WISO MeinBüro alternative
WISO MeinBüro from Buhl Data is software you use to do your invoices and your bookkeeping yourself. Buchführungsheld takes the other route: you upload your receipts, certified bookkeepers book everything, prepare the advance VAT return and deliver finished reports. Here you can 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 | WISO MeinBüro | 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, order management | 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 |
| 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 | XS €9, bookkeeping (S) €19, M €39, L €99 per month, plus VAT. | from €49 (full service including booking) |
| Contract commitment | often annual billing, introductory discounts possible | cancelable monthly |
As of July 2026. WISO MeinBüro by Buhl Data comes in four web tiers from XS to L: tier XS with invoices regularly costs 9 euros per month, the bookkeeping tier S with EÜR, VAT return and ELSTER 19 euros, tier M 39 euros and tier L 99 euros per month, each plus VAT. There are currently introductory discounts, and billing is often annual; the desktop version is charged separately. 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 €210 per month, mainly from the time you save.
Sample calculation with assumed time values. For WISO MeinBüro, the S tier at €19 is assumed as a representative monthly bookkeeping fee; actual prices vary by tier. 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 WISO MeinBüro is a better fit for you.
WISO MeinBüro already offers quotes, invoices and order management today. At Buchführungsheld, invoicing is in preparation and coming soon. If you need invoicing right away in the same tool, WISO MeinBüro 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.
If you have a routine in bookkeeping and want to check every entry yourself, WISO MeinBüro gives you the right tools with online banking and EÜR.
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 WISO MeinBüro, 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. WISO MeinBüro 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 WISO MeinBüro, 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, WISO MeinBüro is usually cheaper per month: the web tiers regularly cost 9 euros (XS, invoices), 19 euros (S, bookkeeping), 39 euros (M) and 99 euros (L) per month, each plus VAT (as of July 2026, please check with the provider). Buchführungsheld starts at 49 euros per month, but for that, certified bookkeepers do the work you'd handle yourself with WISO MeinBüro. What adds up for you depends above all on how much time you spend.
You cancel your WISO MeinBüro subscription directly with Buhl Data, subject to their notice periods, often with annual billing. 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 WISO MeinBüro 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.
