POULLE HOUSE

Name

POULLE HOUSE

Website

https://societe.com

Company type

Private

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Information Services

NAICS

Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

POI, Local Listings & Business Directory Platforms (BPAMANAD)

Keywords

• Business registry data
• Company information services
• REST API platform
• Data enrichment services
• Market intelligence tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Coullons

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Tiers: Three-tier subscription model: FREE (Essentielle), PLUS (19.90€/month or 16.90€/month annual), and PRO (49.90€/month or 39.90€/month annual). Revenue generated through monthly or annual recurring subscription fees with 2 months free for annual commitments.
2. API Credits: Credit-based API usage model with various tiers from 5,000 credits (99€) to 2,000,000 credits (8,890€). Credits consumed per API call based on data type requested.
3. Freemium Model: Free tier with basic features (30 AI searches, 10 AI document summaries, company monitoring for 25 entities) serves as acquisition funnel for paid upgrades.
4. Data Export Files: Sale of customized business data files and lists for strategic analysis, targeting marketing campaigns and prospection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

POULLE HOUSE operates the Societe.com platform, a French business information service that aggregates company registration data from official government registries (INSEE, RCS, INPI, BODACC) covering 13.5 million businesses and 5.8 million directors. The platform provides tiered subscriptions (free ESSENTIELLE, PLUS at 19.90 EUR/month, PRO at 49.90 EUR/month), a credit-based REST API, AI-powered search and document summarization, company monitoring, and customizable data file exports for B2B prospection and CRM enrichment.

Product overview

Societe.com is a comprehensive French business information platform offering a tiered subscription model (ESSENTIELLE free, PLUS at 19.90 EUR/month, PRO at 49.90 EUR/month). The core offering provides access to 13.5M company records and 5.8M director profiles from official French registries (INSEE, INPI, RCS, BODACC). The platform integrates AI capabilities including intelligent search, document summarization, and compliance checking. Key modules include: API Pro for programmatic access (500-2,500 credits/month depending on tier), Data Enrichment for CRM cleaning, Siretiseur for SIRET verification, Surveillance & Alerts for company monitoring, File Export for prospecting campaigns, Sector/Territory Monitoring, and Societe Maps for geographic visualization. All tiers include document access with varying limits, director mapping, and company/financial data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Societe.com Subscription Platform Tiered subscription platform providing access to 13.5 million French company records and 5.8 million director profiles aggregated from official government registries (INSEE, RCS, INPI, BODACC). Includes AI-powered search and document summarization, company monitoring, and document retrieval for B2B professionals.
• Societe.com API Pro REST API providing programmatic access to French company data including existence checks, legal information, directors, beneficial owners, financial statements, establishments, collective procedures, events, scoring, search, mapping, contacts, and trademarks. Credit-based usage pricing from 5,000 credits (99 EUR) to 2,000,000 credits (8,890 EUR), with rate limits up to 2,000 calls per minute.
• Data Enrichment Service AI-powered service for cleaning, deduplicating, and enriching customer and supplier databases with verified official French company data, supporting CRM data synchronization and marketing campaign targeting.
• Siretiseur SIRET verification and enrichment service for reconciling customer and supplier files with official French business registry data (SIREN, SIRET, and VAT numbers).
• Surveillance & Alerts Company and director monitoring service with customizable alerts covering business events, sector changes, and territory-based notifications across 36,000 French territories and 732 NAF activity codes.
• File Export (Societe Fichier) Customizable business data file export service available at fichier.societe.com, enabling download of company and director lists for strategic analysis, marketing campaigns, and prospecting.
• Prospecting Solution AI-powered prospect identification service leveraging the 13.5 million company database for targeted B2B sales outreach with CRM synchronization, reporting 4x faster prospect identification compared to other sites.
• Societe Maps Interactive map interface for visualizing business locations, occupants, owners, transactions, and commerce funds by geographic area within France.
• Formalites Service Business formalities management service that simplifies administrative procedures for company creation and ongoing compliance in France.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4x faster prospect identification compared to other sites
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• InfolegalecoreTechnology or IntegrationData source partnership for aggregated business information. Infolegale is cited as one of the primary data sources for company information alongside Infogreffe, INSEE, and other official registries.
• Infogreffe (GIE Infogreffe)coreTechnology or IntegrationDistribution partner for Registre National du Commerce et des Sociétés (RNCS) data. Infogreffe distributes company registration data collected by Greffes des Tribunaux de Commerce.
• L-Expert-Comptable.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAccounting service partnership with referral marketing arrangement. L-Expert-Comptable.com offers accounting services promoted on Societe.com platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Societe Info (BODACC-based): French B2B data platform aggregating public registry data with focus on prospection, lead generation, and data enrichment. Directly competes with Societe.com's prospection and data enrichment offerings, particularly for sales and marketing teams.
• Verif.com: French company verification and credit information service offering company lookups, financial data, and solvency checks. Direct competitor in the French business verification segment, targeting similar professional and SMB customers.
• Pappers: French business information platform providing free access to company registry data, financial statements, and director information on French companies. Direct head-to-head competitor to Societe.com with a similar freemium model and overlapping customer base of SMBs and professionals.
• Manageo: French business information and credit risk platform offering company data, financial information, and decision-support tools for B2B professionals. Direct competitor in French business intelligence with similar subscription tiers and overlap with Societe.com's legal/professional segment.

Others

• Infolegale: French corporate data aggregator and one of the primary upstream data sources for Societe.com. Functions as both a data supplier (partner relationship) and an indirect competitor offering similar registry-derived business information services to French professionals.

Broad incumbents

• Creditsafe: Global business credit and company information provider with French operations. Competes with Societe.com in the credit-risk and business-verification segment, particularly for insurance and financial-services customers.
• Infogreffe (GIE): Official distribution body for French Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés (RNCS) data collected from commercial court registries. Functions both as a partner data source for Societe.com and a direct competitor for official company registration extracts (Kbis).
• Dun & Bradstreet: Global business information and credit reporting incumbent with extensive French coverage. Competes with Societe.com for multinational enterprise customers (e.g., Generali, SwissLife) needing pan-European or global data sets combined with French company intelligence.
• Bureau van Dijk (Moody's): Moody's-owned provider of corporate information with strong European footprint including France. Competes for enterprise accounts requiring standardized, cross-border company data integrated with financial and ownership information.

Emerging players

• Dealroom.co: European-focused startup and growth-company intelligence platform with proprietary data and market mapping. Comparable as a data-platform-as-a-service model targeting professional users with subscription and API tiers, though focused on growth-stage companies rather than full registry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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