What SCI A VIE does

Audentia (the operating brand of SCI A VIE) is a French private software consultancy and multi-vendor reseller headquartered in Versailles, France, founded in 1986. The company specializes in financial and business management IT solutions for French SMEs, large enterprises, liberal professions, associations, and municipalities. Its core proprietary platform is Idylis, an ASP/SaaS-delivered modular ERP suite with shared SQL Server databases covering accounting (Comptabilité), commercial management (Gestion Commerciale), tax filing (Liasse Fiscale), fixed assets (Immobilisations), CRM, time tracking, expense reports, email marketing, document management, and vertical variants for associations and liberal professions. Complementary proprietary products include Lawyer'it (law firm practice management), Rooming'it (room/venue reservation), Agora (municipal sports/cultural facility ERP), Pack PMI (industrial GPAO), Selfscore (occupational risk assessment), Argos (construction management), Ouria/Xelos (budgeting and OLAP planning), Ditel Phoning (automated municipal calling), and France Mairies (36,717-commune municipal directory).

Audentia generates revenue through three streams: perpetual software licenses, recurring SaaS subscriptions (with included telephone support and monthly updates), and professional services including consulting, integration, installation, training, and maintenance. Pricing is low-ticket (typically 60–950€ HT per seat/license), indicating volume-based SMB economics rather than enterprise contract values. Distribution operates through direct phone sales, website-based demo downloads with 15-day free trials, newsletter marketing, and participation in the Versailles business association. The company is an authorized reseller for major French accounting software brands including Ciel, EBP, and Idylis, complemented by accounting bridges to Sage, Ciel, EBP, Quadratus, and Cegid. Customer references span legal (Bird & Bird, Clyde & Co), banking (BNP Paribas Arbitrage, Dexia Asset Management), pharmaceutical (Pharma Référence with 1,400+ member pharmacies), municipal (Epinal, Strasbourg, Reims, Paris 16ème), and numerous SMBs across diverse industries.

Name

SCI A VIE

Legal name

Audentia

Website

https://audentia-gestion.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Audentia (SCI A VIE) is a French Versailles-based software consultancy and reseller (founded 1986) providing proprietary Idylis ASP/SaaS ERP plus third-party accounting, legal, municipal, and association management software to French SMEs, enterprises, liberal professions, associations, and municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

ERP/CRM/HRIS Implementation & Integration (BPAEAAAE), Enterprise Application License Advisory, Vendor Management & Optimization (BPAEAGAO)

Keywords

• Business management software
• Accounting and ERP software
• Legal practice management software
• Municipal management software
• ASP SaaS ERP solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Obernai

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Sale of perpetual software licenses for various management solutions including Idylis, Lawyer'it, Rooming'it, Argos, Pack PMI, Ciel, and EBP products. Licensing models include single-user, network/local, and multi-site configurations.
2. SaaS Subscriptions: Monthly/annual subscription-based access to Idylis ASP cloud solutions with unlimited telephone support and monthly updates included. 15-day free trial available for new customers.
3. Training Services: Training services for Ciel, EBP, Lawyer'it, Excel, and Internet referencing software. Provided as part of implementation or standalone service.
4. Consulting and Integration: IT consulting, network installation, computer maintenance, and project management services for management solution integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Audentia develops, resells, and integrates financial and business management software for French businesses, liberal professions, associations, and municipalities. Its core proprietary offering is the Idylis ASP/SaaS ERP suite — a modular platform covering accounting, commercial management, tax filing, fixed assets, CRM, time tracking, expense reports, document management, and email marketing — supplemented by specialized solutions such as Lawyer'it (law firm practice management), Rooming'it (room/venue reservation), Agora (municipal and event venue ERP), Selfscore (occupational and business risk assessment), and Pack PMI (industrial ERP/GPAO). The company also resells third-party software brands including Ciel, EBP, and Sage, and provides professional services (training, integration, installation, maintenance, project management).

Product overview

Audentia operates as both a software reseller and consultancy firm specializing in financial and business management IT solutions. Their product portfolio is organized around a core proprietary ASP/SaaS ERP platform called Idylis — a modular suite encompassing accounting (Comptabilité), commercial management (Gestion Commerciale), tax filing (Liasse Fiscale), fixed assets (Immobilisations), CRM/GRC, time tracking (Feuilles de Temps), expense reports (Notes de Frais), email marketing, document management, and association-specific and liberal-professional-specific modules. Idylis is offered both as individual modules and as bundled PGI (ERP) packs for associations (PGI Association) and liberal professionals (PGI Libéral). Beyond Idylis, Audentia resells and supports third-party brands including EBP and Ciel for association and general accounting use; sells standalone proprietary products such as Lawyer'it (law firm practice management), Rooming'it (room/schedule booking), Agora (municipal and event venue management ERP), Selfscore TPE/Immobilier/Créateur (occupational and business creation risk assessment), Pack PMI/PMISOFT (industrial ERP/GPAO), Ouria and Xelos (budgeting and financial planning), Ditel Phoning (automated calling), France Mairies (municipal directory), Argos (construction business management), Fastviewer (remote desktop), and SpinFire (CAD viewing). The company also provides professional services including software integration, project management, installation, training, network setup, maintenance, and website creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AGORA: Progiciel de gestion des espaces municipaux et d'équipements sportifs pour les collectivités locales
• PACK PMI / PMISOFT
• Lawyer'it
• Rooming'it
• Argos
• Idylis
• Selfscore
• Ditel Phoning
• France Mairies
• Ouria et Xelos

Products and services

• Idylis — Suite de Gestion ASP Comprehensive ASP/SaaS-based ERP (PGI) software suite covering accounting, commercial management, payroll, tax filing, customer relationship management, document management, email marketing, time tracking, expense reports, and fixed asset management — all accessible via web browser with no local installation required, including daily data backups and automatic updates.
• Lawyer'it — Logiciel de Gestion de Cabinet d'Avocats Integrated practice management software for law firms, handling case/dossier management, client contact database, document management with drag-and-drop filing, billing (time-based and fixed-fee), BNC accounting, financial reporting, and integrations with Microsoft Outlook and accounting bridges to SAGE, CIEL, EBP, Quadratus, and Cegid.
• Rooming'it — Gestion de Salles et Réservations Room and meeting room reservation management software handling scheduling, resource allocation, participant management, room layout planning, periodic booking, user access rights, billing of reservations, and web publication via FTP/PHP to corporate or public websites.
• Agora — Gestion d'Espaces Municipaux et d'Equipements Sportifs ERP for municipal sports and cultural services that manages contact databases for associations and citizens, room and facility scheduling, event and reservation lifecycle, financial dossiers with automatic invoice generation, equipment and human resource planning, statistical analysis, and document management. Built on SQL Server with client/server and Extranet deployment.
• Agora — Sites Événementiels Event venue management software for professional event organizers and space renters, covering CRM, lead/opportunity tracking, event planning with multi-phase scheduling, financial documents (quotes, contracts, invoices), group and participant management, and financial analysis with profitability reporting.
• Pack PMI (PMISOFT) — GPAO / ERP for Small Industrial Businesses Complete ERP/GPAO system for small industrial businesses (TPE/PMI), integrating commercial, purchasing, production, stock, and accounting modules with a site-wide site license at a fixed price, SQL database, report generator, and Microsoft Office integration.
• Argos — Logiciel de Gestion pour le Bâtiment Business management software for building and construction sector small businesses and TPEs, handling customer management, article/product catalog, quotes, and invoicing.
• Ouria et Xelos — Budgeting and Financial Planning Software Budgeting and financial planning software — Ouria provides a structured, standards-based spreadsheet-linked financial management tool; Xelos delivers a SQL Server-backed OLAP data warehouse for medium/long-term planning, multi-scenario budgeting, financial and operational reporting, and cost allocation.
• EBP Mon Association / EBP Pack Association (Resold) EBP-branded association management software covering member administration, fee collection, activity management, and accounting — available in 2013 version, resold by Audentia as an authorized EBP reseller.
• Ciel Association / Solution Ciel Association (Resold) Ciel-branded accounting and association management suite — Ciel Associations (member/cotisation management), Ciel Compta (full accounting), Ciel Paye (payroll), Ciel Immobilisations (fixed assets), and Ciel Guide Juridique (legal templates) — resold by Audentia as an authorized Ciel reseller.
• Software Training, Integration, and Consulting Services Professional services including training (Ciel, EBP, Lawyer'it, Excel, Internet referencing), IT consulting, network installation, computer maintenance, software integration, project management, and website creation — provided as part of implementation or as standalone services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Elimination of traditional software installation, updates, and backup responsibilities through ASP/SaaS model
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CielcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAudentia is an authorized Ciel software reseller offering the full Ciel product range including Ciel Associations, Ciel Compta, Ciel Paye, and Ciel Immobilisations.
• EBPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAudentia is an authorized EBP software reseller offering EBP Mon Association, EBP Pack association, and other EBP products.
• IdyliscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAudentia is a primary reseller of Idylis ASP software suite including all management modules: accounting, commercial management, CRM, time tracking, expense reports, and industry-specific solutions.
• Versailles Club d'AffairesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of business leaders in Versailles area for networking, referrals, and mutual business development support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EBP: French SMB accounting and management software vendor with overlapping modules for associations (EBP Mon Association, EBP Pack Association) and accounting; also an Audentia reseller partner.
• Cegid: Major French cloud ERP, accounting, and HR software vendor targeting the same SMB and mid-market segments in France. Audentia's Idylis suite overlaps directly with Cegid's accounting, commercial management, and CRM modules.
• Odoo: Open-source ERP platform with French origins and a comparable modular structure (accounting, CRM, inventory, document management, time tracking) that competes across nearly the entire Idylis module set.
• Quadratus: French accounting software vendor for SMBs and liberal professions with overlapping product features in BNC accounting, fixed assets, and tax filing; Audentia offers an accounting bridge to Quadratus.
• Ciel: French SMB and association accounting software brand (Ciel Compta, Ciel Paye, Ciel Associations, Ciel Immobilisations) targeting very similar customer profiles; also an Audentia reseller partner.

Broad incumbents

• Sage France: Established French accounting and ERP software vendor with a much broader portfolio spanning SMB through enterprise. Audentia integrates with Sage via accounting bridges and competes head-on in the French SMB accounting market.

Emerging players

• Pennylane: Modern French cloud accounting and financial management platform targeting SMBs, startups, and liberal professions — the same buyer personas as Idylis Libéral and Lawyer'it — with a SaaS-first, accountant-collaborative model.
• Indy: French micro-business and liberal-profession accounting SaaS with automated bookkeeping and tax filing; competes directly with Idylis for the TPE/liberal-profession segment with a more modern UX.
• Sellsy: French SaaS suite covering CRM, invoicing, marketing automation, and customer support for SMBs — overlapping with Idylis GRC, Gestion Commerciale, and E-mailing modules from a cloud-native perspective.
• Axonaut: French SaaS for SMB management covering invoicing, CRM, and accounting — targeting the same TPE/SME buyer segment that Idylis Gestion Commerciale and Idylis Comptabilité address.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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