4D
Application development platform with an integrated database for building business apps for developers, ISVs and enterprises
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About 4D
4D is a development platform for business applications that combines a relational database with a development environment. Applications can be deployed natively on macOS, Windows, mobile and the web. Products named on the website include 4D Qodly Pro for web, 4D Write Pro and 4D View Pro.
Customers include developers, consultants, independent software vendors, software publishers, educational institutions and business decision makers, some of whom buy turnkey solutions from 4D partners. The company sells its platform with a maintenance plan, a partner program, professional services and training, with pricing stated to start at $30 per month per user.
The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Le Pecq, France. Its website lists offices in Paris, San Jose, Rabat, Tokyo, Sydney and Munich, and states a presence in 100 countries through five subsidiaries. The founder, Laurent Ribardière, created the underlying software in 1984; the company was known as ACI until it adopted the 4D name in 2000.
Product: 4D, a development platform with a relational database for building and deploying native desktop, mobile and web business applications.
Jobs at 4D
Leadership
- Asmae Benkirane · CEOSource: company website
- Eric Teissandier · CEOSource: company website
- Atef Drissa · CFOSource: company website
- Laurent Ribardière · Founder & CTOSource: company website
- Stephan Klein-Schäfer · Managing Director, 4D GmbH, GermanySource: company website
- Jim Sobczak · VP Sales & Services, 4D Inc, USASource: company website
- Laurent Esnault · VP EngineeringSource: company website
- Ricardo Mello · VP Inside Sales & Marketing, 4D Inc, USASource: company website
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