ameax Faktura — Cloud Invoicing for the German Mid-Market
ameax Faktura is a cloud-based invoicing and billing platform from German vendor ameax AG, allowing small and mid-sized businesses to create, send and manage quotations, invoices and dunning notices on a GoBD-compliant system. GoBD — the German principles for proper digital bookkeeping — is the baseline regulatory framework that every German billing system must satisfy. The product is part of the wider ameax family, which also includes modules for sales, CRM, project time recording and document management and which can be combined modularly into an integrated business-software suite. With a clear focus on the German market, made in Germany and hosting in Frankfurt am Main, ameax positions itself as a legally robust, compliance-oriented alternative to international invoicing providers and targets in particular services firms, sales-led organisations and e-commerce companies that value clean ZUGFeRD and XRechnung handling.
Overview
ameax AG has been developing cloud-based business software for the German Mid-Market (mid-market) for more than a decade and positions itself as a modular alternative to classical Lexware, Sage or DATEV setups. The characteristic design is a kit-of-parts approach: customers can license individual modules — invoicing, CRM, project time recording — and combine them as needed, without switching across different licence models. This deliberately separates ameax from monolithic ERP suites and targets organisations that prefer gradual digitisation. The vendor is certified to ISAE 3402, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 and has a growing network of tax-advisor and consulting partners across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The combination of cloud-native delivery, German hosting and modular scope distinguishes ameax from both lightweight invoicing tools and full-stack mid-market ERPs.
Functional sweet spot
Functionally, ameax Faktura covers the typical requirements of a modern invoicing solution. The centre is quick creation of quotations, order confirmations, delivery notes, invoices and dunning notices with individually customisable templates in corporate design. ZUGFeRD and XRechnung interfaces generate e-invoices automatically in the correct format, which is particularly relevant for suppliers to the German public sector since the statutory e-invoicing requirements took effect. Recurring invoices, partial invoices and credit notes are supported, alongside multi-currency invoicing and customer-specific pricing. Article and customer master data is maintained centrally; reporting covers turnover, outstanding receivables and dunning status. Integration with ameax CRM or external CRMs is possible through APIs. The GoBD-compliant audit trail, immutability and archiving features are part of the standard product rather than add-ons.
DACH positioning
ameax Faktura is engineered for the German market from the ground up: GoBD compliance, ZUGFeRD and XRechnung e-invoicing, German hosting in Frankfurt am Main and German-language support are all part of the core. The competitive set includes other German cloud-invoicing tools such as sevDesk, Lexware Office, accountingsbutler and Lexoffice, alongside the invoicing modules of full mid-market ERPs. ameax differentiates through the kit-of-parts approach — invoicing can stay stand-alone or grow into a CRM-plus-time-recording-plus-DMS suite without changing vendor — and through the explicit compliance and certification posture (ISAE 3402, ISO 27001, ISO 9001) that resonates with regulated mid-market buyers.
Pricing and implementation
ameax Faktura is sold as a cloud subscription with monthly per-user pricing and module-based scoping. The vendor publishes entry-level pricing on its website; total cost depends on the number of users, the modules in scope and any premium support tiers. Implementation is largely self-service for the core invoicing module, with template customisation and master-data import being the main set-up activities; deeper customisation and integration into CRMs or accounting back-ends typically involves an ameax consultant or partner. Total cost of ownership compares favourably with assembling a separate stack of invoicing plus CRM plus time-recording plus DMS tools, particularly once the integration cost between separate tools is counted.
Selection considerations
ameax Faktura is a defensible choice for German SMB services firms, sales-led organisations and e-commerce businesses that want a GoBD-compliant cloud invoicing tool with native ZUGFeRD and XRechnung, German hosting and the option to grow into a wider CRM-and-time-recording suite under one vendor. It is less compelling for businesses that already operate inside a full mid-market ERP (Lexware Inventory Management, microtech, Sage 100 or myfactory include invoicing in the platform), for international invoicing scenarios where multi-country tax compliance matters more than German depth, and for buyers that need full financial accounting rather than invoicing alone (a DATEV-connected accounting tool fits better there). The defining buyer profile is a German SMB that wants a productised invoicing-first cloud platform with the option to extend modularly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is ameax Faktura GoBD-compliant?
Yes. ameax Faktura is engineered around GoBD requirements from the ground up, with audit trail, immutability and archiving features as part of the standard product. GoBD compliance is a hard regulatory requirement for German invoicing systems, so it is not optional.
Which e-invoicing formats does ameax support?
ZUGFeRD and XRechnung — the two e-invoicing formats relevant for German B2B and public-sector suppliers — are generated natively by ameax Faktura. This is particularly relevant for suppliers to German public-sector buyers since the statutory e-invoicing requirements took effect.
Can ameax replace a full ERP?
Not directly. ameax is an invoicing-and-CRM-first suite rather than a full ERP. It does not replace the financial accounting, warehouse, production or full-scale order-management depth of platforms such as Lexware Warenwirtschaft, microtech, Sage 100 or myfactory. For organisations that need full ERP scope, ameax fits better as a focused module alongside an ERP than as an ERP replacement.