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Bilanzi is Swiss accounting with AI. Here Bilanzi and Winbiz Cloud stand side by side: prices in three identical cases and the features both of them offer.
- Free never expires
- Prices include VAT
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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 2’200.62 less per year than with Winbiz
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
Winbiz Cloud
CHF 830.21 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 768 excl. VAT · per Winbiz
Winbiz Cloud
CHF 79.99 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 74 excl. VAT · per Winbiz
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
Winbiz Cloud
CHF 830.21 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 768 excl. VAT · per Winbiz
Winbiz Cloud
CHF 79.99 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 74 excl. VAT · per Winbiz
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
Winbiz Cloud plus 2 people
CHF 2’490.62 per year
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 2’304 excl. VAT · per Winbiz
Winbiz Cloud plus 2 people
CHF 235.66 per month
incl. VAT · calculated
CHF 218 excl. VAT · per Winbiz
Feature by feature
The table shows features that both Bilanzi and Winbiz offer, and from which plan.
| Feature | Bilanzi | Winbiz |
|---|---|---|
Bookkeeping | ||
| Double-entry bookkeeping | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Swiss SME chart of accounts as a template | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Balance sheet and income statement | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Year-end close and new financial year | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Fixed assets and depreciation | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Cost centres | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Foreign currencies | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
Invoices | ||
| Invoices with a QR payment part | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Invoices in several languages | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Quotes | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Recurring invoices | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Reminders in several stages | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Contacts | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Supplier invoices with payment order | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
Bank | ||
| Bank transactions in the program | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Payments matched to open invoices | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
VAT | ||
| VAT return, effective method | Bilanzi: From Starter | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| VAT return with the net tax rate | Bilanzi: From Starter | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
Payroll | ||
| Payslips | Bilanzi: From Starter | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
Team and fiduciary | ||
| Several people with roles | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
| Access for your fiduciary | Bilanzi: In Free | Winbiz: From Winbiz Cloud |
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.
The AI suggests the entry
Bilanzi reads the receipt and suggests the entry. Nothing is posted until you confirm it. The AI runs in Switzerland, at Infomaniak in Geneva.
From Plus, pay per use
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
Photograph and upload receipts
Take a photo of the receipt with your phone or upload a PDF. Bilanzi keeps every original and never deletes one.
In Free
Expenses
Out-of-pocket spending is claimed with a photo of the receipt. Once it is approved, you pay it back.
In Free
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
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
From Winbiz to Bilanzi
Your chart of accounts and opening balances come with you. You do the move yourself, in Free too.
- In Winbiz, export the trial balance of your last closing as an Excel or CSV file.
- In Bilanzi, open Settings › Moving in. Upload the 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 Winbiz cost compared to Bilanzi?
Winbiz sells one offer per login, Winbiz Cloud. It costs CHF 768 excl. VAT on a yearly plan, or CHF 830.21 incl. VAT. At Bilanzi, Free covers bookkeeping, QR invoices and bank transactions, for CHF 0.
What does it cost for three people?
At Winbiz you pay for each login separately. Three people cost CHF 2’490.62 a year incl. VAT there. At Bilanzi, three people are part of Starter, for CHF 290 a year.
Do I have to install Bilanzi?
No. Bilanzi runs in the browser, on your computer and on your phone. You install nothing and never run an update.
Can I bring my data from Winbiz?
Yes. Winbiz exports the year-end lists as Excel or CSV files. You upload the chart of accounts with balances in Bilanzi under Settings › Moving in, in Free too.
Are the prices with or without VAT?
Winbiz 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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