The 7 SaaS Companies Ranked by Spend from Nantes (2026)
Nantes is home to 7 recorded SaaS and AI products headquartered here, led by Crisp (0.02% of recorded software spend). The order uses recorded software spend share in the Cledara dataset; directory inclusion does not establish current paid usage. Data as of .
What this ranking measures
Location is the recorded headquarters, which may differ from where a company was founded or where its customers operate. Vendors are ordered by trailing-12-month software spend share in the Cledara dataset. Recorded products without a current paid observation remain in the directory; inclusion alone does not establish current paid usage.
Annual rank changes use the separate global popularity rank, based on payment activity. Missing calendar endpoints stay unavailable. Founding year, employee and funding fields are recorded enrichment facts, which can be incomplete or historical. Full source data is available from the CSV and JSON download links.
The headline and leader facts describe the complete published location. Search and category selections apply to the directory and its downloads.
Top SaaS companies from Nantes
| # | Product | Category | Founded | Employees | Funding | 12-mo activity rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crisp Crisp is a platform designed to facilitate customer communication for businesses. It offers a suite of tools for managing customer interactions across various channels, including live chat, email, and social media messaging. Users can engage with customers in real time, respond to inquiries, and provide support through the platform's chat interface. Crisp also provides features for automating resp | Customer Success & Support | 2015 | 11-50 employees | +239 | |
| 2 |  Captain Data Captain Data is a platform that allows businesses to extract data from various online sources, automate repetitive tasks, and integrate the extracted data with their workflows. | Legal, Risk & Compliance | 2017 | 11-50 employees | ||
| 3 |  Rodz Rodz specializes in capturing real-time business signals to help companies identify and engage with potential B2B prospects. By analyzing the digital footprint of a target market, Rodz identifies relevant business signals, enabling users to tailer who they contact and when. The platform also utilizes AI to craft personalized prospecting messages. | Sales & Revenue | 2021 | 2-10 employees | ||
| 4 |  Clever Cloud Clever Cloud is a PaaS that automates deployment and management of applications on a secure, scalable infrastructure, supporting various programming languages and databases. | IT & Security | 2010 | 51-200 employees | +925 | |
| 5 |  CarboneIO CarboneIO provides an open-source report and document generation engine that converts JSON datasets into dynamic documents using standard office templates (such as DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and ODF). | Collaboration & Productivity | 2021 | 2-10 employees | ||
| 6 |  Soundiiz Soundiiz is a service that allows users to transfer playlists and favorites between various music streaming platforms, enabling the migration of music collections from one service to another seamlessly. The tool supports numerous music services, ensuring users do not lose their curated playlists and collections when switching platforms. | Operations & Supply Chain | 2013 | 2-10 employees | ||
| 7 |  WP Connect WP Connect is a platform that builds bridges between WordPress and No Code solutions, providing WordPress add-ons and plugins for data transfer. | Data & Analytics | 2022 | 2-10 employees |
Nantes startups by size and funding
The largest SaaS company from Nantes by headcount is Clever Cloud (51-200 employees).
The newest entrant is WP Connect (founded 2022).
What Nantes startups build
- Customer Success & Support 1
- Legal, Risk & Compliance 1
- Sales & Revenue 1
- IT & Security 1
- Collaboration & Productivity 1
- Operations & Supply Chain 1
- Data & Analytics 1
Nantes vs France
Nantes accounts for 3% of the 232 recorded SaaS products headquartered in France. See the full France ranking →
Frequently asked questions
Which SaaS vendors lead the Nantes spend ranking?
Crisp, Captain Data and Rodz are the leading SaaS products headquartered in Nantes, ordered by recorded software spend share in the Cledara dataset. Last updated 16 October 2026, 21:09 UTC.
How many SaaS companies are based in Nantes?
7 SaaS and AI products have recorded headquarters in Nantes in this directory. Products without current paid observations remain included. This is a Cledara dataset count, not a census of local companies.
Which Nantes vendors gained payment-activity rank?
Crisp and Clever Cloud show the strongest global payment-activity rank gains among vendors headquartered in Nantes over three calendar months.
How is this different from other Nantes startup lists?
This directory groups vendors by recorded headquarters and orders them by trailing-12-month software spend share in Cledara's customer dataset. The annual change column uses the separate global payment-activity rank. Neither measure is a distinct-customer adoption percentage.