What SRCI does

SRCI is a French software vendor specializing in document dematerialization and secure electronic exchange for public-sector and enterprise clients. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Chartres, the company has operated as a subsidiary of Salvia Développement since July 2016 and functions as a Trust Service Operator (Opérateur de Services de Confiance), offering an integrated product suite under the iXBus platform umbrella. That suite includes 15+ dedicated modules covering digital forms (iXFormulaire), electronic signature and parapheur workflows (iXParapheur, iXSign/Web Signature in partnership with YOUSIGN), tele-transmission to government systems (iXChorus, iXHélios, iXActes), electronic invoicing (iXFacture, registered as Plateforme Agréée number 108 by the DGFiP for the 2026 mandatory reform), electronic archiving (iXSae, iXCoffre-fort with LOCARCHIVES), document management (iXGed, launched February 2025), convocation management (iXConvocation), OCR capture (iXCapture), electronic registered mail (iXCourrier LRE), EDI exchange, and management accounts (iXCDG).

SRCI's commercial offering is delivered through three deployment modes — on-premise perpetual or subscription licensing, SaaS, and dedicated SaaS — hosted in European data centers via GANDI SAS. Revenue is generated across subscription/software licensing, SaaS hosting, maintenance and support, and professional services (project management, configuration, training). Go-to-market is sales-led through a direct enterprise and government sales force, complemented by channel partners and system integrators for deployment, and reinforced by sustained participation in flagship French public-sector IT events including Coter Numérique and CSIESR Assises.

The customer base is concentrated in French local and regional government (Conseil départemental de la Mayenne, Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Villes de Douai, Versailles, Lorient, Perpignan), with a growing higher-education and research vertical anchored by a flagship CSIESR partnership since 2022 and 20+ university and research clients, and nascent private-sector exposure (e.g., Groupe TSS). The company's principal differentiators are regulatory (DGFiP PA 108, eIDAS-qualified signatures) and technical (certified integrations with Chorus, Hélios, and PPF), reinforced by 35+ years of operating history and demonstrated scale outcomes such as 47,000 dossiers processed and 4,000+ administrative acts tele-transmitted for Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in 2024, 1,540 agents using iXParapheur at Conseil départemental de la Mayenne, and 500+ daily active users managing 1.5 To of data at Ville et Métropole de Perpignan.

Name

SRCI

Legal name

SRCI

Website

https://solutions.srci.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SRCI is a French software vendor (founded 1986, Chartres) that provides document dematerialization and secure electronic exchange solutions to French public-sector entities and enterprises via its modular iXBus platform, including electronic signature, e-invoicing, archival, and tele-transmission workflows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Dematerialization Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

eSignature, Forms & Digital Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAJ)

Keywords

• Electronic invoicing
• Electronic signature
• Document dematerialization
• Electronic archiving
• Electronic document management

Headquarters

HQ city

Chartres

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: SRCI provides software licenses for its iXBus platform and various modules including parapheur, signature, archiving, and document management solutions. Licenses are offered in both on-premise and SaaS modes.
2. SaaS/Hosted Services: Cloud-based deployment options including SaaS and dedicated SaaS, with data hosting in European data centers (GANDI SAS)
3. Professional Services: Implementation, project management, configuration, and training services to support solution deployment
4. Maintenance and Support: Ongoing technical support and software maintenance services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

SRCI develops and sells the iXBus platform, a modular web-based dematerialization suite composed of 15+ standalone modules covering electronic invoicing (iXFacture), electronic signature (iXSign / Web Signature), electronic signing workflows (iXParapheur), legal electronic archiving (iXSae), document management (iXGed), administrative acts transmission (iXActes), government system integrations (iXChorus, iXHélios), digital forms (iXFormulaire), meeting convocations (iXConvocation), document scanning (iXCapture), digital safe (iXCoffre-fort), management accounts (iXCDG), EDI exchange, and electronic registered mail (iXCourrier LRE). Solutions are deployed on-premise or via SaaS and primarily serve French public administrations and private enterprises preparing for mandatory e-invoicing.

Product overview

SRCI operates as an Opérateur de Services de Confiance (Trust Service Operator) specializing in document dematerialization and secure electronic exchange. Its offering is organized as a unified platform called iXBus, supplemented by a portfolio of over 15 dedicated modules covering the full document lifecycle: digital form creation (iXFormulaire), document validation and signing (iXParapheur, iXSign/Web Signature), tele-transmission to public administrations (iXChorus, iXHélios, iXActes), electronic invoicing (iXFacture, as a DGFiP-authorized Plateforme Agréée), archival and document management (iXSae, iXCoffre-fort, iXGed), meeting management (iXConvocation), document scanning (iXCapture), account management (iXCDG), EDI exchange, and electronic registered mail (iXCourrier LRE). The portfolio serves both the public sector (local governments, public administrations, universities) and private enterprises, with a primary focus on French regulatory compliance and e-government interoperability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iXBus: The iXBus platform is SRCI's comprehensive dematerialization solution suite, encompassing multiple modules for document management, electronic signature, archiving, and process automation.
• iXFacture
• iXParapheur
• iXSign / Web Signature
• iXSae
• iXGED
• iXFormulaire
• iXChorus
• iXHélios
• iXActes
• iXConvocation
• iXCapture / OCR LAD RAD
• iXEDI
• iXCoffre-fort
• iXCDG / Compte de gestion

Products and services

• iXBus Platform Modular web-based dematerialization platform serving as the unified framework underpinning all SRCI modules for document management, workflow automation, electronic signature, archiving, and secure exchange; available on-premise or via SaaS.
• iXParapheur (Electronic Signatory) Electronic signatory and document validation module enabling the preparation, circulation, signing, and approval of documents through configurable workflows across multiple departments and actors; designed for public-sector and enterprise approval processes.
• iXFormulaire (Digital Forms) Digital form creation and data collection module enabling structured capture of information for onboarding, departures, mission orders, and other administrative processes; natively connected to iXParapheur.
• iXSae (Electronic Archiving) Electronic archival module for legal retention of documents with probative value, enabling secure long-term storage of engaging and evidential documents compliant with French archiving regulations.
• iXFacture (Electronic Invoicing) DGFiP-authorized Plateforme Agréée (PA 108) electronic invoicing and e-reporting solution supporting Factur-X, UBL, CII, XML, and PDF formats; enables both emission and reception of compliant electronic invoices for B2B and B2G in advance of the 2026-2027 French mandatory e-invoicing reform.
• iXSign / Web Signature (Electronic Signature) eIDAS-compliant electronic signature solution supporting simple, advanced, and qualified signature levels, enabling remote signing of documents via web in partnership with YOUSIGN.
• iXGed (Electronic Document Management) Electronic Document Management (GED) module for centralizing and organizing key documents, providing structured storage, search, and retrieval capabilities for administrative and operational records.
• iXChorus (Chorus Integration) Module for managing the transmission of accounting and financial documents via the Chorus platform, facilitating B2G invoice submission and management for public-sector buyers and suppliers.
• iXHélios (Hélios Integration) Module for secure exchange with accounting systems via the Hélios platform, enabling transmission of acts subject to legality control from local public entities to public accounting offices.
• iXActes (Administrative Acts) Module for the preparation and tele-transmission of administrative acts to prefectures for legality review, used by local and regional governments to comply with contrôle de légalité requirements.
• iXConvocation (Meeting Management) Module for managing convocation and meeting organization for elected officials and administrators, handling scheduling, notification workflows, and digital meeting preparation.
• iXCapture (OCR / LAD / RAD) Document scanning and capture module (OCR/LAD/RAD) enabling digitization of paper documents and integration into dematerialized workflows.
• iXCDG (Compte de Gestion) Module for the dematerialization and management of local government management accounts (compte de gestion), enabling digital processing and submission of public accounting documents.
• EDI Hébergé ou Intégré Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solution offered in hosted or integrated mode, enabling dematerialized commercial exchanges between business partners using EDI standards.
• iXCourrier LRE (Electronic Registered Letter) Electronic registered letter module providing legal proof of sending and receiving electronic correspondence, equivalent to a registered paper letter under French eIDAS-equivalent frameworks.
• iXCoffre-fort (Digital Safe) Digital safe/strongbox module for the secure archival of documents, offering a certified electronic vault with audit trail for long-term document retention; co-developed with LOCARCHIVES.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce invoice processing costs by 80-90%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• ALLEAminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Sponsorship partnership with ALLEA for the 57th EDHEC Sailing Race, supporting student team Med'O'Large. Part of SRCI's CSR and community engagement initiatives.
• DIGITECH GROUPminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Co-sponsorship partnership with DIGITECH GROUP for the 57th EDHEC Sailing Race, supporting student team Med'O'Large alongside ALLEA.
• CSIESRflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with CSIESR (Comité des Services Informatiques Enseignement Supérieur et Recherche) since 2022, under initiative of client grandes écoles and universities. SRCI participates in annual Assises conferences as partner, showcasing dematerialization solutions to higher education and research institutions.
• YOUSIGNcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Partnership for remote electronic signature (signature déportée). YOUSIGN provides qualified electronic signature certification compliant with eIDAS regulation, integrated with SRCI's iXParapheur module for complete digital signing workflows.
• LOCARCHIVEScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership for iXCoffre-fort (digital safe) solution combining SRCI's document management platform with LOCARCHIVES' physical and digital archiving expertise for comprehensive document retention.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Docaposte: Subsidiary of La Poste Group, France's leading digital trust service operator offering e-signature, e-archiving, and electronic registered mail. Direct competitor in the French public sector for trust services and dematerialization.
• Ever Team: French ECM/GED vendor with strong public sector and enterprise footprint. Competes with SRCI's iXGed and document management modules across French local government and large enterprises.
• Tessi: French B2B document and payment processing specialist serving banks, corporates, and public sector. Closest comparable in terms of customer base (French local government and enterprises) and document dematerialization/b2b workflow focus.
• Esker: French-founded SaaS provider for accounts payable/receivable automation, order management, and e-invoicing. Comparable in B2B document automation, particularly given overlap on the e-invoicing mandate opportunity.
• Yousign: French eIDAS-qualified electronic signature SaaS provider. Competitor in the electronic signature/parapheur space; also an existing technology partner of SRCI via its 2017 integration with iXParapheur.

Broad incumbents

• OpenText: Global ECM and information management platform. Broad incumbent competing at the enterprise level with SRCI's iXGed/archiving offerings, particularly in regulated industries and large public sector procurements.
• DocuSign: Global e-signature and CLM leader. Competes with SRCI's iXSign and iXParapheur modules internationally; less native French public sector presence but increasingly entering European regulated e-signature markets.
• Adobe (Adobe Sign / Document Cloud): Adobe Sign and Document Cloud offer enterprise-grade e-signature, PDF, and document workflow. Broader horizontal incumbent with strong brand and enterprise reach; competes with SRCI's signature and document management modules.

Others

• Locarchives: French specialist in physical and electronic archival services; existing strategic partner of SRCI for iXCoffre-fort. Adjacent/complementary provider rather than direct competitor; included because of partnership role and archival overlap.

Regional players

• Cegedim: French B2B software and services group with regulated-industry workflow, document, and health-flow platforms. Regional comparable in terms of French regulated-B2B SaaS business model and complex compliance requirements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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