tjent vs lexoffice

lexoffice (now Lexware Office) is one of the most established German cloud accounting products. It runs in the browser and on mobile, syncs your bank, scales from freelancer to GmbH/UG, and plugs directly into DATEV and your tax advisor. It is a genuinely broad, mature accounting platform.

Where lexoffice is the better fit

No hedging — here is where lexoffice genuinely does more than tjent:

• Ongoing double-entry bookkeeping and support for GmbH/UG — not just cash-basis EÜR (the year-end balance sheet still goes through your Steuerberater).
• Live bank sync and automated reconciliation, matching payments to invoices for you.
• A tight collaboration path to your Steuerberater and DATEV, including a shared advisor view.
• Access anywhere: web plus native mobile apps, so you can invoice from a phone.
• A large, long-standing ecosystem with integrations, templates and established support.

Where tjent is the better fit

• A fast, native macOS app — not a browser tab — that feels like a Mac app should.
• Your invoices, clients, books and receipts stay on your Mac; no cloud account to rent.
• Bought once with free updates, instead of a monthly subscription that never ends.
• Builds invoices straight from the hours you tracked in Døgn — the time-to-invoice loop, no retyping.
• A GoBD-friendly write-once, audit-logged archive that lives locally with your data.

At a glance

• Platform. tjent: Native macOS app · lexoffice: Web browser + mobile apps
• Where your data lives. tjent: On your Mac, local-first · lexoffice: In their cloud
• Pricing model. tjent: Buy once, free updates · lexoffice: Monthly subscription tiers
• Accounting depth. tjent: Cash-basis EÜR + UStVA, AfA · lexoffice: Double-entry books; balance sheet via advisor
• Bank integration. tjent: CAMT.053 / CSV import · lexoffice: Live bank sync + auto-reconcile
• Tax advisor / DATEV. tjent: DATEV EXTF export (SKR03/04) · lexoffice: DATEV export + shared advisor portal
• Time to invoice. tjent: Automatic, from Døgn hours · lexoffice: Manual entry

The short version

Pick lexoffice if you run a GmbH/UG, keep ongoing double-entry books, need live bank reconciliation, or want a shared portal with your tax advisor.

Pick tjent if you are a solo freelancer on a Mac who wants EÜR and e-invoices built on your tracked time, kept local, bought once.

Questions people ask

Can tjent replace lexoffice for me?

If you are a freelancer on cash-basis EÜR who mainly needs compliant e-invoices, a UStVA and a clean DATEV export, tjent can. If you keep double-entry books or run a GmbH/UG, lexoffice does more than tjent aims to.

Does tjent connect to my bank like lexoffice?

Not with live sync. tjent imports statements via CAMT.053 or CSV rather than maintaining a continuous bank connection. lexoffice is stronger here.

Do both create real e-invoices?

Yes. Both write ZUGFeRD and XRechnung e-invoices — this is not a tjent-only feature. The difference is the platform, the pricing model, and where your data lives.

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