Accountable Alternative
Accountable is an app that lets solo entrepreneurs and freelancers handle most of their bookkeeping and taxes themselves. Buchführungsheld takes the other approach: you upload your receipts, certified accountants book everything, prepare the VAT return, and deliver finished reports. Here you'll see when switching pays off.
Updated: July 2026. Prices of other providers are non-binding and subject to change.
Software for doing your own bookkeeping versus full-service bookkeeping. The Buchführungsheld column is highlighted, and the values are deliberately kept honest.
| Criterion | Accountable | Buchführungsheld |
|---|---|---|
| Core principle | Software, you post yourself | Full service, bookkeepers post for you |
| Time spent per month | several hours for capturing and assigning | about 15 to 30 minutes, uploading receipts |
| Receipt capture | you enter and sort yourself, with receipt scanning in the app | you upload, the team posts |
| Invoice creation (invoicing) | yes, create invoices directly in the app | in preparation, available soon |
| Preliminary VAT return | you create and submit it yourself from the app | prepared and filed for you |
| Income surplus statement (EÜR) | you create the EÜR yourself in the app | coded data as the basis for the EÜR and year-end accounts |
| Tax return support | Assistants in the app, you file it yourself | prepared data for your tax advisor |
| Ongoing posting | manually by you, with automation | by certified bookkeepers |
| Error risk and liability | up to you, since you do the posting yourself | Bookings by professionals, a verified process |
| DATEV compatibility | Export available, depending on the plan | DATEV-compatible collaboration and export |
| Price per month | Free 0 €, Plus 9.90 €, Bookkeeping 19.90 €, Taxes 29.90 €, Max 59.90 € (plus VAT) | from €49 (full service including booking) |
| Contract commitment | monthly or annually, depending on the plan | cancelable monthly |
As of July 2026. Accountable has a free version and four paid tiers: Invoices Plus 9.90 euros, Bookkeeping 19.90 euros, Taxes 29.90 euros and Max 59.90 euros per month, each plus VAT with annual billing. There's currently a promotional discount for the first 3 months. As of July 2026, please check with the provider. Buchführungsheld prices are plus 19 percent VAT and are intended exclusively for businesses.
Example: a solo self-employed person with around 25 receipts per month and an assumed entrepreneur's hourly rate of €80.
Calculated savings: around €181 per month, mainly from the time you save.
Sample calculation with assumed time values. For Accountable, the Taxes tier at €29.90 per month is assumed (includes the advance VAT return); actual prices vary by tier (Plus €9.90 to Max €59.90). As of July 2026, please check with the provider. The actual time required depends on the number of receipts and your routine.
Honestly, there are cases where an app like Accountable is a better fit for you.
Accountable lets you create invoices directly in the app. With Buchführungsheld, invoicing is in the works and coming soon. If you need invoicing right away in the same tool, Accountable currently has the edge here.
Accountable guides you through the VAT return, EÜR, and tax return with assistants right in the app. If you want to do these steps yourself, deliberately, and bundle them in one tool, Accountable is built for that.
With very few receipts and a tight budget, the free basic plan or the app subscription can be cheaper than a service, as long as you can spare the time for self-posting.
The switch is straightforward, your data won't be lost.
In a short, free call, we take a look at your current bookkeeping and clarify which plan fits you.
You export your entries and receipts from Accountable, for example as a DATEV or CSV file. We take over the ongoing bookkeeping seamlessly.
From now on, you upload receipts via app or browser. Your accountants book everything, prepare the VAT return, and deliver monthly reports.
See how Buchführungsheld stacks up against other providers and approaches.
Answers on switching, data migration, costs, and cancellation.
Not in the classic sense. Accountable is an app you use to do your own bookkeeping and taxes. Buchführungsheld is a bookkeeping service that takes over your ongoing bookkeeping for you. So you're switching from doing it yourself to handing it off.
Yes. You export your entries and receipts from Accountable, for example as a DATEV or CSV file. Buchführungsheld takes over the ongoing bookkeeping and continues to work in a DATEV-compatible way.
As an app, Accountable is usually cheaper per month: there's a free version as well as the tiers Rechnungen Plus (€9.90), Buchhaltung (€19.90), Steuern (€29.90), and Max (€59.90) per month, each plus VAT (as of July 2026, please verify with the provider). Buchführungsheld starts at €49 per month, but certified accountants do the work you'd handle yourself with Accountable. What makes sense for you depends mainly on how much time you spend.
You cancel your Accountable subscription directly with the provider under the terms that apply there. Buchführungsheld itself can be canceled monthly.
Invoicing is in preparation at Buchführungsheld and coming soon. Today the focus is on complete bookkeeping: you upload receipts and outgoing invoices, and the team posts everything. If you want to write invoices in the same tool right away, an app like Accountable is currently the faster choice.
For the annual financial statements and tax return, you continue working with your tax advisor. Buchführungsheld delivers the continuously categorized data in DATEV-compatible form, so your tax advisor can jump right in. Accountable, by contrast, supports the tax return with do-it-yourself assistants.
Yes. Buchführungsheld processes all data in a GDPR- and GoBD-compliant way in data centers in Germany.
Hand off your bookkeeping
Upload your receipts, and certified bookkeepers take care of the rest. At a flat rate from 49 euros per month, cancelable monthly. Try it free for 7 days.
