Atlantic Research France

Name

Atlantic Research France

Legal name

ARFRANCE

Website

https://gestfrais.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Expense Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Expense, Invoice & Reconciliation Services (Travel & Expense Ops) (THAKAMAD)

Keywords

• Expense management software
• Professional expense reporting
• Travel expense management
• Corporate card integration
• Accounting software integration

Headquarters

HQ city

La Rochelle

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Perpetual and subscription licenses for Gest-Frais software, priced by number of users and deployment type (network, nomad, mobile).
2. Mobile Module Licensing: Additional licensing for Pocket PC, PDA, and mobile synchronization modules on a per-device basis.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and support services including TSE/Citrix ASP options priced on request.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Atlantic Research France develops, sells, and supports Gest-Frais, an on-premise and hosted expense management software suite for French businesses. The product handles professional expense report entry, multi-rate VAT calculation, multi-level approval workflows, corporate card pre-population, GPS-based mileage tracking, and direct export into more than 20 French accounting systems including SAGE, CIEL, Quadratus, SAP, and CEGID. Deployment options cover Windows network, mobile (Pocket PC/Windows Mobile/PDA/Android), and hosted ASP, with add-on modules for fleet management, company vehicle tax (TVTS), multi-company, and statistical reporting.

Product overview

Atlantic Research France (ARF) offers Gest-Frais, a comprehensive expense management software suite. The core offering is the Gest-Frais platform available as network, nomad (mobile), and hosted (ASP) deployment options. The product supports Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, PDA, and Android devices through dedicated mobile modules. The platform integrates natively with over 20 accounting systems (SAGE, CIEL, Quadratus, SAP, etc.) and major French banks (BNP Paribas, American Express, Société Générale). Additional modules extend functionality for vehicle tax calculation (TVTS), fleet management, GPS mileage tracking via ACESSPACK, multi-company management, mission/project tracking, and statistical reporting. The software claims 20+ years of development history with versions dating back to 1988.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CopyPark NG: Bureautique and IT solutions product line
• Gest-Frais

Products and services

• Gest-Frais Flagship expense management software for professional expense report entry, validation, and direct export to French accounting suites. Features multi-rate VAT calculation, multi-level approval workflows, corporate card pre-population, GPS-based mileage tracking, and offline-capable mobile deployment. Target users are French businesses and organizations of all sizes running Windows with optional TSE/Citrix, ASP, or Pocket PC/PDA/Android mobile clients.
• Gest-Frais Network Version Windows-based network deployment version supporting multiple concurrent users with shared database access. Available in tiers up to 1,000 collaborators, starting at €990 for up to 10 users and €1,850 for up to 50 users, with quote-based pricing for 100–1,000 user deployments. Targeted at SMB and mid-market customers running a shared Windows environment.
• Gest-Frais Nomade Offline-capable mobile version of Gest-Frais for field workers and non-desk employees. Allows expense entry on Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, PDA, or Android devices, with automatic synchronization to the central database via FTP/FTP Automate. Priced at €40 per nomade user on an annual basis.
• Gest-Frais ASP Hébergée Internet-hosted ASP edition of Gest-Frais for organizations preferring a managed service over on-premise deployment. Browser-accessible, priced at €2,250 annually for up to 1,000 users, and aimed at SMB and individual buyers who want to avoid managing their own infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6% to 37% expense reduction in first year of use
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ACESSPACKcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for automatic GPS-based mileage tracking. ACESSPACK provides automatic distance calculation that synchronizes directly into Gest-Frais, eliminating manual kilometer entry for employees.
• SagecoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration enabling direct export of expense data to Sage accounting systems.
• CielcoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration for direct expense report export to Ciel accounting systems.
• QuadratuscoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration for Quadratus ERP systems.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationEnterprise accounting integration for SAP systems.
• APIcoreTechnology or IntegrationFrench accounting software integration partner.
• Arcole OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting integration for Arcole Oracle solutions.
• BNP ParibascoreTechnology or IntegrationCorporate credit card data integration for automatic expense pre-population.
• American ExpresscoreTechnology or IntegrationCorporate credit card data integration for automatic expense pre-population.
• Société GénéralecoreTechnology or IntegrationCorporate credit card data integration for automatic expense pre-population.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Spendesk: French spend management platform combining prepaid cards, expense reporting, and accounting automation — a modern cloud-native alternative targeting the same French SMB and mid-market segment.
• Rydoo: European expense and travel management SaaS provider with multi-currency support and corporate card integrations, competing for the same mid-market French and European customers as Gest-Frais.
• N2F: French-headquartered expense report management software with OCR, mobile apps, and accounting exports, directly comparable to Gest-Frais in features, geography, and target customer.
• Expensya: French SaaS expense management platform offering automated expense reports, OCR receipt capture, and integrations with French accounting tools — the most direct modern competitor to Gest-Frais in France.

Emerging players

• Yokoy: AI-driven expense, invoice, and corporate card management platform based in Switzerland with strong French market presence, competing in the same mid-market expense reporting category.
• Pleo: European corporate card and expense management provider, increasingly overlapping with traditional expense reporting vendors on receipt capture, categorization, and accounting sync.

Others

• Sage: Major French/UK accounting software vendor; Gest-Frais integrates with Sage as a complementary expense management front-end, while Sage's own expense capabilities represent a partial competitive threat at the accounting platform layer.
• Cegid: French accounting and HR software publisher (CEGID Business TRA is integrated by Gest-Frais) — an adjacent ecosystem player that could either deepen or disintermediate expense management workflows for shared customers.

Broad incumbents

• Emburse: Suite of expense, invoice, and travel management products (including Certify, Chrome River, Abacus) — a broader incumbent operating in the same expense management category as Gest-Frais.
• SAP Concur: Global enterprise expense and travel management suite, owned by SAP, that competes directly with Gest-Frais in the corporate expense reporting category and is the dominant incumbent in the space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

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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