DATEV
DATEV: Your software for accounting, HR, and law firms – simple, secure, connected.
DATEV is a central provider of accounting software in the German-speaking region, particularly for financial accounting, cost accounting, and data exchange with tax advisors.
Independent B2B performance index (0–100 points). It is calculated mathematically and without subjective influence from four verified pillars: company stability, aggregated feedback from publicly available online sources, documented compliance certifications, and operational transparency.
Headquarters
Nuremberg, Germany
Employees
9100
Founded
1966
Management
Prof Mayr
Overview
DATEV is a central provider of accounting software in the German-speaking region, particularly for financial accounting, cost accounting, and data exchange with tax advisors. The solution mentioned in the results, "DATEV Mittelstand Faktura mit Rechnungswesen", covers ongoing financial accounting, open item management, dunning, advance VAT returns, and cost center accounting, and is particularly used by medium-sized businesses. DATEV's positioning is strongly aligned with collaboration between companies and tax firms. In the available sources, DATEV is described as the standard in the German tax advisor ecosystem, with high relevance for companies requiring consistent, GoBD-compliant accounting and financial statement organization.
Core features
Compliance & security
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Extensive range of functions for accounting, payroll & taxes
Integration with tax advisors and upstream systems
User-friendliness & user interface
Complexity & setup effort
Summary of customer feedback
Overall, customers rate DATEV as a highly powerful, professional system with a wide range of functions specifically for accounting, payroll, and tax processes, which works particularly well in connection with tax offices. Key strengths mentioned include the deep technical mapping of German tax and accounting regulations, close integration with tax advisors, as well as stability and reliability. Weaknesses noted are primarily the sometimes unintuitive, outdated user interface, high complexity, a sometimes demanding implementation and training effort, and a pricing level that is not entirely transparent and rather high. DATEV is particularly suitable for tax firms, medium-sized companies, and organizations with professional finance departments or close cooperation with a tax advisor who are looking for a highly mature, legally compliant system and are willing to invest in training and process implementation.
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