ALTERNATIVE TO SEVDESK
Is sevDesk too much?
You don't need full bookkeeping — you need your receipts captured and the overview for the Einnahmen-Überschuss-Rechnung. That's exactly what Quitto is for, at a fraction of the price.
What you pay sevDesk for but don't need
sevDesk and Lexware Office cost, per their price lists, €25.90 and €21.90 a month respectively in the cheapest plan that covers receipt capture and the EÜR (net of VAT), indefinitely — with an invoicing module, bank connection, dunning and VAT pre-returns. As a solo self-employed person on the EÜR you use almost none of it and still pay every month.
What Quitto does instead
Photograph a receipt or import a photo/PDF/e-invoice — Quitto reads the date, amount and vendor (foreign currency too); you pick the category of your Einnahmen-Überschuss-Rechnung in two taps, and with Apple Intelligence Quitto suggests it. In between, you always see income, expenses and profit. At year-end you export what you need: a CSV spreadsheet, a CSV with DATEV account mapping or the tax-advisor package with a PDF receipt archive. Nothing more, and no retyping — on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
The price difference
sevDesk (plan “Buchhaltung”): €25.90 a month, €310.80 a year net. Lexware Office (plan L): €21.90 a month, €262.80 a year net. Both are list prices without new-customer discounts, plus VAT. Quitto: three receipts free, then $2.99/month, $24.99/year or $49.99 as a one-time purchase (US App Store prices, before sales tax) — then never again. You decide: rent or buy once.
When sevDesk is the better choice
Honestly: if you write invoices, need a bank connection, file VAT pre-returns or do double-entry bookkeeping — sevDesk is right for you. Quitto is for those who need exactly none of that.
Your data stays with you
No account, no servers of ours. Receipts and reports live on your device, synced through your own iCloud if you want between iPhone, iPad and Mac. sevDesk is cloud-bound — Quitto isn't.
Quitto compared
| Quitto | sevDesk | Lexware Office | Excel | Shoebox | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per year | $24.99/yr or $49.99 once | €310.80 (net) | €262.80 (net) | $0 | $0 |
| Receipt read from a photo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| E-invoice (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| EÜR categories & EÜR overview | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manual | No |
| Handover to your tax advisor | Yes (CSV, DATEV account mapping, ZIP) | Yes (DATEV-compliant export) | Yes (electronic hand-over file) | CSV manual | No |
| Receipts in foreign currency | Yes (ECB rate, last 90 days) | Yes (key date or fixed rate) | — | Manual | No |
| Profit overview any time | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manual | No |
| No account, data local | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Write invoices | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Bank connection | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Widgets & Lock Screen scan | Yes | — | — | No | No |
| Find a receipt by full-text search | Yes | — | — | No | No |
| Subscription required | No (one-time purchase available) | Yes (subscription, term 1/12/24 months) | Yes (subscription, cancel monthly) | No | No |
HONEST: QUITTO DELIBERATELY DOES LESS — BUT THE RIGHT THINGS, CHEAPER.
As of: October 2026, source: vendor information. Vendor prices: list prices net of VAT, each the cheapest plan with receipt capture and EÜR, without new-customer discounts. “—” = not listed in the vendor's information.
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