Best French collaborative tools 2024

Digital sovereignty and data protection are key issues for organizations today. To meet these challenges, they're now turning to French collaborative tools that are not subject to the Cloud Act.

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Passed in 2018, the Cloud Act is a U.S. federal law that compels US service providers to provide all data stored on their servers, both in the U.S. and abroad, upon request from federal authorities. (Source: Wikipedia)

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There are many French alternatives to American solutions that are not subject to this extraterritorial law but are just as effective.

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Information sharing, project management, document storage and co-editing, chat, video conferencing, team brainstorming... The functionalities these platforms offer by are (almost) endless! 

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Are you looking for a tool that will let your teams work more fluidly? Here's a comparison of the 10 best French collaborative platforms for boosting your employees' productivity.

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1. Talkspirit
2. Monday.com
3. Jamespot
4. eXo Platform
5. Azendoo
6. Wimi
7. Lumapps
8. Jalios
9. Whaller
10. interStis

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1. Talkspirit

The all-in-one platform that simplifies information sharing, makes exchanges more dynamic and makes collaborative work more fluid.

Talkspirit is a secure collaborative tool, 100% made in France, which allows you to improve your internal communication, facilitate information flow and simplify teamwork. The platform integrates numerous features for remote collaborative work : chat, video conferencing ,groups, sharing andco-editing of office documents, surveys, checklistsproject management, and more. It's intended for companies (SMEs and middle-market companies), associations, and administrations. Its clients include Gîtes de France, CEA, Eckès Granini, and the French Army.

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Key features:

• chat & video conferencing
• LiveLow webinar module
• co-editable online documents (docs, spreadsheets, presentations)
• a project management module that allows you to plan and assign tasks to collaborators, and to collaborate with stakeholders inside and outside your organization
• access without email possible to integrate ALL your employees
• available on all devices (PC, mobile, and tablet)
• responsive customer service and user support (FR and EN) seven days a week
• GDPR : data hosted in the EU (at OVHcloud)

Limitations / disadvantages:

• Talkspirit is a versatile solution that's not necessarily ideal if you are only looking for a solution for a single use. 
• no free version

Price:

• paid plans from €5/month per user. Decreases after 500 users. Preferential conditions for associations.
• free trial (15 days)
• personalized demo

In 2022, GetApp named Talkspirit the number-one collaborative tool (Gartner group).

Read what Talkspirit users have to say.

2. Monday

The software that lets you work the way you want

The clear and easy-to-use interface of Monday interface allows you to create a customized workflow that matches the way your teams actually work. 

Key features:

• Kanban system
• Gantt chart
• definition of due dates
• assignment of tasks
• ease of use

Limitations / disadvantages:

• no free version 
• high pricing 

Pricing: 

• Basic plan at €8 per month per user 
• Standard plan at €10 per month per user 
• Pro plan at €16 per month per user 
• Quotations available for enterprise plan

3. Jamespot

The collaborative platform to develop collective intelligence within your teams.

Jamespot is a collaboration software that helps boost team productivity by facilitating the sharing of information and knowledge, and by making day-to-day project management more fluid.

Key features:

• ready-to-use customizable platform
• modular, with many downloadable internal applications (this can also be a disadvantage)
• ability to set up customized workflows
• 100% France-based publishing, hosting and customer service 

Limitations / disadvantages:

• need to download the modules in order to be able to use certain functionalities
• technical support necessary to take full advantage of the platform's flexibility

Price:

from € 4 / month and per user, with a free 30-day trial of the premium version.

4. eXo Platform

The employee-centric digital workplace that adapts to your needs.

eXo Platform is a French digital platform that strengthens communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing between employees to improve their performance and engagement. This collaborative tool also facilitates recognition between colleagues thanks to several gamification features.

Key features:

• creation of project spaces and communities of interest
• internal knowledge base to centralize knowledge
• sharing and co-editing of documents within each space
• access to applications and business processes
• gamification: leaderboards, kudos, points system convertible into virtual money

Limitations / disadvantages:

• no free trial version
• user interface to be improved
• platform implementation may take time

Price:

from €4/month per user (for at least 100 users)

5. Azendoo

The French team messaging application for project management

Designed to reduce the time spent in meetings and make teamwork more efficient, Azendoo allows you to manage tasks and the piloting of projects, notably thanks to dashboards dedicated to teams and projects. 

Key features:

• usability 
• French publisher

Limitations / disadvantages:

• not suitable for managing complex projects 
• range of integrations to be expanded

Pricing: 

• from € 7.68 / month per user, and a free 14-day trial of the Premium version.

6. Wimi

The tool that makes organizing teamwork simple and effective

Wimi is a SaaS software that brings together in a single space everything you need to organize your work and your teams, communicate effectively, and make sure that absolutely nothing gets by you. 

Key features:

• all-in-one project management solution
• clear and intuitive interface 
• data hosting in France

Limitations / disadvantages:

• many email notifications
• high pricing 

Pricing: 

• free Start plan
• Pro plan at €6/month per user
• Business plan at €9/month per user 
• Quotations available for enterprise plan

7. Lumapps 

The SaaS platform dedicated to employee experience that engages each employee through personalized communication

LumApps is a platform for all your external and internal communications. A holistic collaborative tool that integrates with your business tools and applications (including the Microsoft and Google tool suite).

Key features:

• interface customization
• assisted translation
• message sharing in public and private communities
• officially approved by Google
• native integrations with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Limitations / disadvantages:

• no free trial available, pricing only available with a quote
• more oriented towards project management and knowledge management than collaboration

Price:

only with a quote

8. Jalios

The digital workplace that transforms the employee experience and promotes collective innovation.

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JPlatform is the collaborative and digital workplace solution from the French publisher Jalios, which stimulates new, more agile ways of working. This all-in-one platform offers numerous collaboration, document management and knowledge capitalization.

Key features:

• community and collaborative spaces
• functional richness and modularity
• content creation, sharing and management
• creation of training courses with the Social Learning application
• Task management with the kanban view
• integration with Microsoft 365
• available in 16 languages

Limitations / disadvantages:

• training required to use some of the features
• no live video

Price:

• Jalios Workplace MS 365 Edition plan at €5 excl. tax/user per month

9. Whaller

A secure social network, to exchange and share information within your company.

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Whaller is a software that helps companies, organizations and associations to create their own collaborative tool. The platform is organized around spheres, mutually sealed discussion spaces where messages and documents can be exchanged.

Key features:

• fully customizable platform
• document sharing, polls, events...
• access rights management
• data hosting in France
• motivational tools (badges, points, cards with integrated quizzes...)
• creation of tight and secure spheres
• possibility to invite people from outside the organization
• KANBAN module that allows tasks to be grouped by sphere

Limitations / disadvantages:

• poor ergonomics
• mobile application to be developed

Price:

on quotation, with a free version and a free trial period.

10. InterStis

The collaborative platform of responsible actors

Interstis is a collaborative platform that facilitates remote and team work. 

Key features:

• usability
• shared diary 
• task management
• videoconferencing
• integrated collaboration suite 

Limitations / disadvantages:

poorly developed system of integration with third-party applications 

Pricing: 

•  Personalized plan from €15 excl. tax / month per space
• Unlimited plan on quotation
• 32-day free trial
• special plans for health professionals. More information on the publisher's website.

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Now it's up to you to make a choice! :) 

Each of these solutions has its advantages and disadvantages, so don't hesitate to take advantage of the free trial versions offered by the publishers to make the right decision and simplify your employees' work.