itsi and Intermittor are not really aimed at the same people. itsi is a B2B platform used by productions to manage their crews; Intermittor is an application that you install, on the intermittent side, to track your own file, whichever production employs you.
Short answer. itsi is built primarily on the production side: if your production uses it and invites you in, you get access to your timesheets and contracts on the employer side. An intermittent can also subscribe on their own to create their own projects and sheets. If you want to track your 507-hour counter yourself, import your AEM (Attestation Employeur Mensuelle, monthly employer attestation) forms, calculate your gross salary and anticipate your France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) reassessment (whichever production you are on), then a technician-side app like Intermittor is the right tool. The two are not mutually exclusive: itsi on the production side, Intermittor on yours.
Who each tool is for
itsi is aimed at production companies (payroll, contracts, DPAE (pre-employment declaration) forms, electronically signed time sheets). Intermittor, for its part, is built on the intermittent side (technician or artist). That difference explains most of the misunderstandings about « which one is best ».
Intermittor vs itsi
| Criterion | Intermittor | itsi |
|---|---|---|
| Who for | The intermittent (technician/artist) | The production company (employer) |
| Access | Independent: works whichever production you are on | Ideal if your production uses itsi; a standalone intermittent subscription also exists |
| 507-hour counter | Yes, automated | Handled on the employer payroll side |
| AEM import (PDF → hours & gross) | Yes, automatic | n/a (employer side) |
| Gross salary (collective agreement) | Yes | Yes (employer payroll) |
| France Travail / ARE (return-to-work allowance) monitoring & simulator | Yes | No (management tool) |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android and web | iPhone, Android and web |
| Price | €25 per year, after a 1-month trial with no card required | Free on a production’s invitation; €29.99 per year to create your own projects. On the production side, pay-as-you-go billing |
| Your data | Belongs to you, exportable, never sold on | Held by the production / the platform |
How to choose
If you are a production company, itsi remains relevant within its scope. If your main need is to track your 507-hour counter, your AEM forms and France Travail yourself, while staying independent of productions, Intermittor is the right tool.
What Intermittor looks like
Glimpses of Intermittor: the technician-side app, independent of your production.
The official itsi site
To make up your own mind, here is a capture of the official itsi site with the main message they put forward: « Administrative management platform for your audiovisual productions ».
The official itsi site clearly positions the tool as a production-company-side platform (collection of administrative data, contract generation, DPAE filing, electronic signatures, export to sPAIEctacle). Their header « Now for production companies » and their two « Productions » / « Intermittents » buttons confirm it: the tool serves the production first. Intermittents most often get access on their production’s invitation, but itsi also says it offers a subscription that lets intermittents create their own projects and sheets, even when their production is not on itsi.
Frequently asked questions
Does Intermittor replace itsi?
No. itsi handles a production’s payroll and admin (employer side). Intermittor tracks your own intermittent file (technician side). They are complementary, not direct competitors.
If my production uses itsi, do I need Intermittor?
itsi is built primarily on the production side, but an intermittent can also subscribe on their own. When your production uses it, itsi gives you access to the timesheets and signed documents for that particular production. Intermittor, for its part, consolidates your 507-hour counter across all your employers, imports your AEM forms automatically and simulates your ARE. Many intermittents use both.
Does Intermittor import data from itsi?
Intermittor imports the PDF of your AEM (monthly employer attestation) whichever tool the production used to generate it: itsi, sPAIEctacle, a home-made PDF, etc.
Sources
See also: Best app for intermittents du spectacle · Intermittor presentation.