Which software for your bike shop?

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How many people work in the workshop and the shop?

Including you, and the extra hands of spring.

About this test

Answer six questions about your team, shops and activity. Based on the French market, the test tells you which kind of software to choose for your bookings, repair tickets and till, and how much to budget.

Test designed by Léo Guillaume, a business software developer near Rennes, France. I built the online booking platform used by around thirty sports and leisure centres.

Updated on September 29, 2026

2026 public prices

Bike shop software sold in France and its prices

The prices publishers show on their websites. They mostly depend on the modules you choose and the number of shops.

Software	What it handles	Public price
Epsylon	Repair tickets, parts stock, till and invoices, workshop app, several shops (Shop plan)	€9 to €89 per monthNo VAT charged; 1 shop at €9, up to 3 at €45
Atelier Vélo+	Customers, bikes, repairs, quotes and invoices, online payment, offline Windows software	€199 or €359 per yearThe Pro plan adds online booking and service reminders
CycleSoftware	Till, stock, workshop, supplier catalogues, unlimited workstations	€70 per month excl. VATOne-year commitment; extra modules, including several shops (€70) and online booking (€15)
Shifter	Till, workshop, stock, supplier orders, e-invoicing included	€69 to €148 per month excl. VATSeveral shops and a warehouse in the €148 plan
MCA Bike	Till, multi-site stock, workshop, bookings, rental, QR codes	On quotePrices not published

Epsylon€9 to €89 per month
Repair tickets, parts stock, till and invoices, workshop app, several shops (Shop plan)
No VAT charged; 1 shop at €9, up to 3 at €45
Atelier Vélo+€199 or €359 per year
Customers, bikes, repairs, quotes and invoices, online payment, offline Windows software
The Pro plan adds online booking and service reminders
CycleSoftware€70 per month excl. VAT
Till, stock, workshop, supplier catalogues, unlimited workstations
One-year commitment; extra modules, including several shops (€70) and online booking (€15)
Shifter€69 to €148 per month excl. VAT
Till, workshop, stock, supplier orders, e-invoicing included
Several shops and a warehouse in the €148 plan
MCA BikeOn quote
Till, multi-site stock, workshop, bookings, rental, QR codes
Prices not published

Before signing: ask for a demo with a real spring Saturday. Ten bikes dropped off, two parts to order, a customer to text and a new bike sale to mark.

Prices checked on 29 September 2026 on the publishers’ websites. Non-exhaustive list.

France in 2026

What your software must keep track of in France in 2026

In France, bike marking, the repair bonus, a secure till and soon e-invoicing: your software keeps track of it all, bike by bike.

Since 1 January 2021

Marking of new bikes sold

Every new bike sold carries a unique identifier, saved with its owner’s details in the national register (FNUCI), run by the APIC association.

Source: jeunes.gouv.fr

Since 1 July 2021

And of used bikes sold in shops

Used bikes sold by a business must be marked too, by one of the seven approved operators (Paravol, Recobike…).

Source: jeunes.gouv.fr

€15 or €30 per repair

The bike repair bonus

For a standard bike, €15 off from €65 of repairs incl. VAT, €30 off from €120. Only a certified repairer can apply it.

Source: e-reparation.eco (Ecologic)

Within 15 days

The bonus paid back to the shop

Ecologic usually pays the shop back within 15 days of a complete claim, plus a €5 fee per approved claim.

Source: Ecologic

Since 21 February 2026

A secure till, with proof

If you take payments from consumers with till software, it must keep sales unalterable and archived. The proof: a certificate, or once again a statement from the publisher.

Source: BOFiP-Impôts

1 September 2027

E-invoicing

Every French company must be able to receive e-invoices since 1 September 2026; small and mid-sized companies will have to issue them from 1 September 2027.

Source: impots.gouv.fr

What a custom tool does not replace: your secure till and bike marking. The till stays with a publisher that provides the certificate or statement, marking with an approved operator; the custom tool connects to both.

The three options

Off-the-shelf software, an extension or a custom tool?

Each one has its place. The test points you in a direction; this table shows what you gain and what you accept with each one.

Criterion	Off-the-shelf software	Off-the-shelf software + extension	Custom tool
Price	Yes : €9 to €150 per month, depending on modules and shops	Partly : Your subscription, plus €2,500 to €7,000 paid once	Partly : €5,000 to €25,000 paid once, plus €100 to €300 per month for maintenance
Secure till	Yes : Provided by the publisher, with its certificate or statement	Yes : Stays in your current software	Partly : Stays with a till publisher, connected to the tool
Your rules: packages, lead times, shops	Partly : Within the settings the publisher provides	Yes : For the points the extension adds	Yes : Designed around the way you work
Workshop booking on your website	Partly : Often a paid module, on a publisher page	Yes : On your website, in your colours	Yes : On your website, in your colours
Getting started	Yes : A few days	Partly : 2 to 6 weeks	Partly : 5 to 20 weeks, in stages
Your data	Partly : With the publisher, export depending on the software	Partly : Split between the two tools	Yes : Yours, code included

Price
- Off-the-shelf softwareYes : €9 to €150 per month, depending on modules and shops
- Off-the-shelf software + extensionPartly : Your subscription, plus €2,500 to €7,000 paid once
- Custom toolPartly : €5,000 to €25,000 paid once, plus €100 to €300 per month for maintenance
Secure till
- Off-the-shelf softwareYes : Provided by the publisher, with its certificate or statement
- Off-the-shelf software + extensionYes : Stays in your current software
- Custom toolPartly : Stays with a till publisher, connected to the tool
Your rules: packages, lead times, shops
- Off-the-shelf softwarePartly : Within the settings the publisher provides
- Off-the-shelf software + extensionYes : For the points the extension adds
- Custom toolYes : Designed around the way you work
Workshop booking on your website
- Off-the-shelf softwarePartly : Often a paid module, on a publisher page
- Off-the-shelf software + extensionYes : On your website, in your colours
- Custom toolYes : On your website, in your colours
Getting started
- Off-the-shelf softwareYes : A few days
- Off-the-shelf software + extensionPartly : 2 to 6 weeks
- Custom toolPartly : 5 to 20 weeks, in stages
Your data
- Off-the-shelf softwarePartly : With the publisher, export depending on the software
- Off-the-shelf software + extensionPartly : Split between the two tools
- Custom toolYes : Yours, code included

Software built around your business? Scheduling, stock, quotes, time tracking: I build custom business software for small and mid-sized companies, at a fixed price.

Custom business software in Rennes: tools, prices and method

Could your commune fund 30 to 50% of this project? The simulator applies the Pass Commerce et Artisanat rules of the 18 intercommunalités of Ille-et-Vilaine, and the regional frame elsewhere in Brittany: aid, what is left to pay, points to confirm, who to call.

Simulate the aid for my website or software

Already built

A booking platform, already in production

At Izidoor, I built the booking platform of around thirty sports and leisure centres. Their customers book and pay on each centre’s website, and the team follows everything in a schedule. Several thousand bookings go through it every season.

Online booking on each centre’s website
Stripe payment, down payments and refunds
Schedule, availability and a till to take payments on site

See the Izidoor project

Izidoor schedule on a laptop and a phone: booked slots by instructor and by day

Frequently asked questions

Bike shop software: your questions

How much does bike workshop software cost in France?

Epsylon costs €9 per month for one shop (€45 and €89 for several), Atelier Vélo+ €199 or €359 per year, CycleSoftware €70 excl. VAT per month plus its modules, and Shifter €69 to €148 excl. VAT per month. MCA Bike is on quote (prices checked on 29 September 2026). A custom extension costs €2,500 to €7,000 paid once, a complete tool €5,000 to €25,000, then €100 to €300 per month for maintenance.

Is there free bike workshop software?

Not among the ones listed here, but free trials are common: 30 days with Epsylon and CycleSoftware, 14 days with Atelier Vélo+. The cheapest, Epsylon, costs €9 per month for one shop.

Is bike marking mandatory in France?

Yes, for new bikes sold since 1 January 2021 and for used bikes sold by a business since 1 July 2021. Marking goes through one of the seven approved operators, and the number is saved in the national register (FNUCI); your software can keep it with the bike’s record.

How do I apply the bike repair bonus?

You need to be a certified repairer. You deduct the bonus from the customer’s invoice (€15 from €65 of repairs incl. VAT, €30 from €120 for a standard bike), then Ecologic pays you back, usually within 15 days, with a €5 fee per approved claim.

Does my till need to be certified?

If you take payments from consumers with till software, it must keep sales unalterable and archived. Since 21 February 2026, the proof can be a certificate from an accredited body or an individual statement from the publisher: ask for it before signing.

Can my customers book online?

Yes: most software offers it as an option (€15 per month with CycleSoftware, Pro plan with Atelier Vélo+). A custom tool puts it on your own website, with your mechanics’ real availability.

Can software manage several shops?

Yes: Epsylon up to 3 shops at €45 per month, Shifter in its €148 excl. VAT plan, CycleSoftware with a €70 monthly module. Check that stock and transfers between shops are tracked.

Can my data be moved from my current software?

If your software exports your customers, bikes and sales to Excel or CSV, I import them into the new tool; it is planned in the quote. Check this export option before signing with a publisher.

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