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ComparisonThe alternative to KLARA
Bilanzi is Swiss accounting with AI. Here Bilanzi and KLARA stand side by side: prices in three identical cases and the features both of them offer.
- Free never expires
- Prices include VAT
- Move from KLARA
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 713.46 less per year than with KLARA
In the case “Bookkeeping and invoices”, 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
Business Basic
CHF 713.46 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 660 excl. VAT · per KLARA
Business Basic
CHF 74.59 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 69 excl. VAT · per KLARA
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
Business Basic
CHF 713.46 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 660 excl. VAT · per KLARA
Business Basic
CHF 74.59 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 69 excl. VAT · per KLARA
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
Business Basic
CHF 713.46 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 660 excl. VAT · per KLARA
Business Basic
CHF 74.59 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 69 excl. VAT · per KLARA
Feature by feature
The table shows features that both Bilanzi and KLARA offer, and from which plan.
| Feature | Bilanzi | KLARA |
|---|---|---|
Bookkeeping | ||
| Double-entry bookkeeping | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Swiss SME chart of accounts as a template | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Balance sheet and income statement | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Year-end close and new financial year | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Fixed assets and depreciation | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Foreign currencies | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
Invoices | ||
| Invoices with a QR payment part | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Quotes | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Recurring invoices | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Reminders in several stages | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Contacts | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Supplier invoices with payment order | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
Bank | ||
| Bank transactions in the program | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Payments matched to open invoices | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
Receipts and AI | ||
| Receipts attached to the entry | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Receipts read automatically | Bilanzi: From Plus, pay per use | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Expense claims | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
VAT | ||
| VAT return, effective method | Bilanzi: From Starter | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| VAT return with the net tax rate | Bilanzi: From Starter | KLARA: From Business Basic |
Payroll | ||
| Payslips | Bilanzi: From Starter | KLARA: Add-on from Business Basic |
Team and fiduciary | ||
| Several people with roles | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business Basic |
| Access for your fiduciary | Bilanzi: In Free | KLARA: From Business 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
Cost centres
Assign costs and income to a site, a vehicle or a project. You see what each cost centre cost and earned.
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
From KLARA to Bilanzi
Your chart of accounts, opening balances, contacts and open invoices come with you. You do the move yourself, in Free too.
- Download from KLARA what you want to take along: the chart of accounts with balances, the contacts and the open invoices.
- In Bilanzi, open Settings › Moving in. Upload a CSV file or paste the table with its header row.
- Bilanzi shows you what it recognised. You check it and take it over.
Questions about the comparison
What does KLARA cost compared to Bilanzi?
KLARA Business Basic costs CHF 660 excl. VAT on a yearly plan, or CHF 713.46 incl. VAT per year. At Bilanzi the same scope costs CHF 0 in Free. With the VAT return it is CHF 290 per year in Starter.
Is there a free version of Bilanzi?
Yes. Free costs nothing and never expires. It includes the bookkeeping, invoices with a QR payment part, bank statements and receipts, without the VAT return.
Can I bring my data from KLARA?
Yes. Your chart of accounts with balances, contacts and open invoices come along as a CSV file or a copied table. Bilanzi first shows you what it recognised. This works in Free too.
Are the prices with or without VAT?
KLARA 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.
Does Bilanzi read my receipts?
Yes, from Plus. The AI reads the receipt and suggests the entry. Only what you confirm is booked, and you pay for the AI per use.
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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Free costs nothing and never expires. You bring your chart of accounts, contacts and open invoices.
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