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How do you set up a software development company?

A freelance developer most often sets up a SASU or an EURL with computer programming as its business activity (APE code 62.01Z), an unregulated commercial activity. Current legal fees are €223.56 incl. VAT for a SASU. Service-public

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By Razvan Toma · Founder

Last updated 22 October 2026Sources cited in the text

Points specific to the profession

Freelance platforms (Malt, Crème de la Crème, etc.): they ask for your SIREN number and sometimes an URSSAF certificate of compliance (attestation de vigilance).
Code ownership: your contracts must specify the assignment of rights; this is worth having reviewed.
Pay: see SASU or EURL and company without a salary.

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