LA CENTRALE UNIVERSELLE

What LA CENTRALE UNIVERSELLE does

Societe.com, operated by SOCIETE SAS, is a French online business information platform founded in 1999 by Xavier Niel that aggregates official data from French government registries (INSEE/SIRENE, INPI, Greffes des Tribunaux de Commerce, BODACC, RNE, and ADEME) into a unified searchable system covering 13.5 million active businesses and 5.8 million French executives. The platform offers free access to company registration data, directors, financial statements, trademarks, and official documents, supported by a tiered subscription model (ESSENTIELLE free, PLUS at 19.90€/month, PRO at 49.90€/month), a credit-based REST API handling 150,000 daily calls across 1,000+ business accounts, and add-on services including SIRET matching (Siretiseur), Société Maps, sector/territory monitoring, file exports, and data enrichment.

The company generates revenue through recurring subscriptions, usage-based API credits (5,000 to 2,000,000 credit packs priced from 99€ to 8,890€), one-time document sales, customized data file exports, and enterprise data enrichment services. Its go-to-market is primarily product-led and self-serve via societe.com, complemented by a sales-assisted motion for enterprise API clients and an ecosystem of integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Make.com, Odoo, and other platforms. An AI Agent (Beta) adds natural-language search and document summarization capabilities. The company is led by CEO Guillaume Berthault, operates from Paris, and employs 11-50 people serving customers across France including Generali, SwissLife, Docaposte, Monoprix, Zeiss, UFC Que Choisir, Mondial Relay, Feu Vert, and AD.

Name

LA CENTRALE UNIVERSELLE

Legal name

SOCIETE SAS

Website

https://societe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Information Services

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

akta.pro primary industry

CRM Data Quality, Enrichment & CDP-Adjacent CRM (HDAEAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customer Data Platforms (CDP) & Identity Resolution (BPAFAFAD), B2B SaaS & Enterprise Personalization (CRM, Sales, Support) (HDAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Business information platform
• Company registry data
• Data enrichment services
• API business intelligence
• Sectoral monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Tiered Plans: Three-tier subscription model: ESSENTIELLE (free with limited AI searches and monitored entities), PLUS (19.90€/month or 16.90€ HT/month annual), and PRO (49.90€/month or 39.90€ HT/month annual). Revenue from recurring monthly/annual subscription fees with 2 months free on annual plans.
2. API Credits: Usage-based API credit system with tiered pricing: 5,000 credits (99€), 20,000 credits (290€), 75,000 credits (890€), 200,000 credits (1,990€), 600,000 credits (3,990€), 2,000,000 credits (8,890€). Credit costs vary by data type (existence: 0.2, legal info: 0.5, executives: 2, balances: 2, establishments: 0.5, etc.)
3. Document Sales: One-time purchases of official documents including annual accounts, statutes, acts, BODACC announcements, legal notices, capital links, Kbis extracts, and official reports. Delivered as PDF downloads or in structured data files.
4. Data File Export: Sale of customized business data files for strategic analysis. Files include verified company information, executive contacts, emails, and phone numbers. Available through fichier.societe.com platform with custom filtering by geography, activity, and legal form.
5. Data Enrichment Services: Enterprise data quality services including file sirétisation (SIRET matching), deduplication, and enrichment with official registry data. Offers Plus (500 API credits/month) and Pro (2,500 API credits/month) tiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Societe.com operates an online platform providing free and subscription-based access to French business information aggregated from official government registries (INSEE/SIRENE, INPI, Infogreffe/RCS, BODACC, RNE, ADEME). It delivers company lookups, director information, financial statements, official document downloads, AI-powered natural-language search, sectoral/territorial monitoring, SIRET batch matching, geographic mapping, business file exports, and a real-time credit-based API for CRM integration.

Product overview

Societe.com operates as a unified online platform providing free and subscription-based access to French business information. The core platform aggregates data from official French registries (INSEE, INPI, RCS, BODACC) and offers three subscription tiers: ESSENTIELLE (free), PLUS (16.90-19.90 EUR/month), and PRO (39.90-49.90 EUR/month). The product ecosystem includes complementary services such as the API for programmatic access, Siretiseur for SIRET matching, Societe Maps for geographic visualization, Veille for sector/territory monitoring, Fichier for data exports, and Enrichissement for database cleaning. An AI Agent (beta) provides natural language search and document summarization capabilities across all tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Siretiseur: Service for SIRET matching and data enrichment
• Société Map
• Fichier.com
• L'Expert-Comptable.com

Products and services

• Societe.com Platform Core online platform providing free and subscription-based access to French business information including company registration data, directors, shareholders, statutes, financial statements, trademarks, and corporate documents aggregated from official French registries. Used by professionals and individuals for company lookups, due diligence, and market research.
• API Societe.com
• Siretiseur (SIRET Matching)
• Veille Sectorielle et Territoriale
• Fichier Entreprises (Export)
• Societe Maps
• Enrichissement de Données
• Prospection (CRM-Integrated Sales Intelligence)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4x faster than other sites
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ZapiercoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial integration partnership enabling no-code workflow automation between Societe.com data and 7,000+ applications including Salesforce, HubSpot, Lemlist, and Zoho CRM. Users can create automated data enrichment workflows without technical expertise.
• Make.com (formerly Integromat)coreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial integration partnership providing no-code automation capabilities connecting Societe.com data to various business tools. Enables automated workflows for data synchronization and business intelligence.
• OdoocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership with Odoo ERP platform allowing seamless data synchronization between Societe.com business information and Odoo's business management suite.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration partnership enabling Salesforce users to enrich account data with Societe.com company and executive information directly within their CRM workflow.
• HubSpotcoreTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration partnership allowing HubSpot users to sync and enrich contact/company data with verified business information from Societe.com.
• INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques)coreOthersOfficial data source partnership for SIRENE registry data covering all businesses exercising activity in metropolitan France and overseas territories. Primary source for company identification numbers (SIREN/SIRET) and business status information.
• INPI (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle)coreOthersOfficial data source partnership for French intellectual property registry including trademarks, patents, designs, and business registration data from Tribunal d'Instance.
• GIE Infogreffe (Greffes des Tribunaux de Commerce)coreOthersOfficial distribution partner for RCS (Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés) data including company registrations, modifications, and radials from commercial courts across France.
• BODACC (Bulletin Officiel des Annonces Civiles et Commerciales)coreOthersOfficial data source for commercial announcements including company registrations, account deposits, establishment creations, and other RCS-registered events.
• RNE (Répertoire National des Entreprises)coreOthersOfficial data source partnership for national business registry providing comprehensive business identification and status information.
• ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maitrise de l'Energie)minorOthersData source partnership for environmental and energy-related business information as part of comprehensive company data aggregation.
• L-Expert-Comptable.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing partnership with online accounting services platform targeting accountants and small business owners with joint promotional content on Societe.com homepage.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Infogreffe: Official distribution channel for French commercial court (RCS) registry data; Societe.com is a value-added redistributor of Infogreffe's underlying data, making them simultaneously a data partner and competitor.
• Manageo: French business information platform providing company financials, prospect lists, and monitoring tools sourced from French registries, competing head-to-head in the same SMB and sales-prospecting segment.
• Pappers: Direct French competitor offering free and paid access to official company registry data (RCS, INPI, INSEE), with similar enrichment, document download, and monitoring features targeting French SMBs and professionals.

Broad incumbents

• Dun & Bradstreet: Global leader in business credit and corporate data; overlaps with Societe.com in company intelligence, financial statements, and risk scoring, but operates globally and at a much larger scale.
• Bureau van Dijk (Moody's): Moody's-owned provider of standardized corporate data and beneficial ownership information; comparable in business information and KYC use cases, especially for European enterprise clients.
• Bloomberg Second Measure: Provides deep company financial and ownership intelligence globally; while broader in scope, it competes for enterprise budgets allocated to corporate data and competitor monitoring.

Emerging players

• Clearbit: Company and contact data enrichment provider with strong integrations into HubSpot and Salesforce; comparable to Societe.com's Siretiseur and data enrichment services, though focused more on global/tech firms than French registries.
• Owlin: AI-driven business intelligence and risk-monitoring platform that ingests public and news data on companies; competes with Societe.com's monitoring and alerting products with a more AI-native approach.

Regional players

• Axonaut: French CRM/ERP vendor that integrates Societe.com data into its platform; adjacent rather than directly competitive, but serves the same SMB French customer base with overlapping prospection and compliance use cases.

Others

• Salesforce Data Cloud: Salesforce's customer data and enrichment platform competes for the same wallet share in CRM data quality; Societe.com also integrates with Salesforce, making it both an enabler and a potential substitute.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Societe_com

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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