beleger.de

What It Is

Beleger is a digital receipt-capture tool built for German tax scenarios. It focuses on organizing paper and email-based receipts such as business entertainment expenses, fuel receipts, and hotel bills. Users can capture receipts via the iOS App or Web App, or forward them by email. The system uses AI/OCR to automatically recognize fields such as location, date, amount, tax rate, and tips. Users can then add the entertained guests and business purpose before exporting the documents for their tax advisor.

Core Features and Integrations

The core workflow is a lightweight “scan — recognize — complete — export” process. Beleger supports cloud sync, automatic sync after offline capture, multiple business profiles, tag-based categorization, saved signatures, draft templates, receipt statistics, and export to PDF, CSV, and Excel. For integrations, Lexware Office and Paperless NGX are already available; DATEV, sevDesk, Zoho Books, Dropbox/Google Drive/OneDrive, WISO Mein Büro, and others are still marked as coming soon. Public pages do not mention an open API, webhooks, or developer documentation.

Pricing and Compliance

Beleger offers a free plan and Premium. The free plan costs 0€ and is suitable for trying the product. Premium is listed at 4.17€/month, with a 7-day free trial, no credit card required, and cancellation at any time. Premium includes OCR, no ads, multiple business profiles, tags, statistics, Excel/CSV export, priority support, integrations, Beleger Mail, and more. On compliance, the site claims GoBD-based handling, encryption, and tamper-proof records, and also mentions DSGVO compliance. However, it does not disclose more detailed information on data centers, certifications, or enterprise security materials.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

The main advantage is its highly focused use case, especially for German freelancers, small business owners, and people who frequently handle entertainment and travel receipts. The learning curve is low, and user reviews repeatedly mention time savings and responsive support. The drawbacks are that Android has not officially launched yet, key accounting integrations such as DATEV are still on the roadmap, and enterprise capabilities such as team permissions, audit features, and APIs are not sufficiently disclosed.

Access from China and Alternatives

There is no clear information in the main content about access from mainland China, payment availability, or network stability, so these remain unknown. Because Beleger’s compliance context is strongly oriented toward German taxation, companies in China that handle Chinese invoices and reimbursements will usually be better served by localized expense management solutions such as Kingdee, Yonyou, Hesi/Yikuaibao, and similar products. For businesses operating in Germany or working with German tax advisors, Beleger is a better fit.