Axonaut alternative: factual 2026 comparison

Looking for an Axonaut alternative suited to B2B sales teams working the French market? Charik is a modern, generalist B2B CRM built in France, designed for sales teams that want to run their whole commercial activity in a single tool, at a price that is easy to read. This page compares the two solutions factually to help you decide, without bias.

Charik, the B2B CRM that brings your commercial activity back into one tool.

Quick comparison: Charik vs Axonaut

Criterion	Charik	Axonaut
Origin	Paris, France (2024)	Toulouse, France (2017)
Positioning	Pure sales CRM for B2B SMEs	All-in-one suite for small businesses: CRM + invoicing + HR + cash management
Entry price	€17 excl. VAT/user/month (Charik) / €58 excl. VAT/user/month (Charik Pro, with French company data)	Single plan around €39-69/user/month depending on commitment
French company data (SIREN/SIRET)	Native, included in Charik Pro	Included (Axonaut integrates French sources)
Invoicing	Quotes in Charik, invoices via Pennylane (native connector)	Built-in invoicing
Multi-relationship architecture	Yes (contact-to-contact, company-to-company, deal-to-deal)	No, classic architecture
Hosting	France	France
Free trial	7 days, no credit card, 10 users	15 days, no credit card

When Axonaut remains a good choice

Axonaut remains a relevant choice in several situations:

A very small business or small SME (1-15 people) that wants an all-in-one suite with a light CRM, invoicing, HR and cash management from a single French vendor.
A business owner who wants to avoid stacking several tools and accepts less in-depth CRM features in exchange for native invoicing and accounting integration.
An organisation where sales is not the main priority and where the CRM is a secondary function behind administrative management.
A team that values accessible French-language support, an area where Axonaut has built a solid reputation.

When Charik is the right choice

Charik was designed for B2B SMEs and mid-sized companies that want a consolidated CRM, without stacking three or four subscriptions. Here are the cases where Charik is naturally the better fit compared with Axonaut:

A team prospecting the French market. Company enrichment (SIREN, SIRET, NAF code, headcount, executives) is native and included in Charik Pro, with no separate subscription to a data tool such as Pappers Pro, Kompass or Société.com.
A team that wants a readable price. From €17 excl. VAT per user per month (Charik), €58 for Charik Pro with French company data, with no credits that run out, no modules to activate, no mandatory call with a sales rep to get a quote. The pricing details fit on one page.
A team that needs multiple relationships between records. Charik lets you link a contact to another contact, a company to another company, a deal to another deal. This architecture is rare and particularly useful for law firms, investment funds, recruitment agencies and B2B agencies.
A team that wants its data hosted in France. Strict GDPR compliance, no Cloud Act exposure, in line with the requirements of a public tender or a French industrial SME.
A team that wants to connect its invoicing to Pennylane. The Charik / Pennylane connector is native. Quotes are created in Charik, invoices are issued in Pennylane, and the accounting export is automatic.
A team that wants to get started within 7 days, no credit card. The Charik free trial lasts 7 days, with no credit card, for up to 10 users and 100 contacts/companies/deals, so you can test in real conditions.

Pricing: what you really pay

Axonaut offers a single all-in-one plan, which makes the price easy to read but means paying for modules you may not use. Public 2026 prices:

Charik: €17 excl. VAT per user per month (annual billing) or €25 excl. VAT monthly for the full sales CRM, and €58 excl. VAT per user per month for Charik Pro, which adds unlimited French company enrichment, ICP search, public tenders and sales signals. Invoicing via Pennylane (native connector) if needed, separate subscription.
Axonaut: single plan between roughly €39 (3-year commitment) and €69 (no commitment) per user per month, including CRM, invoicing, simple HR, cash management and quotes.

For a purely sales-focused team that does not need Axonaut’s HR or cash management modules, paying for those unused modules is a hidden cost. For a versatile small business that wants to consolidate everything, the opposite is true.

The right comparison depends on your profile: if you want to go deeper on the sales CRM (prospecting, sequences, ICP, signals), Charik is sized for that. If you want to handle 60% admin and 40% sales in a single tool, Axonaut is built for that.

Features: what is included by default

Axonaut and Charik do not cover exactly the same scope. Here are the structural differences:

Sales CRM depth: Charik is designed specifically around the daily work of a sales team (pipeline, advanced sequences, ICP search with filters, hiring signals, public tenders). Axonaut covers the CRM with less depth, in exchange for broader administrative coverage.
Multi-relationship architecture: Charik lets you link contacts, companies and deals to one another. Axonaut stays on a classic CRM architecture.
ICP search and dynamic signals: Charik includes advanced ICP search, public tenders and hiring signals. Axonaut does not cover these use cases in its standard offer.
Sales signals: daily AI indicators that automatically prioritise sales actions. No direct equivalent in Axonaut.
Invoicing: Axonaut invoices natively. Charik goes through Pennylane via a native connector.
HR and cash management: Axonaut includes these modules. Charik does not cover them, by deliberate focus.

Data and hosting: the French dimension

For a sales team prospecting French companies, access to official public data is a structural topic. Charik natively integrates the INSEE (SIRENE) and INPI databases and French public company data, with no additional subscription, in the Charik Pro plan.

SIREN / SIRET: automatically retrieved from the company name or website.
NAF code, headcount, revenue, legal form, executives: automatic enrichment on the company record.
Hosting in France: servers in France, GDPR compliance, no Cloud Act exposure, usable when responding to public tenders.

Axonaut, like Charik, integrates French sources (SIREN, SIRET, SIRENE registry) and hosts in France. The difference is not on that criterion but on the depth of enrichment and the coverage of dynamic signals (public tenders, hiring, executives).

Migrating from Axonaut to Charik

Migration from Axonaut to Charik relies on Axonaut’s native exports:

Axonaut export: from the settings, export customers, prospects, quotes and invoices in CSV format.
Scope sorting: the migration covers the CRM scope (customers, prospects, opportunities). For invoicing, plan a simultaneous switch to Pennylane (native Charik connector).
Charik import: CSV import with field mapping. Axonaut statuses are translated into Charik pipeline stages.
Team onboarding: 1 to 2 sessions of 30 minutes with the Charik team.

For a team of 5 with a few thousand contacts, allow 5 to 10 working days.

How to decide between the two

The decision grid comes down to a few concrete questions:

How many sales users are on your team? If the answer is between 2 and 50, Charik is sized for you.
How many of your prospects are French companies? If the majority, native French enrichment changes daily productivity.
Do you already pay for a company data tool (Pappers, Kompass, Société, Dropcontact, Kaspr) on top of your current CRM? If so, Charik consolidates the two.
Does your invoicing run through Pennylane or an equivalent French tool? The native Charik / Pennylane connection avoids a custom integration.
Is hosting in France mandatory for your customers (public sector, healthcare, finance)? The criterion becomes a blocker for a non-European CRM.

If you answer yes to at least three of these questions, Charik deserves a trial. If you are an international scale-up with a team spread across five countries and advanced marketing integrations on ten channels, Axonaut remains a good choice.

Try Charik as an Axonaut alternative

Two ways to test Charik:

7-day free trial, no credit card: crm.charik.app/sign-up. Up to 10 users and 100 contacts/companies/deals, access to every feature.
30-minute guided demo: book a demo. A conversation to confirm that Charik covers your use case before investing time in a migration.

For pricing details, see the pricing page. To understand the positioning, see all Charik features.

Frequently asked questions about choosing Charik vs Axonaut

Is Charik a better fit than Axonaut for a dedicated sales team?

Yes, if your priority is prospecting, ICP search, email sequences and sales automation. Charik was designed for that scope. Axonaut is broader but less deep on the sales side.

How does Charik compare with Axonaut on price?

Axonaut offers a single plan between €39 and €69 per user depending on commitment. Charik starts at €17 excl. VAT per user per month, and Charik Pro, with French company data, is €58 excl. VAT. On a pure sales scope, Charik is deeper for a comparable or lower price. On a broader scope (HR, cash management), Axonaut natively includes those modules.

Can you migrate your Axonaut data to Charik?

Yes. Axonaut allows CSV export of contacts, companies and quotes. Charik offers a guided import with field mapping.

Axonaut does invoicing and Charik does not: is that a gap?

It is an architectural choice. Charik focuses on the pure sales CRM and delegates invoicing to Pennylane via a native connector. This separation follows French accounting practice and makes working with a chartered accountant easier.

Axonaut and Charik are both French, so what really changes?

Charik is built for sales teams that want a deep CRM, with ICP search, signals, advanced sequences and a multi-relationship architecture. Axonaut is built for very small businesses and small SMEs that want a versatile sales + admin tool under a single subscription.

Does Charik handle expense reports and payroll like Axonaut?

No. Charik is CRM-first and does not cover payroll, expense reports or HR management. For those functions, you need a dedicated tool (Pennylane, Lucca, PayFit, etc.) connected alongside.

Compare Charik with other CRMs

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For Charik pricing details: see the pricing page. For the full feature list: see all Charik features.

Axonaut alternative: why teams choose Charik