What ID Alizes does

ID Alizés is a French web agency founded in 1998 in Nîmes, operating as a SARL with €27,500 in share capital. The firm delivers website creation, SEO, responsive design, intranet development, and document management services primarily to French tourism organizations, research institutions (notably CEA Marcoule), government entities, and SMEs. Its portfolio centers on GSite, a proprietary open-source Content Management System developed in-house under GNU license since 1998, complemented by specialized modules: GS Tourism (a TourinFrance/Apidae-compatible Tourism Information System replacing IDF Média), IDVisites (open-source ticketing built on PrestaShop), eTurismo, and a document management Library module with versioning, thesaurus classification, and group-based access control.

The company operates a platform-plus-modules architecture where GSite serves as the foundation for client websites and intranets, with domain-specific modules extending functionality for tourism data management, collaborative work, and online ticketing. The technology stack is PHP-based with AJAX/web 2.0 integration, and includes third-party integrations with PrestaShop (e-commerce), SAGE (accounting synchronization), TourinSoft (tourism databases), and Google Analytics. Notable long-term client relationships include the ToxCEA platform at CEA (operating continuously since 2001 on the same GSite tool), 15 intranets deployed at CEA Marcoule by 2015, and Departmental Tourism Committees (CDT 93, CDT 92).

Revenue is generated through professional services (custom web development, SEO, intranet deployment) on a project basis with custom quotes, supplemented by open-source software licensing, training, and hosting. The company runs with a four-person team — founder Luc Lambert (Gérant), technical director Guillaume Perez, developer Sébastien Ranc, and executive assistant Julie Bienvenot — all with 14-25 years of tenure. Marketing is driven primarily by an extensive portfolio/references website, and operations are exclusively within France with no disclosed revenue figures, external funding, or M&A activity.

Name

ID Alizes

Legal name

ID Alizés

Website

https://id-alizes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ID Alizés is a French web agency founded in 1998, operating a proprietary open-source CMS (GSite) to deliver website creation, intranet, document management, and tourism information systems to French government, research, and SME clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Capture, Scanning, OCR/ICR & Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (HDAEAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) (BPAEAKAC), Content Governance, Compliance, Retention & eDiscovery (HDAEAGAJ)

Keywords

• Web development services
• Open source CMS
• Tourism information systems
• Document management intranet
• SEO and referencing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nîmes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Website Creation and Development: Custom website development services including design, CMS implementation, responsive design, and hosting for various client segments.
2. SEO and Referencing Services: Search engine optimization services to improve client visibility on Google and other search engines.
3. Intranet and Document Management Solutions: Development and deployment of collaborative intranet platforms with document management capabilities.
4. Open-source Software (GSite): Free software CMS GSite distributed under GNU license, with professional support and training services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ID Alizés is a French web agency that designs and develops dynamic websites, intranets, and document management systems built on its proprietary open-source CMS called GSite (GNU license). It also delivers specialized tourism information systems (GS Tourism, compatible with TourinFrance/Apidae), ticketing software (IDVisites), SEO services, and responsive design for clients in France across tourism, research, government, and SME sectors.

Product overview

ID Alizés operates as a web agency offering a portfolio of proprietary open-source software products centered on its GSite CMS, complemented by specialized tourism information management (GS Tourism), document management (Library), ticketing (IDVisites), and eTurismo modules. The company provides associated services including website creation, SEO, intranet development, responsive design, and web hosting. The architecture is a platform-plus-modules model where GSite serves as the core foundation, with domain-specific modules (GS Tourism, Library, IDVisites) extending functionality for tourism, document collaboration, and event ticketing use cases. Some e-commerce projects use PrestaShop in addition to or instead of GSite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Website Creation Services Design and development of dynamic, administrable websites using proprietary GSite CMS or PrestaShop for e-commerce, including responsive/mobile design, SEO optimization, hosting, and client training for businesses, tourism organizations, research institutions, and government entities.
• SEO / Référencement Search engine optimization service combining accessibility, marketing, and development best practices aligned with Google guidelines to improve client visibility on search engines.
• Intranet and Collaborative Solutions Development of intranet platforms with collaborative work features including shared agendas, forums, and document management for associations, SMEs, and large organizations.
• Responsive Design / Mobile Sites Mobile-optimized website implementation using responsive design techniques with fluid, intuitive administration interfaces for autonomous client maintenance.
• Web Hosting Website hosting services for clients, with the company's own infrastructure hosted on OVH servers.
• GSite CMS Proprietary open-source Content Management System (GNU license) built with PHP and AJAX/web 2.0 technologies. Enables dynamic, administrable websites, intranet portals, and document management systems, forming the core platform underlying ID Alizés client projects.
• GS Tourism Open-source Tourism Information System module built on GSite, managing tourism databases in TourinFrance/Apidae format with SEO-optimized content management and synchronization capabilities with external tourism databases such as TourinSoft and Constellation.
• Library (Document Management Module) Open-source document management module within GSite providing document indexing, version control, thesaurus-based classification, access rights management by group, image thumbnail generation, email alerts on document additions, and contribution workflows.
• IDVisites (Ticketing Software) Open-source ticketing and billettery solution built on PrestaShop, enabling online sale of tickets for visits, events, and tours. Deployed for French Tourism Committees (CDT 91, 92, 93, 94) with a shared client community for mutualized development.
• eTurismo Tourism solution module for managing visitor attractions, tours, and destination information, part of the open-source tourism tool portfolio built on GSite.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trafic multiplié par 10 par rapport à 2006
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• White ChapelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunication agency that regularly designs graphic charters and responsive themes for ID Alizés client projects. Multiple references across tourism, retail, and enterprise clients.
• RTO Cabinet conseil en informatiqueminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIT consulting firm that promotes ID Alizés' intranet/extranet tools and has collaborated on multiple projects including Balaruc les Bains thermal intranet, IFRIA extranet, and Marie-Caizergues extranet.
• Ecole des Mines d'AlèscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CEA/EMA Unité de Recherche sur la Complexité at Mines d'Alès was the origin of GSite development. ID Alizés emerged from support provided by this incubator.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PrestaShop: Open-source e-commerce platform that ID Alizés itself integrates with for client stores (Kapao, Comme un Murmure, DMO Racing). Represents both a partner technology and a competitive alternative for buyers evaluating e-commerce site builds.
• Drupal: Open-source CMS platform widely used for institutional, government, and enterprise websites globally. Competes with GSite in the same buyer category (organizations needing dynamic, administrable websites) and is the most prominent open-source alternative a French public-sector buyer would evaluate.
• WordPress: Dominant open-source CMS used by a large share of small and mid-sized websites globally. Competes with ID Alizés' GSite for SME and tourism-client website builds, particularly where buyers prioritize ecosystem and plugin breadth over proprietary customization.
• Apidae: French tourism information platform and data network that GS Tourism integrates with. Functions as both the ecosystem standard for departmental tourism boards (CDTs) and a potential competitive incumbent if it expands into full website/CMS offerings.

Direct peers

• Clever Age: French digital agency offering custom web development, CMS integration, and digital transformation services. Comparable to ID Alizés as a full-service French web agency with custom development and CMS implementation capabilities for enterprise and institutional clients.
• Smile: One of Europe's largest open-source digital agencies, headquartered in France. Smile offers web development, CMS implementations, and managed services around open-source platforms — a business model closely aligned with ID Alizés' open-source CMS-centric agency offering, though at materially larger scale.
• OpenStudio: French open-source web agency specializing in Drupal-based CMS, intranet, and digital platform delivery. Shares ID Alizés' focus on open-source content management, custom development, and long-term platform stewardship for public-sector and enterprise clients in France.

Emerging players

• Nuxeo: Open-source content services / document management platform now part of Hyland. Comparable to ID Alizés' Library module and intranet document management offerings for organizations needing versioning, indexing, and access control on enterprise content.
• Jahia: Open-source digital experience platform combining CMS, portal, and personalization capabilities. Overlaps with ID Alizés' intranet/document management and web platform offerings for mid-market and enterprise buyers evaluating open-source alternatives.
• eZ Systems (Ibexa): Open-source content management / digital experience platform with European roots, targeting enterprise and public-sector digital projects. Comparable to ID Alizés in serving institutional clients needing structured content management, but at a more productized, commercial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/idalizes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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