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The complete feature set, in every plan.

ZepDesk brings sales, purchasing, receipts, banking, bookkeeping, tax filings, and year-end closing together in one interface. No module is sold separately: every feature is included in every plan, regardless of legal form or company size.

Overview of ZepDesk's ERP modules with sales, purchasing, inventory, and bookkeeping
6
areas in one document flow
7
plugins included
2
charts of accounts: SKR03 and SKR04
€0
surcharge for modules

Six areas, one continuous document flow

Each area passes its data to the next. The quote becomes the invoice, the payment becomes the entry, the entries become the filing. Nothing is entered twice.

Sales

Quotes, delivery notes, outgoing invoices, recurring and subscription invoices, three-stage dunning, open items per customer, custom PDF templates.

Purchasing and receipts

Incoming invoices, receipt photos with text recognition, four-eyes approvals, payment proposals, deadlines and cash discounts at a glance.

Bank and cash

Account connection via finAPI, import as MT940 or CSV, automatic matching of receipt and payment, cash book with TSE (certified technical security system) under § 146a AO.

Bookkeeping

EÜR (cash-basis accounting) or double-entry bookkeeping with SKR03 and SKR04, journal, trial balance, period close, fixed assets with depreciation (AfA), provisions.

Taxes

Advance VAT returns (UStVA), permanent filing extension, EC Sales List, One-Stop-Shop, corporate and trade tax, submission via ELSTER.

Closing and reporting

Balance sheet, income statement, notes, management report, E-Bilanz, disclosure in the Federal Gazette, BWA (business analysis report), EÜR report, and key figures.

A quote in ZepDesk with line items, tax rates, and live preview

From quote to paid invoice, without retyping

Each document grows out of the previous one. The live preview shows the finished PDF as you type; sending happens as PDF, XRechnung, or ZUGFeRD, and the document then appears in the bookkeeping and the open items.

Quote with validity Status, follow-up date, and one-click conversion into an order or invoice.
Recurring invoices Subscriptions and maintenance with intervals, price adjustments, and automatic sending.
Three-stage dunning Custom texts, deadlines, and dunning fees, with partial payments matched correctly.
CSV import Bring over existing data and invoices from your old software.
Everything about e-invoicing

Payments, receipts, and entries come together

Bank transactions arrive via finAPI or as a file, text recognition reads receipts, and ZepDesk proposes the match. You confirm, correct, or set up a rule so the next rent payment lands on its own.

Payment matching Incoming and outgoing invoices in one pass, including batch transfers.
Rules Automatically post recurring entries such as rent, contributions, or fees.
Cash book Cash receipts with sequential numbering, daily close, and variance log.
Fixed-asset accounting Depreciation (AfA) runs, low-value asset thresholds, pooled items, and residual book values.
Bank reconciliation in detail
Payment matching with open items and receipt assignment in ZepDesk

Every building block ZepDesk brings

This list follows the chapters of the documentation. Each item has a step-by-step guide there with example values.

Sales Quotes, delivery notes, outgoing invoices, recurring invoices, dunning notices, PDF templates, live preview, XRechnung and ZUGFeRD
Purchasing Incoming invoices, supplier records, purchase orders, goods receipt, approvals, payment proposals
Receipts Photo upload, text recognition, receipt inbox by email, duplicate checking, audit-proof storage with hash chain
Bank finAPI connection, MT940 and CSV import, matching suggestions, rules, payment matching, multiple accounts per company
Bookkeeping SKR03 and SKR04, journal, trial balance, EÜR report, period close, fixed assets and depreciation (AfA), provisions, GoBD audit trails
Taxes Advance VAT returns (UStVA), permanent filing extension, EC Sales List, OSS, advance trade tax return, corporate income tax, small-business scheme
Year-end closing Balance sheet, income statement, notes, management report, E-Bilanz, disclosure in the Federal Gazette
Corporate Mandatory reserve for the UG, meetings and resolutions, transparency register, early insolvency indicators
Reports BWA, key figures on the dashboard, open items by due date, liquidity forecast, VAT forecast
Administration Users and roles, multi-company with switcher, branding per company, custom domain, expert mode
Security Two-factor login, API keys with permissions, audit log, hash chain, GDPR tools
Account Change plan, payment method, view your own invoices, data export, cancellation and deletion in self-service
CRM Prospects and leads, customer history, tasks and activities, links to quotes
Plugins Inventory management, cash book, payroll, projects, workflows, GDPR tools, CRM Pro

Seven plugins, included in every plan

Extensions are not an add-on charge but part of the product. You activate them per company when you need them and leave them off otherwise.

CRM Pro

Prospects, pipeline, tasks, activities, tags, and reports, linked to quotes and invoices.

Inventory management

Items, suppliers, purchase orders, storage locations, stocktaking, and point-of-sale in one cycle.

Cash book

GoBD-compliant cash book with a certified technical security system (TSE) under § 146a AO.

Payroll

Payroll accounting with DEÜV notifications, wage tax returns, and contribution statements.

Projects

Project time tracking, budgets, and project-based billing, also as the basis for partial invoices.

Workflows

Approvals, reminders, and automated processes, for example for invoice review.

GDPR tools

Record of processing activities, access and deletion requests, retention rules per data type.

Questions about the feature set

Is everything really included in every plan?

Yes. The plan is based on your legal form, not on the feature set. A sole proprietor has the same tools as a GmbH but uses the EÜR (cash-basis accounting) instead of a balance sheet and E-Bilanz, because that matches their obligation.

Do I need the ERP if I only write invoices?

No. You can start with sales and receipts and activate inventory, cash register, or projects later. Areas you do not use stay out of the navigation.

What is expert mode?

A view with additional fields and direct account selection for users with accounting experience. By default ZepDesk guides you with suggestions; in expert mode you post freely.

Can I run several companies?

Yes, as many as you like in one account. Each company has its own chart of accounts, its own branding, and its own roles; billing is per company by legal form.

One document, four stations, no retyping.

This is how a transaction moves through ZepDesk. Each station takes over the data from the previous one.

STEP 1
Quote
Line items and tax rates, live preview of the PDF.
STEP 2
Invoice
Generated from the quote, sent as XRechnung or ZUGFeRD.
STEP 3
Payment
The bank transaction arrives and is matched to the invoice.
STEP 4
Entry
Revenue and VAT are in the journal, ready for the advance VAT return (UStVA).

A scroll-scrubbed scene, not a video. The sequence matches the real document flow.

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