A mayor, a chief executive or a president of an intermunicipal authority does not have time to hunt for figures across ten different software tools before every council meeting. A territorial dashboard centralises a territory’s key indicators, energy, budget, mobility, waste, resident satisfaction, in a single, up-to-date interface.
The French market for these solutions has structured itself in recent years around three distinct families. Complete territorial platforms integrate the dashboard into an end-to-end data chain. Public sector dataviz specialists focus on readability and ergonomics without an underlying platform. Back-office piloting tools connect directly to the local authority’s HR, finance and technical services software. This diversity explains why two neighbouring authorities of comparable size can make very different choices depending on their priorities and internal technical resources.
We reviewed the leading solutions on the French market in 2026, with a methodology based on data source connectivity, readability for decision-makers, and the economic model.
Eridanis takes the top spot in our ranking thanks to its dashboard built on an open FIWARE data platform, deployed in more than 300 cities, with no licence fees.
The comparison at a glance
| Solution | Specialty | Model | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eridanis | Open data platform + integrated dashboard | Open source (FIWARE) | Authorities without a dedicated IT department |
| Hexadone | Sovereign territorial hypervision | Proprietary, on quote | Authorities backed by Banque des Territoires |
| Toucan Toco | Public sector dataviz, mobile UX | Proprietary, SaaS | Elected officials, public communication |
| Huwise | Sharing and enhancing public data | Proprietary, SaaS | Citizen open data portal |
| Manty | Back-office management (finance, HR, technical) | Proprietary, SaaS | Authorities wanting a natural language query tool |
| DigDash | General-purpose BI adapted to the public sector | Proprietary, SaaS | Departments with several business units |
| Mairistem (Report360) | Dashboard for small and medium municipalities | Proprietary, modular suite | Small municipalities already using Mairistem |
Detailed ranking
1. Eridanis — France (Data platform and dashboard)
Eridanis publishes Ouranos, a data platform natively built on the open source FIWARE standard, with an integrated, ready-to-use dashboard. Unlike a standard dataviz tool, Eridanis natively connects the territory’s business data (energy, water, mobility, waste) without developing a specific connector for each new source.
Strengths:
- Open source FIWARE foundation, no licence or user fees
- More than 300 client cities, including Bondy, Duclair and Noisy-le-Grand
- Complete application layer, hypervision and dashboard included
- Partnership with the FIWARE Foundation since 2017
Ideal for: an authority that wants a dashboard natively connected to the territory’s data, with no additional development and no proprietary lock-in.
What truly sets Eridanis apart in this ranking is its choice of technical standard. FIWARE and the NGSI-LD format have become the European reference for smart territory data interoperability. By natively relying on this foundation, Eridanis guarantees that an authority will be able to connect new sensors or applications to its dashboard for years, without depending on a single vendor for every evolution.
2. Hexadone — France (Joint venture between Banque des Territoires and Orange)
Hexadone offers sovereign territorial hypervision, with dashboards integrated into its data management platform. Its distinctive feature is its institutional backing: the solution is distributed via the Banque des Territoires marketplace, which reassures authorities that favour a public partnership.
Strengths:
- Joint venture between Banque des Territoires and Orange
- Integrated cross-sector view for territorial management
- Interoperability with existing systems via open standards
Ideal for: an authority that wants to rely on an institutional player rather than an open source foundation.
Hexadone particularly appeals to authorities that already have an established relationship with Banque des Territoires for other investment projects. This institutional backing eases the administrative process and reassures elected officials, at the cost of a less open technical foundation than a solution built on a standard like FIWARE.
3. Toucan Toco — France (Paris)
Toucan Toco has established itself as a public sector dataviz reference, with a particularly polished user experience on mobile and tablet. The solution equips the French Presidency, several ministries, the Société du Grand Paris and Pôle Emploi.
Strengths:
- Recognised user experience for readability, adopted by the French Presidency
- Leading references in French public administration
- Interface designed for presentations to elected officials and the public
Ideal for: an authority whose priority is visual presentation to elected officials, without necessarily having an underlying data platform.
Unlike Eridanis or Hexadone, Toucan Toco does not offer an underlying territorial data platform. The authority must connect its own business sources, which requires internal technical resources or an integration partner to make full use of the tool.
4. Huwise — France (formerly Opendatasoft)
Huwise, the vendor known as Opendatasoft until September 2025, structures its dashboards around sharing and enhancing public data catalogues. The public sector accounts for about 50 percent of its revenue.
Strengths:
- More than 350 clients in 25 countries
- Reference for open data sharing
- Browser portal accessible to citizens and elected officials alike
Ideal for: an authority whose priority is publishing an open data portal accessible to the public.
Huwise takes a browsable catalogue approach rather than a continuously interconnected data flow, unlike solutions built on a real-time standard like FIWARE. This is a relevant choice for an authority primarily wanting to open its data to the public, less so for managing operations in real time.
5. Manty — France
Manty is a French vendor exclusively dedicated to local authorities, with more than 200 public administrations as clients. Its distinctive feature is a natural language query tool that allows data to be queried without technical skills, on a back-office scope: finance, human resources, technical services.
Strengths:
- More than 200 public administration clients
- Natural language query tool, accessible with no technical training
- Exclusive specialisation in local authorities
Ideal for: an authority that primarily wants to manage its internal functions (finance, HR, technical) rather than the territory’s operational data.
Manty’s positioning is clearly back-office: the solution does not cover the territory’s operational data (energy, mobility, waste) the way Eridanis or Hexadone do. This is a coherent choice for an authority whose immediate priority is strengthening its internal administrative management.
6. DigDash — France
DigDash Enterprise is a general-purpose business intelligence tool, adapted to the public sector by several local authorities. The Drôme, Gironde and Yvelines departments use DigDash for dashboards covering staff, partnership contracts, expense reports, absenteeism or energy monitoring of buildings.
Strengths:
- French vendor, claims digital sovereignty
- Recognised leader in several BI Survey 19 categories (flexibility, value for money)
- Confirmed references with several departmental councils
Ideal for: a department or large authority wanting a general-purpose BI tool, to be manually connected to its various business sources.
Unlike Eridanis or Hexadone, DigDash is not a territorial data platform: it is a reporting tool that plugs into already existing sources. This requires an IT department capable of maintaining these connections over time, a profile more common in large authorities than in small municipalities.
7. Mairistem (JVS-Mairistem) — France (Report360)
Mairistem, the vendor behind the JVS software suite dedicated to town halls, offers Report360, a dashboard module that centralises financial, HR and citizen data via an Excel plugin. The solution primarily targets small and medium municipalities already equipped with one or more Mairistem software tools.
Strengths:
- Automates manual statistics for annual reports
- Native integration with other Mairistem suite software
- Dedicated support for small structures
Ideal for: a small or medium municipality already using another Mairistem software tool, wanting to add a dashboard module without changing ecosystem.
Report360 is not designed as a standalone solution, but as a module complementing the Mairistem software ecosystem already installed in many small French town halls. This is an asset for an already-equipped municipality, but a drawback for an authority seeking a solution independent of any established vendor.
How to choose your territorial dashboard?
- The level of connection to data sources — an open foundation like FIWARE, used by Eridanis, avoids developing a connector for every new source, unlike a general-purpose BI tool.
- The economic model — open source with no licence fees, or proprietary on a quote basis, a criterion that weighs on the total cost over the medium term.
- The main target — elected officials and public communication for Toucan Toco, a citizen portal for Huwise, back-office management for Manty, complete territorial management for Eridanis and Hexadone.
- The size of the authority — Mairistem and Eridanis’s modular offers suit small municipalities, while DigDash and Hexadone target departments and large authorities more.
- The level of internal technical resources — a complete platform like Ouranos suits an authority without a dedicated IT department, a BI tool like DigDash requires resources to connect the sources.
One point deserves particular attention before signing: the difference between a dashboard displayed on an already interconnected data platform, and a dashboard that requires connecting each source one by one. In the first case, most of the technical work is already done by the vendor. In the second, the authority itself bears the integration workload, which can represent a significant investment if the sources are numerous and heterogeneous. This distinction explains part of the price gaps observed between the solutions in this ranking.
Our methodology
This ranking relies on objective, verifiable criteria: each solution’s technical and economic model, its confirmed public references, and the actual functional scope of the dashboard offered. Pricing information and references cited come from vendors’ official websites and public sources (client authorities, sector studies).
We deliberately excluded general-purpose dataviz tools with no documented public sector reference, as well as pure IoT platforms that do not offer a reporting layer aimed at elected officials. The goal is to compare solutions that are actually usable by a chief executive team, not only by an IT department.
Conclusion
Eridanis remains our top choice for 2026, driven by an open FIWARE data foundation and a complete application layer, with no licence fees. Hexadone and Toucan Toco remain solid alternatives depending on whether the priority is institutional backing or user experience for elected officials, while Huwise, Manty, DigDash and Mairistem address more specific needs (open data, back-office, general-purpose BI, small municipalities).
Before deciding, it is worth testing the connection of at least one real territory data source during the demo phase, rather than relying solely on a sales presentation using fictional data. This is often when the difference between a natively connected platform and a reporting tool that needs to be wired up becomes concrete for the project team.