Ecosystem & commitments
ProConnect, Google Connect, interoperability, data reversibility, GDPR, access to public procurement and institutional commitments
Otilus fits into your digital environment
Our two core commitments
Accessibility and digital sovereignty guide the development of Otilus: helping everyone organise their work more effectively and enabling organisations to retain control over their data.
♿ Accessibility: supporting different ways of working
We do not all perceive information, priorities and demands on our attention in the same way. Otilus is developing a structured interface, consistent visual cues and an approach to work organisation that takes cognitive load into account.
This approach aims in particular to better accommodate the needs of people with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or certain forms of colour blindness.
🇪🇺 Digital sovereignty: stay in control of your data
Choosing business software also means choosing who you trust with your projects, documents and strategic information. Otilus is developed in Amiens, France, and business data is hosted in France.
We are committed to supporting a French and European digital ecosystem, being transparent about our technical choices and preserving organisations' autonomy.
Easier sign-in with ProConnect and Google
ProConnect
Otilus allows eligible professionals to sign in with ProConnect, the French government's official professional identity service. This integration makes it easier for public-sector users in particular to access Otilus without having to create a separate set of login credentials.
ProConnect uses the standard OpenID Connect protocol. Service providers integrating it enter into an agreement with DINUM, France's Interministerial Digital Directorate.
Google Connect
Users who prefer to do so can also use their Google account to sign up for or sign in to Otilus. The aim is the same: fewer additional login credentials and easier access to the workspace.
Google Connect is offered as a convenient sign-in option, but it relies on a third-party service outside a sovereign French or European digital environment.
Interoperability: Otilus is not meant to be an isolated island
Organisations use several software tools, and their needs evolve. Otilus is therefore being developed with openness and interoperability in mind. This approach includes import and export mechanisms, documented data formats and future opportunities to exchange information with other solutions.
The aim is to enable organisations to move information between tools, adapt their digital environment and stay in control of how they work.
Getting started with Otilus, and being able to move on
We want to make Otilus easy to adopt without deliberately creating technical dependency. Customers should be able to choose Otilus because it meets their needs, rather than because their data has become impossible to retrieve.
Getting started with Otilus should be easy. Leaving should be too.
Data Act: taking practical steps against vendor lock-in
The 🇪🇺 EU Data Act strengthens the rights of digital service users to access and reuse their data and switch providers.
For SaaS services, it provides for the removal of unjustified barriers to switching providers and the ability to export data.
Otilus is shaping its data portability and exit policy around this approach. The aim is for project data to be recoverable together with the information needed to reuse it.
This includes, in particular:
- boards and their structure;
- phases and columns;
- projects and cards;
- tasks and subtasks;
- deadlines and priorities;
- team member assignments;
- checklists;
- notes and progress information;
- exportable histories and metadata;
- attachments still stored in the application.
Export formats and data recovery mechanisms are being documented progressively to make data easier to retrieve and reuse.
You should be able to take your data with you, even if you decide to stop using Otilus one day.
Learn more about the EU Data Act
Your data is protected, not locked in
GDPR: protecting personal data
Otilus applies the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to personal data processed as part of the service.
This includes providing clear information about data processing, limiting the data collected to what the service needs, managing individuals' rights and establishing a framework for processing activities and subprocessors.
Data Act: keeping you in control of your data
The Data Act complements this approach in another area: data retrieval, portability and switching providers.
The GDPR helps protect individuals. The Data Act helps preserve organisations' freedom of choice when dealing with their digital service providers.
Protecting data is essential. Being able to retrieve it matters just as much.
Otilus and the French public sector
Public administrations, local authorities and public institutions have specific requirements for procurement, identification, security, data protection and control over their digital tools. Explore how Otilus supports project management for local authorities and public administrations, along with the support available to configure your boards, coordinate departments and train staff.
Listed in the UGAP catalogue
Otilus is listed in the catalogue of UGAP, a French public-sector central purchasing body.
This listing makes it easier for French public-sector organisations to procure a French project management solution through their purchasing procedures.
Listed in the Solutions Numériques de Confiance catalogue
Otilus is also listed in the Solutions Numériques de Confiance (Trusted Digital Solutions) catalogue, which features French and European digital solutions for public and private organisations.
The catalogue helps decision-makers and buyers discover and compare solutions by use case, functional category and technology environment. It also helps French and European software publishers reach organisations looking for trusted digital solutions.
View Otilus in the Solutions Numériques de Confiance catalogue
Compatible with ProConnect
ProConnect integration allows eligible French public-sector users to access Otilus with their professional identity. Together, the UGAP listing and ProConnect integration help align Otilus with public-sector practices and requirements in France.
Accessibility and different ways of working
Software openness is about more than data and technical connections. It is also about the people who use it. Otilus is developed with particular attention to readability, cognitive load and the ability to organise work in different ways.
This approach aims in particular to better accommodate people with attention disorders, autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia, as well as anyone with different needs when visualising and organising work. The aim is to offer a shared framework that gives the team enough structure while remaining adaptable to the people within it, rather than imposing a single project management method.
Commitments you can verify
We distinguish between what is already available and what is still in development.
| Commitment | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| ProConnect | Sign-in is available to eligible users. |
| Google Connect | Users can sign up and sign in with a Google account. |
| UGAP | Otilus is listed in the UGAP catalogue to make procurement easier for French public-sector organisations. |
| GDPR | Personal data processing is governed by our privacy policy and contractual commitments. |
| Data portability and exit | Our terms of use provide for data retrieval and switching providers. |
| Data Act | Otilus's data portability and exit policy is built around European requirements for data portability and provider switching. |
| Interoperability | Import, export and integration mechanisms with other services are being developed and documented progressively. |
| Roadmap | Major Otilus developments are presented publicly to give users visibility into the product's evolution. |
| Accessibility | A design approach that considers readability, cognitive load and the different ways people perceive information and organise their work. |
| Digital sovereignty | Software developed in France, with business data hosted in France, supporting French and European digital autonomy. |
Our vision: integration, protection and freedom of choice
We believe business software should earn its users' loyalty, rather than force it.
That is why Otilus is progressively developing an ecosystem based on interoperability, data portability, data protection, openness to trusted digital services and transparency.
We want organisations to be free to choose Otilus, integrate it into their environment and adapt how they use it as their needs evolve.
Compatible with your environment. In control of your data. Free to choose.