DE E-invoicing in Germany
Obligations, deadlines, free tools and providers for e-invoicing in Germany.
- 1 Jan 2027 Issuing e-invoices mandatory if prior-year turnover > EUR 800,000 in 65 days
- 1 Jan 2028 Issuing e-invoices mandatory for all other businesses in 430 days
What you can do here
Key dates: Germany
- in force All businesses must be able to receive e-invoices [1] [2]
- in 65 days Issuing e-invoices mandatory if prior-year turnover > EUR 800,000 [1] [2]
- in 430 days Issuing e-invoices mandatory for all other businesses [1] [2]
Countdowns as of 28 Oct 2026. This page is updated every day.
Guides and lists
Free tools
Guides
- E-invoicing for small businesses (Kleinunternehmer) in Germany
- Convert a PDF invoice to XRechnung: can you? The honest options (2026)
- Receiving e-invoices in Germany: what every business needs since 2025
- XRechnung vs ZUGFeRD: the difference explained
- E-invoicing for tradespeople (Handwerker) in Germany
- Getting a Peppol ID in Germany: do you need one?
Providers
- Free e-invoicing in Germany: tools to receive and create e-invoices (2026)
- E-invoicing software you buy once: no-subscription options in Germany
- Accountable (Deutschland)
- Amicron-Faktura 14
- Billomat
- BuchhaltungsButler
- Candis
- Clean Invoice E-Rechnung-Viewer
- Collmex
- DATEV (Unternehmen online, Auftragswesen next, E-Rechnungsplattform)
- easybill
- ELSTER: E-Rechnung ansehen
- Faktura-XP
- Fakturama
- Faktwise
- FastBill
- GetMyInvoices
- Holvi
- Invoice Ninja
- Kontist
- KoSIT Validator und XRechnung-Visualisierung
- kostenlose-erechnung.de
- Lexware buchhaltung (Desktop)
- Lexware faktura+auftrag (Desktop)
- Lexware Office
- MonKey Office 2026
- orgaMAX Buchhaltung (Cloud)
- orgaMAX ERP (Windows oder Cloud)
- OZG-RE: Rechnungseingangsplattform des Bundes
- Papierkram
- Qonto (Deutschland)
- Quba Viewer
- Rechnung-Fertig
- Sage Active
- sevdesk
- SumUp Rechnungen
- Vivid Business
- WISO Business
- WISO MeinBüro (Web)
- WISO MeinBüro Desktop
- Zervant
- Zoho Books
- Zoho Invoice