Urios informatics

What Urios informatics does

Urios Informatics SAS, trading as WINTRANS, is a French software publisher founded in 1994 and headquartered in Aix-en-Provence that builds a TMS and ERP suite exclusively for road transport operators. The platform centralizes planning, fleet and driver management, route optimization, electronic document management, mobile track-and-trace, billing, and reporting for SMB carriers, freight forwarders (commissionnaires de transport), and shippers with their own fleets, with additional traction in the agricultural cooperative sub-vertical. The modular architecture exposes nine named sub-products — DACTYLES (electronic document management and delivery-note dematerialization), HYPERION (driver mobile app and eCMR), HELIOS (Excel-integrated reporting), PANDORE (pallet and packaging accounting), SPOT (real-time planning), ATLAS (route optimization), PLETHORE (fleet and driver administration), an EDI module, and a URIOS Web Socket API — all under the WINTRANS core, with API/EDI/IoT integrations to SHIPPEO, Transics, Trimble, PTV Logistique, Calva EDI, Synactis, ADD SECURE, and DOCOON.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual software subscriptions on a modular basis, recurring third-party application maintenance (TMA) contracts, Qualiopi-certified professional training, and more recently subscription access to e-invoicing onboarding packages (Pack Départ, Pack Horizon, and an Interoperability Option) routed through the DOCOON partnership to address the French mandatory e-invoicing regime effective September 2026. Go-to-market is sales-led and entirely domestic (France), with content marketing anchored on regulatory change (ZFE, tachograph V2, e-invoicing), direct demo requests, and inside-sales phone-based qualification, supporting a customer base of more than 500 transport and shipper organizations including DB Schenker, Euralis, Cavac, Maisadour Agralia, Compagnie fruitière, and Agediss at the enterprise tier and a long tail of SMB carriers.

The company is a privately held SAS with no disclosed venture or private equity backing, a headcount in the 11–50 range, and a single operating geography (France). It has no subsidiaries, no M&A history, and no public listing. Operational continuity is demonstrated by 25-year customer relationships such as VMTRANS, ongoing blog and product release activity through 2025–2026, and a partner ecosystem that continues to expand across telematics, visibility, EDI, and e-invoicing categories.

Name

Urios informatics

Legal name

SAS URIOS

Website

https://wintrans.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Urios Informatics, trading as WINTRANS, is a French software publisher that provides a modular TMS and ERP suite for SMB road transport operators, freight forwarders, and shippers in France, with 30 years of history and more than 500 client companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport Management Software

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Brokerage/3PL TMS (Freight Brokerage Operations) (TLAEAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Truckload/LTL Visibility (Carrier GPS/ELD Telematics-Based) (TLAEADAI), Invoice Matching & Cost Allocation (3-Way Match, GL Coding, Project/Customer Chargeback) (TLAEAIAG)

Keywords

• Transport management software
• Road transport TMS
• Logistics management software
• Fleet management software
• Electronic invoicing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Aix-en-provence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing (TMS/ERP): Annual licensing of the Wintrans TMS & ERP software suite. The modular architecture allows customers to purchase different modules (planning, optimization, fleet management, reporting, etc.) based on their needs.
2. TMA (Tierce Maintenance Applicative): Third-party application maintenance services providing ongoing technical support and software adaptation services to meet evolving transport industry requirements.
3. Training Services: Training programs certified under Qualiopi standard, with various formulas adapted to customer volumes for electronic documents monthly. Training indicators show 100% satisfaction rate and 21 people trained in 2025.
4. Electronic Invoicing Integration: Integrated e-invoicing capabilities with partnership with DOCOON platform, providing subscription-based access to electronic invoice transmission and compliance with French e-invoicing mandates (mandatory from September 2026).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Urios Informatics develops and sells WINTRANS, a modular Transport Management System (TMS) and ERP software suite for road transport companies in France. The platform centralizes operations including planning, route optimization, fleet management, document dematerialization, mobile track & trace, and electronic invoicing integration. It is sold via annual subscription licensing with add-on modules (DACTYLES, HYPERION, HELIOS, PANDORE, SPOT, ATLAS, PLETHORE) and supported by TMA maintenance and Qualiopi-certified training services.

Product overview

WINTRANS is a modular TMS and ERP platform for road transport companies. The core WINTRANS system manages exploitation, planning, fleet, and operations, complemented by specialized modules: DACTYLES (document dematerialization/GED), HYPERION Mobiles (driver mobile app and track & trace), HELIOS (Excel-based reporting), PANDORE (packaging/pallet management), SPOT (planning/exploitation), ATLAS (route optimization), PLETHORE (fleet/driver management), EDI Module (electronic data interchange), URIOS Web Socket API (external system integration), and URIOS Interface Connexion+ (file import). The platform is designed for carriers, commissionnaires, and chargeurs, handling full loads, partial loads, chartering, messenger, and distribution operations. Services include software maintenance, TMA (third-party application maintenance), and Qualiopi-certified training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WINTRANS: Main TMS & ERP software for road transport companies - includes modules for exploitation, planning, route optimization, fleet management, and reporting.
• DACTYLES
• HYPERION
• HELIOS
• PANDORE
• SPOT
• ATLAS
• PLETHORE
• URIOS Web Socket
• URIOS Interface Connexion+

Products and services

• WINTRANS TMS & ERP Software Complete Transport Management System (TMS) and ERP software for road transport companies, including carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers. Manages, plans, and optimizes daily transport operations including planning, route optimization, fleet management, document dematerialization, mobile tracking, and reporting. Available with optional modules: DACTYLES (GED), HYPERION (mobile Track & Trace), HELIOS (Excel reporting), PANDORE (pallet management), SPOT (planning), ATLAS (route optimization), PLETHORE (fleet/driver management), EDI module, URIOS Web Socket API, and URIOS Interface Connexion+.
• TMA (Tierce Maintenance Applicative) Third-party application maintenance service providing ongoing technical support and software adaptation to meet evolving transport industry requirements. Offered Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:30.
• Qualiopi-Certified Training Programs Professional training services certified under Qualiopi standard for WINTRANS software users. Training formulas are adapted to customer volumes for electronic documents.
• Electronic Invoicing Integration (DOCOON Partnership) Subscription-based access to electronic invoice transmission and compliance solution for French e-invoicing mandates. WINTRANS integrates natively with DOCOON to ensure compliant electronic invoice exchange between businesses. Available with Pack Départ (quick onboarding) and Pack Horizon (enhanced accompaniment) tiers, plus an Interoperability Option for customers who have already selected their bank or accountant as their e-invoicing platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% reduction in documentary processing costs with DACTYLES module
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DOCOONcoreTechnology or IntegrationDOCOON is the e-invoicing platform partner for WINTRANS, providing electronic invoice transmission capabilities. WINTRANS integrates natively with DOCOON to ensure compliance with French e-invoicing mandates (mandatory from September 2026), automatically transmitting invoices to the platform for delivery to clients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Transportation Management: Oracle's OTM is a global enterprise TMS with planning, execution, and freight settlement functionality targeting large shippers and 3PLs — competing for the broader TMS layer that some of Wintrans's commissionnaire/shipper customers may grow into.
• SAP Transportation Management: SAP TM is an enterprise TMS with planning, execution, and charge management capabilities — used by large French shippers and parent organizations of Wintrans's mid-market chargeur customer base.
• Descartes Systems Group: Descartes is a global logistics technology vendor covering TMS, visibility, customs, and trade compliance — competing most directly with Wintrans's HYPERION track-and-trace, EDI, and routing modules across larger French shipper accounts.
• Trimble Transportation: Trimble Transportation provides TMS, telematics, and fleet management for carriers and brokers, and is also a Wintrans telematics integration partner — competing in fleet and ELD/tachograph workflows on the same French road-transport accounts.
• Kuehne+Nagel (KN FreightNet / logistics services): Kuehne+Nagel operates global road-transport brokerage and 3PL services adjacent to Wintrans's commissioning customers, and runs internal tooling that overlaps conceptually with what Wintrans deploys at the carriers and commissionnaires who serve Kuehne+Nagel flows.

Direct peers

• McLeod Software: McLeod is a US-headquartered TMS focused on truckload carriers and freight brokers, mirroring Wintrans's exploitation/planning/dispatch/fleet workflows for asset-based and brokered road transport.
• DDS Logistics: DDS Logistics is a French TMS vendor focused on road haulage, freight forwarding, and shippers — a near-identical buyer profile to Wintrans (transporteurs PME, commissionnaires, chargeurs) with comparable route optimization and order-management modules.
• Diagma: Diagma is a French TMS consulting and software provider serving industrial shippers and 3PLs, with overlap to Wintrans's transport planning, procurement, and shipment-execution capabilities on French mid-market accounts.
• Hardis Group: Hardis is a French software and consulting firm with supply-chain execution software (TMS/WMS/Yard) competing for the same French shipper and 3PL budget as Wintrans, often on similar RFPs.
• Generix Group: Generix is a French supply-chain software vendor offering TMS/WMS/edi capabilities to French shippers, 3PLs, and carriers, overlapping heavily with Wintrans's track & trace, EDI, and document-dematerialization modules in the French market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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