handwerkoffice.de

What It Is

HandwerkOffice is an industry-specific ERP solution for mid-sized skilled trades businesses in Germany, positioned as “one system covering the entire workflow.” It connects office administration, on-site working hours, project costing, invoicing, and compliant archiving, making it suitable for construction, renovation, and trades service companies that need project-based management and German local compliance.

Core Features and Integrations

The product covers modules such as quotations and invoices, customer inquiries, schedule coordination, digital office workflows, construction-site and time tracking, and post-project costing. It has a strong industry focus: it supports GAEB D83/D84/D86, Datanorm, XRechnung, and ZUGFeRD, and can export DATEV accounting and payroll data. At the project level, it provides real-time target-vs-actual comparisons for materials, labor, and subcontracting costs, helping identify budget deviations. The time-tracking module allows employees to record hours on-site via the app, with offline saving and synchronization capabilities.

Pricing, Trial, and Implementation

No specific plans or prices are publicly disclosed in the main content, which is a key information gap for procurement evaluation. However, the materials mention a free initial consultation, a free migration check, and a 14-day trial, along with flexible contracts, no minimum contract term, and monthly cancellation. For implementation, HandwerkOffice emphasizes a personal onboarding manager covering legacy data import, system configuration, and employee training, making it relatively migration-friendly for companies moving from systems such as Lexware, Mosaic, Excel, and DATEV.

Security and Compliance

Security and compliance are major selling points of the product. It claims GoBD compliance certification, BAG-compliant time tracking, and DSGVO compliance. Data is stored only in ISO 27001-certified data centers in Frankfurt, Germany, with no transfer abroad. It also provides multiple automatic encrypted backups and AES-256 encrypted transmission. This is valuable for German businesses handling customer information, payroll and working-hour records, and tax documents.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

The strengths are its complete vertical-industry workflows, deep German local compliance, practical interfaces such as DATEV/GAEB/Datanorm, and included migration and training services. The drawbacks are the lack of disclosed pricing, and no visible information on an open API, developer documentation, self-hosted deployment, or granular permission controls; the product is clearly designed around German regulations and the German-speaking market. It is best suited for small to mid-sized and medium-sized German skilled trades, construction, and renovation companies. For Chinese companies, access, payment, and local tax adaptation cannot be confirmed from the main content, so it is advisable to first evaluate local alternatives such as Yonyou, Kingdee, DingTalk YiDA, and Jiandaoyun.