Retail software Switzerland — comparison

Name: Retail software Switzerland — comparison
Creator: Stefan Bernhard
Published: 2026-08
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Several branches on one article file — and who knows the customers.

5/5 shown

As of August 2026

Swiss specifics

What is different in Switzerland

Retail 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:

This category lists only vendors with a Swiss legal entity. Foreign solutions are not excluded — none of those that matter here names a franc price.

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.
Cash receiptsCash takings must be recorded completely and individually; where cash predominates, the Federal Tax Administration requires a cash book with a daily balance and a daily count. A till that stores only daily totals will not survive an audit.
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 5 solutions in Retail software, data from vendor sources with check date. As of August 2026. Surveyed and verified by Stefan Bernhard.
Criterion	Free entry with ecosystemDetails	Till and stock, servers in GermanyDetails	Cloud, servers in SwitzerlandDetails	Runs without internet tooDetails	Swiss Made, prices in euros onlyDetails
Shop and customers
Several branches	✓	✓	✓	✓	not researched
Customer card	not researched	✓	not researched	not researched	not researched
Cost & onboarding
List priceas stated by the vendorbars: 0 to CHF 199	from CHF 26	CHF 19.80–169	CHF 39–199	from CHF 19	no prices in francs
Pricing model	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription or licence	Subscription
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud	Cloud	Cloud + Desktop/Server	Cloud
Payroll, VAT & law
Data location	Switzerland	EU	Switzerland	not researched	not researched
Scope & extensions
Orders & inventory	~ basic	✓	not researched	not researched	not researched
Mobile app	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Works offline	–	✓	not researched	✓	not researched
Collaboration & vendor
Languages	DE · FR · IT	DE	DE · FR · IT · EN	not researched	DE · FR · IT · EN
Vendor	ePost Service AG (Swiss Post)	ETRON Softwareentwicklungs- und Vertriebs GmbH	Paymash AG	iTworks GmbH	Arcavis AG
Headquarters	St. Gallen	Zürich	Zürich	Spreitenbach AG	Switzerland
Vendor website	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗

✓ available~ limited– not availableFit = feature-based suitability for the selected profile, not a quality ratingPrices = indicative, excl. VAT, as of August 2026Surveyed and verified by: Stefan Bernhard · Method