aplose

What aplose does

APLOSE—legally APLOSE - Agence pour la promotion du libre et de l'Open Source en Entreprise—is a founder-led French micro-company created in 2008 and officially launched in 2011. It provides open-source digital services to French SMEs and industry-specific practices, centered on Dolibarr ERP/CRM customization, implementation, hosting, and maintenance. Ma Gestion Cloud is the core hosted platform, while the portfolio includes DoliVeto, DoliFarm, DoliLex, DoliProspect, TrainingManagement, TrainJob, TrainSpot, and SerenityDate. DoliCarbon, launched in 2026, extends this architecture into automated carbon accounting by applying ADEME Base Empreinte factors to existing Dolibarr purchase, energy, and travel data for Scopes 1, 2, and 3.

Revenue is generated through monthly or annual Ma Gestion Cloud subscriptions, custom or specialized module development priced on a one-time or subscription basis, maintenance and support, and a reseller channel that pays partners 25% of the customer's monthly subscription. Public prices and customer counts are not disclosed. Go-to-market is primarily direct, supplemented by resellers, a multilingual website, founder-authored content, and LinkedIn. After closing its training branch in September 2023, Aplose concentrated on open-source IT services and specific development. Ma Gestion Cloud Premium also includes Hermès, a text-based AI assistant for business assistance, content generation, automation, and multilingual subtitle generation.

Name

aplose

Legal name

APLOSE - Agence pour la promotion du libre et de l'Open Source en Entreprise

Website

https://aplose.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aplose is a founder-led French digital-services company serving SMEs with hosted Dolibarr ERP/CRM, custom open-source development, specialized modules, and carbon-accounting automation through Ma Gestion Cloud, with premium AI assistance tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Source ERP/CRM Hosting and Customization

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAEABAE

Cloud Managed Services (M365/Azure/AWS/GCP)

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Managed IT Services (MSP)

Keywords

• Open source ERP hosting
• Dolibarr ERP customization
• Cloud business management
• Specialized ERP modules
• Custom software development

Headquarters

HQ city

Beleymas

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ma Gestion Cloud Hosting: Monthly/annual subscription for hosted Dolibarr ERP/CRM with French-based servers for data sovereignty. Includes secure hosting, maintenance, and support.
2. Dolibarr Module Development: Custom and specialized Dolibarr modules for specific industries (veterinary, farming, legal, prospect management). One-time or subscription-based depending on module.
3. Reseller Commission: 25% monthly recurring commission for partners who refer Ma Gestion Cloud customers.
4. DoliCarbon Module: Open source carbon footprint calculation module for Dolibarr, offered as part of the ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aplose provides subscription-based hosted Dolibarr ERP/CRM services through its Ma Gestion Cloud platform, along with custom development of specialized Dolibarr modules for vertical industries (veterinary, agriculture, legal, sales prospect management) and open source carbon footprint tracking (DoliCarbon). The company serves as a Dolibarr Preferred Partner since 2018, delivering French-based cloud hosting with data sovereignty, AI-assisted premium tiers, and industry-specific business management software for SMBs.

Product overview

Aplose operates a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on Dolibarr ERP/CRM, delivered through its Ma Gestion Cloud hosting infrastructure. Ma Gestion Cloud serves as the foundational cloud hosting platform (subscription-based, with premium AI-enabled tiers), upon which multiple sector-specific Dolibarr modules are deployed: DoliFarm for agriculture, DoliVeto for veterinary practices, DoliLex for legal professionals, and DoliProspect for sales. A parallel line of training-focused modules includes TrainingManagement, TrainJob, and TrainSpot. Supporting tools include SerenityDate for scheduling and DoliCarbon for automated carbon footprint calculations. The company also offers reseller partnerships (25% monthly commission) and accepts cryptocurrency payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ma Gestion Cloud: Secure Dolibarr ERP/CRM hosting solution
• TrainingManagement
• DoliLex
• DoliFarm
• DoliVeto
• DoliProspect
• SerenityDate
• TrainJob
• TrainSpot
• DoliCarbon

Products and services

• Ma Gestion Cloud Secure cloud-hosted Dolibarr ERP/CRM subscription service with French-based servers for data sovereignty, offering invoicing, accounting, inventory, projects, HR, and CRM functionality. Listed among Dolibarr's reference cloud solutions since 2018 and includes premium tiers with the Hermès AI assistant.
• DoliFarm Specialized Dolibarr module tailored for agricultural and farming businesses, providing sector-specific ERP functionality for farm management.
• DoliVeto Specialized Dolibarr module for veterinary practices, offering sector-specific management capabilities for animal health clinics.
• DoliLex Specialized Dolibarr module for legal professionals and law firms, providing sector-specific ERP functionality for legal practice management.
• DoliProspect Sales prospect management module built on Dolibarr, supporting sales pipeline tracking and client relationship management.
• DoliCarbon Open source carbon footprint calculation module (GPL v3) for Dolibarr ERP. Calculates company emissions (Scopes 1, 2, 3) using ADEME Base Empreinte emission factors, integrated within the ERP to leverage existing data without exporting to third-party SaaS.
• TrainingManagement Training management module built on Dolibarr ERP, enabling training organizations to manage training programs, participant tracking, and scheduling.
• TrainJob Training and job matching solution built on Dolibarr, supporting vocational training and job placement workflows.
• TrainSpot Training spot and availability management module built on Dolibarr, supporting scheduling and reservation of training slots.
• SerenityDate Scheduling and appointment management solution built on Dolibarr, providing availability and booking functionality for businesses.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dolibarr FrancecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Aplose has been a Dolibarr Preferred Partner since 2018. This recognition is not purchased but awarded by the Dolibarr association to partners demonstrating significant investment in the ecosystem. Ma Gestion Cloud is listed among reference Dolibarr cloud solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Neldus: French open source and digital services firm offering ERP/CRM implementation, custom development, and hosting — overlapping with Aplose's Dolibarr-focused service portfolio and SMB customer base.
• DoliCloud: A commercial Dolibarr cloud-hosting service, the most direct competitor to Ma Gestion Cloud. Targets the same SMB ERP/CRM hosting buyer on the same Dolibarr stack, with comparable subscription pricing and cloud-delivery model.
• Open-DSI: French open source digital services company providing ERP/CRM deployment, hosting, and custom development, with a comparable SMB-segment focus and open source-first positioning to Aplose.
• Atol Conseils & Développements: French open source integrator that has historically offered Dolibarr-based services and ERP implementations for public sector and SMB clients, competing for the same Dolibarr deployment and customization budgets as Aplose.

Emerging players

• Taleez: French SaaS company operating in the SMB digitalization space with CRM/ATS functionality; an adjacent competitor for the same French PME/TPE buyer considering Dolibarr versus best-of-breed SaaS alternatives.
• Evarisk: French SaaS vendor of compliance, quality, and risk-management modules built on Dolibarr, addressing a similar SMB digitalization buyer with adjacent ERP-adjacent modules. Closely comparable open source-on-Dolibarr distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• Odoo: The dominant open source ERP/CRM suite competing for the same French and European SMB ERP buyer that Aplose addresses via Dolibarr. Significantly broader product, marketing, and partner ecosystem, but targets an overlapping customer segment with a different (proprietary-licensed core) stack.
• Smile: European open source integrator and host offering managed services around open source business applications (ERP, CRM, CMS). Comparable to Aplose's open source IT-services positioning but at much greater scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Linagora: French open source software company providing digital services, hosting, and AI products to enterprises and public sector. Operates in the same French open source services market as Aplose and competes for open source-conscious SMB and public-sector buyers.

Regional players

• Infralien: Independent French cloud hosting and managed services provider for SMBs running open source stacks, including Dolibarr. Comparable regional hosting + managed-service profile but broader hosting scope beyond ERP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aplose

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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