Acora

What Acora does

Acora is a privately-held French chartered accounting and audit firm (cabinet d'expertise-comptable) founded in 1990 and headquartered in Limonest, near Lyon. The firm delivers a multi-disciplinary professional services offering spanning accounting and bookkeeping, payroll and social law, statutory audit (Commissariat aux Comptes), corporate and social law advisory, and social protection for company executives. Its primary customer base consists of small and medium-sized enterprises across eastern France, supplemented by companies legally required to undergo statutory audits and by entrepreneurs requiring formation and setup support.

The firm's service delivery rests on a dense territorial network of more than 30 local agencies spread across 17 French departments in the Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne, and Paris & Île-de-France regions, enabling close-proximity client engagement. On top of this branch network, Acora operates a digital stack anchored by the MyAcora client portal and the Acor@ suite of specialized modules covering accounting (Acor@Compta), point-of-sale (Acor@Caisse), cloud connectivity (Acor@Connect), document dematerialization (Acor@Demat), electronic invoicing (Acor@Fact), payroll (Acor@Paie), and human resources (Acor@RH). Most of these modules are built on third-party platforms, notably Cegid for document, invoicing, and POS functions and Silae for payroll and HR, which Acora resells and configures as part of its managed service offering.

Acora makes money through professional services fees billed monthly under customized, quote-based pricing tied to client size, complexity, and scope. Its go-to-market is sales-led and B2B, driven by direct relationships at local agencies, supported by a content marketing engine (daily fiscal, legal, and social news stream) and a LinkedIn presence. The firm shows no disclosed funding rounds, M&A, institutional investors, or parent company, and operates as an independent private practice with a stated headcount in the 101-250 range.

Name

Acora

Legal name

Acora

Website

https://acora.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Acora is a privately-held French chartered accounting and audit firm serving SMEs across eastern France with accounting, payroll, statutory audit, and corporate law services delivered through 30+ local agencies and a digital Acor@ suite built on Cegid and Silae platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Audit Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

akta.pro primary industry

Intercompany & Consolidation Support (Eliminations, Group Reporting Support) (BPAAAGAG)

Keywords

• Accounting services
• Statutory audit
• Payroll management
• Corporate law advisory
• Business consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Limonest

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices30 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Accounting and Bookkeeping Services: Traditional accounting services including bookkeeping, financial statements, and management reporting for businesses
2. Payroll and Social Services: Payroll processing, social security compliance, and HR administration services
3. Audit and Statutory Auditing: Statutory audit services (Commissariat aux Comptes) for companies required to have external auditors
4. Business Law Services: Corporate law services including company law (droit des sociétés) and social law

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Acora is a French chartered accounting and audit firm (cabinet d'expertise-comptable) that delivers professional services in accounting and bookkeeping, payroll and social law, statutory audit (commissariat aux comptes), corporate law (droit des sociétés), and executive social protection to business clients. The firm supports these services with the MyAcora client portal and a suite of Acor@ digital modules (accounting, POS, banking connectivity, dematerialization, e-invoicing, payroll, and HR), most of which are powered by third-party platforms (Cegid, Silae, Expert OnDemand) that Acora resells, configures, and manages for its clients.

Product overview

Acora is an accounting and audit firm (expert-comptable) offering a suite of professional services including accounting expertise, payroll and social law, audit and statutory audit, company law, and social protection for executives. The firm's digital offering is built around the MyAcora client portal as the primary client-facing platform, supported by the Acor@ suite of seven specialized modules: Acor@Compta (accounting), Acor@Caisse (point-of-sale), Acor@Connect (banking connectivity), Acor@Demat (document dematerialization), Acor@Fact (invoicing), Acor@Paie (payroll), and Acor@RH (human resources). Several of these modules are powered by third-party platforms — Cegid (for document/invoicing/cash register functions) and Silae (for payroll and HR functions) — which Acora resells and configures for its clients as part of its managed service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyAcora: Client portal platform for accessing accounting services
• Acor@Compta
• Acor@Caisse
• Acor@Connect
• Acor@Demat
• Acor@Fact
• Acor@Paie
• Acor@RH

Products and services

• Expertise comptable (Accounting and Bookkeeping)
• Paie et Droit social (Payroll and Social Law)
• Audit et Commissariat aux Comptes (Statutory Audit)
• Droit des sociétés (Corporate and Business Law)
• Protection sociale des dirigeants (Executive Social Protection)
• Création d'entreprise (Business Creation Advisory)
• MyAcora Client Portal

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CegidcoreTechnology or IntegrationCegid provides the technology platform for Acora's client portal services including Acor@Caisse (point-of-sale), Acor@Demat (document dematerialization), and Acor@Fact (electronic invoicing). The partnership enables Acora to offer integrated digital solutions to its accounting clients.
• SilaecoreTechnology or IntegrationSilae provides the payroll processing platform powering Acora's Acor@Paie and Acor@RH solutions. This integration allows Acora to deliver automated payroll processing and HR management services to its clients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• In Extenso: In Extenso is one of France's largest networks of accounting and consulting firms serving SMEs and mid-market clients across many French regions with a multi-agency model—directly comparable to Acora's footprint of 30+ agencies and SME-focused practice.
• Fiducial: Fiducial is a large French accounting, legal, and payroll services firm with dense nationwide agency coverage targeting SMEs and small businesses, paralleling Acora's combination of accounting, payroll, and legal services delivered through regional offices.
• BDO France: BDO France is a mid-tier international accounting and audit network providing audit, accounting, tax, and advisory services to mid-market companies, comparable to Acora's statutory audit (Commissariat aux Comptes) and multi-disciplinary service model.
• Grant Thornton France: Grant Thornton France is a mid-tier accounting and advisory firm offering audit, tax, and consulting to mid-sized enterprises, directly comparable to Acora's SME-focused audit, accounting, and advisory positioning.
• Baker Tilly France: Baker Tilly France is a mid-tier accounting and consulting network serving SMEs and mid-market firms with audit, accounting, tax, and advisory services—a direct comparable to Acora's SME multi-disciplinary offering.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG France: KPMG France is a Big 4 firm providing audit, tax, and advisory across all segments; while much larger than Acora, it competes for the same statutory audit and mid-market advisory mandates in France.
• Deloitte France: Deloitte France is a Big 4 firm offering audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services across enterprise and mid-market clients; overlaps with Acora in audit and accounting services for larger French SMEs.
• PwC France: PwC France is a Big 4 firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services to mid-market and enterprise clients, with overlap in statutory audit and accounting services competing with Acora for SME mandates in France.
• EY France: EY France is a Big 4 firm providing audit, tax, transaction, and advisory services; relevant incumbent peer that competes for French statutory audit and mid-market advisory work alongside Acora.

Emerging players

• Pennylane: Pennylane is a French fintech offering cloud-based accounting and financial management software targeting SMEs and their accountants—an emerging tech-enabled competitor that could disrupt Acora's traditional SME accounting model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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