LE FILAMENT

What LE FILAMENT does

Le Filament is a French worker cooperative (SCOP SARL) founded in 2015 and headquartered at 32 Rue Riquet in Toulouse. The company provides IT consulting and integration services centered on open-source software, with a primary focus on implementing and customizing the Odoo ERP Community edition for clients across versions 10.0 through 18.0. Its five-person team delivers requirements analysis, Odoo installation, customization, migration, user training, and ongoing maintenance, and the firm explicitly declines work on Odoo Enterprise (the proprietary edition) in favor of the libre alternative. Clients receive a value proposition built around data sovereignty, freedom to change integrators without migration penalties, and collaborative co-construction of solutions.

The technical stack reflects an open-source and DevOps-first orientation: deployments use Python and PostgreSQL via Odoo, Docker containerization, Ansible for infrastructure-as-code automation, Ubuntu Linux, GitLab for development, Nagios for monitoring, Traefik as a reverse proxy, and Let's Encrypt for SSL/TLS. Le Filament publishes its Ansible roles on GitHub and Ansible Galaxy, contributes modules and OpenUpgrade migration scripts to the Odoo Community Association (OCA)—of which it has been a member and sponsor since 2018—and is a member of CHATONS and APRIL. Through CHATONS membership the firm also operates free self-hosted libre services on le-filament.com subdomains, including PrivateBin (secure data exchange), Framadate (date selection), Etherpad (collaborative text editing), Draw.io (diagrams), and Jitsi (video conferencing), all available without registration or personal data.

Le Filament operates a professional services model supplemented by recurring maintenance revenue. Implementation work is delivered on client-owned or client-rented infrastructure, with Ikoula (France, Eppes, renewable energy) and OVH as preferred and secondary hosting partners respectively. Maintenance contracts are billed annually at the beginning of the year and include 24/7 monitoring, daily encrypted backups (with OVH Public Cloud Object Storage in Gravelines), monthly security updates, and quarterly OS and software updates. Go-to-market is consultative and direct, targeting French actors of the Économie Sociale et Solidaire (ESS)—associations, cooperatives, and social enterprises—via a technical blog, Mastodon presence on the Fediverse, open-source contributions, and word-of-mouth inside the French ESS ecosystem. The cooperative adopted a four-day work week in January 2021 and continues to recruit for Python open-source development, project management, and system administration roles.

Name

LE FILAMENT

Legal name

Le Filament (SCOP SARL)

Website

https://le-filament.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Filament is a Toulouse-based French worker cooperative that provides Odoo Community ERP implementation, customization, migration, and annual maintenance services, primarily serving associations and social economy organizations in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Source IT Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cloud-Native Enablement (Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh) (BPAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Odoo ERP integration
• Open source consulting
• DevOps automation services
• ERP customization services
• Libre software hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Odoo Implementation Services: Professional services for Odoo ERP integration, including requirements analysis, customization, deployment, and user training. Services provided exclusively on client-owned or client-rented servers.
2. Annual Maintenance Contracts: Annual maintenance contracts billed at beginning of year, including preventive maintenance (24/7 monitoring, daily encrypted backups, monthly security updates, quarterly OS/software updates) and corrective maintenance (backup restoration, complete server reinstallation).
3. Custom Development: Development of custom Odoo modules and functionality adaptations specific to each client's needs and operational processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LE FILAMENT implements, customizes and maintains the open-source Odoo ERP (Community version only) for organizations, and provides DevOps automation services using Ansible and Docker. It also operates a set of free libre web services (PrivateBin, Framadate, Etherpad, Draw.io, Jitsi) hosted as part of the CHATONS collective.

Product overview

Le Filament is a Scop (cooperative company) specializing in open-source software integration, primarily focused on Odoo ERP. Their core offering is Odoo integration services, where they deploy, customize, and maintain the Community (open source) version for clients. Additionally, as a CHATONS member, they provide free libre services including PrivateBin (secure data exchange), Framadate (event scheduling), Etherpad (collaborative text editing), Draw.io (diagrams), and Jitsi (video conferencing). They offer maintenance contracts for servers they manage, including monitoring, backups, and updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Odoo ERP Community Integration & Customization Implementation, customization, migration, and functional adaptation of the open-source Odoo Community ERP for French Social and Solidarity Economy organizations that want a non-proprietary ERP without vendor lock-in.
• Odoo Maintenance & Support Contract Recurring annual maintenance contract covering corrective and evolutionary support, security updates, and functional assistance for deployed Odoo Community instances.
• DevOps Automation Services IT automation, deployment, and infrastructure-as-code services for ESS clients, leveraging Ansible for configuration management and Docker for containerized deployments.
• PrivateBin Hosting Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Enables clients to focus on core skills by simplifying digital tool usage

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor, preferred and secondary.

• OCA (Odoo Community Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Le Filament is a member and sponsor of the OCA since 2018. Contributes to Odoo open source modules, OpenUpgrade migration scripts, and tests migration tools. Supports the community financially and with developer time.
• CHATONS (Collectif des Hébergeurs Alternatifs, Transparents, Ouverts, Neutres et Solidaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Filament is a member of CHATONS collective. Provides free self-hosted services (PrivateBin, Framadate, Etherpad, Draw.io, Jitsi) following the collective's principles of transparency and data protection.
• APRILminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of APRIL, a French non-profit organization promoting and defending free software.
• IkoulapreferredTechnology or IntegrationPreferred hosting provider for Le Filament's own infrastructure and recommended to clients for VPS rental. Located in France (Eppes), offers 100% renewable energy. Le Filament prefers Ikoula for its human-scale size and green energy.
• OVHsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationUsed as secondary hosting option for clients and for backup data storage (OVH Public Cloud Object Storage with data replicated 3 times in Gravelines, France). Also mentioned as hosting option post-OVH Strasbourg fire incident (2021) highlighting importance of backup strategies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Linagora: Linagora is a French open-source software and services company offering collaboration, AI, and infrastructure solutions. It is comparable to Le Filament through its commitment to free/open-source software and French-market delivery, although it is much larger and covers a broader solution portfolio.
• CamptoCamp: CamptoCamp is a European open-source system integrator specializing in Odoo, GeoSpatial, and Infrastructure services. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Le Filament on Odoo integration and DevOps but operates at significantly larger scale across Switzerland, France, and Germany.
• Smile: Smile is a large French open-source digital services firm offering ERP, web, and embedded solutions. It is a broad incumbent compared with Le Filament, with overlapping capabilities in open-source ERP integration (including Odoo) and DevOps, but operating at much greater scale and across multiple geographies.

Direct peers

• Taloon: Taloon is a French Odoo partner delivering ERP implementation and integration services to SMBs. It is a direct peer to Le Filament, sharing the same core offering (Odoo Community-focused integration), target market (French SMBs/associations), and consultative delivery model.
• Ideo Technologies: Ideo Technologies is a French open-source consulting firm offering ERP, CRM, and infrastructure services. It overlaps with Le Filament on Odoo-adjacent ERP integration and open-source infrastructure work, serving similar French SMB and association customers.
• Akretion: Akretion is a French open-source ERP integrator with deep Odoo expertise, focused on integration, customization, and migration. It directly competes with Le Filament in the French Odoo Community integration market, serving similar SMB and ESS-type customers with comparable professional services and maintenance offerings.
• Adaptoo: Adaptoo is a French Odoo integrator offering implementation, customization, and support. It is a direct peer to Le Filament, sharing the same target customer profile (French SMBs and organizations needing Odoo ERP rollouts) and consulting-led delivery model.
• Absolutys: Absolutys is a French Odoo integration and consulting firm serving small and mid-sized organizations. It is a direct peer of Le Filament, competing for similar French Odoo implementation and maintenance contracts with comparable professional services positioning.

Others

• Framasoft: Framasoft is a French non-profit popularizing free software and operating free online services (Framapad, Framadate, etc.). It is thematically related to Le Filament through CHATONS membership and shared libre software ethos, though it is a non-profit rather than a commercial peer.

Regional players

• Novapost (PeopleDoc): Novapost is a French HR/IT services company providing digital transformation and integration services. While not exclusively Odoo-focused, it is comparable as a French IT consulting firm that delivers digital tooling integrations to mid-market organizations, including some ESS-adjacent customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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