What Emjysoft does

Emjysoft is a French desktop software publisher founded in 2004 by Julien Morel, operating as a sole proprietorship (EMJYSOFT JULIEN MOREL) registered in UPIE, France. The company designs, develops, and supports a portfolio of Windows desktop applications entirely in-house in France, including Gestion Locative (rental property management), Comptabilité Personnelle (personal accounting with QIF/OFX/CSV/Excel bank import), Photo d'identité (ID photo creation), Sauvegarde Facile (backup with Bitlocker/VeraCrypt support), Anti-Spam (sender-authentication filtering), eSanté (health expense tracking), Quittance Facile (rent receipts), and check printing utilities. The technology stack is Windows-native (Vista through Windows 11 24H2), with limited Mac compatibility via VirtualBox/Parallels/BootCamp, and integrates with major cloud storage providers (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, pCloud) for optional cloud sync. All software is built for French regulatory compliance (ALUR/ELAN laws, INSEE rent indices IRL/ICC/ILC/ILAT, and tax forms 2042/2044/2072), with data stored locally on user machines for privacy.

The business model is product-led growth with a freemium funnel: every product is available as a free basic version with limited functionality, and users upgrade to premium perpetual one-time licenses (typically €29.99, with Gestion Locative from €49). Optional annual update subscriptions (€14.99-€29.99) provide a recurring revenue layer, and international sales are processed through Paddle.com and FastSpring.com resellers. Emjysoft targets individual French consumers, private landlords, small SCI real estate investment companies, and SMBs who prefer straightforward desktop utilities without subscription lock-in. Distribution relies on direct website downloads, user reviews (5,000+ aggregate), earned media (Le Monde, Le Particulier Immobilier, Crédit Agricole Immobilier, L'Ordinateur Individuel, 01net), and institutional partnerships with France Num, French Tech Alpes, and DossierFacile.

Name

Emjysoft

Legal name

EMJYSOFT JULIEN MOREL

Website

https://emjysoft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Emjysoft is a French desktop software publisher founded in 2004, offering freemium Windows applications for property management, personal accounting, ID photo creation, backup, and utilities to French consumers, private landlords, and small businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

UPIE

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Premium Software Licenses: Emjysoft generates revenue primarily through selling premium versions of their free software. Premium licenses include comprehensive features, priority updates, and priority technical support. Once purchased, users own the license with optional annual renewal for updates at discounted rates.
2. Freemium Model: All software products are available in free basic versions with limited functionality, encouraging users to upgrade to premium versions. This creates a large user base that converts to paying customers.
3. Annual Maintenance Renewals: Premium license holders can renew their update subscriptions annually (14.99€ to 29.99€ depending on software) to receive new versions, updated regulatory compliance, and continued technical support.
4. International Reseller Distribution: For international customers, Emjysoft uses Paddle.com and FastSpring.com as resellers to handle payment processing in other countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Emjysoft is a French software designer that develops, publishes, and distributes a suite of Windows desktop applications under a freemium model. Its flagship products include Gestion Locative (rental property management with INSEE-indexed rent increases and French tax declaration support), Comptabilité Personnelle (personal finance management with bank import), Photo d'identité (ID photo creation), Sauvegarde Facile (backup), and other utility applications. All software is 100% coded in France and targets French-speaking individual users and small landlords.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gestion Locative (Rental Property Management) Complete rental property management software for French landlords. Supports multi-landlord management, rent collection, automated rent increase calculations using INSEE indices (IRL, ICC, ILC, ILAT), expense charge recovery with prorata distribution, tax declaration assistance (forms 2042, 2044, 2072), lease generation, property condition reports, and digital signatures. Freemium model: free for 1 property, premium from €49.
• Comptabilité Personnelle (Personal Accounting) Personal finance management software for French individuals and families. Supports bank statement import (QIF, OFX, CSV, Excel), unlimited accounts and users, budget tracking, receipt archiving, scheduled payments, operation templates, and multi-user network sharing. Freemium model: free basic version, premium at €29.99.
• Photo d'identité (ID Photo Creation) ID photo creation software with guided cropping based on eye, chin, and forehead positioning. Supports all standard ID photo formats including French, Carte Vitale, and US formats. Multiple people can be combined on a single print sheet. Uses computer vision for accurate subject framing. Freemium model: free basic with 20 exports/month, premium at €29.99 with unlimited exports.
• Sauvegarde Facile (Backup Software) Backup solution with scheduled and manual backup profiles, supporting USB drives, external hard drives, and network drives. Compatible with Bitlocker and TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt encrypted drives. Creates bootable USB recovery drives and system images. Supports cloud destinations (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, pCloud). Freemium model: free basic (3x slower, limited features), premium at €29.99.
• Quittance Facile (Rent Receipt) Rent receipt (quittance) generation software allowing landlords to create rent receipts in 2 clicks. Supports unlimited landlords and tenants in the free version with advanced features available in premium.
• Mes chèques (Check Printing)
• eSanté (Health Reimbursement Tracking) Health insurance reimbursement tracking software that follows up on care reimbursements, manages prescriptions, and supports family health expense tracking. Free version limited to 10 reimbursement follow-ups and 10 digitized documents; premium removes all limits.
• Anti-Spam Anti-spam email filtering solution that uses sender authentication via email reply without third-party servers, maintaining email confidentiality. Features whitelist/blacklist management, filtering rules, and supports CAPTCHA verification or simple reply authentication. Free version limited to 3 email accounts and 20 whitelisted senders; premium removes all limits.
• Cleaner (PC Cleaning) PC cleaning and system maintenance utility for Windows desktops, with 437+ user reviews on the company website.
• Photo Réducteur (Photo Resizer) Photo compression and resizing software that reduces photo file size without quality loss, ideal for emailing photos. With 272+ user reviews.

Quantifiable outcome

• Automatic rent increase calculations using official INSEE indices (IRL, ICC, ILC, ILAT)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DossierFacilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmjysoft Gestion Locative is an official partner of DossierFacile, the French public service that provides standardized rental file templates. This partnership provides credibility and integration benefits for landlords using the software.
• France NumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmjysoft is referenced on francenum.gouv.fr, the French government platform for digital transformation of small businesses, indicating official recognition as a digital service provider.
• French Tech AlpesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmjysoft is a member of French Tech Alpes, the regional French Tech community, providing networking and recognition within the French tech ecosystem.
• Paddle.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPaddle.com is used as a reseller for international payment processing, handling sales to customers outside France.
• FastSpring.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFastSpring.com is used as an alternative reseller for international payment processing for customers in other countries.
• Crédit Agricole ImmobiliercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCrédit Agricole Immobilier selected Emjysoft Gestion Locative as one of three leading property management software solutions, providing significant marketing credibility and reach to the French real estate market.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• EaseUS: EaseUS provides backup, partition management, and data recovery software with similar consumer-focused feature set to Emjysoft Sauvegarde Facile, but offers cross-platform support including macOS.
• Mailwasher: Mailwasher is a consumer email anti-spam tool with similar functionality to Emjysoft Anti-Spam, providing sender preview and filtering before email reaches the inbox, though it targets a global rather than France-specific audience.

Direct peers

• SCI Gestion: SCI Gestion is a French software product specialized in SCI (Société Civile Immobilière) rental management and accounting, serving the same niche landlord customer base as Emjysoft Gestion Locative.
• Lockim: Lockim is a French property management platform for small landlords and SCIs, offering similar functionality to Emjysoft Gestion Locative including tenant management, rent collection, and document generation.
• Rentila: Rentila is a French rental property management software designed for individual landlords and small property owners, competing directly with Emjysoft Gestion Locative on multi-property management, rent receipt generation, and tenant tracking.
• Linxo: Linxo is a French personal finance aggregation and budgeting app serving individual consumers, providing a mobile/web-based alternative to Emjysoft Comptabilité Personnelle for bank account aggregation and budget tracking.
• Bankin': Bankin' is a leading French personal finance management app (web and mobile) that aggregates bank accounts and tracks budgets, directly competing with Emjysoft Comptabilité Personnelle for French consumers managing household finances.

Broad incumbents

• Quicken: Quicken is a long-established personal finance management software product, historically comparable to Emjysoft Comptabilité Personnelle, though it primarily serves US and Canadian markets and has shifted toward subscription and web-based delivery.
• Sage: Sage is a global accounting and payroll software provider with French-specific accounting products that overlap with Emjysoft Comptabilité Personnelle, though Sage targets SMBs and professionals rather than individual consumers.
• Acronis: Acronis is a global backup and cyber protection software provider with a much broader product portfolio (including enterprise solutions), competing with Emjysoft Sauvegarde Facile at the consumer and SMB backup segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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