Discover my full review and test ofInfonet, which is in my opinion the best solution for consulting legal, financial and legal data of companies.
What is Infonet?
Infonet.fr is a B2B platform which aggregates and structures more than 3 billion data on millions of French companies. It relies on official sources such as INSEE, BODACC, court registries, and INPI to provide updated information in real time. This platform allows check creditworthiness of a partner, analyze a competitor or a market, And obtain documents like the statutes or the balance sheets for example.
Until now, I used to use the famous competitor site to retrieve administrative formalities, except that I recently discovered Infonet and I spent hours there, in particular analyzing the data of certain restaurant chains – because I work in the restaurant industry – and It is a real gold mine for entrepreneurs, financial directors and managers in general..
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Infonet's strengths
- there is a free part accessible to all with already a lot of very interesting information;
- a pro section with access to all features and at a clear price;
- and everything is presented very simply and in a very fun and accessible way, unlike traditional business monitoring sites with their rather outdated design.
But let's look at all this in detail.
1. Infonet's strong point: its interface and ergonomics
Infonet's interface is modern, clean, and designed for quick handling. The search bar allows you to enter a company name, a SIREN number, or the name of a manager to obtain a detailed company profile. Results are displayed in seconds, with clear sections: identity, finances, directors, legal documents, etc.
In Pro mode, the multi-criteria search is impressive. You can filter by:
- Sector of activity (NAF code).
- Region or department.
- Turnover, headcount, or credit score.
- Date of creation or legal status.
For my part, I directly looked for some of my competitors in my sector, which allowed me to obtain very interesting information on their commercial success correlated with their real profitability 🙂
For example, you can search for SMEs in the technology sector in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, established less than 5 years ago, with a high credit score. In my case, in less than 2 minutes, I obtained a qualified list in the sector that interests me, exportable to Excel.
You have more than 100 filters to have fun with, and I can tell you that for my part, I didn't hold back, and I was able to position my company among those in the sector by filtering only in Paris.
2. Free Features
Infonet offers free access to several services, which is ideal for the self-employed or small businesses:
- Identity card: Name, SIREN/SIRET, address, APE code, date of creation.
- Basic documents: Statutes, SIRENE situation notices, certain balance sheets.
- Simple search: Accessible without registration for specific needs, in particular what I showed you above, namely searching for companies in a sector with different filters.
The free features are perfect for casual research, such as checking a company's existence and key figures. However, for in-depth analysis, the Pro subscription is required.
3. Infonet Pro Features
The Infonet Pro subscription (first month at €3 excluding VAT, then €99 excluding VAT/month with a 24-month commitment) unlocks advanced tools for professionals. Here are the highlights:
- Unlimited access to documents: Kbis, balance sheets, annual accounts, deeds, trademarks, patents.
- Financial analyses: Turnover, net profit, profitability ratios, solvency score.
- Visual Dashboards: Interactive charts, performance radar, competitive cloud.
- Data Export: Company lists in CSV or Excel for CRM integration.
- Personalized alerts: Notifications on changes (new manager, collective procedure, etc.).
For example, once you are on the page of a company whose data you want to analyze, the free version will show you the basic key data, but the pro version goes much further, with data like financial performance, supplier payment behavior, a performance radar, a competitive cloud as well as documents reserved for professionals, such as the kbis or the solvency score For example.
Each company file contains valuable data when looking for monitoring:
- Evolution of turnover, net profit and EBE;
- Profitability, liquidity and solvency ratios;
- Bank of France rating;
- Credit score.
All presented simply, with graphics and small explanatory tooltips.
4. Rave reviews on Infonet for a simple and powerful tool
Overall, the reviews gleaned from the internet are very complimentary of Infonet. There is therefore no issue regarding customer satisfaction, and the site's reputation is aligned with how the site appears to have been designed to be as clear as possible for the user.
And this is precisely the central issue when it comes to Infonet and, more generally, B2B monitoring. In fact, the whole problem for an entrepreneur or decision-maker lies in how to retrieve and decrypt the data. This type of approach takes time, is not accessible to everyone, and the results are not necessarily successful.
Until now, accessing data has been complicated, to say the least, and processing it has been rather unclear. Not every company can set up a "Business Intelligence" department, and even large SMEs with a good CFO at the helm don't necessarily want to spend a lot of time on competitive intelligence and B2B analysis, sometimes with disappointing results.
And this is where Infonet comes in, because the main advantage of this site is that make data accessible both for a layperson, for example an infopreneur, an entrepreneur or a small business manager, as well as for large, savvy companies.
And beyond this competitive advantage in recovering reliable and accessible data, it is the whole democratization of data which is enabled by Infonet, which "shuffles the deck" in terms of access to information, and which therefore allows companies to concentrate on their core business, and to be the best at what they do for their customers.
And last but not least, making information accessible allows us to raise awareness among entrepreneurs like me who always have their noses in the operational (crisis obliges) to corporate finance and key indicators to follow when you are a business leader. However, many entrepreneurs launch into a sector out of passion and end up failing due to a lack of accounting, tax, administrative and financial training, and a site like Infonet allows you to do just that. give yourself the opportunity to find out on this or that ratio, and to train even at a low level in management and corporate finance.
In conclusion
If you are a business, I recommend that you opt for the Pro subscription to Infonet (€99/month). This cost is residual to have access to a powerful platform which allows professionals to quickly access reliable data on French companies.
For small entrepreneurs, you can already start informing yourself with the free version, which will already provide you with a lot of valuable information.
I leave you here on the prices page to find out more, and I wish you wonderful financial and administrative explorations on Infonet!
