Picosoft
Picosoft is a Mid-Market ERP developed by Picosoft GmbH in Koblenz, Germany, part of the broader Pico Group of specialist DACH software brands. The product targets trades businesses, Mid-Market service providers and smaller producing SMBs, with a particular focus on field-mobile scenarios (SHK trades, electrical, metal-working, joinery, service operations and small-scale plant construction). The combination of a web-based ERP with a native iOS app and German data-centre hosting positions Picosoft for customers whose workforce is genuinely mobile rather than office-bound.
Functional scope
Picosoft covers the typical ERP building blocks: Inventory Management (merchandise management), order processing, warehouse, purchasing, sales and despatch. On the finance side, invoicing with ZUGFeRD and XRechnung support is standard — meaning Picosoft is already prepared for the phased B2B e-invoicing mandate rolling out in Germany. Customer-relationship-management functionality, time tracking and personnel administration are integrated rather than bolted on. The product strikes the balance typical for Mid-Market trades and service ERPs: enough breadth to run the whole back-office without external tools, with enough vertical depth to handle service operations, time-and-materials billing and basic project tracking.
Mobile app and field service
The native iOS app — available in the App Store as Picosoft — is one of the central differentiators. The app provides access to core master data, push notifications, barcode scanning and GPS-based location capture. This is particularly relevant for trades businesses where technicians work on customer sites, capture material consumption, document work performed and need to communicate back to the office in real time. Field-service technicians can update order status, capture signatures and create service reports from the mobile device.
Target audience and verticals
Picosoft targets trades businesses, Mid-Market service providers and smaller producing SMBs. Vertical concentrations are visible in SHK (sanitary, heating, climate technology), electrical, metal-working, joinery / interior fit-out, service operations and small-scale plant construction. The product is most defensible where the customer needs a single tool spanning back-office and mobile field operations — not split into two disconnected systems.
Architecture and hosting
Picosoft is operated from a data centre in Germany. Encrypted connections, regular backups and role-based authorisation are standard. The application is web-based, so users work without heavy client installation. The PICO CONNECT integration layer connects Picosoft to external systems and data sources — typical use cases are webshops (Shopware, WooCommerce), shipping data handover to DHL/DPD, payment service providers and material catalogues from wholesalers. The German hosting matches DSGVO expectations — DSGVO being the German implementation of GDPR — without additional contractual gymnastics.
DACH compliance and selection
ZUGFeRD and XRechnung e-invoicing are core to the product. DATEV export — DATEV is the cooperative of German tax advisors whose data format is the SME finance-exchange standard — is supported so the customer's external accountant can keep working in DATEV without re-keying. GoBD compliance — the German principles for proper digital bookkeeping — is addressed through audit-trail and revision-safe archiving features. Picosoft competes with Sage 100, SelectLine, Lexware Business, lightweight Microsoft Dynamics 365 deployments and vertical cloud platforms for trades. The strength is the combination of ERP breadth and genuine field-mobile capability.
Strengths and limitations at a glance
- Vertical fit for DACH trades and service businesses, with mobile field-service support as a core capability.
- Part of the Pico Group with shared infrastructure and a longer-running development team.
- German hosting with DSGVO-aligned defaults.
Considerations:
- Best fit is concentrated in trades and service — pure-production or pure-trading customers are not the typical audience.
- Smaller partner network than mainstream Mid-Market ERPs.
- Project-specific pricing requires early scoping for TCO comparison.
Best-fit profile and comparable vendors
Best-fit customers are DACH Mid-Market trades and service businesses of 10 to 200 employees with field technicians and recurring maintenance contracts. Comparable vendors include Sage 100, SelectLine and orderbase business 4.0. The ERP for trades overview is the natural starting point for selection framing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Picosoft available on iOS?
Yes. The native iOS app is one of the central product features, with master-data access, push notifications, barcode scanning and GPS location capture. Field technicians can capture work performed, update order status and create service reports on iPhone or iPad.
Does Picosoft support German e-invoicing?
Yes. ZUGFeRD and XRechnung formats are supported in the standard product, preparing customers for the phased B2B e-invoicing mandate rolling out in Germany.
Where is Picosoft hosted?
Picosoft is hosted in a German data centre with encrypted connections, regular backups and DSGVO-compliant data processing (DSGVO being the German implementation of GDPR). Role-based authorisation lets customers control which staff see and edit which data.
Does Picosoft integrate with DATEV?
Yes. DATEV export — DATEV being the cooperative of German tax advisors whose data format is the SME finance-exchange standard — is supported so the customer's external accountant can continue working in their DATEV environment without manual re-keying. The PICO CONNECT integration layer also enables shop connectors (Shopware, WooCommerce), shipping handover to DHL or DPD, and payment-provider integration as part of standard practice.