Choosing an approved platform, and being able to switch
Choose the date of the agreement with a new platform: the timeline places each legal period of the switch on the calendar.
Estimated endbetween 5 Oct 2026 and 1 Nov 2026
1. Done · milestone
Formal agreement with the new platform
1 Oct 2026
Kept for 3 years
Decree no. 2026-677 of 27 July 2026 on e-invoicing and approved platforms (Légifrance)2. Done · 0 day – 3 days
Passed to the former platform
1 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026
2 working days at most
Decree no. 2026-677 of 27 July 2026 on e-invoicing and approved platforms (Légifrance)3. Done · 0 day – 6 days
Objection period
1 Oct 2026 – 10 Oct 2026
5 working days at most
Decree no. 2026-677 of 27 July 2026 on e-invoicing and approved platforms (Légifrance)4. Done · 0 day – 3 weeks
Directory registration
1 Oct 2026 – 28 Oct 2026
15 working days at most
Decree no. 2026-677 of 27 July 2026 on e-invoicing and approved platforms (Légifrance)5. Done · 4 days
Synchronisation before the effective date
5 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026
3 working days at least
Decree no. 2026-677 of 27 July 2026 on e-invoicing and approved platforms (Légifrance)6. Done · milestone
Switch effective
5 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026
The former platform ensures continuity for 1 year
Decree no. 2026-677 of 27 July 2026 on e-invoicing and approved platforms (Légifrance)
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Tax code, BOFiP and approved-platform list checked on 25 October 2026
Every business must go through an approved platform to receive, then issue, its e-invoices. The tax authority publishes the list of registered operators, and only those can play that role. To choose, it is better to start from your needs than from an offer: invoice volume, need for e-reporting of consumer or foreign sales, accounting software already in use, formats you produce, need for invoice storage. This site does not rank platforms and receives no commission: the comparison tool reproduces the official list in alphabetical order, with its reading date. The choice is not final. The decree of 27 July 2026 governs switching platforms: a formal agreement with the new one, kept for 3 years, short periods in working days for the former one, and a duty of continuity for 1 year. It is therefore reasonable to start with a simple offer and switch if it no longer suits you.
Neutral criteria for comparing
The official list of approved platforms says nothing about prices or services: it shows who is registered, and since when. The rest is compared with a few questions, asked the same way of each operator.
| Criterion | Question to ask |
|---|---|
| Status | Registered, or only an applicant? |
| E-reporting | Does it send consumer sales, foreign sales, payments received? |
| Formats | Which formats in, which out? |
| Accounting | Does it connect to my software or my accountant’s? |
| Storage | Does it keep my invoices, for how long, and give them back? |
| Exit | What fees and what period to leave? |
The comparison tool reproduces the list in alphabetical order and lets you filter by status, place of establishment and registration date. The copy used is a dated archive copy of the published list, as the official site was under maintenance on the reading day.
Switching platforms: the decree’s periods
The decree of 27 July 2026 protects the business that wants to leave. The new platform passes the request to the former one within 2 working days. The former one has 5 working days to object. The directory is updated within 15 working days, and the switch only takes effect after at least 3 working days of synchronisation. After that, the former platform keeps providing certain services for 1 year and must pass you the relevant information within 5 business days.
Operators matching the filters
Operators matching the filters
149
| Registered | 149 |
| Awaiting interoperability tests | 14 |
| Established in France | 117 |
Before signing
Read the commitment period, exit fees and the return of your invoices: that is where the real differences lie. Ask for a trial period or a test area. Check that the formal agreement is dated and kept, since the decree requires keeping it for 3 years. The service-public.fr page recalls that signing a business up with a platform remains a simple step. Receiving duties are covered on the receiving page, the directory on the directory page.
Three profiles, three reflexes
A micro-entrepreneur invoicing a few business customers a month mostly needs simple receiving, easy invoice submission and, if selling services, the payment-received status: a light offer is enough, and the deciding question is exit fees. A shopkeeper selling mostly to consumers should first check e-reporting and the link with the till. An SME receiving hundreds of supplier invoices will look at the quality of integration with its books and how rejections are handled. In all three cases, a demonstration on your own invoices is worth more than a brochure.