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STEPS / stepsERP

🇩🇪 DE

German ERP and CRM suite for SMEs with project, service and trade modules

EU hostedGDPRMicrosoft Partner
STEPS is a German ERP and CRM system built for mid-market companies in trade, service and IT. It integrates project planning, resource management, contract and recurring billing, service ticketing and inventory control. Development and hosting are in Germany, with GDPR compliance confirmed. Licensing is quote-based for on-premise or hosted deployments.

Features

Contract and Billing

  • Maintenance, support, rental and software-care contract management
  • Contract change handling
  • Automated recurring billing and cyclical invoicing

Service and Ticketing

  • Integrated user help desk and ticketing
  • Service-level process management
  • Self-service support reporting and tracking

Projects, Services and Resources

  • Multi-project planning and resource allocation
  • Service estimation and management
  • Activity and time recording
  • Service catalogs with task dependencies and skill requirements

ERP, Purchasing and Inventory

  • Purchasing and sales workflows
  • Warehouse logistics and serial-number tracking
  • Demand planning
  • Distributor catalog and online-order connections
  • Individual price and discount tiers

CRM and Sales

  • Customer and contact management
  • Sales opportunities and campaign management
  • Offers and order processing

Finance, Reporting and E-Invoicing

  • Financial accounting workflows and DATEV data exchange
  • Reporting and analysis
  • XRechnung and ZUGFeRD e-invoice creation and sending
  • Viewing incoming e-invoices

Pricing

Pricing available on request

EU Trust Profile

What we verified against public sources, last checked 2026-10-10. Every point links to its evidence.

  • EU data residency

    STEPS.Cloud is provided in European data centres.

    Evidence →
  • European legal entity

    The responsible entity is Step Ahead GmbH, registered in Munich, Germany.

    Evidence →
  • Self-hosting available

    On-premises installation is explicitly supported.

    Evidence →
  • Documented data export

    Data Transfer Manager enables configuration of data packages for import and export.

    Evidence →

We list only what we could verify against a public source on the check date. A point that is absent was not established either way — it is not a finding against the vendor. The vendor's own information prevails.

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Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Handles complex, industry-specific workflows like variable IT-service contracts and billing cycles
  • Centralizes work and data in one shared system for consistency
  • Offers flexibility to adapt standard functions to individual processes
  • Provides reliable day-to-day support for employees

Where users see room to improve

  • · Usability could be improved
  • · Onboarding, reporting, and analysis speed need simplification
  • · Costs and pricing transparency require attention

Integrations

DATEVV-LOGMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExchangeArchiving systemsITscopeSBS Rewe neocop agentPOSMANAmazoneBayZalando

STEPS / stepsERP: frequently asked questions

Which tools does STEPS / stepsERP integrate with?
STEPS / stepsERP connects with DATEV, V-LOG, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange, Archiving systems, ITscope, SBS Rewe neo and cop agent, plus 4 more integrations we found.
Where does STEPS / stepsERP store its data?
STEPS.Cloud is provided in European data centres.

Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-10-10), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.