smartway.ch

What It Is

Smartway SA is a software vendor based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its website positions the company as providing “software solutions for Swiss service companies.” Its core use case is helping customers track employee time spent on projects, find related documents, manage invoicing, and pursue unpaid amounts when needed—automating tasks and streamlining workflows.

Core Features and Integrations

The main products are SmartLex and Cash-in. SmartLex is designed for law firms and notary offices, offering case file management, Timesheet time tracking, Agenda scheduling, Facturation invoicing, and electronic document management integrated with Microsoft Office. Cash-in focuses on tracking Swiss debt collection and litigation procedures, supporting due-date planning, configurable step catalogs, and electronic exchange with Swiss debt collection offices via e-LP. The website also states that the company has development experience across Cloud, Windows, Mac, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and multiple databases, and can provide custom development and consulting.

Pricing, Deployment, and Support

The official website does not disclose plans, subscription pricing, licensing models, free editions, or trial information, so buyers need to contact the company directly before purchase. For deployment, the site does not clearly state whether the product is standard SaaS, on-premises, or hybrid. However, it notes that if a customer does not have an IT partner to manage its information system or private cloud, Smartway can connect them with hosting and network management partners to install—or arrange installation of—the environment required to run the software. This suggests a more project-based implementation model rather than a fully self-service SaaS product. For support, Smartway offers remote or on-site user support and training.

Pros, Cons, and Best-Fit Users

Its strengths are a clear vertical focus, especially for legal, notarial, and Swiss local debt recovery workflows. It also covers time tracking, documents, calendars, invoices, and collections, making the workflow relatively complete. Office integration is also well suited to document-heavy teams. The main drawback is that the website lacks key information on pricing, security and compliance, permission controls, APIs, SLAs, and trial policies, so product transparency is limited. It is best suited to service companies or law firms operating in Switzerland that need adaptation to local regulations and e-LP processes.

Access from China and Alternatives

The website does not specify accessibility from mainland China, supported payment methods, or network availability, so these remain unknown. Because the product is clearly built around Swiss business processes, Chinese teams that only need general project time tracking, document management, and invoicing may prefer local project management, time tracking, or legal tech tools. For the Swiss office of an international law firm, however, Smartway is more relevant to the scenario.