Nori Docs vs sevDesk compared
Nori Docs is for freelancers and small studios who build branded documents, send proposals for online acceptance and track time. sevDesk is classic accounting with VAT returns, OCR and DATEV export – strong if you book everything in 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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