Karanext
The modern modular ERP built for service companies
About Karanext
Karanext is a French cloud ERP suite for service businesses such as IT consultancies (ESN), engineering firms, architecture practices, consulting firms, agencies, and wealth advisors. It combines ERP (time tracking, projects, quotes, invoicing, pre-accounting), CRM, HR, and recruiting modules on one shared data model, sold as per-role licenses so each employee pays only for the modules they use. It includes a built-in approved platform (PA) for France's e-invoicing reform starting September 2026.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Per-role licensing keeps costs low: most staff only need the €3.85/user/mo Collaborator license for time, expenses, and leave
- Built specifically for billable-time service firms, with TJM, utilization, régie/fixed-price billing, and margin-at-completion tracking out of the box
- ERP, CRM, HR, and recruiting share one data model, so timesheets flow into invoicing and profitability reports without re-entry
- Integrated e-invoicing platform ready for France's 2026 electronic invoicing mandate
- Vendor is both publisher and integrator, with a France-based team handling onboarding, data migration, and support
- Multi-entity and multi-currency support for groups with several legal entities
Cons
- Interface, website, and documentation are French-first, which limits fit for non-French-speaking teams
- No free plan or self-serve trial; access starts with a sales demo
- Very small public review footprint (4 reviews on Capterra), so independent validation is thin
- Focused on the French market and regulations, so it is less suited to companies operating mainly outside France
Key Features
Time and activity tracking
Collect timesheets, expense reports, and leave requests from employees and external contractors, and feed them straight into project costing and billing.
Project tracking and resource allocation
Plan projects, track progress, budget versus actuals, and assign consultants to missions to reduce bench (intercontract) time.
Quotes, contracts, and invoicing
Run the sales admin cycle from quote to contract to invoice, with support for time-and-materials (régie) and fixed-price billing plus automated reminders.
Built-in e-invoicing (PA)
Integrated approved platform for the French electronic invoicing mandate, handling incoming and outgoing invoice flows from inside the ERP.
Pre-accounting and bank reconciliation
Organize financial data for the accountant and reconcile transactions against bank statements.
Advanced financial steering
Track daily rate (TJM), utilization, workload plan, margin at completion, and forecast-versus-actual gaps per project, team, or consultant.
Multi-entity and multi-currency
Manage several legal entities with separate books and consolidated reporting, and invoice in multiple currencies.
CRM with partner search
Custom sales pipelines, interaction history, and a module for finding subcontractors and partners.
HR and recruiting modules
Employee records, compensation tracking, documents and contracts, plus an applicant tracking module with interview management and automated reminders.
Open API
Connect Karanext to other business tools through its open API.
Pricing
- For subcontractors and freelancers
- Expense report entry
- Time entry
- For employees without another license
- Expense reports
- Time entry
- Leave requests
- For managers, sales reps, and recruiters
- Manager app
- CRM and/or Recruiting modules
- For HR teams
- HR module
- Recruiting module
- For CFOs, finance and office managers
- ERP module
- HR module
- For owners and administrators
- ERP, CRM, HR, and Recruiting modules
- Full platform access
Best For
IT consultancies (ESN)
Staff consultants on client missions, collect monthly activity reports, bill in régie or fixed price, and track profitability per consultant.
Engineering and architecture firms
Track time and budget by project phase, invoice on progress, and see margin per mission from proposal to close.
Consulting firms and agencies
Manage fixed-price and time-and-materials projects, staffing, invoicing, and HR in one tool instead of spreadsheets.
French e-invoicing compliance
Send and receive structured e-invoices through the built-in approved platform without adding a separate tool.
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