Altares D&B

What Altares D&B does

Altares D&B is a private French B2B information and analytics company headquartered in La Défense. It serves large enterprises, mid-market companies, SMEs, financial institutions, and procurement teams with business identity data, solvency and payment-risk analysis, compliance screening, master-data management, sales intelligence, and ESG assessment. As the exclusive Dun & Bradstreet partner for France, Benelux, and the Maghreb, it combines access to D&B's global database of 600+ million entities, data from 30,000+ sources across 240 countries, and local coverage of 11+ million French businesses with platforms including intuiz+, indueD, D&B Finance Analytics, D&B Direct+, D&B Hoovers, and supplier-risk tools. Evidence:.

Altares monetizes annual or multi-year subscriptions, pay-per-query APIs, file-based deliveries, data licensing, and professional services. Its go-to-market combines field sales for enterprises and ETIs, inside sales for the mid-market, digital self-service for SMEs, and SAP and CRM integration partners. The dataset attributes 100,000+ customer organizations to Altares, but does not disclose paying-customer count, contract values, revenue, headcount, or retention. The company operates regional entities in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Morocco, supporting localized delivery. Evidence:.

Name

Altares D&B

Legal name

Altares – D&B

Website

https://altares.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1841

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Altares D&B provides B2B business information, predictive analytics, compliance and master-data software to enterprises, financial institutions, procurement teams, and SMEs across France, Benelux and the Maghreb through Dun & Bradstreet-linked data platforms, APIs, and enterprise-system connectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Data & Analytics Software

NAICS

Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Marketing Database & Contact Data Providers (B2B/B2C Lists) (BPAFAKAF)

Keywords

• Business data analytics
• Credit risk management
• Compliance solutions
• B2B data intelligence
• Master data management

Headquarters

HQ city

La Défense

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription-Based Access: Annual or multi-year subscriptions for platform access including intuiz+, indueD, D&B Hoovers, Finance Analytics, and other SaaS solutions. Clients pay recurring fees for continued access to data and analytics services.
2. API and Web Services: Usage-based pricing for API calls and web service integrations (Direct+, Data Blocks) where clients pay based on volume of data requests or transactions processed.
3. File-Based Data Services: One-time or recurring file deliveries for data enrichment, verification, surveillance, and extraction services. Includes diagnostics, Siretisation, D-U-N-S numberisation, and portfolio analysis.
4. Professional Services: Consulting, training, onboarding, and implementation services including customer delivery, customer success programs, and user training sessions.
5. Data Licensing: Licensing of business data and intelligence to clients, partners, and third parties for use within their own systems and processes, as part of the Dun & Bradstreet WWN network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Altares D&B aggregates, enriches and distributes global B2B business information through cloud-based platforms, APIs and data files for risk management (intuiz+, D&B Credit/Finance Analytics, PPI), compliance/KYC (indueD, UBO Factory, AnaCredit, DUNS 4 LEI), master data management (Dataxess CRM, Business Add-On, InFiles, Direct+/Data Blocks), sales intelligence (D&B Hoovers, Intelligence by Altares, datacontact), and ESG assessment (D&B ESG Intelligence, EcoVadis integration). Customers access the data via subscriptions, pay-per-use APIs, file deliveries and certified integrations with SAP, Salesforce, MS Dynamics and Oracle systems.

Product overview

Altares D&B is a B2B data company and exclusive partner of Dun & Bradstreet in France, Benelux, and Maghreb. The portfolio is organized around five core solution areas: Risk Management (intuiz+, D&B Credit, D&B Country Risk, PPI/DunTrade, Global Financials), Compliance (indueD, UBO Factory, AnaCredit, DUNS 4 LEI, inDoc), Master Data Management (Dataxess CRM, Business Add-On, InFiles, D&B Direct+), Sales Intelligence (D&B Hoovers, Intelligence by Altares, datacontact, file qualification), and ESG/Sustainability (D&B ESG Intelligence, Diagnostic ESG, Questionnaire RSE, EcoVadis integration). AI capabilities include predictive analytics for company failure/solvency scoring, autonomous agents for sales prospecting, and process automation for KYC/compliance. The platform offers API/web service access, CRM integrations (Salesforce, MS Dynamics, SAP C4C, Oracle), SAP ERP integration, and AI platform connectors. Data coverage spans 500-600 million companies globally with real-time or daily update frequencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Verif: SME-focused data offering providing D-U-N-S Number issuance and company solvency/reports for small businesses in France.

Products and services

• intuiz+ Interactive web platform providing real-time company information, identity verification and reliability assessment for all French businesses. Supports credit risk management, third-party risk assessment and recovery strategy decisions.
• intuiz+ PME Simplified access platform tailored for French TPE/PME, providing essential company information to sustain and develop business operations.
• D&B Credit / Finance Analytics Interactive web application for checking the financial situation of third parties, customers and suppliers, providing protection from fragility risks and payment difficulties using data on 500+ million companies worldwide.
• D&B Country Risk International market analysis providing detailed reports on potential partners and analyses of commercial, economic and political environments for global business decisions.
• Payment Performance Insight (PPI) / DunTrade Comparative payment behavior analysis platform showing whether customers pay with more or less delay compared to other suppliers.
• D&B Global Financials Harmonized and standardized global financial data visualization and analysis enabling cross-country company performance comparison.
• indueD Cloud compliance platform dedicated to KYC and compliance issues. AI-powered continuous monitoring of business relationships against sanctions lists, negative press and regulatory changes, reducing manual controls while maintaining compliance.
• inDoc Official company document ordering service for international transactions, providing official business documents via email in under 1 hour for many countries to facilitate due diligence.
• UBO Factory Ultimate Beneficial Owner database covering 10 million French companies, supporting 5th European Anti-Money Laundering Directive compliance and due diligence requirements with official source information.
• DUNS 4 LEI Legal Entity Identifier management solution ensuring MiFID II regulatory compliance, automatically updating LEI data in third-party databases using exclusive D-U-N-S Number matching.
• AnaCredit Reporting solution for European Central Bank AnaCredit requirements, supporting credit data reporting obligations for financial institutions.
• D&B Direct+ / Data Blocks Real-time API and web service access to the B2B information database, creating, maintaining and unifying third-party, customer and supplier databases with reliable data updated daily for France and internationally.
• Business Add-On SAP-exclusive solution for ECC6 and S/4 Hana ensuring uniqueness, reliability and harmonization of client and supplier data references within SAP environments.
• Dataxess CRM CRM data connector integrating D&B data into Salesforce, MS Dynamics, SAP C4C and Oracle Engagement Cloud; validates new third-party entry and maintains data updated daily.
• InFiles File-based data delivery service providing structured B2B data for analysis and sharing across business units, including validation, extraction, geo-sectoral monitoring, enrichment and D-U-N-S Number assignment.
• D&B Hoovers Global company and executive intelligence platform with information on 200+ million companies and 220 million contacts across 190 markets. Features AI-powered prospecting, Ideal Profile scoring, SmartLists and SWOT analyses for sales acceleration.
• Intelligence by Altares Sales intelligence solution identifying target accounts, prospecting contacts and optimal engagement timing for B2B sales activation.
• datacontact Contact data solution transforming contact data into commercial performance through verified business contact information.
• Qualification de fichiers B2B file targeting and qualification service enabling creation, enrichment, targeting and export of business data for prospecting campaigns.
• D&B ESG Intelligence ESG scoring platform covering 42–75 million public and private companies worldwide, providing standardized ESG ratings based on GRI, UN SDGs, TCFD and PRI frameworks with monthly updates.
• Diagnostic ESG Free ESG diagnostic service providing analysis of third-party ESG rankings and societal impact assessment, comparing third-party performance against industry averages.
• Questionnaire RSE ESG self-assessment questionnaire aligned with 17 UN SDGs and GRI standards, enabling one-hour completion by third parties with automated dashboard reporting.
• AI Connectors Integration connectors enabling verified business data to be integrated directly into AI platforms, part of the AI solutions portfolio connecting Altares data with AI systems.
• Risk Analytics Supplier Intelligence Supplier risk assessment solution with detailed dashboards, sectoral ratings, 5-year history and predictive monitoring of legal announcements and collective proceedings.
• Verif Simplified access solution for small businesses providing D-U-N-S Number requests and third-party solvency verification without API requirements, offering decision and analysis reports for SME use.

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to data on 600+ million businesses globally, 11+ million in France alone
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Integration13 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Dun & BradstreetflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive partnership making Altares the sole representative of Dun & Bradstreet in France, Benelux, and Maghreb. This partnership provides access to the world's largest commercial database of 600+ million entities, the D-U-N-S Number system, and the global WWN network. Dun & Bradstreet has been a leader in business information since 1841.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationBusiness Add-On developed exclusively for SAP ECC6 and S/4 Hana systems, enabling data enrichment directly within SAP environments. Integration partners include SYNAPSE, COVLINE, JAGGER, IVALUA, SYNERTRADE, and EASYPICS.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationDataxess CRM connector enables real-time data synchronization between Dun & Bradstreet data and Salesforce CRM platforms.
• Microsoft DynamicscoreTechnology or IntegrationDataxess CRM connector provides integration with Microsoft Dynamics for data enrichment and synchronization.
• Oracle Engagement CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationDataxess CRM connector enables Oracle Engagement Cloud integration for business data enrichment.
• EcoVadiscoreTechnology or IntegrationEcoVadis ESG scores integrated directly into indueD compliance platform, combining sustainability ratings with KYC/compliance workflows.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Bureau van Dijk (Moody's): Owner of Orbis and similar global B2B databases, now part of Moody's; competes with Altares in supplying detailed company financials, ownership structures, and risk intelligence to enterprises.

Direct peers

• Ellisphere (formerly Altares): French B2B data provider specializing in company financial data, payment behavior, and credit risk; spins from similar heritage and competes directly in French market.
• Creditsafe: Direct competitor offering business credit reports, compliance, and B2B data services globally with strong presence in Europe; competes head-to-head with Altares on credit risk and KYC use cases.
• Coface: French-headquartered trade credit insurance and business information provider; competes with Altares on credit risk assessment, payment behavior data, and corporate insolvency intelligence in France and globally.
• InsideView (now Foundry / Oracle): B2B sales intelligence and account data platform offering company hierarchy, firmographic, and contact data integrated into CRM; competes with D&B Hoovers and Altares sales intelligence offerings.

Regional players

• InfoGreffe: Official French commercial court registry providing legal business information; serves as a primary source of French company data that Altares aggregates and enriches.
• Informa D&B (formerly Dun & Bradstreet Spain): Spanish D&B franchise partner offering comparable business information, credit risk, and compliance solutions in Iberia; directly analogous franchise model in a different geography.
• Bisnode (now Dun & Bradstreet): Nordic B2B data provider acquired by D&B; operates as another regional franchise in the D&B network, comparable structurally to Altares but focused on Scandinavia.

Broad incumbents

• Experian Business Information: Global information services group offering commercial credit reports, business data, and analytics; broader portfolio but direct overlap on credit risk and compliance use cases.
• Dun & Bradstreet (Global): Global parent and worldwide operator of the D&B commercial database. Altares is the exclusive franchise partner; D&B operates directly in other regions and provides the underlying data assets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AltaresDB
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AltaresDB
• Facebookfacebook.com/AltaresDB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altares-dun-and-bradstreet

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 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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