Acollab

What Acollab does

Acollab is a French SaaS collaborative platform published by Akelio, a privately held SARL incorporated in Le Mans, France in 2008 (RCS Le Mans 502 259 237, registered capital €10,000). The platform consolidates document management (GED), project management with Kanban boards, shared calendars, instant messaging, time tracking via the Timecollab sub-brand, and granular access-rights management into a single web-based workspace, with native iOS and Android clients. Technically, it is a cloud-hosted SaaS running on OVH infrastructure in Europe, using SSL for transport security and exposing iCal-based calendar synchronization to Google Calendar and Outlook. The product targets French small and medium-sized businesses, local governments and municipalities, agencies/consulting firms, and associations, with a particular value proposition around French/European data residency for regulated buyers.

The company operates a product-led growth model with a 30-day, no-credit-card-required free trial (up to 5 users, 1 GB storage) that converts into paid monthly or annual SaaS subscriptions priced in euros, augmented by optional paid professional services (training and implementation consulting) and a channel-partner referral program for consultants and resellers. Distribution combines direct self-serve via the website, mobile app stores, Calendly-driven inside-sales demos for larger prospects, and organic/content marketing (blog, white papers, knowledge base, social channels). Notable disclosed customers include Alstom, Credit Agricole, Eiffage, Kuehne+Nagel, Hexamed, Idex, and Mairie de Creil, indicating penetration into enterprise and public-sector segments despite a 1-10 employee headcount. Akelio is founder-led (Gérant Guillaume Louvel) with no disclosed external investors; the business is privately held under French corporate law with no public listing.

Name

Acollab

Legal name

AKELIO

Website

https://acollab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acollab, published by French SARL Akelio (Le Mans, founded 2008), is a cloud-hosted SaaS collaborative platform that consolidates document management, project management, shared calendars, time tracking, and messaging for French SMEs, public-sector entities, and agencies seeking European-hosted alternatives to Microsoft Teams and Google Workspace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Team Collaboration Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Email, Calendar & Scheduling (BPAMAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Document Creation & Office Suites (BPAMAMAD)

Keywords

• Team collaboration software
• Project management platform
• Document management system
• Shared calendar software
• Time tracking software

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Mans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Acollab operates as a SaaS platform where customers subscribe to access the collaborative workspace. Subscriptions are available on monthly or annual billing cycles with automatic renewal. Different formulas determine the number of users, storage space, and feature access levels.
2. Additional Professional Services: Optional paid services include personalized training on platform usage and consulting assistance for implementation and adoption, negotiated separately with each client.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Acollab is a cloud-based SaaS collaborative platform that consolidates file sharing and electronic document management (GED), project management with Kanban boards, shared calendars, instant messaging, collaborative workspaces, and time/expense tracking (Timecollab) into a single web-based interface. Developed by Akelio and hosted on OVH servers in Europe, the platform targets French small businesses, local governments, agencies, and non-profits as a unified alternative to Microsoft Teams, Notion, Google Workspace, and Monday.

Product overview

Acollab is a unified French SaaS collaborative platform that serves as an all-in-one alternative to tools like Microsoft Teams, Notion, and Monday. The core Acollab platform brings together file sharing/document management (GED), project management with Kanban visualization, shared calendars, messaging, and time tracking through its sub-brand Timecollab. The platform architecture consists of the core collaborative workspace with integrated modules including project management, document management (EDM), shared calendars, and time tracking (Timecollab). All modules share a common user interface and data infrastructure, allowing seamless workflows across document management, task tracking, scheduling, and time reporting within the same environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Timecollab: Time tracking and expense management tool integrated within the Acollab collaborative platform.

Products and services

• Acollab Acollab is a French SaaS collaborative work platform that centralizes documents, messages, agendas, tasks, projects, and time tracking into a single interface. It serves as an all-in-one workspace for teams, organizations, agencies, and municipalities seeking to replace multiple disconnected collaboration tools with one unified, French-hosted platform.
• Timecollab Timecollab is Acollab's dedicated time tracking and expense management tool. It allows teams to track time spent on projects and tasks, manage expenses, generate reports, and evaluate project profitability for fixed-price or time-and-materials billing. Targeted at service firms, agencies, and consulting companies that need to bill clients based on tracked time.
• GED (Electronic Document Management) Acollab's electronic document management (GED) module provides online file storage, sharing, collaborative real-time editing of Word and Excel documents, version control, and external sharing via password-protected links. Used by project teams and organizations needing centralized, access-controlled document collaboration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces the number of separate collaboration tools required by organizations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core infrastructure, growth and enhancement.

• OVHcore infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationOVH serves as the hosting infrastructure provider for Acollab's SaaS platform. All customer data is stored on OVH servers located in Europe. OVH provides the underlying cloud infrastructure enabling Acollab to deliver its collaborative platform as a managed service.
• Partner Program (Consultants, Resellers, Service Providers)growthChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAcollab operates a partner program allowing consultants, digital solution resellers, and service providers to add Acollab to their portfolio and promote it to their client base. Partners earn referral commissions for successful client referrals.
• Google Calendar (via iCal sync)enhancementTechnology or IntegrationAcollab's shared calendar feature integrates with Google Calendar through iCal synchronization, allowing users to sync their Acollab calendar with their personal Google Calendar for unified appointment management.
• Microsoft Outlook (via iCal sync)enhancementTechnology or IntegrationAcollab's shared calendar supports synchronization with Microsoft Outlook through iCal standard, enabling users to import/export calendar events between Acollab and their Outlook calendar.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Notion: All-in-one collaborative workspace bundling documents, project management, and databases. Acollab explicitly positions itself as an alternative to Notion, targeting similar SMB/mid-market buyers seeking consolidated tools.
• Trello (Atlassian): Kanban-based project management tool with boards, cards, and team collaboration. Directly comparable to Acollab's Kanban board module and SMB-friendly onboarding experience.
• Talkspirit: French collaborative platform combining enterprise social networking, project management, and document sharing. Directly comparable as a French-headquartered all-in-one alternative for SMBs and mid-market.
• Asana: Work management platform covering tasks, projects, and team coordination. Overlaps with Acollab's project management module, Kanban boards, and shared workspaces for SMB teams.
• Wrike: Project management and collaborative work management platform with document collaboration, Gantt, and time tracking. Overlaps with Acollab's project management, time tracking (Timecollab), and document management modules.
• Jamespot: French collaborative platform offering workspaces, document management, project tracking, and social features. Competes with Acollab for French SMB, association, and public-sector buyers.
• Monday.com: Work operating system combining project management, document collaboration, and workflows. Acollab names Monday directly as a competitor and addresses the same SMB/project-management use case.

Regional players

• Odoo: Belgian-origin open-source business suite including project management, document management, and timesheets. Targets the same European SMB market and competes with Acollab on integrated business apps and European data residency.

Broad incumbents

• Google Workspace: Cloud productivity suite with shared documents, calendar, and collaboration. Acollab cites Google Workspace as a direct alternative, particularly competing on calendar (via iCal sync) and document collaboration features.
• Microsoft Teams: Dominant collaboration/UCaaS platform bundled with Microsoft 365. Acollab lists Teams as the primary alternative it is replacing for organizations seeking an integrated workspace with messaging, documents, and meetings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/acollab
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjxdY7ygRqV4Tkpgef_KwQw/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100063764731167
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acollab

Compliance3 records

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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