Choose the right solution for your business
Frienton: Complete financial automation platform
Best for:
✅ Growing businesses (10-500 employees)
✅ E-commerce companies with high transaction volumes
✅ SaaS & subscription businesses
✅ Service agencies & consultancies
✅ Any business tired of manual bookkeeping
Key advantage:
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Built for speed. What takes hours in traditional systems takes seconds in Frienton. Process hundreds of transactions daily without increasing headcount.
DUO: Traditional accounting interface
Best for:
✅ Tax consultancies that need basic DATEV document upload
✅ Businesses with existing manual accounting workflows
✅ Companies that prefer traditional bookkeeping methods
Key limitations:
❌ Limited automation: Every transaction requires manual processing
❌ Delayed reporting: Financial statements only available after tax advisor provisioning
❌ XML-only payments: Bank transfers require file upload, no direct execution
❌ Limited access: Restricted multi-user capabilities
❌ Limited integrations: Isolated from e-commerce providers, payment providers & modern business tools
Frienton vs. DUO | Overview
Features
Frienton
DUO
Live reporting (P&L, cash flow, plan/actual, balance sheet)
Transactions from credit cards & payment services (e.g. AMEX or PayPal)
Live reconciliation of P&L (management view) with SKR (tax view)
Direct clarification of queries within the system
Integration of external tools without extra costs
Partially
PAYG model
Special features for tax advisors
Features
Frienton
DUO
Fully pre-booked journal for monthly & annual financial statements
Direct clarification within the system (no emails or phone calls)
Live reconciliation between management P&L and SKR of the tax accountant
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In practice, this means:
Frienton reduces administrative workload and creates more time for advisory work, since questions, document checks & reconciliations are handled directly within the system – without email back-and-forth or duplicate efforts.
Frienton vs. DUO | Details
The complete financial platform that does what traditional accounting can't—automated, real-time & easy to use
Features
RECOMMENDED
Frienton
All-in-one platform
DUO
DATEV solution
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE & REPORTING
Automatic cash flow statement
Live P&L (BWA)
Current balance sheet
After provisioning
Real-time plan/actual comparison, deviations
KPI cockpit incl. (cash) burn rate / runway
P&L according to standard chart of accounts (SKR)
After provisioning
Trial balance (SuSa)
PAYMENT & BANKING OPERATIONS
Credit card transactions incl. AMEX
Virtual credit cards
PayPal
One-click payments
Only indirectly (via XML)
One-click instant transfers
Batch payments (multiple documents)
Only indirectly (via XML)
AUTOMATION & EFFICIENCY
Assignment of any categories to SKR
Accruals
Automatic
Manual
Discounts ("Skonto")
Direct clarification of queries (no email or phone)
Integrated comment function
Immediate access for tax firm to documents, transactions, postings
INTEGRATIONS
Stripe
Shopify
Amazon
MOCO
Invoicing (easybill, Billbee, Chargebee)
RECEIVABLES MANAGEMENT
Dunning
Add-on module
BUSINESS OPERATIONS & ACCESS
Multi-user / roles and permissions
Limited
OSS reports
Client access without system disruption (multi-user)
PAYG model
Usage-based pricing