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Cash flow for SMEs: the comparison of our Fractional CFOs

A profitable business may experience cash flow stress. The choice of a forecasting tool must be based on the deadlines, accounts and scenarios to be followed.

Understanding Cash Flow before choosing the connections and scenarios of your tool.

Quick verdict (30 seconds)

Agicap is the undisputed leader for French startups and SMEs (2-100 M€ turnover). As soon as you have 3 bank accounts, a line of credit, and 13-week forecasts, Agicap becomes essential.

Comparison of tools

Criterion
Target size———
Implementation———
Price———

Detailed comparison table

Comparison criterion by criterion to frame your needs and prepare a demonstration.

CriterionAgicapOkimia (ex-Fygr)Kyriba
Connected banksTo checkAccording to formulaTo check
Forecast horizon12-52 weeks13 weeks52+ weeks
ScenariosUnlimitedAccording to formulaUnlimited
Budget vs reality✓✓✓
Multi-currency✓According to formula✓ advanced
API✓According to formula✓
SupportPhone + chatAccording to formulaAccount manager
Pricing BasisOn quoteAccording to formula and commitmentQuote to request
Implementation2 weeks1-2 days8-16 weeks

Our recommendation by profile

Which tool to choose depending on your stage of growth and your activity.

Profile

Seed (<20 people, 1-2 banks)

Recommendation

Okimia (ex-Fygr)

Why

Test banking connections and forecasting on your data; compare Okimia (formerly Fygr) formulas.

Profile

Series A/B (20-100 people)

Recommendation

Agicap

Why

Multi-banks, complex scenarios, predictive alerts — essential to anticipate the lifting.

Profile

International multi-currency

Recommendation

Agicap Pro

Why

Advanced multi-currency + intercos + subsidiaries — European coverage.

Profile

ETI / Large group (>100M€ turnover)

Recommendation

Kyriba

Why

Professional Treasury desk, FX hedging, ERP integration — overkill for SMEs.

Detailed analysis by tool

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Agicap

SMEs and startups Series A/B (10-100 people)

✓ Advantages

  • +Smooth Cash Flow Forecast
  • +Excellent banking integration
  • +Scenarios and cash alerts
  • +Responsive French support

✗ Limitations

  • −Not suitable for professional treasury desk
  • −Overkill for seed stage
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Logo Okimia (ex-Fygr)

Okimia (ex-Fygr)

Seed/early stage with tight budget

✓ Advantages

  • +Lighter and cheaper
  • +Simple to set up

✗ Limitations

  • −Fewer features
  • −Less predictive data
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Kyriba

Very large structures (100+ M€ turnover)

✓ Advantages

  • +Robustness for large volumes
  • +Advanced features

✗ Limitations

  • −Overkill for SMEs
  • −Costly to implement
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When the problem comes from collections

A forecast tool and a recovery tool handle different jobs. To test receivables management, see Upflow and LeanPay. Check disputes, settlement dates and coordination with the sales team before connecting this data to the forecast.

Decision criteria

Number of bank accounts and currencies

Need forecast (13 weeks)

Complexity of the group (intercos, lines of credit)

Transaction volume

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