FastBill alternative
FastBill by FastBill GmbH in Frankfurt is cloud software you use to do your invoices and bookkeeping yourself. Buchführungsheld takes the other route: you upload your receipts, certified bookkeepers post everything, prepare the advance VAT return and deliver finished reports. Here you can see when switching is worth it.
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 | FastBill | Buchführungsheld |
|---|---|---|
| Core principle | Software, you post yourself | Full service, bookkeepers post for you |
| Time spent per month | several hours for capturing and coding | about 15 to 30 minutes, uploading receipts |
| Receipt capture | you enter and code the accounts yourself, with automatic receipt recognition | you upload, the team posts |
| Invoice creation (invoicing) | yes, invoices and recurring invoices | in preparation, available soon |
| Online banking | yes, connect bank accounts and match payments | you upload bank statements, the team assigns them |
| Preliminary VAT return | you create and submit it yourself via ELSTER | prepared and filed for you |
| Ongoing posting | manually by you | by certified bookkeepers |
| Error risk and liability | up to you, since you do the posting yourself | Bookings by professionals, a verified process |
| DATEV compatibility | DATEV export available | DATEV-compatible collaboration and export |
| Price per month | Solo €9, Plus €14, Pro €27, Premium from €53 per month, plus VAT. | from €49 (full service including booking) |
| Support | Software support and help center | personal bookkeepers, support based in Germany |
| Contract commitment | depending on the plan, billed monthly or annually | cancelable monthly |
As of July 2026. FastBill has four plans: Solo 9 euros, Plus 14 euros, Pro 27 euros and Premium from 53 euros per month, each plus VAT. Billing is annual, and the feature set grows with the plan (automation, receipt import, dunning). 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 218 euros per month, mostly from the time you no longer spend yourself.
Sample calculation with assumed time values. For FastBill, the Pro plan at €27 per month is assumed; actual prices vary by plan (Solo €9 to Premium from €53). Prices 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 software like FastBill is a better fit for you.
FastBill already offers invoices and recurring invoices today. At Buchführungsheld, invoice creation is in preparation and coming soon. If you need invoicing right away in the same tool, FastBill currently has the edge here.
With very few receipts and a tight budget, the pure software fee can be cheaper than a service, as long as you can spare the time for self-posting.
FastBill relies on automatic receipt capture, banking and interfaces to other tools. If you want to digitally connect your processes yourself, FastBill gives you the right tools for it.
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 FastBill, 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. FastBill is software you use to do your own bookkeeping. 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 FastBill, for example as a DATEV or CSV file. Buchführungsheld takes over the ongoing bookkeeping and continues to work in a DATEV-compatible way.
As pure software, FastBill is usually cheaper per month: the plans cost 9 euros (Solo), 14 euros (Plus), 27 euros (Pro) and from 53 euros (Premium) per month, each plus VAT (as of July 2026, please verify with the provider). Buchführungsheld starts at 49 euros per month, but in return certified bookkeepers do the work that you'd handle yourself with FastBill. What adds up for you depends mainly on how much time it takes you.
You cancel your FastBill 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, software like FastBill 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.
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.
