QualiPaysage
QualiPaysage is a French nonprofit association, founded in 1970 and authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture, that attributes professional qualifications, habilitations, and labels to landscape companies across France, serving both certified enterprises and public and private project owners through a paritarian governance platform.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1970
- HeadquartersParis, France
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What QualiPaysage does
QualiPaysage is a French nonprofit professional association, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Paris, that holds exclusive delegated authority from the French Ministry of Agriculture (protocol signed 1996) to attribute professional qualifications and labels to landscape companies operating in France. The organization operates as a paritarian platform bringing together enterprises, project owners (public and private), project managers, and institutional actors, with governance composed of a 40-member Board, a 12-member Bureau, and approximately 200 volunteer representatives from organizations including UNEP, FFP, AITF, Hortis, and the Ordre des Architectes, supported by a five-person permanent executive team.
Its core products are 32 professional qualifications, 3 specialized habilitations (authorizations for work near road infrastructure and electrical lines), and 8 sector labels, complemented by the QualiJardin sub-brand launched in May 2026 for residential-clients work. The technology layer is a web-based extranet that handles dossier submission, attestation management, annual revenue and headcount declarations, and digital certificate delivery, with three fixed annual qualification sessions (January 30, May 15, October 15). Qualifications respond to an obligation of means while labels respond to an obligation of results, with labels requiring prior qualification and verified through third-party on-site audits.
Revenue is generated from four streams: annual membership fees scaled to member company revenue (0.0426% up to €4M, 0.0213% above, with a €250 minimum), fixed fees for new qualification dossiers (€305) and quadrennial renewals (€205), labeling application fees (€350–€500), and tiered annual label subscriptions (€250–€5,000 per label based on enterprise size). Go-to-market combines a self-serve extranet for SMBs, inside-sales-style direct engagement with member enterprises, and B2B demand generation through public-procurement adoption, trade media (BFM Business, Le Figaro), and the Paysalia trade show. Qualified enterprises collectively account for €3.1B of the €8.5B French landscape branch revenue and employ 22,300 people.
QualiPaysage firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- QualiPaysage
- Legal name
- QUALIPAYSAGE
- Website
- https://qualipaysage.org
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1970
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- QualiPaysage is a French nonprofit association, founded in 1970 and authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture, that attributes professional qualifications, habilitations, and labels to landscape companies across France, serving both certified enterprises and public and private project owners through a paritarian governance platform.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
QualiPaysage industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Professional Certification Services
- NAICS
- Professional Organizations (813920)
- SIC
- Services-Educational Services (8200)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Awarding Organizations & Credentialing Bodies (Certificates/Diplomas) (EDADAFAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies (BPAIAOAC), Qualifications & Credit Framework Authorities (EDADAEAD), Assessment, Certification & Qualifications Frameworks (BPADAKAL)
Keywords
Where QualiPaysage is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Paris
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
QualiPaysage business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Annual Membership Fees (Cotisation Annuelle): Annual membership fees are calculated based on company revenue using tiered rates: 0.0426% for revenue up to €4,000,000 (minimum €250), and 0.0213% for revenue above €4,000,000. Fees are not proportional to the number of qualifications held. Includes mandatory annual declaration of revenue and headcount.
- New Qualification Application Fees: Fixed fee of €305 per new qualification dossier submission, non-refundable. Covers administrative processing and review. Annual revenue and headcount declaration required separately.
- Quadrennial Review Fees: Fixed fee of €205 per quadrennial review (renewal every 4 years), regardless of number of qualifications. Non-refundable. Complementary qualification requests during review incur €100.
- Labeling Fees: Labeling application fees range from €350 for 1-3 labels to €500 for 4-8 labels, plus auditor honoraries (~€1,500/day plus travel). Annual labeling subscriptions range from €250/label (<10 employees) to €5,000/label (>300 employees), with supplementary labels at half the primary rate.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Annual membership fee based on company revenue (non-proportional to qualification count) |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | New qualification dossier submission fee |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Quadrennial (4-year) renewal of existing qualifications |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Labeling application fee by number of labels applied |
| Subscription | Annual | Annual labeling subscription by company size and number of labels |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
QualiPaysage product offering
Product offeringCore offering
QualiPaysage attributes 32 professional qualifications, 3 habilitations, and 8 sector labels to French landscape enterprises, certifying competency, technical means, and adherence to quality, safety, environment, and societal responsibility standards. Qualifications (obligation of means) and labels (obligation of results) are awarded on a 4-year renewal cycle following dossier review by Technical Commissions and a Labeling Committee, with on-site audits for labels. The QualiJardin sub-brand extends certification to companies serving private residential clients, while a web extranet supports dossier submission, annual declarations, and digital certificate delivery.
Product overview
QualiPaysage is a paritary certification organization that operates as a platform for the landscape trades industry. It offers a portfolio of 32 professional qualifications, 3 specialized habilitations, and 8 labels that certify landscape companies' competencies and adherence to quality/environmental standards. Qualifications (obligation of means) and Labels (obligation of results) work together as a comprehensive quality system, with Labels requiring prior qualification. The organization also operates the QualiJardin sub-brand for private-client-focused landscape professionals, and maintains an Extranet platform for member companies to manage their certification dossiers online.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- QualiJardin: A professional qualification dedicated specifically to landscape professionals who design and maintain private gardens for individual clients. QualiJardin is designed to value the competencies and know-how of landscape professionals to their private client base.
Products and services
- Professional Qualifications (32 titles)
- Sector Labels (8 labels)
- Specialized Habilitations (3 authorizations)
- QualiJardin Qualification
- Extranet Member Platform
Quantifiable outcome
- €3.1 billion of the €8.5 billion total landscape branch revenue is generated by qualified companies, representing significant market leverage.
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use QualiPaysage
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
QualiPaysage technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
QualiPaysage partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.
- HortiscoreHortis (Les responsables d'espaces nature en ville) is an association created in 1936 representing public space and nature managers, with members throughout France including engineers and technicians serving over 400 local authorities. Hortis is represented in QualiPaysage's governance as a public project owner representative.
- AITF (Association des Ingénieurs Territoriaux de France)coreAITF represents the largest network for knowledge sharing and experience capitalization in service of territorial development and planning. It serves as a key voice in paritarian governance representing public project owners.
- Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentairecoreThe Ministry of Agriculture is the supervisory authority (ministère de tutelle) of QualiPaysage. The protocol signed in 1996 formally delegates to QualiPaysage the authority to attribute qualifications and labels to landscape professionals. The Ministry is represented in the Board of Directors.
- FFP (Fédération Française du Paysage)coreFFP is the national representative association of landscape designers (paysagistes concepteurs). It participates in QualiPaysage's paritarian governance as a project manager (maître d'œuvre) representative.
- Ordre des ArchitectesmoderateThe Order of Architects is a public service organization that guarantees society's respect for the public interest of architecture. Represented in QualiPaysage's Board of Directors as a project manager category member.
- UNEP (Union Nationale des Entreprises du Paysage)coreUNEP defends the interests of landscape sector companies, develops social standards for the profession, and leads the creation of professional rules for the trade. It is the primary professional association represented in QualiPaysage's governance.
- France AgrimerminorFranceAgrimer (now FranceAgriMer) is represented in QualiPaysage's Board of Directors as an institutional representative.
- Ministère de la Transition écologiqueminorThe Ministry of Ecological Transition is represented in QualiPaysage's Board of Directors as an institutional partner.
- Ministère des FinancesminorThe Ministry of Finance is represented in QualiPaysage's Board of Directors as an institutional partner.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
QualiPaysage competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- AFNOR Certification: France's national standards and certification body issuing ISO, environmental, and sector-specific labels across many industries. It is a broader incumbent that could, in principle, compete with QualiPaysage if the Ministry ever opened landscape qualification to additional providers.
- Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) major with operations in France and across the construction/environment value chain. Represents the type of large-scale international certifier that could enter the landscape qualification market if regulations opened up.
Others
- FNTP (Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics): French federation representing public works contractors. Adjacent ecosystem participant: construction groups use QualiPaysage labels to select landscape subcontractors, making FNTP member firms key indirect clients.
- UNEP (Union Nationale des Entreprises du Paysage): Professional federation of French landscape enterprises. Co-located at the Maison du Paysage and represented on QualiPaysage's Bureau — an adjacent industry body whose members are both the customer base and the governing stakeholders of QualiPaysage.
Direct peers
- Qualit'EnR: French qualification body for renewable energy installers (solar, heat pumps, biomass) using the paritarian governance approach. Directly analogous niche-specialist certifier model.
- Qualifelec: Confederation that attributes professional qualifications to electrical installation companies in France under a paritarian governance model. Same mechanism (enterprise qualification, dossier review, multi-year renewal) applied to a different trade specialty, making it a direct analogue.
- CERTIVEA: Specialized certification body for sustainable building and real estate, with a comparable model of attester labels (HQE, BREEAM-type) tied to construction-sector professionals. Similar use of auditor-driven on-site assessments and label subscriptions.
- Qualibat: French construction-sector qualification body operating under a paritarian governance model with similar fee-based qualification attribution for enterprises. Closely comparable business model — QualiPaysage effectively mirrors Qualibat's framework for the landscape niche.
- OPQIBI: French qualification body for engineering consultancies (bureaux d'études), using a similar multi-disciplinary qualification framework with technical commissions and 4-year cycles. Highly comparable in operating model.
Emerging players
- ICERT: French certification body focused on environmental, energy, and CSR assessments for SMEs and territories. Comparable in offering outcome-based labels and in serving a fragmented professional services base that needs third-party validation.
Market position
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
QualiPaysage social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
QualiPaysage leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles14 records
QualiPaysage funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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QualiPaysage M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about QualiPaysage
What does QualiPaysage do?
QualiPaysage attributes 32 professional qualifications, 3 habilitations, and 8 sector labels to French landscape enterprises, certifying competency, technical means, and adherence to quality, safety, environment, and societal responsibility standards. Qualifications (obligation of means) and labels (obligation of results) are awarded on a 4-year renewal cycle following dossier review by Technical Commissions and a Labeling Committee, with on-site audits for labels. The QualiJardin sub-brand extends certification to companies serving private residential clients, while a web extranet supports dossier submission, annual declarations, and digital certificate delivery.
Is QualiPaysage a public or private company?
QualiPaysage is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was QualiPaysage founded?
QualiPaysage was founded in 1970. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is QualiPaysage based?
QualiPaysage is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.
How does QualiPaysage make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Annual Membership Fees (Cotisation Annuelle) is the primary driver. The others are new Qualification Application Fees, quadrennial Review Fees and labeling Fees.
Who are QualiPaysage's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are AFNOR Certification and Bureau Veritas. Others are FNTP (Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics) and UNEP (Union Nationale des Entreprises du Paysage). Direct peers are Qualit'EnR, Qualifelec, CERTIVEA, Qualibat and OPQIBI. ICERT is listed as an emerging player.
Does QualiPaysage have an API?
No public API is recorded for QualiPaysage.
What industry is QualiPaysage in?
QualiPaysage's product category is Professional Certification Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDADAFAC, Awarding Organizations & Credentialing Bodies (Certificates/Diplomas), with a secondary code of BPAIAOAC, Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies. Its NAICS code is 813920 and its SIC code is 8200.