Agency software Switzerland — comparison

Projects, utilisation and margin per engagement.

Swiss specifics

What is different in Switzerland

Agency software

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:

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.
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.
Swissdec ELMPayroll declarations to the old-age insurance, the accident insurer, tax authorities and insurers run electronically through the Swissdec standard. Without certification, «payroll» often means no more than a payroll list.
Data locationSwiss data centres are not a legal requirement, but often a procurement criterion – especially for personal data and public-sector contracts.
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	Buy or subscribe, from ZurichDetails	Franc pricing, Swiss madeDetails	Servers in Germany, eurosDetails	From Vienna, price on requestDetails
Cost & onboarding
List priceas stated by the vendorbars: 0 to CHF 56	from CHF 56	CHF 15–24	no prices in francs	on request
Pricing model	Subscription or licence	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription
Deployment	Cloud + Desktop/Server	Cloud	Cloud	Cloud
Payroll, VAT & law
Data location	not researched	not researched	EU	not researched
Scope & extensions
Open API	not researched	✓	✓	not researched
Mobile app	not researched	not researched	✓	not researched
Collaboration & vendor
Languages	DE · EN	DE · EN	DE · EN	not researched
Vendor	Vertec AG	everii Switzerland GmbH	awork	Qualiant Software GmbH
Headquarters	Zürich	Switzerland	Hamburg	Wien
Vendor website	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗