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sevdesk

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Accounting · Germany
Founded 2013 · sevdesk.com ↗

German DACH-focused SMB accounting / invoicing SaaS (Offenburg, est. 2013); now a Cegid Company under KKR-controlled French parent.

In short

sevdesk, in the Accounting category, offers EU hosting with Germany as its hosting location, but a US parent or sub-processor leaves material CLOUD Act exposure.

Assessment notes

sevdesk (Offenburg DE, founded 2013) is DACH-focused SMB accounting with EU hosting and from €8.90/mo, but as of 2022 the company is a Cegid Company (French ERP group acquired by US PE giant KKR); eu_hq_us_funded via French parent which itself is US-PE-controlled; CLOUD Act exposure material via the KKR ownership chain; DPA not surfaced on public site.

CLOUD ACT
OWNERSHIP
SUB-PROCS
— not disclosed
Verified signals
Jurisdiction
  • EU / adequacy hosting
  • EU / adequacy operator
  • No US CLOUD Act exposure
Transparency
  • Public DPA
  • Sub-processors disclosed
  • Open-source clients
  • Third-party certification
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OVERVIEW

About sevdesk

sevdesk (Offenburg, Germany, founded 2013) is one of the most-installed DACH accounting tools for freelancers, founders, and SMBs: pricing starts at €8.90/mo billed bi-annually, with German DSGVO + GoBD compliance built in. As of 2022 it is a Cegid Company: Cegid is the French ERP / accounting group acquired by KKR (US private equity) in 2022 for ~€7B. So the operating brand is German, the immediate parent is French, and the ultimate beneficial owner is US private equity. For DACH SMB procurement this nuance matters: nominally European, materially US-controlled at the group level.

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

Invoicing Yes
E-invoicing Yes
Bank sync Yes
VAT returns Yes
Payroll No
Multi-currency Yes
Expense management Yes
Inventory Yes
Accountant access Yes
INTEGRATION & ACCESS
REST API Yes
SSO (SAML / OIDC) No
COMPLIANCE & GOVERNANCE
Audit log Yes
Self-host / on-prem option No
PRICING

Pricing & tiers

PAID
from €9/mo
View pricing page ↗
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Public documents

  • Data Processing Addendum (DPA)
    assets.ctfassets.net/27fz81okgxt2…
    Open ↗
  • Sub-processors list
    assets.ctfassets.net/27fz81okgxt2…
    Open ↗
  • Terms of Service
    sevdesk.de/agb…
    Open ↗
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