bossERP — Modular Swiss ERP for SMBs (Boss Info)

bossERP is a modular business-software platform conceived and developed in Switzerland by Boss Info AG, a Bern-based vendor that has been digitalising Swiss SMBs since 1998. The product targets small and medium-sized businesses (KMU — Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in German, the Swiss and Austrian abbreviation for SMB) across trade, services and light manufacturing, with a particular density of customers in the canton of Bern, the German-speaking part of Switzerland and parts of southern Germany. bossERP sits in the segment between the small-business cloud ERPs (Bexio, Sage 50, Lexware) and the upper-Mid-Market enterprise platforms (Bison Process, SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance), with a modular architecture that lets customers activate only the financial-accounting and order-management modules initially and add CRM, PPS (Production Planning und -steuerung — production planning and control) or warehouse later.

Overview

bossERP is delivered both on-premises and in a hosted private-cloud edition through Boss Info AG's own Swiss data centres. There is no multi-tenant SaaS edition. The architecture is a Windows-server-based three-tier application with a relational database (typically MS SQL) and a thick-client Windows front-end with optional web-front-end modules for selected workflows. Customer base sits in the low to mid hundreds, concentrated in Swiss SMBs between 10 and 100 employees, with a smaller German and Austrian footprint. The company is privately held with a long-tenured engineering and consulting team. Release cadence is approximately annual with patches in between. The deployment model and the on-premises option suit buyers who value full data-residency control and customisation flexibility over SaaS-style operational simplicity.

Functional sweet spot

The functional sweet spot is integrated SMB ERP for Swiss trade, services and light manufacturing: financial accounting (Fibu — the Swiss/German abbreviation for Financial Accounting), AR/AP, order management (Auftrag), purchasing, inventory, CRM, basic project accounting, PPS for light manufacturing including BOM and routing maintenance, and warehouse-management. Swiss localisation is reference-grade: QR-bill payment, Swiss VAT including the standard 7.7 and 8.1 per cent rates and the special rates for accommodation and food, Swiss chart-of-accounts (KMU-Kontenrahmen), Swiss social-security and payroll exports. The German localisation supports GoBD (the principles for proper digital bookkeeping), DATEV export and SKR03/SKR04 chart templates. The PPS module is adequate for light manufacturing (assembly, small-batch production) but does not match the depth of specialised manufacturing ERPs such as Abas ERP or proAlpha.

DACH positioning

bossERP is a Swiss-native product. The Swiss localisation is the strategic core: native QR-bill, Swiss VAT and chart-of-accounts, Swiss social-security export, native handling of CHF/EUR multi-currency and Swiss-EU cross-border trade. The German localisation is mature and DATEV export is available. The Austrian localisation supports country-specific VAT and tax workflows. International multi-entity consolidation outside DACH is not the product's strength — this is by design and reflects the Swiss SMB target segment. The Swiss data-residency by default is a feature for buyers wanting a non-EU jurisdiction for their primary tenant. Competitive landscape includes Sage 200 in the Swiss market, the upper end of Bexio (which is SaaS-only and lighter on PPS) and capeloERP (also Swiss-origin, more services-focused).

Pricing and implementation

Pricing is not published but follows the on-premises licence model: indicative cost is 2,000 to 4,000 Swiss francs per named user one-time plus 18 to 20 per cent annual maintenance, or alternatively a per-user monthly subscription in the hosted edition. For a 30-user Swiss SMB five-year TCO typically lands between 250,000 and 500,000 Swiss francs including implementation. Implementation is partner- or vendor-led, typically taking three to six months for a standard SMB rollout with one location and a single legal entity. Boss Info AG operates a small but established partner network across Switzerland, with delivery led primarily by the vendor's own consulting team. Time-to-first-value (first productive accounting period closed in bossERP) is usually within two to four months of project start.

Selection considerations

Choose bossERP if the buyer is a Swiss SMB between 10 and 100 employees in trade, services or light manufacturing, on-premises or private-cloud deployment is acceptable, and Swiss localisation including QR-bill and Swiss VAT depth is a priority. Look elsewhere if the buyer wants multi-tenant SaaS (Bexio at the small end, myfactory or weclapp at mid-market fit better), if international multi-entity consolidation is required (SAP Business One or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central fit better), if the manufacturing workflow is full discrete manufacturing (Abas ERP or proAlpha fit better), or if a large international partner ecosystem is a procurement requirement.

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