Nori Docs vs sevDesk
Nori Docs is for freelancers and small studios who build branded documents from many sources, send proposals with online acceptance and track time. sevDesk is a classic accounting tool with VAT returns, OCR and a mature DATEV export – strong if you run your full bookkeeping inside the tool.
| Feature | Nori Docs | sevDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price Nori Starter €12/mo · sevDesk Invoice €11.90/mo (net, monthly) | Free / from €12 | Free / €11.90 |
| Documents (multi-source PDF) Notion, Google Docs, Markdown, PDF → one PDF | Yes | No |
| Custom PDF templates & branding Nori: Paged.js templates | Yes | Limited |
| Proposals with online acceptance sevDesk: via proposal link · Nori: one click to invoice | Yes | Yes |
| Time tracking sevDesk add-on only · Nori: Toggl/Rize import, approval & hour budgets | Yes | Add-on |
| E-invoicing (ZUGFeRD/XRechnung) | Yes | Yes |
| SEPA QR on the invoice sevDesk's QR is a download link, not a scan-to-pay code | Yes | No |
| Bank reconciliation sevDesk from the Accounting plan | Yes | Yes |
| Dunning / reminders | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring invoices | Yes | Yes |
| Full accounting / VAT returns sevDesk core strength | No | Yes |
| DATEV export Nori from Starter · sevDesk mature | Yes | Yes |
| UI in German + English sevDesk: UI switchable to English | Yes | Yes |
| Modern UX | Yes | Classic |
Prices are net, monthly billing. Feature details about other tools can change.
Why Nori is the better choice
Your day is made of proposals, documents and billable time – exactly what Nori is built for. You build a single branded PDF from Notion, Google Docs, Markdown and PDFs, send proposals with online acceptance and turn them into an e-invoice with one click – including filing to the federal government in Germany and Austria.
Above all you stay flexible: content comes from the tools you already use, the interface is available in German and English and feels modern – no lock-in to an accounting suite, no data prison. You move faster and stay in control.
Nori deliberately isn't full bookkeeping with VAT returns – that's for your tax advisor. But for everything before that – proposals, documents, invoices and time – Nori is the more flexible, faster choice.
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