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Bilanzi

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
Prices

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

  • Bilanzi FreeCHF 0
  • KLARA Business BasicCHF 713.46

In the case “Bookkeeping and invoices”, incl. VAT, on a yearly plan.

Billing

Prices in CHF, with and without 8.1% VAT

Bookkeeping and invoices

Double-entry bookkeeping, invoices with a QR payment part and bank transactions in the program. One person, no VAT return.

Bilanzi

Free

CHF 0 per year

incl. VAT · per Bilanzi

Free

CHF 0 per month

incl. VAT · per Bilanzi

KLARA

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.

Bilanzi

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

KLARA

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.

Bilanzi

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

KLARA

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

Features

Feature by feature

The table shows features that both Bilanzi and KLARA offer, and from which plan.

Feature by feature
FeatureBilanziKLARA

Bookkeeping

Double-entry bookkeepingBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Swiss SME chart of accounts as a templateBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Balance sheet and income statementBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Year-end close and new financial yearBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Fixed assets and depreciationBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Foreign currenciesBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic

Invoices

Invoices with a QR payment partBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
QuotesBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Recurring invoicesBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Reminders in several stagesBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
ContactsBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Supplier invoices with payment orderBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic

Bank

Bank transactions in the programBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Payments matched to open invoicesBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic

Receipts and AI

Receipts attached to the entryBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Receipts read automaticallyBilanzi: From Plus, pay per useKLARA: From Business Basic
Expense claimsBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic

VAT

VAT return, effective methodBilanzi: From StarterKLARA: From Business Basic
VAT return with the net tax rateBilanzi: From StarterKLARA: From Business Basic

Payroll

PayslipsBilanzi: From StarterKLARA: Add-on from Business Basic

Team and fiduciary

Several people with rolesBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
Access for your fiduciaryBilanzi: In FreeKLARA: From Business Basic
On top

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

Moving in

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.

  1. Download from KLARA what you want to take along: the chart of accounts with balances, the contacts and the open invoices.
  2. In Bilanzi, open Settings › Moving in. Upload a CSV file or paste the table with its header row.
  3. Bilanzi shows you what it recognised. You check it and take it over.
Questions

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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Try Bilanzi with your own figures

Free costs nothing and never expires. You bring your chart of accounts, contacts and open invoices.

Free forever. No credit card.