sevDesk

sevDesk is a cloud-based accounting and bookkeeping platform founded in 2013 in Offenburg, Germany, by Fabian Silberer and Marco Butz. Designed specifically for freelancers, self-employed professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), sevDesk simplifies the traditionally complex German accounting requirements with an intuitive interface and smart automation features.

The platform offers invoice creation and management, expense tracking with receipt scanning (OCR), bank account integration with automatic transaction matching, tax preparation for German VAT returns (UStVA) and annual financial statements, customer and supplier management, time tracking, inventory management, a document management system, and a DATEV export for seamless collaboration with tax advisors. sevDesk supports GoBD-compliant archiving, which is a legal requirement for digital bookkeeping in Germany.

As a German company serving primarily the European market, sevDesk stores all data on servers in Germany and is fully compliant with GDPR and German fiscal regulations. The platform integrates with German banking systems, tax authorities, and accounting standards, making it particularly well-suited for businesses operating under German and EU tax law. With over 100,000 customers, sevDesk has established itself as a leading cloud accounting solution for European SMBs who need a localized alternative to US-based tools like QuickBooks that may not support European tax requirements.