What BOSCOP does

Boscop is a French worker cooperative (SCOP SA à capital variable) headquartered in Angers that delivers responsible digital solutions across five domains: custom software development, digital accessibility (RGAA/WCAG), eco-conception (RGESN), RGPD compliance, and managed sovereign cloud hosting. The firm operates with 60 employees, of whom 32 are employee-associates holding 100% of the company's capital under a one-associate-one-vote governance model. Its technology stack combines conventional web development (WordPress, PHP, JavaScript) with proprietary products — Ligeo Archives for digital archive management, Indically for accessibility compliance dashboards, and Assistant RGAA, a free Chrome and Firefox browser extension — alongside hosted SaaS offerings for open-source platforms such as Matomo, Nextcloud, Bitwarden, GitLab, Mattermost, and others, deployed on Kubernetes and Proxmox infrastructure in France.

Boscop monetizes through a mix of professional services (RGAA and RGESN audits, RGPD accompaniment, custom development projects), Qualiopi-certified training (€1,000 HT per person for inter-enterprise sessions, OPCO-financed), recurring software licensing (Ligeo Archives, Indically), and managed cloud hosting with a sovereign-data positioning. Its go-to-market is primarily direct, expert-led sales targeting French public-sector organizations (Caisse des Dépôts, Ville de Paris, Ministère de la transition écologique, Région Île-de-France, CNOUS, Urssaf, departmental and municipal authorities) supplemented by private enterprises in pharmaceuticals, agriculture, education, and media. The company reinforces credibility through Opquast certification for all developers and project managers, 100% RGAA 4.1.2 conformity on its own site, and recognition including the Trophées INR 2021, Trophées RSE Pays de la Loire 2020, and Label Numérique Responsable Niveau 2.

The business is differentiated less by technical novelty than by deep, narrow expertise at the intersection of French regulatory frameworks (RGAA, RGESN, RGPD) and cooperative governance — a positioning that resonates with public-sector procurement preferences and ESG-oriented enterprise buyers. Strategic priorities visible from recent activity include scaling recurring-revenue software (Indically), expanding sovereign-cloud hosting, and deepening multi-year accessibility framework agreements with territorial governments, while a new partnership with Mentalworks (2025) extends delivery capacity without proportionate headcount growth.

Name

BOSCOP

Legal name

BOSCOP

Website

https://boscop.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Boscop is a French worker cooperative providing accessibility (RGAA), eco-conception (RGESN), RGPD compliance, custom software development, and sovereign cloud hosting, primarily serving French public-sector organizations and select private enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Responsible Digital Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) & Document Automation (BPAEAPAD)

Keywords

• Digital accessibility audits
• Eco-conception services
• GDPR compliance consulting
• Managed cloud hosting
• Custom software development

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Bespoke digital solutions development with responsible digital practices including accessibility, eco-conception, and RGPD compliance
2. Audits and Consulting: RGAA/WCAG accessibility audits, eco-conception audits (RGESN), RGPD compliance audits and accompaniment services
3. Training: Certified Qualiopi training programs on digital accessibility, RGPD, and eco-conception for professionals
4. Cloud Hosting: Managed cloud hosting services including Kubernetes clusters, Proxmox VMs, and IIIF hosting with local, sovereign hosting options
5. Software Licensing: Ligeo Archives software suite publishing; expert services for open source software like Matomo and Nextcloud

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BOSCOP is a French cooperative (SCOP) that provides responsible digital services to public sector organizations and enterprises, including RGAA/WCAG accessibility audits, eco-conception audits based on the RGESN framework, RGPD compliance accompaniment, and Qualiopi-certified training. The company also develops custom digital solutions and publishes proprietary software (Ligeo Archives, Indically) alongside hosted open-source platforms (Matomo, Nextcloud, Orejime) and offers sovereign managed cloud hosting.

Product overview

BOSCOP is a cooperative company offering a portfolio of proprietary and open-source digital solutions organized around five core domains: custom software development, digital accessibility, eco-conception, GDPR compliance, and cloud hosting. Their proprietary software suite includes Ligeo Archives for digital archive management. Their open-source offerings span Matomo (hosted analytics), Nextcloud (collaborative platform), and Orejime (cookie consent manager). They also provide expert hosting services for additional open-source tools including Bitwarden, GitLab, LimeSurvey, Mattermost, OpenProject, PostHog, Sentry, and Zammad. In the accessibility space, they offer Indically (accessibility dashboard) and the Assistant RGAA browser extension. Consulting services cover RGAA/WCAG audits, eco-conception audits based on RGESN, GDPR compliance, and cloud infrastructure including Kubernetes clusters and Proxmox VMs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ligeo Archives

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% client satisfaction rate with team relationships
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MentalworkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with Mentalworks agency for accessible and eco-designed web projects. Boscop provides expertise on RGAA and RGESN compliance while Mentalworks handles project management and development. This collaboration has enabled knowledge transfer to Mentalworks teams and a long-term partnership for responsible digital projects.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Temesis: French digital agency specializing in accessibility (RGAA/WCAG) and eco-design (RGESN) audits, training and consulting. Closest functional peer to Boscop's accessibility and eco-conception practices, serving overlapping French public-sector and enterprise clients.
• Ideance: French digital accessibility and sustainable IT consulting firm providing audits, training and accessible development services. Comparable in offering mix and customer base to Boscop's accessibility and eco-conception practice.
• Atalan: French consultancy focused on digital accessibility and inclusive design, providing audits, training and development. Directly comparable to Boscop's accessibility pole with similar public-sector and regulated-industry client base.
• Access42: Long-standing French accessibility consultancy offering RGAA audits, training and content production. Competes head-to-head with Boscop in accessibility audits and Qualiopi-eligible training for French public-sector clients.
• Koena: French accessibility software and services company (part of the Ideance group) offering accessibility tooling and consultancy. Competes with Boscop's accessibility practice and indirectly with the Indically dashboard positioning.
• Numi: French 'responsible digital' consultancy bundling accessibility, eco-design and data protection services. Highly comparable positioning to Boscop's integrated accessibility + eco-conception + RGPD value proposition.
• Alter Services: French responsible digital consultancy supporting organizations on accessibility, eco-design and digital sobriety. Overlaps with Boscop's responsible-digital positioning and public-sector buyer base.

Broad incumbents

• Smile: European open-source digital services and hosting firm offering managed cloud, custom development and SaaS-based solutions. A broader incumbent with overlapping open-source hosting (Matomo, Nextcloud) and managed services versus Boscop's sovereign cloud practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boscop

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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