Klanik: reviews, pricing, services and alternatives (2026)

Article published by MaaSil Inc, a company in the same sector. Public information verified on 18 October 2026; sources at the end of the article.

Klanik is an IT services company (an ESN in France, meaning a digital services firm) founded in 2011 in Marseille, which places IT engineers and consultants with its clients. Since May 2026, it has been part of the engineering group ALTEN. This article gathers what can be verified publicly about Klanik: legal identity, services, pricing, locations and reputation. It then lists the questions to ask before signing, and presents several alternatives, including MaaSil.

Klanik at a glance

Who is Klanik?

The legal entity is KLANIK SAS, a SAS (simplified joint-stock company) with share capital of €80,000, registered under the French company registration number (SIREN) 538 388 919. Incorporated on 8 December 2011, it has its head office on avenue du Prado in Marseille, and its activity is classified as "Engineering, technical studies", according to the company directory entry and the legal data on Societe.com.

According to Societe.com, KLANIK SAS generated revenue of €57,210,000 in 2024, with a net profit of €3,431,000. Net profit for 2025 reached €3,093,000, but revenue for 2025 is not published in the register. The press cites €69 million in revenue for the group in 2025.

Acquisition by ALTEN and governance

In May 2026, the Klanik group was acquired by ALTEN, a listed engineering group (€4.1 billion in revenue in 2025), according to CFNEWS. The price has not been published. The founder chaired the company until March 2023, after which the company KLANIK Holding took over as chair. Since 14 May 2026, a new person holds the chair and KLANIK Holding serves as managing director.

Positioning and headcount

On its identity page, Klanik presents itself as "more than an IT consulting firm" and as "a community". Its stated values are "Sharing, Kindness & Excellence".

The website states around 800 employees for the group. The KLANIK LinkedIn page alternately says "over 800 talents" and a range of 501 to 1,000 employees, and lists 534 profiles. The register places the French company in the 250 to 499 employee bracket.

What services does Klanik offer?

Klanik describes itself as an ESN that "recruits digital experts and places them with clients in all sectors". On LinkedIn, the offer is organised into five areas: software, DevOps and cloud, agility, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence (AI).

DevOps and cloud

The Klanik DevOps & Cloud page describes the most detailed offer: Site Reliability Engineering (audit, SLA, SLO and SLI service-level indicators), optimisation of the CI/CD pipeline (continuous integration and deployment) and of Kubernetes, migration to the cloud ("Move to Cloud"), and a serious game on incident management, the "Chaos Day".

Software and other areas

According to its website, the software offer covers application modernisation, cloud-native, microservices, performance and quality (testing, QA, automation), for web, mobile, desktop and embedded. The data, AI and agility pages could not be read in detail, and the content of the cybersecurity offer is not documented on the pages consulted.

Klanik also declares an in-house training organisation, KAMPUS (e-learning, coaching, certifications), and an incubator, KORNER. The contractual model for assignments (time and materials, fixed price or service centre) is not specified.

How much does Klanik cost?

Klanik does not publish any pricing. The pages consulted show no day-rate grid for consultants (TJM, the daily rate of a consultant), no package and no indicative price. The minimum commitment, trial period and set-up fees are not published either.

The budget therefore depends on a quotation. To compare offers, ask for a cost per profile and per experience level, excl. VAT, with a list of additional fees.

Where do Klanik's teams work?

The Klanik Offices page lists 16 locations. In France: Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Paris, Sophia-Antipolis and Toulouse. Elsewhere: Monaco, Brussels, Geneva, Canada, the United States, Bogotá (Colombia), Dubai, Ebène (Mauritius) and Tunis (Tunisia). The Offices page mentions 15 offices in its text but 16 in its list; LinkedIn mentions 12 offices.

According to Klanik, the Tunis office, founded in 2019, recruits and places IT engineers, mainly in automated QA, DevOps, Java and Kafka, and supports candidates through to obtaining their visa. The Ebène office, opened in 2022, has around 40 employees.

No location in Madagascar appears on the website. The hours covered and the share of remote work are not published. Klanik states that it places its consultants with its clients, so the place of work depends on each assignment.

What do reviews say about Klanik?

No average rating can be cited. Klanik has no Trustpilot profile, and the employee review pages (Glassdoor, Indeed) were not accessible at the time of research. No client is publicly named on the pages consulted.

Klanik highlights employer labels: according to its website, 3rd place in the HappyIndex®AtWork World 2025 ranking (over 500 employees), a label obtained "for the eighth consecutive year", and the WorkWell label. These labels are based on employee surveys, not on public reviews.

What are Klanik's strengths?

• Published accounts: nearly 15 years of activity and a positive net profit in 2024 and 2025.

• Backing by a major group: Klanik has belonged to ALTEN since May 2026.

• Documented expertise in DevOps and cloud (SRE, Kubernetes, CI/CD, migration).

• Network of offices declared in France, Europe, the Americas, Tunisia and Mauritius.

Points to check before choosing Klanik

1. Acquisition: will the contract, pricing and contacts remain those of Klanik, or move to those of ALTEN?

2. Pricing: what is the day rate (TJM) per profile and per experience level? Do set-up, replacement or termination fees apply?

3. Contract: time and materials (consultant billed for time spent), fixed price or service centre? Who directs the consultant and who is accountable for the result?

4. Place of work: will the consultant work in France, in Tunisia, in Mauritius or on your premises, and under what status?

5. Certifications: no certification (ISO 27001, ISO 9001) is displayed. Which ones are held, with what validity dates?

6. References: which verifiable clients exist in your sector and for your size?

7. Exit: what minimum assignment length, what notice period, what replacement rules?

8. Signing entity: which company in the group signs the contract?

Which companies is Klanik suited to?

Klanik mainly suits organisations looking for IT engineers for technical projects: DevOps, cloud, software, quality or data. In 2021, Le Journal des Entreprises reported that around 50% of its revenue came from large accounts. It may also appeal to companies that want consultants close to their sites.

Based on the pages consulted, Klanik is less suited to three needs: obtaining a published price before any discussion, outsourcing non-technical support functions (accounting, human resources, customer service), or working with teams based in Madagascar.

What are the alternatives to Klanik?

ezway technology

The ezway technology website presents an offer "Designed, built and managed in France", with production centres in Antananarivo (Madagascar) and Casablanca (Morocco). The company announces development, ERP integration (Odoo, Zoho), AI and support.

HaiRun Technology

HaiRun Technology is a Madagascar-based company "specialised in developing digital solutions", with an office in Paris, according to L'Express de Madagascar (30 January 2023).

MaaSil Inc

MaaSil, the publisher of this article, offers Employer of Record (EoR) services, placing consultants based in Madagascar. According to MaaSil, these consultants are 100% integrated into the client's teams. MaaSil handles recruitment, the contract, payroll and HR follow-up; the client directs the assignments.

MaaSil publishes its pricing on its pricing page: from €55 to €100 excl. VAT per day for general profiles (around €1,150 excl. VAT per month), and from €120 to €250 excl. VAT per day for senior IT developers, including DevOps engineers (around €2,600 excl. VAT per month). MaaSil reports more than 100 consultants and more than 40 clients.

MaaSil is aimed at French-speaking SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), startups and mid-caps (ETI in France, mid-sized companies) that want to integrate dedicated staff (support, back-office, IT). It is less suited to 24-hour multilingual call centres, very short projects and purely onshore needs (teams in the client's own country). See also our guide to IT outsourcing.

Factual comparison

The two players do not meet the same need: Klanik sells IT engineering consulting expertise, MaaSil the dedicated provision of staff based in Madagascar.

FAQ: frequently asked questions about Klanik

Who is Klanik? Klanik is a French ESN (IT services company) founded in 2011, with its head office in Marseille. It recruits IT engineers and places them with its clients, notably in DevOps, cloud and software. The group declares around 800 employees.

Has Klanik been acquired? Yes. The Klanik group was acquired in May 2026 by ALTEN, a listed engineering group. The price of the transaction has not been published.

Does Klanik publish its pricing? No. Klanik's website shows no TJM (daily rate), no package and no indicative price. Pricing and conditions are obtained on quotation.

How many employees does Klanik have? Klanik declares around 800 employees for the group. The register places the French company KLANIK SAS in the 250 to 499 employee bracket. The two figures do not cover the same scope.

Is Klanik present in Madagascar? No office in Madagascar appears among the 16 locations listed on Klanik's website. Its offices outside Europe are located notably in Tunisia, Mauritius and Colombia.

Methodology and sources

This article was written by MaaSil Inc, which offers comparable services, based on public information consulted on 18 October 2026. Offers and pricing may change. Spotted an error? Write to us via our contact page.

• Klanik — group identity

• Klanik — DevOps & Cloud

• Klanik — offices

• Company directory — KLANIK

• Societe.com — KLANIK

• LinkedIn — KLANIK

• CFNEWS — acquisition by ALTEN, 11 May 2026

• Le Journal des Entreprises, 14 January 2021

• ezway technology

• L'Express de Madagascar — HaiRun Technology