What Esabora does

Esabora is a French software publisher founded in 1990 and headquartered in Paris, specializing in configurable structured dossier management software for public-sector organizations. The company's core product, PourMesDossiers (rebranded 2019, replacing the legacy Arobase identity), is built on esabora.object—a horizontal platform representing 30 man-years of R&D that allows functional administrators to configure data models, screens, navigation, search trees, and treatments without programming skills. The platform supports four major databases (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL), operates as a 100% thin-client web application, and integrates natively with Microsoft Office, Open Office, LibreOffice, Alfresco, Apache SolR, and various email and GIS systems. Specialized modules address judiciary case management (esabora.lex), hygiene and health inspections (PourMesDossiers Hygiène), housing renovation (PourMesDossiers Rénov), legal affairs (PourMesDossiers Juridiques), water-agency aid (PourMesDossiers RIVAGE), public domain, insurance (PourMesDossiers Insurance), and psychiatric hospitalization (HOPSYWEB).

The business model is anchored in software licensing, configuration, and ongoing maintenance contracts, supplemented by professional services (conception, configuration, training, support) and partner-driven integration revenues. Esabora is 100% owned by its three founders (Stéphane Bertheau, Jean-Pierre Bonnier, Hervé Delabre), who have maintained complete ownership since inception. The company has reported 33 consecutive profitable years, zero debt, and a Banque de France financial rating of 1+ (excellent), with equity exceeding 75% of the balance sheet. The customer base spans 800+ jurisdictions, 124 cities and metropolitan areas, and includes 8 of the 10 largest French cities, the French Ministry of Justice, Monaco's Direction des Services Judiciaires, water agencies, ARS health agencies, CNAPS, and CONSUEL. Distribution relies on direct enterprise field sales to public-sector organizations, UGAP public-procurement marketplace listing, and partnerships with system integrators and software publishers. International presence extends to France, Monaco, Serbia, Luxembourg, Morocco, Algeria, Congo, and Lebanon.

Name

Esabora

Legal name

ESABORA

Website

https://esabora.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Esabora is a Paris-based French software publisher founded in 1990 that develops PourMesDossiers, a configurable web platform for structured dossier management, serving French public-sector organizations including courts, municipalities, ministries, and water agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Case Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Process & Case Management Low-Code Platforms (HDAEAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Document Workflow, Routing & Approvals (Content-Centric Workflow) (HDAEAGAG), iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG), Data App Builders (Forms, Portals & Internal Tools) (HDAEAKAK), Document Services (Copy/Print/Scan, Records Handling) (BPABAEAG)

Keywords

• Structured dossier management
• Public sector software
• Case management platform
• Judicial information systems
• Configuration management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Esabora publishes PourMesDossiers, a horizontal software solution for structured dossier management. The company generates revenue through software licensing, configuration, and ongoing maintenance contracts.
2. Professional Services: Full-service implementation including conception, realization (configuration and specific development), data migration, installation, training, start-up assistance, support, and maintenance.
3. Partner Integration Services: Collaboration with integrators who build projects using Esabora's offering, with Esabora hosting the development base and providing support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Esabora publishes PourMesDossiers, a horizontal full-web software platform for structured dossier (case/file) management, built on its proprietary esabora.object configuration engine (30 man-years of R&D). It enables public sector organizations to configure, deploy, and operate customized case-management applications for judiciary, hygiene, housing, legal affairs, water agencies, insurance, and other domains without programming skills. The platform supports automated document production, multi-criteria search, dashboards, electronic document management, role-based access control, and integrations with productivity, ERP, and GIS tools.

Product overview

Esabora publishes PourMesDossiers, a horizontal full web software solution for structured dossier management in databases. The platform is built on esabora.object (30 man-years of R&D) and offers specialized modules including PourMesDossiers Hygiène, PourMesDossiers Rénov, PourMesDossiers Juridiques, PourMesDossiers Domaine Public, PourMesDossiers RIVAGE, and PourMesDossiers Insurance. Legacy products include esabora.lex (judicial civil/criminal chains), esabora.as (collaborative management), esabora.archives, esabora.opj, esabora.experts, and esabora.rh. The solution targets public sector organizations that process cases, conduct inspections, make decisions, handle complaints, and manage litigation. Key differentiators include powerful no-code configuration capabilities and 100% thin-client (client léger) architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PourMesDossiers: Horizontal IT solution for structured dossier management, adapted to any type of structured dossier management in a database. Includes modules for hygiene, habitat, legal, renovation, insurance, and various other dossier types.

Products and services

• PourMesDossiers Horizontal full-web software platform for structured dossier (case/file) management in databases; serves organizations that process cases, conduct inspections, make decisions, handle complaints, manage litigation, and track dossiers, with no-code configuration of data models, screens, navigation, and searches.
• esabora.lex Integrated civil and criminal case management chain for judicial jurisdictions, handling civil, criminal, and administrative cases plus criminal records; deployed at the French Ministry of Justice (483 jurisdictions, 5,500+ workstations), Monaco, DRC Kinshasa, with implementations in Lebanon and Congo Brazzaville.
• esabora.object Underlying horizontal platform/progiciel with 30 man-years of R&D that allows configuring any type of structured dossier management application by modifying data model structure, screens, navigation, search trees, and adding specific treatments.
• PourMesDossiers Hygiène Module for managing hygiene and health-related dossiers, including salubrity, safety, water, habitat, hygiene, noise, squats, and ERP (establishments receiving public) management; used by municipalities and SCHS (Services Communaux d'Hygiène et de Santé).
• PourMesDossiers Juridiques Module for managing legal dossiers including pre-litigation, litigation, legal opinions, civil liability, fraud, claims, conventions, cases, and other legal matters in local authorities and public entities.
• PourMesDossiers RIVAGE Application for water agencies managing aid programs — including selection, support, and evaluation of projects funded by the agency; deployed at multiple Agences de l'eau (Loire Bretagne, Artois Picardie, Adour Garonne, Rhin-Meuse).
• PourMesDossiers Insurance Module for managing international private health insurance (IPMI) dossiers, launched in production in January 2024.
• PourMesDossiers Rénov Module helping EPCIs and Departments manage 'aides à la pierre' (housing assistance) dossiers, including renovation and housing improvement programs.
• PourMesDossiers Domaine Public Module for managing public domain dossiers, implemented for the City of Roubaix.
• PourMesDossiers AXEL Module for the Ministry of Housing's AXEL project, used to execute insanitary housing procedures under the Fight Against Indecent Housing program.
• HOPSYWEB (refonte on PourMesDossiers) Application for managing involuntary psychiatric hospitalization procedures at the departmental level for Regional Health Agencies (ARS), rebuilt on the PourMesDossiers platform.
• esabora.as Collaborative dossier management module used for managing legal affairs, conventions, correspondence, and various procedural matters.
• esabora.archives Archive management software for judicial courts.
• esabora.opj Software for managing police judicial officers (Officiers de Police Judiciaire) in courts.
• esabora.experts Module for managing expert-related dossiers, implemented at Paris Court of Appeal.
• esabora.rh Human resources management software for courts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 33 consecutive profitable fiscal years with financial stability rating 1+ from Banque de France
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• LOGITAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource code of Esabora's software is deposited with LOGITAS as a guarantee for clients of investment perpetuity. This partnership provides customers with security that their implementations can be maintained even if Esabora were unable to continue operations.
• UGAP (Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEsabora is listed on the UGAP public procurement marketplace, enabling French government agencies to purchase PourMesDossiers solutions through established framework agreements and public purchasing contracts.
• Apache SolRcoreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration with Apache SolR for full-text search capabilities on attached text documents within the document management system.
• AlfrescocoreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration with Alfresco for document storage and full-text search capabilities in the electronic document management system.
• DNUM (Direction Numérique)flagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClose collaboration with DNUM on major public sector projects including HOPSYWEB (involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations) and Health Habitat Information System for ARS agencies.
• Louis BergermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for international justice modernization projects including Morocco (2004-2008) and Algeria (2006). Louis Berger provided overall program management while Esabora supplied the case management software.
• Ministry of Justice (France)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with French Ministry of Justice spanning civil chains deployment (1998-2004) covering 483 jurisdictions and 5,500+ workstations, ongoing TMA contracts, and Bureau d'ordre de l'action publique development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Atos: Global IT services group historically dominant in French public-sector infrastructure and applications. Competes with Esabora on large justice, social-security and local-government system integration contracts and brings significant scale advantages.

Direct peers

• Berger-Levrault: French software publisher specialising in civil status, local authority management, education, health and human resources applications for the public sector. Closest direct competitor to Esabora in horizontal public-sector dossier and case management for French cities, départements and regions.
• Arpège (Arpège Magnus): French software publisher focused on civil status, elections, cemetery and local-authority dossier management. A direct niche competitor to Esabora in the same small/mid-sized French city and inter-municipality procurement market.
• Ciril Group: French horizontal public-sector software publisher (Civil Status, Finance, HR, Land, Environment, GIS) serving cities, inter-municipalities and other local authorities. Directly competes with Esabora's PourMesDossiers Hygiène, Rénov and Juridiques modules in the same French local-government market.

Broad incumbents

• Sopra Steria: Major European IT services group with deep French public-sector coverage (justice, defence, social security, government agencies). Competes with Esabora on large Ministry of Justice and public administration transformation programmes and offers competing case-management platforms.
• Capgemini: Global IT services group with substantial French public-sector business (justice, social ministries, defence, regional government). Competes with Esabora on large-scale public-sector transformation and SI integrator roles that often include case-management platforms.
• Inetum (formerly GFI Informatique): Large European IT services and software group with a significant French public-sector practice (justice, social ministries, defence). Competes with Esabora on integration services, ERP-adjacent platforms and the Gestor solution used alongside Esabora in the CONSUEL deployment.
• Tessi (now part of ADM Value): French document and business process services group covering document capture, digitisation, customer operations and process automation. Competes with Esabora's document-management, dossier-production and workflow capabilities across French public and BPO buyers.
• Docaposte (Ilex / Xelians): Digital subsidiary of La Poste providing secure document management, legal-tech and case management for French public bodies, courts and regulated industries. Overlaps with Esabora on justice, legal dossier and document-management use cases and is significantly larger and more diversified.

Emerging players

• Maincare Solutions: French software publisher for hospitals, ARS, health insurers and social-security bodies (e.g. CPAM, ARS, DNUM Social Ministries). Directly comparable to Esabora's HOPSYWEB and public-health dossier deployments and increasingly relevant as a competitor for ARS contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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