DATEV Mittelstand Faktura mit Rechnungswesen vs Acumatica
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Acumatica? Here's how DATEV Mittelstand Faktura mit Rechnungswesen compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: DATEV Mittelstand Faktura mit Rechnungswesen. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
German accounting and e-invoicing for SMEs with EN 16931 compliance
Cloud ERP for mid-sized businesses with financial, distribution, and CRM modules.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US · 2007
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency available on request for Acumatica Cloud ERP.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISAE 3402 Type 2
ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
Price from
€54.60/mo
No
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Ratings
No
No
Integrations
PayPal, Amazon, SuperOffice CRM, Rydoo, Amicon +2
Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Shopify, HubSpot, QuickBooks +1
Where each one wins
DATEV Mittelstand Faktura mit Rechnungswesen
Strengths
- +Seamless data exchange with German tax advisers via DATEV’s established interface
- +Comprehensive workflow from invoicing and order docs to bookkeeping, VAT pre-returns and dunning
- +OCR for digital receipts with automatic posting suggestions
- +Financial evaluations and prior-year comparisons built in
- +Support for standard-compliant e-invoices and secure document transfer via DATEV data center
- +Open-item tracking and payment processing in one system
- +Reduces duplicate entry when collaborating with tax firms
Limitations
- −Steep learning curve, especially for users without bookkeeping experience
- −Dated and unintuitive interface
- −High costs, particularly for smaller businesses, with additional modules and services
Acumatica
Strengths
- +Strong financial and distribution modules
- +Highly customizable workflows
- +Robust compliance and security certifications
- +Scalable for growing businesses
Limitations
- −Steep learning curve for new users
- −Complex setup and configuration
- −Limited built-in reporting tools
- −Higher cost for advanced features
Data residency & compliance
DATEV Mittelstand Faktura mit Rechnungswesen
Acumatica
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency available on request for Acumatica Cloud ERP.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
not established
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISAE 3402 Type 2
ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
Pricing
DATEV Mittelstand Faktura mit Rechnungswesen
- Mittelstand Faktura with Rechnungswesen from €54.60 per monthNet price, plus VAT · Monthly billing · 30-day free trial of the compact edition
Use requires collaboration with a DATEV member (e.g. tax adviser or lawyer).
Acumatica
No published pricing we could verify.
Pricing is tailored and available on request.
Features
DATEV Mittelstand Faktura mit Rechnungswesen
- Order management and invoicing
- Create offers, delivery notes, order confirmations, invoices and corrections, Issue advance, partial and collective invoices, Generate and send e-invoices in ZUGFeRD 2.1 and XRechnung 3.X formats, Email documents directly
- Document management
- Pre-record incoming invoices for digital booking, Drag-and-drop document import, Scan and archive documents, Search and filter documents
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Professional bookkeeping with a high degree of automation, Connected workflows from digital receipts to annual accounts preparation, Automated transfer of payment data from accounting
- Electronic banking and payments
- Payment traffic functions included, Automatic transfer of payment data from accounting
- Reporting and controlling
- Controlling and tax workflows as part of DATEV’s accounting offering
Acumatica
- Financial Management
- General ledger, Accounts payable and receivable, Multi-currency support, Tax management
- Distribution Management
- Inventory management, Order management, Procurement, Warehouse management
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Contact management, Opportunity tracking, Sales automation, Marketing automation
- System and Integration
- Role-based access control, Workflow automation, Customizable dashboards, API access
- Compliance and Security
- GDPR compliance, ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type II certified, PCI DSS compliant