CoManage

What CoManage does

CoManage is a Belgian SaaS business-administration platform operated by CRE8 BV and headquartered in Kinrooi/Maaseik, Belgium. The product is a cloud-based, web-and-mobile application (iOS/Android) that consolidates invoicing, quotations, customer relationship management, expense capture, time tracking, project management, and financial reporting into a single multi-language interface (Dutch, English, German, French). Its technology stack combines a Peppol-ready e-invoicing engine (with UBL support), bank-reconciliation via Ponto, online payments via Mollie, accounting sync to Codabox and Exact, a WooCommerce connector, and a ChatGPT-backed text-generation assistant, all exposed through both a web app and public API documentation.

The company is privately held, bootstrapped, and has been operating since 2013 with a small team of approximately 10 employees, serving roughly 1,500 entrepreneurs and small businesses — primarily freelancers and SMEs (KMOs) in Belgium and the Netherlands, with self-reported worldwide use. CoManage's go-to-market is product-led growth: a freemium tier (up to 15 documents/month), a 14-day no-credit-card trial, tiered subscription plans starting at €14.5/month (Starter), with StarterPlus adding time tracking and Pro adding project management, an additional user, and 30 free monthly scan-and-recognize purchases. Distribution is self-serve via web and mobile, supplemented by a commission-based partner referral program (agencies, IT consultants, accountants).

Revenue is generated almost entirely through monthly and annual SaaS subscriptions, with annual plans priced at a ~17% effective discount and additional seats at €7.5/user/month. Strategic emphasis is on a Belgian local-support proposition (7/7 live chat), a price point roughly three to four times below Teamleader, and a regulatory lead into the January 2026 mandatory Belgian Peppol e-invoicing regime, positioning the product as a compliance-ready all-in-one back office for very small businesses.

Name

CoManage

Legal name

CRE8 BV

Website

https://comanage.me

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CoManage is a bootstrapped Belgian SaaS (CRE8 BV, ~10 staff, ~1,500 customers) offering an all-in-one invoicing, CRM, time tracking, and Peppol e-invoicing platform for freelancers and SMEs in Belgium and the Netherlands. Revenue is generated via freemium and tiered monthly subscriptions starting at €14.5.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Small Business Accounting and Invoicing Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Software/SaaS Subscriptions (Consumer & Prosumer) (CRAFAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

App Monetization & Subscription Management Platforms (BPAMADAI)

Keywords

• Business administration software
• Invoicing software
• Small business CRM
• Peppol e-invoicing
• Freelancer accounting tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Maaseik

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS (Starter, StarterPlus, Pro): CoManage generates revenue primarily through monthly or annual subscription plans. The platform offers tiered plans (Free, Starter, StarterPlus, Pro) with increasing functionality. Annual subscriptions offer 2 months free. Additional users can be added at €7.5 per user per month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CoManage sells a cloud-based SaaS business administration platform for freelancers, sole proprietors, and small to medium-sized enterprises (KMO/MKB) in Belgium, the Netherlands, and worldwide. The platform unifies sales and purchase invoicing (with native Peppol e-invoicing support), customer relationship management, quotations, time tracking, project management, expense and purchase invoice management, product catalog, order management, and financial analytics. It is delivered through a web app and dedicated iOS and Android apps on tiered monthly/annual subscriptions starting at €14.5/month, with a free tier (up to 15 documents/month) and a 14-day free trial.

Product overview

CoManage is a unified business administration SaaS platform for freelancers, sole proprietors, and small businesses (KMO/MKB). The core platform includes invoicing (Facturatie), customer management (Klantenbeheer/CRM), quotes (Offertes), expense tracking (Kosten), order management (Bestellingen), and analytics (Analyse). Additional paid tiers add time tracking (Uurregistratie) in StarterPlus, and project management (Projectbeheer) in Pro. The platform integrates Peppol for mandatory Belgian e-invoicing and offers an AI assistant (CoManage AI) powered by Chat-GPT for text generation tasks. Pricing ranges from free (15 docs/month) to €14.5+/month for Starter, with StarterPlus and Pro offering additional modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CoManage Platform Unified cloud-based business administration SaaS platform for freelancers, sole proprietors, and small to medium-sized enterprises, combining sales and purchase invoicing (with native Peppol support), customer relationship management, quotations, time tracking, project management, expense and order management, product catalog, financial analytics, and an AI content assistant, accessible via web browser and iOS/Android apps.

Quantifiable outcome

• Save 50% of time on quotation creation (as reported by NV van de Boel Dakbedekking construction company)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PeppolcoreTechnology or IntegrationCoManage is Peppol-ready and integrated with the Peppol e-invoicing network, enabling users to send and receive invoices compliant with the Belgian mandatory Peppol e-invoicing requirement effective January 2026. Peppol access is included in all paid plans, and a free tier supports up to 15 documents/month.
• CodaboxcoreTechnology or IntegrationCodabox integration allows automatic retrieval of purchase invoices and accounting data, streamlining the bookkeeping workflow for CoManage users by directly feeding invoice data to accounting processes.
• PontocoreTechnology or IntegrationPonto integration enables automatic processing and reconciliation of bank payments. When clients pay via bank transfer, Ponto automatically updates the payment status in CoManage, reducing manual payment follow-up.
• MolliecoreTechnology or IntegrationMollie payment processing integration allows CoManage users to accept online payments directly through invoices, with Mollie handling the transaction processing and the payment status updating automatically in CoManage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Xero: Global SMB accounting platform with invoicing, bank reconciliation and ecosystem of add-on integrations; competitor at the broader end of the admin-software spectrum.
• Sage Business Cloud Accounting: Long-standing SMB accounting and invoicing suite with strong European footprint; broad incumbent choice when Belgian SMBs evaluate replacement admin tools ahead of the Peppol mandate.
• Exact Online: Large Dutch-headquartered accounting and business management suite widely used by Belgian and NL SMBs; already integrated with CoManage via Exact but competes head-on for full-stack ERP/admin deals.
• Visma eAccounting: European SMB accounting and invoffering suite (and broader Visma product family) with multi-country presence; broader portfolio but overlapping invoicing/CRM/PM functionality.

Direct peers

• Teamleader: Belgian all-in-one SaaS for SMBs combining invoicing, CRM, project management and time tracking — the primary competitor CoManage benchmarks pricing and feature parity against.
• e-Boekhouden: Netherlands-origin online bookkeeping and invoicing product for freelancers and SMBs; a leading incumbent in the NL admin-software segment CoManage targets.
• FreshBooks: International SaaS for freelancer and SMB invoicing, expense tracking and time billing; comparable category even if North American in origin.
• Moneybird: Dutch invoicing, accounting and CRM platform originally built for freelancers and small businesses; highly comparable horizontal SaaS targeting the same self-employed Benelux persona.
• Yuki: Belgium/Netherlands-focused accounting and invoicing platform for SMBs and accountancy firms with strong Peppol/Belgian compliance positioning; competes for the same freelancer/KMO budget.
• Billit: Belgian e-invoicing and Peppol-first platform for SMBs and accountants; one of the most direct competitors for the Peppol mandate-driven wave of new customers in 2026.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/comanage
• Facebookfacebook.com/comanage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/comanage-online-hulptools

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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