Agenda vs easybill: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Agenda and easybill to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
Agenda
6/10
German accounting, fixed-asset, cost accounting and payroll software from Agenda for small and mid-sized businesses and for tax advisory firms.
easybill
6.5/10
German cloud invoicing software for freelancers, small businesses and online sellers. It creates quotes, invoices, e-invoices and dunning notices, and imports orders automatically from marketplaces and shops.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Scalability | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 3/10 |
| Compliance | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Integration | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Security | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Cost | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | €45/mo Rechnungswesen Small (from) | €12/mo Starter |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | €45/mo Rechnungswesen Small (from) | €12/mo Starter |
| Features | ||
| Financial Reporting | ||
| General Ledger | ||
| Payroll | ||
| Accountant Access | ||
| Tax Compliance | ||
| Bank Reconciliation | Not listed | |
| Budgeting and Forecasting | Not listed | |
| Corporate Cards | Not listed | |
| Expense Management | Not listed | |
| Invoicing | Not listed | |
| Multi-currency | Not listed | |
Agenda vs easybill cost by team size
easybill costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Agenda | easybill |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | €45/moRechnungswesen Small (from) | FreeFree |
| 5 users | €45/moRechnungswesen Small (from) | €12/moStarter |
| 10 users | €45/moRechnungswesen Small (from) | €12/moStarter |
| 25 users | €45/moRechnungswesen Small (from) | €12/moStarter |
| 50 users | €45/moRechnungswesen Small (from) | €12/moStarter |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Agenda
- Higher Analytics score (6/10 vs 3/10)
- Higher Compliance score (8/10 vs 7/10)
- Better fit for accountants and bookkeepers (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Includes Financial Reporting, which easybill lacks
- Includes General Ledger, which easybill lacks
Why choose easybill
- Has a free plan (Agenda does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: €12/mo vs €45/mo
- Higher Scalability score (7/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 6/10)
Pros & Cons
Agenda
Pros
- Covers German compliance tasks in one package: ELSTER VAT returns, E-Bilanz, Bundesanzeiger filing and GoBD-compliant cash books.
- DATEV-style booking logic and DATEV interfaces make it easy to work with tax advisors and to switch from DATEV.
- Computerwoche calls it a full-featured and cheaper alternative to DATEV for SMEs.
- The expert hotline is free in every package, and the hosted ASP option includes backups and updates in a German data center.
- Cost center and cost unit accounting with contribution margin analysis are built in.
Cons
- Built only for German law and the German language, and there is no mobile app according to Tax & Bytes.
- Very few public reviews: the four reviews on Capterra Germany average 2.3 out of 5, with 2.0 for ease of use.
- Usage-based costs for cloud use and payroll headcount make the full cost hard to predict.
- The listed prices are starting prices, and training costs extra.
easybill
Pros
- Imports and invoices marketplace orders from Amazon, eBay, OTTO and shop systems automatically.
- Creates XRechnung and ZUGFeRD e-invoices on every plan, including the free one.
- A permanent free plan includes DATEV export and tax-adviser access.
- Testers at experte.de rated support well, at 1.7 on the German grade scale, with fast responses.
Cons
- Not an accounting package: no ledger, profit and loss, or VAT return filings.
- Reviewers call the interface dated and say there is no mobile app.
- Recurring invoices, shop imports and dunning are locked to the higher tiers.
- Costs rise as invoice volume grows, and the Starter plan is capped at 20 contacts.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Easybill scores higher on our Finance Software criteria: 6.5/10 against 6/10 for Agenda. The largest gap is in Analytics: 6/10 for Agenda and 3/10 for easybill.
Easybill costs less for 10 users: about €12/mo on its Starter plan, against about €45/mo on its Rechnungswesen Small (from) plan for Agenda, billed monthly.
Easybill has a free plan; Agenda does not list one.
Agenda is the better fit for accountants and bookkeepers: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 6/10 for easybill.
Agenda has Financial Reporting, General Ledger and Payroll, which easybill lacks.
