MARKESS

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MARKESS (Exaegis Markess) is a France-based B2B market research and consulting firm specializing in digital transformation across nine verticals including Finance, HR, Public Sector, Healthcare, and Cybersecurity, serving enterprises, public administrations, and software vendors through a subscription Research Hub and bespoke consulting engagements.

Company typePrivate
Founded1997
HeadquartersParis, France
Headcount101–250
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

What MARKESS does

MARKESS (operating as Exaegis Markess) is a France-based B2B market research and strategic consulting firm that analyzes digital transformation across enterprise and public-sector buyers. The company targets three primary client constituencies: large enterprises and public administrations seeking market intelligence for digital transformation decisions; software vendors and digital operators needing competitive and market-sizing data; and functional decision-makers across Finance, HR, Marketing, and IT. Its core product is the Exaegis Markess Research Hub, a subscription-access platform that distributes ongoing studies, vendor rankings, and analyst insights organized into nine vertical expertise areas — Finance, HR, Public Sector, Healthcare, Cybersecurity, Cloud Infrastructure, Business Process Digitalization, Customer Experience, and Marketing & Commerce.

The underlying research methodology is primary and human-led: hundreds of interviews and surveys with business decision-makers, public-organization stakeholders, and digital vendors, enriched by macroeconomic databases, official publications, and proprietary Exaegis auditing and rating activities. Distribution runs through a regional (France-centric) direct-sales motion via the corporate website and direct analyst engagement, supplemented by email/newsletter outreach and earned-media coverage in industry outlets such as Archimag. Pricing is quote-based for both subscription and custom-engagement tiers, with no publicly disclosed rates.

Revenue is generated through two streams: recurring Research Hub subscriptions billed annually, and bespoke custom research and consulting engagements on a professional-services basis. The legal entity, Markess International SAS, is privately held with no disclosed parent, investors, subsidiaries, or M&A activity, and operates as an independent French research boutique without disclosed revenue or headcount figures.

MARKESS firmographics

Firmographics

Name: MARKESS
Legal name: Markess International SAS
Website: https://markess.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1997
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 101–250 employees
Short description: MARKESS (Exaegis Markess) is a France-based B2B market research and consulting firm specializing in digital transformation across nine verticals including Finance, HR, Public Sector, Healthcare, and Cybersecurity, serving enterprises, public administrations, and software vendors through a subscription Research Hub and bespoke consulting engagements.
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Where MARKESS is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Paris
HQ country: France
HQ region: Europe

Markets served

MARKESS business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

Research Subscriptions: MARKESS generates revenue through subscription-based access to their Research Hub platform, providing ongoing market studies, reports, and analyst insights to clients.
Custom Research and Consulting: The company offers bespoke marketing studies and strategic research engagements tailored to specific client needs, providing additional revenue streams beyond standardized research products.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Research Hub Subscription

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

MARKESS product offering

Product offering

Core offering

MARKESS (Exaegis Markess) is a B2B market research and consulting firm that sells digital market intelligence and digital transformation strategy research. Its core deliverable is the Research Hub subscription platform providing recurring market studies, vendor rankings, and analyst insights across nine expertise areas, complemented by bespoke custom research and consulting engagements for enterprises, public administrations, and digital solution vendors.

Product overview

MARKESS (Exaegis Markess) operates as a market research and strategic analysis firm specializing in digital transformation across enterprise sectors. The company offers a unified Research Hub platform that provides access to specialized expertise areas and market studies. The portfolio consists of nine core expertise domains covering Finance, HR, Public Sector, Healthcare, Cybersecurity, Cloud Infrastructure, Business Process Digitalization, Customer Experience, and Marketing & Commerce. These expertise areas are delivered through analyst-led research, market rankings, surveys, and strategic consulting services targeting decision-makers in enterprises, public organizations, and digital solution providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Research Hub Subscription Subscription-based access to the Exaegis Markess Research Hub platform, providing ongoing market studies, vendor rankings, and analyst insights across multiple digital transformation domains for enterprises, public administrations, and digital solution vendors.
Custom Research and Consulting Bespoke marketing studies and strategic research engagements tailored to specific client needs, delivered by MARKESS analysts for enterprises, administrations, and digital operators requiring customized market intelligence beyond the standard Research Hub subscription.

Companies that use MARKESS

Customer profile

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

MARKESS technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

MARKESS partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

MARKESS competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Regional players

Eurostaf (Xerfi Group): French economic and sector research firm, part of the Xerfi group, focused on French industry, services, and digital markets. Comparable because Eurostaf provides French-language sector intelligence and strategic studies to similar enterprise and public-sector buyers in France.
Xerfi: French independent research firm producing sectoral and strategic studies for enterprises. Comparable because Xerfi sells subscription research and bespoke consulting to French enterprise and B2B buyers with a French-language, locally-relevant perspective that overlaps with Markess's positioning.
PAC (Pierre Audoin Consultants / Teknowlogi Group): European-headquartered IT consulting and market research firm specializing in software, cloud, and digital transformation across European markets. Comparable because PAC serves similar enterprise and vendor buyers with subscription research and bespoke studies, with strong overlap in European public-sector and software-vendor intelligence.

Direct peers

Forrester Research: Global research and advisory firm covering digital business, marketing, customer experience, and technology. Directly comparable because Forrester sells subscription research and custom consulting on digital transformation topics that substantially overlap with Markess's nine expertise areas.
International Data Corporation (IDC): Global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the IT and telecommunications markets. Directly comparable because IDC offers subscription trackers, vendor rankings, and custom consulting on cloud, cybersecurity, finance, and other domains where Markess competes.
Gartner: Global leader in IT and digital transformation research and advisory. Directly comparable because Gartner sells subscription research, ranked vendor evaluations, and bespoke consulting to the same enterprise and public-sector buyers Markess targets across finance, HR, cloud, cybersecurity, and customer experience domains.

Others

CEGOS: French training, consulting, and research firm serving enterprise HR, leadership, and digital transformation buyers. Adjacent because Cegos produces research, benchmarks, and consulting that overlap with Markess's HR digital and public-sector practices, though its core business is training delivery.

Broad incumbents

451 Research / S&P Global Market Intelligence: Technology-focused research arm of S&P Global covering enterprise IT, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Comparable because 451 Research sells subscription research and custom advisory on technology markets overlapping with Markess's cloud, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure expertise.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

MARKESS financial estimates

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MARKESS leadership team

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MARKESS funding detail

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

MARKESS M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about MARKESS

What does MARKESS do?

Is MARKESS a public or private company?

MARKESS is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was MARKESS founded?

MARKESS was founded in 1997. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is MARKESS based?

MARKESS is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.

How does MARKESS make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Research Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are custom Research and Consulting.

Who are MARKESS's main competitors?

Regional players on record are Eurostaf (Xerfi Group), Xerfi and PAC (Pierre Audoin Consultants / Teknowlogi Group). Direct peers are Forrester Research, International Data Corporation (IDC) and Gartner. CEGOS is listed as an others. 451 Research / S&P Global Market Intelligence is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does MARKESS have an API?

No public API is recorded for MARKESS.