Case Study: beta.gouv.fr achieves rapid, reliable scaling of government digital services with CircleCI

Bringing Digital Innovation to the Government with CircleCI

beta.gouv.fr is the French government’s digital services incubator that pairs small, autonomous teams of technologists with state agencies to build public-facing services in six months on a shoestring budget. The challenge is delivering reliable, production-grade software quickly inside a risk-averse public sector where teams must learn new processes and tooling while achieving real user traction.

CircleCI provided the continuous integration and delivery backbone that let teams stay technically operational and focus on solving user problems. Combined with integration testing tooling (Watai) and SauceLabs for fast cross‑browser tests, teams could deploy continuously, iterate faster, and scale services—e.g., helping a project grow from 50 to 60,000 users a day—while increasing confidence and chances of success within the six‑month timeframe.

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Matti Schneider

Core Team Member