Exatech

What Exatech does

EXATECH is a French private software-and-services company specializing in the digitalization and physical organization of high-stakes examinations and competitive entrance exams. Founded in 2018 as the fusion of three predecessor entities (NEOPTEC, EUROCONCOURS, EXACO) with roots tracing to 1994, the group is headquartered in Verrières-le-Buisson and employs 51-100 staff across offices in Paris, Lyon, and a 1,000 m² R&D facility in Montpellier. The core product is the VIATIQUE Suite — a cloud-based platform covering the end-to-end exam lifecycle: Viatique Organisation (competition management), Viatique Correction (digital grading with automatic anonymization and harmonization), and Viatique Candidat (candidate portal). Supporting products include Passnum (remote and in-class assessment, deployed by the National Gendarmerie), Proovme (computer-based testing), Exatique (tablet-based exams), QCM Direct (automated MCQ scoring), and Data Scan (form processing). All Viatique products are developed in-house and are INPI-patented, currently at version 5.

The company operates a hybrid revenue model combining recurring software licensing of the VIATIQUE Suite with professional services for turnkey exam organization (capacity up to 50,000 candidates per event), qualified proctoring (1,500+ surveillant pool), and digital correction. Customer segments are dominated by French government ministries (Education, Foreign Affairs, Culture, Interior), defense (National Gendarmerie, Air and Space Force), grandes écoles (CentraleSupélec, ENS, CCMP), universities (Université Paris, Panthéon-Sorbonne), and international clients (European Schools Schola Europaea, Morocco's Ministry of Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences). Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise sales with dedicated account managers for anchor accounts, supplemented by a 100+ partner network in France and channel partners (notably CONSULT INFO in Morocco, 15+ years). Recent acquisitions — Quai d'Orsay Language Center (2019), Groupe BTL (2022), and CENTREX (2023) — have added linguistic training capacity and a 7,000 m² dedicated exam center in Noisy-le-Grand.

Name

Exatech

Legal name

EXATECH SAS

Website

https://exatech-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EXATECH is a French software-and-services firm providing the VIATIQUE Suite and turnkey exam organization for ministries, grandes écoles, universities, and defense clients across France, Europe, and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Assessment Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Exam Delivery & Test Administration Platforms (EDAFADAA)

Keywords

• Digital exam grading
• Exam management software
• Competitive exam organization
• Assessment platform
• Digital correction software

Headquarters

HQ city

Verrières-le-buisson

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing (Viatique Suite): Recurring licensing of proprietary exam management software including Viatique Correction, Viatique Organisation, Passnum, and QCM Direct. The platform is adapted to all competitions and exams with continuous updates and version improvements (now in version 5).
2. Exam Organization Services: Turnkey organization of competitive exams and examinations up to 50,000 candidates, including venue rental, supervision, logistics coordination, and complete event management.
3. Surveillance Services: Qualified proctoring services with a pool of 1,500 surveillants managed by an internal division, including first aid personnel and experienced security agents.
4. Digital Correction Services: Dématérialisation services including paper copy scanning, digital processing, and cloud-based correction management.
5. Professional Language Training: Following acquisition of BTL Group and Quai d'Orsay Language Center, EXATECH offers professional and linguistic training services with over 200 trainers across more than 20 languages, combining in-person and distance learning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EXATECH provides digital solutions and services for the organization and grading of competitive exams and examinations. Its core product is the Viatique Suite, a proprietary cloud-based platform comprising Viatique Organisation (competition management), Viatique Correction (digital grading), and Viatique Candidat (candidate portal). The company also offers turnkey exam organization, qualified proctoring, computer-based and tablet-based testing software, and language training services through acquired subsidiaries.

Product overview

Exatech is a French company specializing in digital solutions for exams and competitive examinations. The product portfolio centers on the VIATIQUE Suite, an integrated platform comprising three core products: Viatique Organisation (competition management), Viatique Correction (digital grading), and Viatique Candidat (candidate portal). Supporting products include Passnum (assessment software), Proovme (computer-based testing), Exatique (tablet exams), QCM Direct (automated MCQ scoring), and Data Scan (form processing). The company also provides services including exam organization, proctoring, and digital overbooking management. The solutions support paper-based, digital, and hybrid exam formats with end-to-end coverage from registration through result publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Viatique: Platform for dematerialized correction of exam papers
• Viatique Organisation
• Viatique Correction
• Viatique Candidat
• Proovme
• Passnum
• QCM Direct
• Data Scan
• CENTREX
• Connect Competition

Products and services

• Viatique Correction Cloud-based platform for digital grading of paper exam copies, enabling scanning, automatic anonymization, distribution, annotation, and remote correction of exam papers by graders. Used by ministries, grandes ecoles, and universities.
• Viatique Organisation Comprehensive competition organization software that brings together all organization processes on a single platform, including candidate registration, document management, test planning, and digital recruitment of competition staff.
• Viatique Candidat Web-accessible personalized space for candidates to register and access their competition documents.
• Passnum SaaS software for in-class and remote knowledge assessment, used by the National Gendarmerie for computer-based recruitment tests.
• Proovme

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction of correction delays from weeks to hours through digital dematerialization
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CONSULT INFOkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 May 2024Official EXATECH partner in Morocco for over 15 years, distributing specialized software for competitive exams and examinations. Partnership has enabled digital transition for numerous schools, universities, and ministries in Morocco including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Interior, University Mohammed VI of Health Sciences, and National Police (DGSN). EXATECH and CONSULT INFO co-exhibited at GITEX Africa 2024 in Marrakech.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Prometric: Worldwide provider of testing services and test delivery across 90+ countries, with deep relationships in certification, academic admissions, and government. Analogous to EXATECH's turnkey exam organization model with a global venue/proctor footprint rather than a France-centric competitive exam focus.
• Pearson VUE: Global leader in computer-based testing, delivering high-stakes certification and licensure exams for IT, healthcare, and government. Comparable to EXATECH's Viatique Correction / digital proctoring business but operating at vastly larger global scale across certification use cases rather than French competitive examination.
• Educational Testing Service (ETS): US-based non-profit delivering high-stakes standardized tests (TOEFL, GRE, Praxis) with proprietary digital platforms and global test center infrastructure. Comparable to EXATECH as a developer-operator of digital exam delivery for higher education admissions, though at much larger US-anchored scale.

Direct peers

• Questionmark: Enterprise assessment platform (now part of Learnosity) for authoring, delivering, and proctoring high-stakes exams. Comparable to Viatique Organisation on authoring and exam delivery, particularly for enterprise credentialing and certification use cases.
• Meazure Learning (formerly ProctorU): US-based online proctoring and remote assessment services company serving higher education and credentialing customers. Closely comparable to EXATECH's 1,500-surveillant surveillance and Viatique remote oral exam capability, with a US/English-speaking rather than Francophone market focus.
• Cirrus Assessment: UK-headquartered assessment platform providing online exam delivery, marking, and analytics for awarding bodies and higher education. Closely comparable platform play targeting high-stakes certification and university exams across multiple jurisdictions, overlapping with EXATECH's Passnum and Proovme product lines.
• Inspera: Nordic-origin digital assessment platform serving schools, universities, and national testing programs with lockdown browser, proctoring, and grading modules. Closest direct competitor in functionality to Viatique Correction / Passnum, particularly for national examination authorities seeking digital transformation.
• ExamSoft: Computer-based testing and learning analytics platform widely used by professional schools (law, medical, nursing) for secure, high-stakes assessment. Directly analogous to EXATECH's Exatique tablet-based and Proovme computer-based exam solutions for regulated, high-stakes environments.
• Kryterion Webassessor: Online proctored testing and certification delivery platform used by professional associations and certification sponsors. Directly comparable to EXATECH's combined surveillance + remote oral exam capabilities (Viatique since 2020) for delivering high-stakes assessments remotely.

Emerging players

• TAO (Open Source Assessment): Open-source computer-based assessment platform built on standards (QTI) and adopted by universities and certification bodies. Adjacent to EXATECH's Passnum/QCM Direct proposition for organizations preferring open-source or self-hosted alternatives to commercial assessment suites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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