Accounting software in French and Italian

Anyone with staff in French-speaking Switzerland or Ticino needs the interface in their language, not merely a translated invoice template. Listed here are solutions available in both Latin national languages; that is stricter than "also in French", so solutions with French alone are missing here. If French is enough for you, the language row for each solution is in the full category table. Also check whether documents and reminders are produced in the recipient's language, not just the menus.

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Swiss specifics

What is different in Switzerland

Accounting

The Swiss market imposes requirements that an international solution usually lacks — it is built for other legal systems. Buy from abroad and you notice at the year-end close, in the VAT filing or with the first payroll declaration. These are the points that decide in this category:

VAT 8.1 / 2.6 / 3.8 %The software has to carry all three Swiss rates — standard, reduced and the special rate for accommodation — and assign them correctly on documents and in the filing. Foreign programs often know only one rate per country.
Swiss SME chart of accountsThe Swiss SME chart of accounts is the national standard and the basis of every year-end close. Without it as a template you set it up by hand — and your fiduciary can no longer find their way around the accounts.
Flat-rate VAT methodBelow the turnover threshold you may file using a flat-rate net tax rate instead of the effective method. Not every solution handles both equally well; test it before switching.
QR-billMandatory standard since the payment slip was retired. Check both directions: issuing invoices with a QR code and reading incoming QR documents — the second is missing more often.
Data locationSwiss data centres are not a legal requirement, but often a procurement criterion – especially for personal data and public-sector contracts.
Accountant accessThe decisive soft factor: can your accounting firm work in the system directly? Ask them first which two or three systems they use every day.
Ten-year retentionThe Swiss Code of Obligations requires ten years of audit-proof retention – including readability. Clarify what happens to your data after you cancel.
Export and exitBefore signing up, check what an export looks like (entries, documents, master data). A solution without a usable export is a one-way street.

Criterion	Cloud all-rounder for small firmsDetails	Cheap, offline, association standardDetails	Free entry with ecosystemDetails	Microsoft ERP with Swiss localisationDetails	Invoicing with some bookkeepingDetails	Free platform with Abacus coreDetails	Complete package at a small priceDetails	Minimalism for the self-employedDetails	ERP heavyweight, strongest payrollDetails	SAP for the mid-marketDetails	Affordable, strong payroll moduleDetails	Proven classic, installed locallyDetails	Open source, enormous scopeDetails	Lean cloud bookkeeping, open APIDetails
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Cost & onboarding
List priceas stated by the vendorbars: 0 to CHF 119	CHF 35–119	free–CHF 15	from CHF 26	CHF 65–89	free–CHF 45	free–CHF 49	CHF 64	CHF 25–50	via partner only	via partner only	in calculator only	via partner only	no prices in francs	in calculator only
Pricing model	Subscription	Subscription or licence	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription or licence	Subscription	via partner	via partner	Subscription or licence	Subscription or licence	Subscription	Subscription
Getting started	self-service	self-service	self-service	partner/project needed	self-service	self-service	self-service	self-service	partner/project needed	partner/project needed	self-service	partner/project needed	partner/project needed	self-service
Deployment	Cloud	Desktop/Server + Cloud	Cloud	Cloud + Desktop/Server	Cloud	Cloud	Desktop/Server + hosted	Cloud	Cloud + Desktop/Server	Cloud + Desktop/Server	Desktop/Server + hosted	Desktop/Server + hosted	Cloud + Desktop/Server	Cloud
Free version	–	✓	–	–	✓	✓	–	–	–	–	–	–	✓	✓
Payroll, VAT & law
Payroll (Swissdec)	✓	~ limited	✓	~ limited	–	✓	✓	–	✓	–	✓	✓	~ limited	~ limited
Swiss VAT filing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiple currencies	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	–	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Data location	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland/EU	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland/EU	Switzerland	Switzerland	EU	Switzerland
Payments
QR-bill	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bank reconciliation (camt)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scope & extensions
Orders & inventory	~ basic	~ basic	~ basic	✓	~ basic	~ basic	✓	–	✓	✓	~ basic	✓	✓	~ basic
Open API	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mobile app	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	–	–	✓	–
Works offline	–	✓	–	✓	–	–	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–
Collaboration & vendor
Adoption among accountants	high	medium	medium	low	medium	medium	medium	medium	high	low	high	high	low	medium
Vendor	bexio AG (Mobiliar Group)	Banana.ch SA	ePost Service AG (Swiss Post)	Microsoft (with Swiss partners)	smallinvoice AG	Swiss21.org AG (Abacus, Glarotech, SmartWe)	FIDUCIAL WINBIZ SA	Milkee SA	Abacus Research AG	SAP (with Swiss partners)	Epsitec SA	Infoniqa Schweiz AG (formerly Sage Switzerland)	Odoo SA (with Swiss partners)	CashCtrl GmbH
Headquarters	Rapperswil-Jona SG	Lugano TI	St. Gallen	USA	Zug	St. Gallen	Sierre VS	Switzerland	Wittenbach SG	Germany	Yverdon-les-Bains VD	Root LU	Belgium	Switzerland
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