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Kivitendo ERP

🇩🇪 DE

Open-source ERP for SMEs with invoicing, inventory and accounting

Open source
Kivitendo ERP is a German open-source business software for small and medium-sized enterprises. It covers core ERP functions like customer and supplier management, articles, stock, offers, invoicing and dunning. Originally launched as Lx-Office, it runs on Linux and is actively maintained by a community of users and developers.

Features

ERP Core

  • Product and inventory management
  • Customer and supplier management
  • Quotes, invoices and dunning
  • Preparation of accounting entries

Sales and Billing

  • Sales document management
  • Recurring invoices
  • Automated conversion of recurring orders to invoices

Documents and Templates

  • LaTeX-based printing
  • OpenDocument template support
  • HTML template support

Banking and E-Invoicing

  • Bank statement import (MT940, CSV, camt.053)
  • ZUGFeRD electronic invoicing

Accounting and Integrations

  • DATEV export
  • GNU Taler payment processing
  • IMAP/email import

Basic CRM

  • Contact management with basic CRM functions

EU Trust Profile

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  • Self-hosting available

    Downloadable software packages are provided for self-hosted deployment.

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  • Open source

    Product is described as open source with source code hosted on GitHub.

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Integrations

LaTeX/TeX LiveLibreOfficeDATEVGNU TalerZUGFeRDMT940CSVcamt.053IMAP

Kivitendo ERP: frequently asked questions

Which tools does Kivitendo ERP integrate with?
Kivitendo ERP connects with LaTeX/TeX Live, LibreOffice, DATEV, GNU Taler, ZUGFeRD, MT940, CSV and camt.053, plus 1 more integrations we found.

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