Alentoor

What Alentoor does

Alentoor is a France-based local directory and classifieds platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Rennes, operating as a for-profit private company with 1-10 employees. The platform aggregates five integrated product lines: Agenda (events), Bonnes Adresses (business directory), Annonces Immobilières (real estate), Offres d'Emploi (jobs), and Petites Annonces (general classifieds). It serves French consumers seeking local services, events, job listings, real estate, and classifieds across 19+ major French cities, with Paris being the largest market (81,331 listings). The platform also serves local businesses, professionals, associations, and public services that publish listings to reach nearby consumers.

The underlying technology is a web-based local directory platform with geolocation capabilities, allowing users to search by location, category, and date. Content is user-generated and reviewed by a moderation service with a 24-hour window before publication. The platform distributes via SEO-optimized city-specific landing pages targeting organic search traffic, and operates exclusively through its own website (alentoor.fr) with no native mobile app or public API. There is no evidence of AI or machine learning capabilities, no proprietary technology stack, and no developer integrations.

Alentoor's business model is freemium: basic listing and posting is free for all users, while the only paid features are optional highlighting upgrades (mise en avant) that improve listing visibility. The company has not raised external funding, has no disclosed revenue, and operates without named enterprise customers. Its revenue mechanics rely entirely on long-tail SMB and individual payments for ad promotion, with no subscription tiers, no advertising exchange, and no data monetization. The company's go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on user contributions and organic search discovery rather than paid customer acquisition.

Name

Alentoor

Legal name

Alentoor

Website

https://alentoor.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alentoor is a French local directory and classifieds platform offering free listings for events, businesses, real estate, jobs, and general classifieds across 19+ French cities. It serves local consumers and SMBs via a freemium model with optional paid highlighting features.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free basic listings: The platform offers free posting and listing of local businesses, events, real estate, jobs, and classifieds. All basic listing services are provided at no cost to users.
2. Premium listing enhancement options: Optional paid features for highlighting listings are available. The deposition of listings is entirely free, only the optional highlighting options (mise en avant) are paid.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Alentoor is a free French web-based local directory and classifieds platform that aggregates events, local business listings, real estate, job offers, and general classifieds. Users can publish listings for free and optionally pay to highlight their ads, while consumers search by location, category, and date across 19+ major French cities including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, and Rennes.

Product overview

Alentoor is a local directory and classifieds platform organized as five integrated core products: Agenda (events), Bonnes Adresses (business directory), Annonces Immobilières (real estate), Offres d'Emploi (jobs), and Petites Annonces (general classifieds). The platform operates on a freemium model with free ad posting and optional paid promotion features. Users can search by location, category, date, and access geolocated content with reviews and ratings. The platform serves local communities across major French cities including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, and Reims.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agenda Event listing and discovery platform covering concerts, brocantes, expositions, spectacles, theatre, sports events, and other activities across French municipalities, searchable by location, category, and date.
• Bonnes Adresses Geolocated local business directory referencing approximately 2 million establishments including restaurants, healthcare providers, beauty salons, supermarkets, and other services, with user reviews and ratings moderated before publication.
• Annonces Immobilières Real estate classifieds platform for buying and renting properties including houses, apartments, and investment programs, with location-based search across French cities.
• Offres d'Emploi Job listings section allowing employers to publish employment opportunities within their local community and surrounding areas.
• Petites Annonces General classifieds section for objects for sale, services, and neighbor assistance published by individuals in their local area.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• SeLoger: France's leading real estate listings portal. Alentoor's Annonces Immobilières product competes for the same French home-buyer/renter audience, though Alentoor lacks SeLoger's specialized tools for agents and developers.
• Leboncoin: France's dominant general classifieds platform covering real estate, jobs, vehicles, and second-hand goods. Directly comparable to Alentoor's multi-vertical classifieds model, but with vastly larger scale, mobile presence, and brand.
• PagesJaunes: France's historic local business directory with reviews and SMB advertising. Directly overlaps with Alentoor's Bonnes Adresses product for local business discovery and SMB visibility, but operates at much larger scale.
• Indeed France: Major job listings platform operating in France. Competes directly with Alentoor's Offres d'Emploi vertical for employers posting roles and job seekers searching by location.

Broad incumbents

• Tripadvisor: Global travel and local experiences platform with reviews and event listings. Overlaps with Alentoor's events and local business discovery features, particularly for tourism and leisure activity categories.
• Yelp: Global local business directory and review platform with presence in France. Overlaps with Alentoor's Bonnes Adresses and reviews feature, but with broader international footprint and stronger brand recognition.

Regional players

• Avito: Leading classifieds platform in Morocco and parts of North Africa. Comparable in business model and multi-vertical structure to Alentoor, but operates in a different geographic market.
• Subito.it: Italy's largest general classifieds platform. Closely comparable to Alentoor's multi-vertical classifieds model, though operating in Italy rather than France.

Others

• Craiglist (historical reference): Generic classifieds archetype and inspiration for many local directories globally. Useful as a structural comparable for Alentoor's freemium classifieds + community moderation model, though Craigslist operates at vastly different scale.

Emerging players

• Eventbrite: Event discovery and ticketing platform operating in France. Comparable to Alentoor's Agenda product, though Eventbrite specializes in ticketed events while Alentoor lists free community events.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AlentoorWeb
• Facebookfacebook.com/alentoor.web
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/portailalentoor

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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