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Axonaut vs Obat
Two France software options, compared side by side for France trades.
Which should you choose?
Axonaut and Obat are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and France-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Axonaut
Tier S · Published pricesGestion d'entreprise tout-en-un : devis, factures, CRM et trésorerie
Axonaut is general business-management software for small French businesses from Digitica SAS, based in the Toulouse area, covering quotes and invoices, CRM, purchases, cash-flow forecasting, projects, stock and HR, plus a professional account and cards. It is not specific to building trades. Axonaut says more than 189,000 users rely on it, and it is on the DGFiP list of registered plateformes agréées for e-invoicing.
Pros
- + One price with all features included
- + Itself a registered plateforme agréée; e-invoicing at no extra cost
- + CRM, cash-flow forecasting and invoicing in one tool
- + Monthly billing without commitment; 15-day free trial
Cons
- − Not built specifically for building trades
- − Base price includes one user; each extra user €29.99/mo HT
- − Online payments, e-signature and postal sending can cost extra
- − Entry price of €97/mo HT, above quote-only tools such as Tolteck (€25/mo HT)
France note
Axonaut is itself on the DGFiP list of registered plateformes agréées (registration issued 8 January 2026), and it says e-invoicing is included at no extra cost. Its feature list does not mention building-specific tools such as works-price libraries, so check it covers your quoting needs.
Obat
Tier S · Published pricesDevis, factures et suivi de chantier pour les pros du bâtiment
Obat is building-trades software from Obat SAS in Nantes, covering quotes, invoices, worksite planning and profitability tracking, with iOS and Android apps and a price library of 30,000 items. Obat says more than 21,000 building professionals use it and that its team has more than 110 people. It handles French e-invoicing through Iopole, which appears on the DGFiP list of registered plateformes agréées.
Pros
- + Built for French building trades, with separate plans for micro-entrepreneurs
- + Published prices, billed monthly or yearly
- + E-invoicing included through Iopole, a DGFiP-registered platform
- + Price library of 30,000 building items
Cons
- − Plans include one user; extra licences are an unpriced option
- − Purchasing, profitability and planning need Croissance or above
- − Website and marketing extras only in the top Booster plan
- − Product and support are in French
France note
Obat says every plan complies with the French e-invoicing reform through Iopole, a registered plateforme agréée. Its micro-entreprise plans are meant for sole traders who are not registered for VAT, while artisans with VAT and firms of 2-50 people use the Artisan seul and TPE/PME plans.
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