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Fakturia vs Zuora

Last updated September 2026

Looking for a European alternative to Zuora? Here's how Fakturia compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.

Our pick for a European buyer: Fakturia. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.

Fakturia
Zuora
What it is
German subscription billing with automated invoicing and dunning
not established
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
No
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
not established
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
not established
Certifications
No
not established
Price from
139 €/mo
not established
Free plan
No
not established
Open Source
No
not established
Ratings
No
No
Integrations
Zapier, Locoia, Stripe, Adyen, Unzer +3
not established

We have not yet completed our own research on Zuora; rows above show only what we can evidence. Check the vendor for specifics.

Where each one wins

Fakturia

Strengths

  • +Intuitive interface with quick setup and self-service order pages
  • +White-label portal for client-facing automation
  • +Automated billing, invoicing, dunning, and subscription management
  • +Reliable REST API and webhook integrations with existing systems
  • +DATEV integration and support for ZUGFeRD/XRechnung formats
  • +Transparent, competitive pricing with no per-seat penalties
  • +Free sandbox environment for testing
  • +Responsive and personalized chat support

Limitations

  • −Documentation can be overly extensive and hard to navigate
  • −Support quality may vary after onboarding period

Zuora

Review sentiment not yet compiled.

Data residency & compliance

Fakturia
Zuora
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
not established
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
not established
DPA
not established
not established
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
No
No

Pricing

Fakturia

  • FLEX one 1.9% monthly net revenue fee + 0 € base fee per month, billed monthlyUnlimited customer contracts · 3 users included, additional users at 25 €/month each · Standard support
  • FLEX two 2.4% monthly net revenue fee + 0 € base fee per month, billed monthlyAll FLEX one features · VAT ID validation · Passive invoice accrual (PRAP)
  • Professional 139 € per month, billed monthlyNo revenue-based fee · 500 active customer contracts included, 0.15 €/contract/month thereafter · 3 users included, additional users at 5 €/month each
  • Enterprise On request per month, billed monthlyNo revenue-based fee · Custom contracts and users · Premium support

All prices are net plus VAT. Plan changes within series are possible anytime; switching from FLEX to BUSINESS requires a 36-month commitment. Additional API calls cost 0.004 € per call, except in Enterprise or Private Cloud.

Zuora

No published pricing we could verify.

Features

Fakturia

Contract management
Automated subscription contract management, Cancellation processing with correct prorated billing, Tariff changes with prorated adjustments
Billing & invoicing
Automatic invoice dispatch, Recurring billing, E-invoicing in ZUGFeRD and XRechnung formats, Collective invoices
Payment processing
Recurring payments via Stripe, Adyen, Unzer, or PayPal, SEPA direct debit, Account reconciliation via finAPI, Return debit detection
Dunning & collections
Automated dunning system, Tracking of open items, Return debit follow-up
Customer self-service
Self-service portal for contract data management, Invoice access and management, Cancellation button for self-service termination

Zuora

Feature breakdown not yet compiled.

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