What Habitatpresto does

Habitatpresto is a privately held French SAS founded in 2006 (claiming operating history since 2005) and headquartered in Paris, operating a digital two-sided marketplace that connects individual homeowners with verified building-trade professionals for renovation, construction, and maintenance projects across more than 35 work categories including painting, masonry, insulation, flooring, roofing, plumbing, electrical, kitchens, bathrooms, facades, and extensions.

The platform is built around a quote-matching engine: homeowners describe their project through web forms and receive up to five personalized quotes from local, verified artisans within 48 hours. The professional-side infrastructure includes a directory of 4,500-5,000+ artisans verified on KBis (business registration), liability and decennial insurance, certifications, customer reviews, and project photos; an automated ranking algorithm that prioritizes results by rating, review volume, profile completeness, and subscription status; a three-tier quality label framework (Bronze, Silver, Gold); a Trustpilot-integrated review ecosystem of 30,000+ verified testimonials; and a dedicated mobile application (Habitatpresto Pro) for lead management. Underlying technology is conventional web-marketplace infrastructure hosted on OVH SAS with PCI DSS-certified payment processing via Adyen and Ogone (Ingenico); no public API, SDK, or developer platform is offered.

The business model is a freemium marketplace: the service is free for homeowners, while building professionals pay recurring subscription/visibility fees for preferential placement in search results and access to qualified leads. Marketing is driven by an extensive SEO-oriented magazine (100+ articles across 35+ categories), social media (200,000+ followers), email newsletters, and a parallel professional-focused blog. The company has 51-100 employees, no disclosed external investors or parent company, a small share capital of €4,016.16, and operates exclusively in France under CNIL declaration N° 1357731.

Name

Habitatpresto

Legal name

Habitatpresto

Website

https://habitatpresto.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Habitatpresto is a privately held French online marketplace founded in 2006 that connects homeowners with 4,500+ verified building-trade professionals across 35+ renovation categories. It monetizes via subscription/visibility fees paid by professionals and offers free quote comparison, verified reviews, and quality labels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Subscription/Visibility Fees: Building professionals pay for platform access to receive quote requests from homeowners. Professionals with paid subscriptions appear preferentially in search results. The service is free for homeowners seeking quotes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Habitatpresto operates a French online marketplace that connects individual homeowners undertaking renovation, construction, or maintenance projects with verified building-trade professionals (artisans, contractors). Homeowners submit a free project description and receive up to five personalized quotes from vetted local professionals within 48 hours across 35+ work categories. Building professionals subscribe to the Habitatpresto Pro service for qualified lead access and enhanced visibility in search results.

Product overview

Habitatpresto is a French B2C/B2B marketplace platform connecting homeowners with verified building-trade professionals for renovation, construction, and maintenance projects. The core product is the consumer-facing quote-comparison platform (Plateforme de mise en relation), through which homeowners describe a project and receive up to five personalized quotes from vetted artisans across 35+ trade categories. A parallel professional portal (Habitatpresto Pro) supplies artisans with qualified leads and a mobile app for managing incoming requests. The platform is underpinned by an algorithmic ranking system for the artisan directory, a three-tier quality-label framework (Bronze/Silver/Gold), and a Trustpilot-based review ecosystem of over 30,000 verified client testimonials. A supplementary editorial magazine provides price guides and practical advice for homeowners, and operational/business-content articles for professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plateforme de mise en relation (Particuliers) The core consumer-facing platform that connects French homeowners with verified building-trade professionals; homeowners describe a renovation or construction project and receive up to five personalized quotes from local artisans within 48 hours, supported by verified reviews and Bronze/Silver/Gold quality labels.
• Devis travaux (Quote Request Service) The free quote-request service that lets homeowners initiate and manage requests across 35+ construction and renovation categories such as painting, masonry, roofing, VMC, and pool installation.
• Réseau d'artisans vérifiés (Verified Artisan Directory) A curated directory of 4,500-5,000 building-trade professionals verified by Habitatpresto on KBis (business registration), liability insurance, decennial insurance, customer reviews, project photos, and certifications, with Bronze/Silver/Gold quality labels.
• Habitatpresto Pro The professional-facing portal where verified artisans access qualified project leads (chantiers) from homeowners, manage their subscription, and use a dedicated mobile application to receive and respond to quote requests.
• Habitatpresto Pro Mobile Application A dedicated mobile application for professional artisans to access and respond to incoming project requests from homeowners on the go.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 5 quotes received within 48 hours of request
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MesDépanneurs.frminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner with whom user data may be shared with consent for marketing and service purposes.
• Engie SAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner with whom user data may be shared with consent for marketing and service purposes.
• Engie Home ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner with whom user data may be shared with consent for marketing and service purposes.
• TeksialminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner with whom user data may be shared with consent for marketing and service purposes.
• Energy GominorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner with whom user data may be shared with consent for marketing and service purposes.
• OVH SAScoreTechnology or IntegrationOVH SAS provides web hosting and information storage services. Located at 140 Quai du Sartel, 59100 Roubaix, France. They are the hosting provider for habitatpresto.com.
• Ogone (Ingenico)coreTechnology or IntegrationPayment service provider certified PCI DSS 3.2 for secure payment processing.
• AdyencoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment service provider certified PCI DSS 3.2 for secure payment processing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• StarOfService: StarOfService is a marketplace that matches customers with local professionals across many home and personal service categories, including renovation trades in France. Same two-sided marketplace model and customer profile as Habitatpresto.
• Travaux.com: Travaux.com is a leading French online marketplace connecting homeowners with renovation and construction professionals. It is the closest direct competitor to Habitatpresto in terms of geography, customer base, and core matchmaking value proposition.
• AlloMarcel: AlloMarcel is a French services platform that connects users with verified local professionals across home, renovation, and personal-service categories. It is a direct competitor in the French pros-marketplace category.
• Houzz France: Houzz.fr is the French arm of Houzz, a global home design and renovation platform with pros directory, project photos, and lead-gen. It overlaps directly with Habitatpresto's verified-pro and project-discovery functionality for French homeowners.
• MesDépanneurs.fr: MesDépanneurs.fr is a French platform connecting customers with home repair and maintenance professionals, including emergency repairs, plumbing, and electrical work. Direct overlap with Habitatpresto's artisan-matching categories in France.

Emerging players

• Pro.com: Pro.com is an online home services marketplace connecting homeowners with pre-screened pros for renovation and remodeling projects in North America. Comparable marketplace model and customer use cases.

Broad incumbents

• MyBuilder: MyBuilder is a UK online marketplace where tradespeople bid on homeowner-posted jobs. Same reverse-auction / quote-matching mechanic that Habitatpresto uses for French renovation leads.
• TrustMark: TrustMark is a UK government-endorsed quality scheme for tradespeople with vetted, insured professionals. Comparable to Habitatpresto's KBis/insurance verification and quality-label framework.
• Checkatrade: Checkatrade is a UK directory and marketplace for vetted tradespeople, with verified reviews and quality checks. Conceptually analogous to Habitatpresto's verified-pros model, though UK-based.
• Angi (formerly Angie's List): Angi is a large US home-services marketplace with paid membership, pro reviews, and lead-gen. It is the broadest comparable business model and category leader, even though it does not operate in France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/habitatpresto
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Habitatprestocomguide-travaux
• Facebookfacebook.com/Habitatpresto
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/habitatpresto
• Instagraminstagram.com/habitatpresto
• Pinterestfr.pinterest.com/habitatpresto

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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