sevdesk alternative
sevdesk is software you use to do your own bookkeeping. Buchführungsheld takes a different route: you upload your receipts, certified bookkeepers post everything, prepare your VAT return and deliver finished reports. Here you'll see when switching pays off.
Updated: July 3, 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 | sevdesk | 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 receipt scanning | you upload, the team posts |
| Invoice creation (invoicing) | yes, quotes, invoices, dunning | in preparation, available soon |
| Preliminary VAT return | you create and submit it yourself via ELSTER | prepared and filed for you |
| Ongoing posting | manually by you | by certified bookkeepers |
| Prepare annual financial statement | Deliver data, year-end closing through your tax advisor | coded, reconciled DATEV data for the tax advisor |
| 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 | Bookkeeping 25.90 €, Pro 34.90 € (plus VAT) | from €49 (full service including booking) |
| Support | Software support, help center, community | personal bookkeepers, support based in Germany |
| Contract commitment | current discounted plan with billing every two years | cancelable monthly |
As of July 3, 2026. sevdesk prices per the provider: the Bookkeeping plan 25.90 euros per month, Bookkeeping Pro 34.90 euros per month (each plus VAT), currently with a 70 percent introductory discount for 12 months (7.77 and 10.47 euros respectively, then regular pricing, billed every two years). A cheaper, invoicing-only plan is also available. 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 215 euros per month, mostly from the time you no longer spend yourself.
Sample calculation with assumed time values. sevdesk Buchhaltung regularly costs €25.90 per month plus VAT, currently €7.77 for 12 months with a 70 percent introductory discount. As of July 3, 2026. The actual time required depends on the number of receipts and your routine.
Honestly, there are cases where software like sevdesk is a better fit for you.
sevdesk already offers quotes, invoices and dunning today. At Buchführungsheld, invoicing is in the works and coming soon. If you need invoicing right away in the same tool, sevdesk currently has the edge here.
With very few receipts and a tight budget, the pure software fee can be cheaper, as long as you can spare the time for self-posting.
If you have a routine in bookkeeping and want to check every entry yourself, sevdesk gives you the right tools.
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 sevdesk, 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. sevdesk 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 sevdesk, 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, sevdesk is cheaper per month: the Bookkeeping plan regularly costs 25.90 euros per month, currently 7.77 euros with an introductory discount (as of July 3, 2026). Buchführungsheld starts at 49 euros per month, but in return certified bookkeepers take on the work you'd do yourself with sevdesk. What adds up for you depends above all on how much time you spend.
You cancel your sevdesk subscription directly with the provider, subject to their notice periods. 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, invoicing software like sevdesk 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.
For everyone who would rather put their time into their business than into bookkeeping. If you just want to upload receipts and hand off the rest, a bookkeeping service is usually the better choice.
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.
