IT Freelancer

What IT Freelancer does

IT Freelancer (operating as Freelance-Informatique.fr) is a French IT freelance marketplace platform headquartered in Paris that connects independent IT consultants with enterprises across all 12 French metropolitan regions. The platform aggregates 179,945+ registered IT freelancers covering digital transformation, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, software development, ERP/SAP, and data/BI skills, organized by skill category, geography, and daily rate (TJM). Its core technology comprises a web-based matching platform with a proprietary matching algorithm that pushes mission offers to relevant freelancer profiles, reducing over-solicitation, plus an integrated ATS (Applicant Tracking System) that provides enterprise clients with full-cycle freelance recruitment management including candidate workflow, profile evaluation, interview scheduling, collaborative hiring, mission tracking, and KPI dashboards.

The business model is freemium: freelancers register, upload CVs, and access personalized mission offers entirely free of charge, with no commissions on contracts and no intermediary fees; enterprise clients can deposit mission offers and access matched CVs directly. Monetization relies on the enterprise-facing ATS product, referral arrangements with portage salarial (employee-status freelancing) partner companies, and a smaller partnership with a training organization. The go-to-market is sales-led with phone advisors (01 80 88 59 00) supporting both sides, complemented by an SEO-driven content marketing engine (editorial blog, city-specific landing pages). Named enterprise and government customers include Orange, RTE, RATP, Emeria, Finances Publiques, Veolia, Intermarché, Safran, CANUT, and PwC. The company has held EcoVadis GOLD certification (top 5% of assessed companies for sustainability/CSR), is privately held with no disclosed external investors or funding events, and operates as a bootstrapped, founder-controlled business.

Name

IT Freelancer

Website

https://freelance-informatique.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

French IT freelance marketplace connecting 179,945+ independent IT consultants with enterprises across all 12 French metropolitan regions. Offers free direct matching without commissions, plus a proprietary ATS for enterprise recruitment management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Freelance Marketplace

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO), Workforce Management & Scheduling Outsourcing (Non-payroll) (BPACAKAJ)

Keywords

• IT freelance marketplace
• Freelance recruitment platform
• Talent matching platform
• Applicant tracking system
• IT consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Recruitment Services: The platform is free for freelancers (no commission, no intermediary). Revenue is generated from enterprise clients who deposit mission offers and receive matched CVs. The platform facilitates direct contracting between enterprises and freelancers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IT Freelancer (Freelance-Informatique.fr) operates a French online marketplace connecting 179,945+ independent IT consultants with enterprises and ETIs needing digital transformation, IT infrastructure, and cybersecurity talent. The platform enables direct contracting between freelancers and client companies with no commission and no intermediary, complemented by a proprietary Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for managing freelance recruitment end-to-end.

Product overview

Freelance-Informatique.fr operates as a unified freelance IT marketplace platform with integrated recruitment tools. The core offering is the marketplace connecting 179,945 registered IT freelancers with companies seeking digital transformation, IT infrastructure, and cybersecurity talent. The platform is complemented by an ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for managing freelance recruitment workflows and a salary portage service for freelancer status management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freelance-Informatique.fr Marketplace Platform
• ATS for Freelances (Applicant Tracking System)
• Portage Salarial Lead Referral Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Find a freelance IT professional in 48 hours

Named customers10 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Portage Salarial PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerA network of portage salarial (employee-status freelancing) companies partner with Freelance-Informatique to direct their freelance consultants to the platform for mission sourcing. The platform promotes these partners' services on its website and collects freelance leads via a dedicated form, passing contact details to portage partners for follow-up.
• Training Organization PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerA training organization partner is referenced on the platform homepage, offering freelance IT professionals training courses to develop their skills or certifications. The platform drives traffic to this partner via a call-to-action on the homepage.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Toptal: Toptal is a global freelance network screening the top 3% of freelance software developers, designers, and finance experts. It serves the same enterprise IT freelance demand as Freelance-Informatique but operates globally with a curated, higher-price tier rather than a France-only breadth model.
• Freelancer.com: Freelancer.com is a global freelance marketplace covering IT, software development, and a wide range of other categories. It competes with Freelance-Informatique on the broader IT freelance demand and supply, though at a different price point and global rather than French-curated positioning.
• Upwork: Upwork is a global freelance marketplace spanning IT, creative, and consulting categories. It serves the same enterprise freelance IT demand as Freelance-Informatique at a global scale with a take-rate monetisation model and large SaaS-style toolkit.

Direct peers

• Codeur.com: Codeur.com is a French freelance platform covering developers, web projects, and IT services, with a SMB and project-posting model. It overlaps with Freelance-Informatique on the French IT freelance supply pool, though it skews to smaller projects and individual clients.
• Malt: Malt is the leading French freelance IT and digital marketplace, directly competing with Freelance-Informatique for the same enterprise IT freelance supply and demand. It operates a commission-based model and was acquired by Ingka Group (IKEA), giving it substantial capital to compete for enterprise marquee accounts.
• Crème de la Crème: Crème de la Crème was a French curated freelance marketplace for top developers and IT experts, now folded into Malt. It served as a direct French enterprise IT freelance competitor with a similar enterprise-targeting GTM and skilled-supply focus.
• Freework: Freework (formerly 404works) is a French freelance IT marketplace connecting developers, project managers, and data specialists with enterprises. It is a direct French competitor sharing the same segmentation, pricing transparency, and enterprise-targeting focus.
• Comet: Comet is a curated freelance platform for IT and engineering talent, matching experienced developers, data engineers, and tech leads with European enterprises. It directly competes with Freelance-Informatique on the same enterprise IT contracting use case across Europe.

Emerging players

• Lemon Aid: Lemon Aid is a French freelancer mission marketplace focused on IT and digital scopes, with a recruiter-led matching model. It targets the same enterprise IT freelance demand with a more curated, high-touch approach versus the open marketplace model of Freelance-Informatique.

Regional players

• Andjaro: Andjaro is a French workforce management platform for temporary staffing and inter-contractor mobility, focused on managing pools of contingent workers across enterprises. It is comparable to Freelance-Informatique's ATS workflow functionality on the enterprise workforce management side, though without the freelancer marketplace layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/plateformeFI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freelance-informatique

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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