Accounting Software · Germany (DE)
lexoffice
Cloud accounting from Lexware (Haufe Group).
The switch
QuickBooks→lexofficealso replaces Xero
About
lexoffice (now Lexware Office) is a popular German cloud accounting and invoicing platform with DATEV integration.
Why we recommend it
- Made for German SMBs
- DATEV integration
- EU hosting
EU vs USA
lexoffice vs QuickBooks
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 lexoffice
🇺🇸 QuickBooks
Headquarters
Freiburg
Mountain View, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
Germany
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Haufe Group
Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU)
Founded
2012
1983
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