ACCESLIBRE

What ACCESLIBRE does

Acceslibre is a French government digital service operated under the Ministry of Ecology and Inclusive Transition as part of the beta.gouv.fr network of State Startups coordinated by DINUM. The platform identifies and publishes the accessibility status of public establishments (établissements recevant du public — ERP) across France, serving three primary user groups: people with disabilities and their families who search for accessible places; establishment managers who claim and update accessibility profiles; and volunteer contributors who add and verify data. As of 2026, the service records accessibility information on 629,640 places, contributed by a community of more than 10,000 users.

The platform is built on a Django-based web application with a Python backend and a REST API, complemented by an embeddable JavaScript widget that establishments can integrate on their own websites. An open dataset is published under Licence Ouverte 2.0 on data.gouv.fr, with a documented schema on schema.data.gouv.fr, allowing third parties to consume and redistribute accessibility information. The codebase is open source under the MIT license on GitHub (MTES-MCT/acceslibre). The platform underwent a full redesign in 2025 to achieve DSFR compliance and full RGAA 4.1.2 accessibility, audited at 100% compliance by DINUM's Digital Intervention Brigade in June 2026.

The business model is non-commercial: the service is free, optional, and provided as a public-interest mission under Article 6.1.e of the GDPR. Revenue consists entirely of public grants from France Relance, the European Union NextGenerationEU fund, the Ministry of Ecological Transition, and DINUM. The team consists of six people and the platform is headquartered at the Grande Arche in Puteaux. Distribution occurs through direct web access, the embeddable widget, the open API, and partner platforms including Allocine, LaPoste, Solocal, Sortir à Paris, Music in Paris, and Wegoto.

Name

ACCESLIBRE

Legal name

The General Secretariat of Ministries Ecology Energy Climate

Website

https://acceslibre.beta.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acceslibre is a French government platform that lets users find, contribute, and integrate accessibility information for public establishments across France, serving people with disabilities, establishment managers, volunteer contributors, and API integrators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Puteaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Service (Free Access): The service is free, optional, and provided as a public service by the French Ministry of Ecology. No commercial revenue model; funded entirely by government budgets and European Union grants.
2. Open Data API: Free public API providing access to all accessibility data, with no commercial charges for data usage under the Open License 2.0.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Acceslibre is a collaborative web platform that identifies and shares accessibility information about public places receiving the public (ERP) in France and its overseas territories, covering bakeries, supermarkets, hair salons, accommodation, banks, healthcare providers, government offices and more. It consists of a public-facing web application for searching and contributing accessibility data, a REST API for programmatic access, an embeddable widget for partner websites, and an open-data dataset published under Licence Ouverte 2.0. The service is operated as a French government public-interest mission by the Ministry of Ecology and Inclusive Transition within the beta.gouv.fr State Startups network.

Product overview

Acceslibre is a collaborative accessibility platform operated under the French Ministry of Ecology and Inclusive Transition (Ministry of the Ecological Transition). The platform consists of a web application for searching and contributing accessibility data about public establishments, an API for programmatic data access, an embeddable widget for third-party websites, and an open data dataset. The system enables users to find and filter accessibility information (accessible entry, trained staff, sound tags, etc.) for over 629,000 places recorded by contributors, with a community of over 10,000 contributors and users. The platform publishes all accessibility data as open data under LICENCE OUVERTE 2.0.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acceslibre Web Application Collaborative web platform that lets users search for accessible public establishments (bakeries, supermarkets, hair salons, accommodation, banks, healthcare providers, cultural sites, government offices) and contribute accessibility information about establishments receiving the public (ERP) in France and its overseas territories.
• Acceslibre Public API Public REST API that lets developers obtain lists of establishments receiving the public (ERP) and their accessibility information based on various search criteria, and contribute ERP and accessibility data programmatically. Released as open data under Licence Ouverte 2.0.
• Acceslibre Open Data Dataset Public open-data dataset of accessibility information for public establishments (ERP) published under Licence Ouverte 2.0 on data.gouv.fr, with a reusable schema registered on schema.data.gouv.fr, enabling programmatic reuse by anyone.
• Acceslibre Embeddable Accessibility Widget Embeddable HTML/JavaScript widget that establishment managers (or partner sites such as Allocine, Solocal, Wegoto, LaPoste) can copy-paste into their websites to display their main accessibility information directly to visitors in a pop-up dialog.

Quantifiable outcome

• 629,640 public places have accessibility information recorded
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Association Valentin HaüymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the blind and visually impaired, partnering with Acceslibre for continuous improvement of accessibility features and user testing.
• AllocineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench cinema website displaying Acceslibre accessibility information for cinema establishments.
• Sortir à ParisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParis entertainment guide incorporating Acceslibre accessibility data for venue listings.
• SolocalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench local digital services company distributing accessibility information through its platforms.
• LaPosteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench postal service displaying accessibility information for post office locations.
• Music in ParisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParis music venue guide incorporating accessibility information from Acceslibre.
• CFPSAAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established for continuous improvement of the site, with user testing and accessibility expertise.
• Digital Intervention Brigade (BIN) of DINUMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted the RGAA 4.1.2 accessibility audit, achieving 100% compliance certification for the platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jaccede.com: French collaborative platform for accessibility information on public places. Closest direct competitor to Acceslibre, serving the same disability community and establishment managers in France with a similar crowd-sourced model.
• Wheelmap (Sozialhelden): Open, crowd-sourced world map of wheelchair-accessible places launched in Berlin. Shares Acceslibre's collaborative accessibility-database model and open-data philosophy, though primarily German/European in scale.
• AccessNow: App-based community for rating and sharing accessibility of places worldwide. Direct competitor in the crowd-sourced accessibility-directory category, with greater international footprint but no government mandate.

Emerging players

• Yelp: Global crowd-sourced business review platform with growing accessibility attribute coverage. Comparable as an emerging player in user-contributed business/accessibility metadata with a comparable open-data ethos.
• Solocal (PagesJaunes): French local digital services group behind PagesJaunes and PagesBlanches. Already a partner integrating Acceslibre data, and could be considered a comparable emerging player as it moves into accessibility metadata for its directory listings.

Others

• Tourisme & Handicap: French national certification label for tourist accommodations and venues accessible to people with disabilities. Comparable as the established, regulator-recognized accessibility-marking scheme whose certified establishments are source data for Acceslibre.
• OpenStreetMap France: Open-source collaborative mapping project with an active French chapter. Comparable as a community-driven open-data mapping infrastructure that could host or interoperate with accessibility datasets similar to Acceslibre.

Regional players

• Mappy: French mapping and local search service widely used in France. Comparable as a regional mapping incumbent that could integrate or compete with accessibility data overlays targeted at French users.

Broad incumbents

• Apple Maps: Apple's mapping service, increasingly used as an accessibility lookup tool with place attributes for wheelchair access. Comparable as a broad mapping incumbent investing in accessibility features.
• Google Maps: Global mapping platform that has progressively added accessibility attributes (wheelchair-accessible entrances, accessible seating, etc.). Although not focused exclusively on accessibility, its scale and existing user base give it incumbency advantages in everyday accessibility lookup.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/MTES-MCT/acceslibre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acceslibre

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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