ComparisonThe alternative to bexio
Bilanzi is Swiss accounting with AI. Here Bilanzi and bexio stand side by side: prices in three identical cases and the features both of them offer.
- Free never expires
- Prices include VAT
- Move from bexio
What does the same thing cost?
Each case has the same scope in both programs. For each program, the cheapest plan that covers the whole case counts. Every price is shown with and without VAT.
CHF 605.07 less per year than with bexio
In the case “Three people”, incl. VAT, on a yearly plan.
Bookkeeping and invoices
Double-entry bookkeeping, invoices with a QR payment part and bank transactions in the program. One person, no VAT return.
Free
CHF 0 per year
incl. VAT · per Bilanzi
Free
CHF 0 per month
incl. VAT · per Bilanzi
Advanced
CHF 544.82 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 504 excl. VAT · per bexio
Advanced
CHF 56.21 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 52 excl. VAT · per bexio
With VAT return
The same with the VAT return, effective method or net tax rate. One person.
Starter
CHF 290 per year
incl. VAT · per Bilanzi
CHF 268.27 excl. VAT · calculated
Starter
CHF 29 per month
incl. VAT · per Bilanzi
CHF 26.83 excl. VAT · calculated
Advanced
CHF 544.82 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 504 excl. VAT · per bexio
Advanced
CHF 56.21 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 52 excl. VAT · per bexio
Three people
The same with VAT return, for three people who each have their own login.
Starter
CHF 290 per year
incl. VAT · per Bilanzi
CHF 268.27 excl. VAT · calculated
Starter
CHF 29 per month
incl. VAT · per Bilanzi
CHF 26.83 excl. VAT · calculated
Optima
CHF 895.07 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 828 excl. VAT · per bexio
Optima
CHF 85.40 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 79 excl. VAT · per bexio
Feature by feature
The table shows features that both Bilanzi and bexio offer, and from which plan.
| Feature | Bilanzi | bexio |
|---|---|---|
Bookkeeping | ||
| Double-entry bookkeeping | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Swiss SME chart of accounts as a template | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Balance sheet and income statement | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Year-end close and new financial year | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
Invoices | ||
| Invoices with a QR payment part | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Invoices in several languages | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Quotes | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Recurring invoices | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Reminders in several stages | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Contacts | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Supplier invoices with payment order | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Advanced |
Bank | ||
| Bank transactions in the program | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Advanced |
| Payments matched to open invoices | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Advanced |
Receipts and AI | ||
| Receipts attached to the entry | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
| Receipts read automatically | Bilanzi: From Plus, pay per use | bexio: From Advanced |
VAT | ||
| VAT return, effective method | Bilanzi: From Starter | bexio: From Basic |
| VAT return with the net tax rate | Bilanzi: From Starter | bexio: From Basic |
Payroll | ||
| Payslips | Bilanzi: From Starter | bexio: Add-on from Advanced |
Team and fiduciary | ||
| Several people with roles | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Advanced |
| Access for your fiduciary | Bilanzi: In Free | bexio: From Basic |
What Bilanzi adds
In Bilanzi this is part of the program, with the plan it comes with. Every feature is listed on the Pricing and features page.
Receipts by WhatsApp
Connect your mobile number and send receipts as a photo or PDF to Bilanzi on WhatsApp, and one button in the chat books the suggestion. There you also draft invoices, quotes and entries, prepare reminder runs, ask questions by voice and get reminders of the VAT deadline, payments and open receipts. Meta and Twilio process the messages, partly in the United States.
From Plus
Receipts by email
Your business has its own address for receipts. Send receipts there as attachments. Suppliers you allow send their invoices straight to your receipt inbox.
In Free
Ask Bilanzi about your figures
Ask in your own words, such as “Who still owes me money?”. Bilanzi answers from your books and prepares an invoice from a single sentence.
From Plus, pay per use
Signed work reports
Record hours and materials on your phone. The customer signs right on the screen. Then you bill the report from the job.
In Free
The next 90 days
See week by week what reaches your account and what goes out: open invoices, invoices from templates and salaries. You know early where money gets tight. On the first of each month an email reminds you, if you like.
From Starter
Missing receipts
Bilanzi shows every entry without a receipt. You add the receipt later, write an internal voucher or note why there is none.
In Free
From bexio to Bilanzi
Your chart of accounts, opening balances, contacts and open invoices come with you. You do the move yourself, in Free too.
- In bexio, download the chart of accounts, the contacts and the open invoices as Excel files.
- In Bilanzi, open Settings › Moving in and choose bexio. Paste each table with its header row or upload it as a CSV file.
- Bilanzi shows you what it recognised. You check it and take it over.
Questions about the comparison
What does bexio cost compared to Bilanzi?
For bookkeeping, QR invoices and bank transactions in the program, bexio needs the Advanced plan. It costs CHF 504 excl. VAT on a yearly plan, or CHF 544.82 incl. VAT. At Bilanzi, Free is enough, for CHF 0.
Why Advanced at bexio?
Because the case includes bank transactions in the program. According to bexio, e-banking is not available in the Basic package, and transactions cannot be imported there. At Bilanzi you import bank statements in Free.
And with the VAT return?
At bexio the plan stays Advanced, for CHF 544.82 per year incl. VAT. At Bilanzi the VAT return comes with Starter, for CHF 290 per year. Bilanzi uses the effective method or the net tax rate and creates the file for the FTA ePortal.
Can I bring my data from bexio?
Yes. Your chart of accounts, opening balances, contacts and open invoices come along. You download them from bexio as Excel files and paste the tables into Bilanzi. This works in Free too.
Are the prices with or without VAT?
bexio states its prices without VAT, Bilanzi with VAT. Here every price is shown with and without 8.1% VAT, with a note on which figure comes from the vendor.
Can my fiduciary work in Bilanzi?
Yes. Your fiduciary works directly in your books through a mandate, on every plan. They do not count as a person.
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