Software for shops and retail in Switzerland
A shop needs a till for in-store sales that passes sales to accounting. If you also sell online, look for TWINT and inventory management.
Our recommendation
- POS systems: payfix · Cheapest matching solution: SumUp
- Online shop: Shopify
- Accounting: bexio · Cheapest matching solution: Magic Heidi
POS systems
Built for shops, with card terminal and export to accounting.
What matters: For retail, Card terminal included, Export to accounting
Our recommendation: payfix (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | For retail | Card terminal included | Export to accounting | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| payfix | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 49 / month |
| SumUp | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
| Lightspeed | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from CHF 89 / month |
| ready2order | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from EUR 23.90 / month |
| ITworks Kassensystem | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 67Good | Price not online, on request from the provider |
Online shop
Customers pay with TWINT, stock stays up to date.
What matters: Payment with TWINT, Inventory management
Our recommendation: Shopify (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | Payment with TWINT | Inventory management | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 60Good | from CHF 21 / month |
| Wix | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 60Good | Prices by country, on wix.com |
| WooCommerce | Ask the provider | Ask the provider | 0Weak | from CHF 0 / month |
Accounting
VAT return and payments straight from the bank.
What matters: VAT return, Connection to Swiss banks
Our recommendation: bexio (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | VAT return | Connection to Swiss banks | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bexio | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 35 / month |
| KLARA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 55 / month |
| Magic Heidi | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 86Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
| Run my Accounts | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 86Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
| Swiss21 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 86Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
How the recommendations are made: we count how many of the listed criteria a solution meets according to our checked data, then the score for the software type counts, then the lower price. Commissions have no influence. We have not tested the programs in our own business. How we rate