quoted per person (e.g., React Native at 1,800€ HT, PWA at 1,200€ HT). Revenue recognized upon training delivery. Financing available via OPCO for eligible companies.
3. Application maintenance (TMA): Tierce maintenance applicative — corrective and evolutionary maintenance of delivered solutions. Covered under CGV as an ongoing service stream alongside initial development.
4. Consulting and audit: Expert advisory services including digital project audits, technology consulting, and UX/UI design workshops. Provided as standalone engagements or alongside development projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Makina Corpus is a French software engineering services firm that designs, develops, and integrates custom web and mobile applications exclusively using free/libre open source software. Its offering spans custom application development, technical audits and consulting, application maintenance (TMA), and Qualiopi-certified professional training, alongside open source product suites such as Geotrek (outdoor leisure content management), GeoRivière (river and watercourse management), and Récolt'ô (rainwater harvesting optimization).

Product overview

Makina Corpus is a software services company that designs, develops, and integrates innovative web and mobile applications exclusively using open-source software. The company operates across two main divisions: Makina Corpus (general software services) and Makina Corpus Territoires (solutions for territorial authorities). Their product portfolio centers on three flagship open-source applications: Geotrek (tourism and outdoor activity management), GeoRivière (water resource and river management), and Récolt'Ô (rainwater recovery optimization). They also offer a training division (Makina Corpus Formation, Qualiopi-certified), professional services including custom web/mobile development, technical audits, and various open-source libraries like django-pyoidc. The Geotrek ecosystem includes multiple components (admin, rando portal, mobile app, widget) that work together to manage and publish outdoor content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Geotrek: Open source software for managing and publishing hiking, trekking, and outdoor trail content
• Récolt'Ô
• GeoRivière

Products and services

• Geotrek Open-source software suite for territorial authorities and outdoor tourism organizations to manage and publish hiking, cycling, and outdoor leisure content.
• GeoRivière Open-source web application for managing rivers, watersheds, and aquatic environments, designed for territorial authorities with GEMAPI competence, including mapping, monitoring, and citizen participation tools.
• Récolt'ô Open-source web application for promoting rainwater harvesting, helping citizens estimate rainwater recovery potential of their roof, calculate optimal tank size, and estimate savings on water bills.
• Makina Corpus Formation Qualiopi-certified professional training division offering courses in Python, Django, Drupal, JavaScript/React/Angular/Vue, GIS/Mapping (QGIS, PostGIS, MapLibre), digital accessibility, UX/UI design, Git, PostgreSQL, and mobile development (PWA, React Native).
• Geotrek-widget Embeddable web component (built with StencilJS) that displays Geotrek content (hiking trails, outdoor activities, tourist services) on any website, responsive, with multi-language configuration and customization via a visual builder.
• django-pyoidc Open-source Django library implementing OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication, published as free software for the developer community.
• Web & Mobile Application Development Custom web and mobile application design and development services using open-source technologies (Django, Drupal, Symfony, React, React Native, PWA) for organizations with specific digital project needs.
• Audit / Conseil Expert consulting services including technical audits, project evaluation, and digital strategy advisory for organizations implementing open-source solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38% of potable water in French households used for non-essential purposes that rainwater could replace, according to C.I.EAU (2010) — addressed by Récolt'Ô
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2024CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment) partnered with Makina Corpus Territoires to develop Récolt'Ô, an application for rainwater harvesting valorization. CSTB provides scientific expertise and validation for the solution.
• Aqua-ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAqua-Valley is a competitiveness cluster for the water sector in Occitanie/PACA regions. Récolt'Ô was labeled by Aqua-Valley, and Makina Corpus is a member. The cluster supports innovation and collaboration among water sector actors.
• Digital 113minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital 113 is a digital business cluster in Occitanie. Makina Corpus is a member and participates in the bureau, leveraging shared resources, training, and skills pooling.
• ARRA (Association Rivière Rhône-Alpes Auvergne)minorOthersARRA is an association for river management in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Makina Corpus maintains affiliation with ARRA as part of its water sector engagement.
• DigiformacoreTechnology or IntegrationDigiforma provides the SaaS training management platform used by Makina Corpus Formation. Makina Corpus participates in Digiforma Matinales events and benefits from Digiforma's Academy for self-training resources. Digiforma covers all Qualiopi criteria for training management.
• Parc Naturel Régional du Haut-JuracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPNR du Haut-Jura financed the initial development of Geotrek-Widget in 2022 and is a long-standing partner in the Geotrek ecosystem. PNR du Haut-Jura was also instrumental in creating GeoRivière.
• Parc Naturel Régional Loire-Anjou-TourainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPNR Loire-Anjou-Touraine financed the second phase of Geotrek-Widget development in 2023, enabling significant functional and visual improvements.
• Open Booster / Adapt'ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRécolt'Ô was selected as a laureate of the Adapt'Action Data Challenges and participated in the Open Booster program, accelerating its development and providing visibility at the Forum des Interconnectés.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Smile (Smile Open Source): Largest French open-source integrator offering CMS (Drupal), e-commerce, ERP, and embedded solutions; competes for the same open-source-services RFPs across French public sector and adjacent verticals.
• Camptocamp: Swiss/French open-source GIS and IT services firm with deep expertise in GeoMapFish, PostGIS, and territorial applications — the closest international analog to Makina Corpus's Geotrek-centric open-source GIS practice.
• Oslandia: French open-source geospatial services company focused on QGIS, PostGIS, and 3D/territorial mapping, serving public-sector clients in France — directly comparable on GIS specialization and open-source delivery model.
• Alterway: Paris-based open-source specialist focused on Drupal, Symfony, and DevOps for enterprises and public-sector buyers in France — competes head-to-head on Drupal/PHP open-source service engagements.
• Atol CD: French open-source integrator with strong presence in Drupal, Symfony, geospatial data, and territorial applications — directly comparable in scale and customer segment.

Broad incumbents

• Inetum: Major French IT services group with substantial public-sector practice (formerly GFI Informatique) — represents a larger-scale incumbent competing for the same territorial digital-transformation contracts.
• Esri France: French arm of the global GIS incumbent; competes at the platform/GIS layer even as Makina Corpus's open-source PostGIS/MapLibre stack offers a sovereignty-friendly alternative to Esri's proprietary tooling.
• Berger-Levrault: Established French publisher of software and services for local authorities and public agencies — competes as a broader incumbent for the same territorial digital-transformation budgets.
• Geoconcept: French GIS software and services company serving territories, defense, and enterprises — overlaps in territorial mapping and routing use cases that Makina Corpus addresses via open-source alternatives.

Emerging players

• Cirkwi: French SaaS platform for outdoor activity and tourism content that integrates with Geotrek (bidirectional gateway) and represents an adjacent data-distribution competitor to Geotrek-rando for outdoor leisure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/GeotrekCE
• Xx.com/makina_corpus
• Facebookfacebook.com/Makina-Corpus-140495979317895
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/makina-corpus

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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