WISO Business

WISO Business is cloud software for business invoices, payments, and transferring income and expenses into a tax return. Its Gratis starten plan is permanently free and includes unlimited classic and electronic invoices, receipt scanning with a digital archive, online payments in invoices, and a real-time business overview. Users who need tax-related functions can choose between two listed annual plans. Upgrade für WISO Steuer-Nutzer costs €63 per year, while Komplettpaket: WISO Business + WISO Steuer costs €99 per year. Both include the free plan's features, transfer of income and expenses into a tax return, online tax submission, and a pre-check. Reconciliation automation and an audit trail are also listed. WISO Business is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The free plan covers invoicing and receipt features without a paid subscription; the listed paid plans add the specified tax-transfer and submission functions.

The permanently free plan covers invoicing, receipts, online payments, and a business overview. The two paid annual plans add tax-return transfer, submission, and a pre-check.

WISO Business may suit businesses that need invoicing, receipt records, and online payments. The paid plans are for users who also want the listed tax-return transfer and submission functions.

WISO Business is cloud software for invoicing and business bookkeeping, with Android, iOS and web access. It is best suited to small businesses that want unlimited invoicing at no subscription cost, and to WISO Steuer users who need a direct route from business income and expenses to tax filing. Its main trade-off is that the free tier stops short of tax-return transfer and submission.

Overview

The product brings invoicing, receipt records and a real-time business overview into one service. Reconciliation automation and an audit trail add practical bookkeeping controls beyond issuing invoices. The strongest reason to pay is tax preparation: both paid plans add the same transfer, submission and pre-check capabilities.

Key features

Invoicing and records

The free plan supports unlimited classic and electronic invoices, receipt scanning, a digital archive and online payments in invoices. Unlimited invoice volume makes it a useful starting point for businesses that want to avoid a recurring fee for core billing. Scanned receipts and the archive keep records alongside invoicing, while the real-time overview provides a current view of business activity.

Bookkeeping controls

Reconciliation automation can reduce manual matching, and an audit trail supports traceability. These features strengthen the service as a bookkeeping companion, though the stated plan differences do not assign them to a particular tier.

Pricing

Gratis starten is the clear choice when invoicing and receipt management are enough: it has no fee and no invoice-volume cap. The €63 annual plan is aimed at existing WISO Steuer users who want to carry business figures into a return and submit online. The €99 annual bundle includes the same WISO Business feature set described for the €63 plan, alongside WISO Steuer; it makes sense for someone who also needs that tax product, rather than someone seeking additional WISO Business functions. Both paid prices are annual, and the free plan is permanently free.

Platforms

WISO Business runs on Android, iOS and the web. Cloud deployment suits people who want access across mobile and browser platforms.

Who it's for

Choose WISO Business if unlimited invoicing, receipt scanning and digital storage meet your routine needs, particularly if you already use WISO Steuer and value tax-return transfer and submission. Look elsewhere if those tax features are not useful and you need capabilities beyond the invoice, receipt and bookkeeping controls described here.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Permanently free, unlimited classic and electronic invoices make it viable for ongoing billing without a subscription cost.
• Pro: Receipt scanning, a digital archive, online invoice payments and a real-time overview bring several routine business tasks together.
• Pro: Paid plans add tax-return transfer, online submission and a pre-check for WISO Steuer users.
• Con: Tax-return handoff and submission are reserved for paid plans, so the free tier is not a complete choice for users who need those steps.
• Con: The two paid plans describe the same WISO Business features; the higher price is not tied to additional Business functions.

Alternatives

WISO MeinBüro is worth considering if you prefer a paid WISO option: its Rechnungen & Angebote plan is €10.90 a month with annual billing, includes one user, and caps turnover at €25,000 per 365 days. For more options, browse Accounting Automation Software.

Docyt is another freemium alternative, with a free Accountant Copilot plan that includes AI categorization, bank and card reconciliation, and month-end close automation.

Digits has paid plans starting at $65 a month for solopreneurs and early-stage businesses, with custom reports and dashboards for firm partners.

Double is a paid alternative with an annual flat-rate plan for internal finance teams and unlimited users; pricing is custom.

KLARA suits readers considering paid plans with explicit admin-user limits: its Business Basic plan costs 48 CHF a month on a two-year term, paid annually, for up to three admin users.

Bearbook is a paid alternative with a $5,000 a year Premium plan that includes GST filing and financial statements.

Clearfacts is another paid alternative.

AccelClose offers a free plan capped at 100 records and one entity, with manual journal entries and Excel/CSV export but no AI autofill or live ERP sync.

Verdict

WISO Business is a strong fit for small businesses that need unlimited core invoicing and receipt organization, especially existing WISO Steuer users who want to transfer figures and file online. Its permanently free billing tier is the key reason to choose it; look elsewhere if you need a wider paid feature set, since the two paid plans describe the same Business capabilities.