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bexio
What is bexio?
bexio will make your life a lot simpler. Swiss SMEs use bexio to perform their administrative tasks more efficiently, securely and digitally – both in the office and at home! bexio's online platform delivers all the key features that your company needs: Contact management, generating quotes and invoices with just a few clicks, integrated online banking, automated accounting including payroll services, and direct online access for your accountant.
Who Uses bexio?
bexio is for small businesses, self-employed, start-ups and their accountants. It's for anyone who is seeking a simple, secure and efficient way to handle all their administration and accounting.
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Reviews of bexio
Best tool for small businesses in Switzerland
Pros:
Complete package with all the financial tools a business needs.
Cons:
The user interface could be a bit more attractive/ modern.
Business owner likes bexio - Accountant not
Comments: Great for small businesses!
Pros:
For me as a small business owner the usage of the software is quite simple. I can add incoming invoices with ease. Create simple invoices for my customers and sync my bank accounts.
Cons:
My accountant does not like the software. He tells me that he is missing professional features to work more efficient. Unfortunately I also have a list of things I would like to have improved to get a more efficient work. Unfortunately the software is sometimes quite slow and the syncing to my bank account is often broken.
Good Idea, BUT...
Comments:
Like I said, comparing to others out there - better GUI, support is usually good...but it´s not hard to make a better cloud service if everything is lagging behind (yes, I am talking about Swiss web/tech/software scene). But that is an opportunity well identified (but not very well filled) by Bexio and other guys.
ALL IN ALL2 maybe 3 stars: it´s not for small business owners and accountants are hating it anyway (as every other system that attacks their cash-cow: simple job (like basic booking) for a hefty price and client´s ignorance/fear of accounting)
I did made a detailed list of improvements for us as users to make it a real winner for all, but Bexio owner team simply dismissed it. Yeap, I offered that for free.
Are there better solutions? Maybe, and maybe not. It stays my favourite, over-featured invoice maker with a good, but self-sabotaged ambition to be an accounting software, short of very few steps to become a real king and dominate the market.
Pros:
- Not bad GUI - Easy graphic display for basic information needed - Can open multiple features/options in multiple tabs when working - Concerning other options on a market - Bexio is better overall - Invoicing is not bad. Invoices turn out nice when sent/printed
Cons:
After 4 years of using it, as a company owner/director and a certified IT engineer, I will list just few: - Well, first is not that much up to Bexio, but still - is: IT DOES NOT SAVE YOU MONEY - as accountants (talking about those from bexio network) usually do not care about utilizing it much and charge you whatever they feel charging as they always claim you ´did it all wrong, had to rebook, blah, blah´ just to justify their outrageous prices which always stay the same regardless of Bexio, ammount of work... - Bexio has NO LOGS (!?!) Sorry, but IF YOU PAY THE ACCOUNTANT BY THE HOUR (and give access to a sensitive data) YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE LOGS (Hellooo) to see what they are doing. When I asked for it (check this out)BEXIO told me they are forbidden by law to give me that (!?!?!?!). A huge minus there. - Importing transactions is STILL NOT WORKING WELL as it should. Lots of mistakes, doubbles, triplles and thus making it quite UNRELIAble...they are improving, but very very slow (for this fundamental feature) - Filters and filtering is simply - bad. Not easy, lacking options, not intuitive... - Search is really basic and not very effective unless you search the (almost) obvious things - Reporting (like YTD sales, profits...) simply either do not exist or are barely usable - Additional options like connecting to some online shops (etc.) is ok to see, but not very usable unless you wish to use really outdatedly designed partner shops and sending (printed) letter...etc.
bexio Response
6 years ago
Hello Mr. Djurov Thank you very much for your valuation and honest feedback, which we take up. Our goal is to make our software better and better every day. We¿re sorry to hear that we can't completely convince you today with our software and that you don't profit from the accountant¿s connection to your bexio account. We will follow this up. Our team is already working on improving reporting and analytics for our customers. We are always open to new ideas and inputs from our customers and take their voices very seriously. We will identify where mentioned "detailed list of improvements" disappeared - and let you know in case we need your help on that. Thank you for your feedback and you can take our word that we do everything to take these steps to comfort our clients and by that reach the mentioned target. Thank you for your faith in bexio. Best regards, your bexio team
Extremely effective!
Pros:
Very easy and fast, effective processing as it is claud base!
Cons:
It is great only if you are willing to have online accounting
Alternatives Considered:
Fremdwährungen funktionieren nicht, kein Support
Comments: Angesichts fehlendem Support bei Rechnungsfehler (sic! bei einem Buchhaltungsprogramm!) sowie dem völlig veralteten UX vermute ich gravierende Fehler im Management, auf höchster Ebene.
Pros:
Da will ich mich nicht dazu äussern. Die negativen Aspekte von Bexio überwiegen allfällige positive. Mir gefällt aber an Bexio an sich nichts besonders.
Cons:
Das UX der Webseite ist circa 10 Jahre veraltet. Die App (iOS) ist knapp benutzbar, aber wirklich nur knapp.