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Lexware

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Accounting · Germany
Founded 1989 · lexware.de ↗

Lexware Office: cloud accounting from Haufe Group (German family-owned), DSGVO + GoBD + TÜV, 400K+ DACH customers.

Why this score?

Lexware (a brand of Haufe Group, family-owned German publishing + B2B-software group, Freiburg) is German-hosted, DSGVO + GoBD-konform, TÜV-tested, 400,000+ DACH customers, and crucially not US-PE-controlled — Haufe is one of the few large remaining German family-owned software groups; score 4/5 capped only because no explicit ISO 27001 / C5 attestation surfaced on public marketing site.

SCORE
4.0/5
CLOUD ACT
OWNERSHIP
SUB-PROCS
— not disclosed
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About Lexware

**Lexware** is a brand of **Haufe Group** — one of the few large German B2B-software groups still **family-owned** (the Haufe family, Freiburg) and not subject to US-PE rollup pressure. The cloud product **Lexware Office** covers accounting, invoicing, payroll, and tax preparation for German freelancers and SMBs (Gründer, Unternehmer, Freiberufler), with 400,000+ customers across DACH. Data is hosted in Germany ("Made in Germany"), the product is **DSGVO-konform, GoBD-konform, TÜV-tested**, and pricing is promotional-led (50% Rabatt für 3 Monate at time of research). UI is German-only. For procurement buyers prioritising "no US ownership chain at all" this is one of the cleanest accounting picks in the catalogue.
SUB-PROCESSORS

Sub-processor map · not disclosed

Vendor does not publish a sub-processors list. Schrems II compliance and CLOUD Act exposure cannot be independently verified without it.
CERTIFICATIONS

Frameworks & certifications · none listed

We checked the vendor's website and standard certification body registries. No active certifications found at the time of last audit (2026-05-12).
FEATURES

Capability matrix

INTEGRATION & ACCESS
REST API Yes
SSO (SAML / OIDC) No
COMPLIANCE & GOVERNANCE
Audit log Yes
Self-host / on-prem option Yes
PRICING

Pricing & tiers

PAID
Custom pricing

Contact vendor for tier or volume pricing.

View pricing page ↗
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Public documents

Vendor does not publish a sub-processors list. Schrems II compliance and CLOUD Act exposure cannot be independently verified without it.
  • Data Processing Addendum (DPA)
    datenschutz.lexware.de
    Open ↗
  • Sub-processors list
    — missing
    missing
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