Sevdesk review (2026): is the free plan enough?
German online accounting and e-invoicing with a free plan
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Sevdesk report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for German online accounting and e-invoicing
Sevdesk is German online accounting with e-invoicing in ZUGFeRD and XRechnung formats, and a free plan of 3 invoices a month. Bookkeeping, bank connection and advance VAT returns need the Accounting plan at €25.90, features vary between Germany and Austria, and it's built around German tax rules.
Who Sevdesk is for
- Fits if you're a German freelancer who must send e-invoices
- Works for small businesses that share books with a tax adviser through DATEV
Who Sevdesk is not for
- Tight if you're on Free: 3 invoices a month
- Not for you if you're outside Germany and Austria, since it's built around German tax rules
- Pricey if you want bookkeeping and bank connection: Accounting is €25.90 a month, Accounting Pro €34.90
- Watch out: marketplace integrations may carry partner fees outside the plan price
Why Sevdesk gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money€12.90 a month for Invoicing and €25.90 for Accounting, excluding VAT, billed monthly. Around the middle of the category, with 12 and 24-month terms cutting it 25% to 50%.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan of 3 invoices or e-invoices a month, and a 14-day trial with no credit card on paid plans.
- CFeaturesE-invoices, receipt capture, advance VAT returns, bank connection and tax adviser access. Bookkeeping starts at Accounting, and included features vary by country.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect a bank and set up receipts and tax details first.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with DATEV, ADDISON and ELSTER.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sevdesk's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Sevdesk's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 22 of the 65 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 13 of 65) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at about $14.41 a month, against a middle price of $18.09 for the category: 22 of the 54 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 66 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sevdesk’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 65, level with 34
- CFree plan and trialAbove 15 of 65, level with 34
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 65, level with 46
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 65, level with 56
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 65, level with 46
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 58 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Sevdesk, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Sevdesk you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $172.94 a year.
What you could make
- Invoicing, expense tracking, quotes and estimates and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Sevdesk’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Sevdesk?
Sevdesk is online accounting software built for the German market, with a version for Austria. It handles invoices and e-invoices, receipt capture, bank connections and advance VAT returns sent through ELSTER, and offers a free plan limited to three invoices a month.
Worth knowing
- Built around German tax rules; the page says included features vary by country, with versions for Germany and Austria.
- The Free plan stops at 3 invoices or e-invoices a month.
- Prices shown are monthly-billed and exclude VAT; 12 and 24-month terms are offered at 25% and 50% off.
- Marketplace integrations may carry partner fees that are not part of the plan price.
Key features
- E-invoices and quotes
- Create invoices, quotes and delivery notes in your own layout, with ZUGFeRD and XRechnung e-invoice formats from the Free plan.
- Receipt capture
- Scan receipts with the mobile app or upload them; the system suggests a booking category and matches them to bank transactions.
- Advance VAT returns
- Prepare the advance VAT return and send it to the tax office through the ELSTER interface from the Accounting plan.
- Bank connection
- Connect online banking, which the page says supports more than 4,000 banks, and match payments to invoices.
- Tax adviser access
- A DATEV and ADDISON interface and direct account access let a tax adviser work on the data.
- Reminders and dunning
- Send payment reminders from the Invoicing plan and run multi-level dunning notices from the Accounting plan.
Sevdesk pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sevdesk has a free plan, and paid plans start at €12.90 per month, billed monthly, excl. VAT.
- Starts at
- €12.90 per month, billed monthly, excl. VAT
- Free plan
- Up to 3 invoices or e-invoices a month, with unlimited contacts and products.
- Free trial
- 14 days free, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0.00 | Up to 3 invoices or e-invoices a month in ZUGFeRD and XRechnung formats, unlimited contacts. |
| Invoicing | €12.90per month, billed monthly, excl. VAT | Unlimited invoices and quotes, payment reminders, DATEV interface, tax adviser access and support. |
| Accounting | €25.90per month, billed monthly, excl. VAT | Adds bookkeeping, AI receipt capture, bank connection, advance VAT returns, EÜR and trial balance. |
| Accounting Pro | €34.90per month, billed monthly, excl. VAT | For automating bookkeeping and watching the business in real time; extends the Accounting plan. |
Read from sevdesk.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sevdesk before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount25% off a 12-month term, 50% off 24 months
The pricing section offers 12-month and 24-month terms marked as 25% and 50% cheaper than paying month to month.
Stated on sevdesk.com
Works with
- DATEV
- ADDISON
- ELSTER
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Common questions
Does Sevdesk have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sevdesk is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sevdesk have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sevdesk is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Sevdesk open source?
Sevdesk is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.