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Circula vs Fakturoid

Circula logo

Circula

Accounting

Expense, travel and employee benefit management for German speaking finance teams

From
€15/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fakturoid logo

Fakturoid

Accounting

Czech online invoicing software for entrepreneurs and small businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Fakturoid has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Circula the module pricing stacks: expenses at fifteen euro per licence plus ninety nine euro for cards plus a hundred and forty nine euro for accounts payable means a fifty person company pays well over a thousand euro a month before add ons.; Fakturoid free Zdarma plan is capped at just 5 clients, though invoices themselves are unlimited
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Circula and Fakturoid actually diverge.

Attributes where Circula and Fakturoid differ
AttributeCirculaFakturoid
Starting price€15/monthFree
Pricing modelPer user per monthfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Circula

  • German per diem engine
  • Receipt capture and OCR
  • Corporate credit cards
  • Employee benefits
  • Accounts payable
  • Mileage and travel
  • DATEV and ERP export
  • Approval workflows

Only in Fakturoid

Nothing recorded that Circula does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Circula

  • A German company that must apply statutory per diem rates and meal deductions correctly to avoid payroll tax exposurenot Fakturoid
  • A finance team wanting card spend, expense claims and benefits in one DATEV exportnot Fakturoid
  • An employer offering the tax free monthly benefit allowance and needing auditable records of itnot Fakturoid
  • A mid sized business replacing spreadsheet mileage claims with rule enforced distance calculationsnot Fakturoid

Fakturoid

  • Automating invoice creation with QR codes and payment linksnot Circula
  • Tracking late payments and sending automatic remindersnot Circula
  • Automating VAT compliance and quarterly tax calculationsnot Circula
  • Extracting expenses from receipts with AI data capturenot Circula

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Circula

  • The module pricing stacks: expenses at fifteen euro per licence plus ninety nine euro for cards plus a hundred and forty nine euro for accounts payable means a fifty person company pays well over a thousand euro a month before add ons.
  • A minimum of ten licences excludes small teams, and the flexible licensing model for occasional claimants makes monthly cost harder to forecast than a flat per seat price.
  • Strength is in German tax rules, so companies with significant operations outside the DACH region gain little from the feature that justifies the price.
  • The accounts payable module includes only a hundred invoices per month, so invoice heavy businesses face metered overage on top of the platform fee.
  • Card issuing carries a per card transaction ceiling and depends on partner issuing, so high value procurement spend can hit limits that a bank issued corporate card would not.

Fakturoid

  • Free Zdarma plan is capped at just 5 clients, though invoices themselves are unlimited
  • VAT compliance features, inventory management and payment gateways (GoPay, PayPal) are reserved for the top Na maximum tier at 393 Kc/month, not available on the two cheaper paid plans

Pricing, plan by plan

Circula

€15/month
  • Employee and Travel Expenses$15/month
    • Per licence, billed annually
    • Minimum 10 licences
    • OCR receipt capture
  • Credit Cards$99/month
    • Platform fee, unlimited cards
    • Per card spend limits
    • Transaction limit of EUR 750,000 per card
  • Accounts Payable$149/month
    • Platform fee
    • Includes 100 invoices per month
    • Supplier invoice capture and approval
  • Benefits$1/month
    • Per licence
    • Tax free benefit allowances
    • Mobility and meal benefits

Fakturoid

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Up to 5 customers
    • Professional invoices with QR codes
    • 6 invoice designs
  • Lite$151/month
    • Unlimited customers
    • Expense tracking
    • Tax compliance features
  • Everyday$211/month
    • Automatic payment matching
    • Automatic reminders
    • AI expense extraction (100 extractions for 400 CZK)
  • Maximum$393/month
    • Recurring invoices
    • All VAT filings
    • Business cases

Which should you pick?

Choose Circula if

  • You need german per diem engine.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want receipt capture and ocr.
Circula review

Choose Fakturoid if

  • You want to start without paying.
Fakturoid review

Questions people ask

Is Circula or Fakturoid better?
Neither clearly leads. Circula starts at €15/month and Fakturoid at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Circula or Fakturoid?
Fakturoid has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €15/month for Circula and Free for Fakturoid.
Does Circula or Fakturoid run on more platforms?
Circula runs on Web, iOS, Android. Fakturoid runs on Web.
Can I use Fakturoid for free?
Yes. Fakturoid has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Circula starts at €15/month.
What is Circula best used for?
Circula is most often used for a german company that must apply statutory per diem rates and meal deductions correctly to avoid payroll tax exposure, a finance team wanting card spend, expense claims and benefits in one datev export, an employer offering the tax free monthly benefit allowance and needing auditable records of it, a mid sized business replacing spreadsheet mileage claims with rule enforced distance calculations. Of those, a german company that must apply statutory per diem rates and meal deductions correctly to avoid payroll tax exposure and a finance team wanting card spend, expense claims and benefits in one datev export are not what Fakturoid is typically brought in for.
What can Circula do that Fakturoid cannot?
Circula covers German per diem engine, Receipt capture and OCR, Corporate credit cards, Employee benefits.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Circula: Does Circula calculate German per diems automatically?

Yes, by destination country and trip duration, including meal and accommodation deductions, which is the main reason DACH finance teams buy it.

Fakturoid: Is there a free plan for Fakturoid?

Yes. Fakturoid offers a free plan for businesses with up to 5 customers. It includes professional invoices with QR codes, 6 invoice designs, mobile app access, fast support, and 1,500 API requests per month.

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Circula: What does it actually cost for fifty employees?

Roughly seven hundred and fifty euro a month for expense licences alone at the fifteen euro rate, before the ninety nine euro card platform fee and any accounts payable module.

Fakturoid: Does Fakturoid offer a trial?

Yes. Fakturoid offers a 30-day free trial for customers to test the platform. New businesses with company registration less than 12 months old receive 50% discount on their first annual invoice.

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Circula: Is there a minimum commitment?

Yes. A minimum of ten licences and annual billing on the published rates.

Fakturoid: What discount do I get if I pay annually?

Fakturoid offers annual discounts on all paid tiers. For example, the Lite plan costs 151 CZK per month but only 164 CZK per month if paid annually (compared to regular prices of 182 CZK and 199 CZK respectively).

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