Invoicing software for Switzerland: what actually matters

The 6 criteria for choosing

Whichever product you pick — these are the points where usable separates from annoying:

1. 1Native QR-bill — the payment part must be generated automatically and to standard from every invoice — not as an add-on module or workaround.
2. 2VAT done right, not just present — rates per line item (8.1/2.6/3.8 %), disclosure per Art. 26 VAT Act, and crucially for non-registered businesses: invoices with no VAT traces at all.
3. 3Quote → invoice — an accepted quote should turn into an invoice with one click — no re-entry, positions carried over.
4. 4Genuinely mobile — many Swiss products only ship a companion app for photos and expenses. If you work on the road, the complete invoice must be creatable and sendable from your phone.
5. 5Honest pricing — watch for per-user surcharges, module fees and document limits. The advertised from-price is rarely the final price.
6. 6Your languages — invoices in German, French, Italian or English — depending on where your clients are. Document language should be selectable per client.

The Payvetia approach: everything on your iPhone, nothing superfluous

Payvetia is built for freelancers and sole proprietorships — not for an accounting department. Invoice, quote, order confirmation and credit note are created entirely on the iPhone or in the browser: pick the client, add positions, send the PDF with QR payment part. Payments, partial payments and down payments are ticked off directly; outstanding items are visible at a glance.

Payvetia calculates VAT from your profile: effective or net tax rate, correctly disclosed per rate — or entirely without VAT if you're not registered. Document language per client (DE/FR/IT/EN), 5-centime rounding, multiple currencies with CHF conversion and an AI assistant that drafts an invoice from a chat message are included.

What Payvetia deliberately is not: an ERP. No inventory, no payroll, no CRM module — and therefore no expansion surcharges either.

What it costs

Getting started is free: 3 documents and 3 expenses, no credit card, no expiry. After that there is exactly one plan: Payvetia Pro at CHF 29 per month or CHF 250 per year — unlimited invoices, quotes, expenses and VAT features included. No user tiers, no modules, no surprises. Cancel anytime; billing runs through Stripe on the web and the App Store in the app.

Your data stays in Switzerland

Account, client and invoice data are stored in the Google Cloud region Zurich; the website measures reach without cookies. The details are transparently listed in the privacy policy — including the complete list of processors.

Frequent questions about invoicing software