Agency software Switzerland — comparison

Name: Agency software Switzerland — comparison
Creator: Stefan Bernhard
Published: 2026-08

Projects, utilisation and margin per engagement.

As of August 2026

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.

Comparison of 4 solutions in Agency software, data from vendor sources with check date. As of August 2026. Surveyed and verified by Stefan Bernhard.
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 ↗

Surveyed and verified by: Stefan Bernhard · Method