Anchor handles ZUGFeRD compliance, per-country VAT, SEPA/iDEAL payments, and multi-language invoices — everything US tools miss.
The compliance and local features US tools ignore.
German-compliant e-invoices with embedded XML. Accepted by every German company, automatically.
Reverse charge auto-detection, per-country rates for all 27 EU member states, and VIES format validation.
SEPA bank transfer, iDEAL (NL), Bancontact (BE), and Stripe — your clients pay the way they prefer.
Invoice templates in EN, DE, FR, and NL with correct legal terminology for each market.
Your data stays in Europe. GDPR-compliant by design, hosted in Frankfurt.
German accounting exports supporting SKR03 and SKR04 frameworks for your Steuerberater.
US tools bolt on compliance as an afterthought. Anchor is EU-native from day one.
| Feature | ⚓ Anchor | Plutio | Bonsai | FreshBooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZUGFeRD / XRechnung | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Reverse Charge auto-detect | ✓ | — | — | — |
| iDEAL / Bancontact | ✓ | — | — | — |
| SEPA bank transfer | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| EU data residency | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Multi-language invoices (DE/FR/NL) | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
“Endlich ein Tool das ZUGFeRD versteht. Meine deutschen Kunden akzeptieren jetzt alle Rechnungen ohne Probleme.”
“iDEAL betalingen en automatische BTW-berekeningen. Precies wat Nederlandse freelancers nodig hebben.”
“La TVA intracommunautaire est gérée automatiquement. Je n'ai plus besoin de vérifier les règles pour chaque client européen.”
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