What Valoptia does

Valoptia SAS is a French enterprise software publisher focused on economic performance management, structured as a subsidiary of the Cost House consulting firm and incorporated in Paris (founded 2011, registered capital €10,500). The company develops and distributes a portfolio of seven solutions: Valoptia.ABC for Activity Based Costing with multi-step cost reallocation and embedded reference frameworks (CIGREF, DFCG, UDA, AFRC); Valoptia.SIM for budget simulation with non-linear cost behaviour modelling; Valoptia.CER for parametric cost estimation using Cost Estimating Relationships with confidence intervals; Valoptia.PSA for Professional Services Automation covering time tracking, expense management, billing and revenue forecasting; TechniQuote (developed by Cetim and distributed by Valoptia) for mechanical component cost estimation from CAD files; plus Valoptia.APM for action plan management and Valoptia.Cleopatra for industrial project costing. The platform is web-based, integrates with standard office and BI tools (Excel, Power BI via OData, ERP, CAD, and Spendesk for expense workflows), and is offered in French, English, German and Brazilian Portuguese.

The company's go-to-market is enterprise field sales backed by the Cost House consulting network, with direct presence in France, Switzerland, Morocco and Brazil plus partner-led coverage of Singapore and Portugal through Optimal Cost (since 2021). Reported customer base is approximately 90 enterprises across insurance (Swiss Life, Covea, Prévoir), banking (Attijari IT Africa), energy (EDF, Enedis) and industry, with 50+ operational implementations; notably long-tenure engagements such as Swiss Life France's ABC model since 2014 indicate high stickiness in regulated, methodology-driven accounts.

Revenue mechanics combine software licence/subscription sales with implementation and training services delivered largely through Cost House. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows a contact-based enterprise model. With reported headcount of 1-10, no external fundraising, and group delivery via the parent firm, Valoptia operates as a lean productisation layer on top of Cost House's consulting practice rather than as a standalone high-growth software venture.

Name

Valoptia

Legal name

Valoptia SAS

Website

https://valoptia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Valoptia SAS is a French software publisher and subsidiary of Cost House that develops Activity Based Costing, parametric cost estimation, budget simulation and Professional Services Automation solutions for ~90 enterprise customers across insurance, banking, energy and industrial sectors in Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cost Management Software

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Finance and Insurance (52)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Estate, Gift & Trust Valuation (BPAHANAL)

Keywords

• Activity based costing
• Cost management software
• Professional services automation
• Parametric cost estimation
• Economic performance management

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Valoptia generates revenue through licensing of its software solutions (ABC, CER, PSA, SIM, TechniQuote) to enterprise clients. The company offers implementation services and professional services through Cost House partnership.
2. Training Services: Training programs provided through Cost House, covering software usage and ABC methodology implementation. Training includes 'Implement an ABC Economic SI Model' and product-specific courses.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Valoptia is a French software publisher that develops and distributes web-based solutions for economic performance management built on Activity Based Costing methodology. Its portfolio calculates full costs of products/services, estimates parametric costs, simulates budgets, and automates professional services management for large enterprises.

Product overview

Valoptia is a software publisher offering a portfolio of seven solutions dedicated to economic performance management: Valoptia.ABC (Activity Based Costing) for full-cost calculation and analysis of products and services; Valoptia.PSA (Professional Services Automation) for operational piloting of service activities from time tracking to invoicing; Valoptia.CER (Cost Estimation Relationship) for parametric cost estimation via multi-variable formulas; Valoptia.SIM (Simulation) for budget simulation and multi-scenario impact analysis; Valoptia.APM (Action Plan Management) for competitiveness action plan management; Valoptia.Cleopatra for industrial project cost management; and TechniQuote (distributed product developed by Cetim) for analytical cost estimation of mechanical components from CAD files. The portfolio targets ETIs and large enterprises across four continents, built on a lightweight and cost-effective technical infrastructure with native interfaces to standard office tools and major Business Intelligence platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Valoptia.ABC: Activity Based Costing solution for calculating and simulating full costs of products and services.
• Valoptia.PSA
• Valoptia.CER
• Valoptia.SIM
• TechniQuote
• Valoptia.APM
• Cleopatra

Products and services

• Valoptia.ABC (Activity Based Costing) A solution for calculating and analyzing full activity-based costs for products and services, supporting multi-step cost reallocation, business referential implementation (CIGREF, DFCG, UDA, AFRC), and dynamic web reporting with drill-down analysis to the resource level. For enterprises requiring granular cost visibility.
• Valoptia.PSA (Professional Services Automation) An operational piloting solution for service activities covering the full value chain: client, mission, team, time tracking, expense management, invoicing, revenue forecasting, and closures. Accessible via web browser and tablet, available in French, English, German, and Brazilian Portuguese. For consulting and professional services firms.
• Valoptia.CER (Cost Estimation Relationship) Parametric cost estimation software that identifies the most influential cost drivers from historical data and generates multi-variable Cost Estimating Relationship formulas to estimate the cost of new products or services, with statistical analysis tools and confidence intervals. For industrial and procurement teams.
• Valoptia.SIM (Simulation) A decision-support tool for budget simulation and impact analysis of economic and operational hypotheses, enabling multi-scenario modeling of cost structure deformations including non-linear cost behavior, with graphical restitution of impacts. For finance and management control teams.
• TechniQuote Mechanical component cost estimation software distributed by Valoptia and developed by Cetim, enabling time and cost estimation of turned, milled, cut, bent, and welded parts based on CAD files or 2D drawings using an analytical manufacturing activity approach. Interfaced with CAD and ERP systems. For manufacturers.
• Valoptia.APM (Action Plan Management) A solution for piloting and sharing competitiveness action plans, enabling organizations to manage and track action plans across the enterprise.
• Valoptia.Cleopatra A solution for managing industrial project costs, designed to pilot the cost of industrial projects.
• Training Services (via Cost House) Training programs delivered through Cost House covering software usage and ABC methodology implementation, including 'Implement an ABC Economic SI Model' and product-specific courses. 516 trainees over 5 years with an 8.6/10 satisfaction rating.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings of 40% on administrative tasks reported with Spendesk + Valoptia.PSA integration
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cost HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCost House is the parent consulting company of Valoptia, providing expertise in economic performance management for the design of solutions and their implementation. Cost House was created in 2004 and operates through subsidiaries in Brazil, Morocco, and Switzerland. Valoptia is described as a 'filiale' (subsidiary) of Cost House.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jedox: Mid-market EPM/CPM vendor with native Activity Based Costing and integrated planning. Closest functional peer to Valoptia: similar buyer profile (ETIs in Europe), ABC-first positioning, and cost-management focus. Differs in cloud-native delivery and broader planning suite.
• Prophix: Mid-market Corporate Performance Management vendor serving finance teams with budgeting, planning, and cost-allocation capabilities. Comparable target buyer (CFO/controller in mid-market enterprise) and overlapping ABC/allocations use cases.
• Board International: Unified CPM platform combining BI, planning, and financial consolidation. Targets the same controller/CFO buyer as Valoptia and supports cost-allocation and profitability-analysis workflows used in ABC implementations.
• CostPerform: Specialist cloud cost-management and profitability software. Direct peer in product positioning (cost transparency, activity-based costing, profitability analysis) with comparable mid-market and European enterprise customers.
• OneStream Software: Unified CPM platform used by mid-to-large enterprises for financial consolidation, planning, and reporting; supports cost-allocation use cases overlapping with Valoptia.ABC at the larger end of the addressable market.

Emerging players

• Pigment: Modern cloud-native business planning platform targeting finance teams in fast-growing ETIs and mid-market enterprises. Competes for the same CFO/controller wallet share with a more generalist planning product versus Valoptia's ABC-first approach.

Broad incumbents

• Anaplan: Enterprise connected-planning platform with broad financial planning, sales, and supply-chain use cases. Overlaps with Valoptia.SIM (budget simulation) and PSA use cases, but addresses a much larger buyer with a generalized platform.
• SAP (S/4HANA / BPC): Dominant ERP/EPM incumbent with cost-element accounting, profitability analysis, and BPC planning modules. Represents the structural incumbent competitor for enterprise cost-management RFPs and the most likely replacement risk.
• Oracle (Hyperion / EPM Cloud): Established EPM suite (Hyperion, EPM Cloud) covering planning, profitability, and cost-allocation. Competes head-on with Valoptia.ABC for large-enterprise mandates, particularly in financial services.

Others

• Cetim: French technical industrial center that develops TechniQuote (the mechanical-costing solution Valoptia distributes). Ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor; relevant because it underpins the manufacturing vertical and is a long-standing distribution relationship.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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