Rechnungskit vs. ablefy

ablefy alternative: sell in your own name with e-invoicing and DATEV

Q: Can I run Rechnungskit alongside ablefy?

Yes, and that's the usual way to switch. You run both systems in parallel for one billing period and compare documents and bookings before you switch over.

Q: What happens to my existing invoices?

They stay where they are. Rechnungskit doesn't import or archive invoices created elsewhere; you keep meeting your retention duty for old documents (eight years under § 14b (1) UStG and § 147 (3) AO) in your previous system. What Rechnungskit can pull in are past orders and payments from your connected shops and payment providers, which then become new, validated invoices. For the number sequence, you set the number Rechnungskit continues from, so nothing overlaps with your old documents.

Q: Is Rechnungskit GoBD-compliant?

Documents are stored tamper-proof and unchangeable for eight years for as long as your account exists (WORM archive with checksums). Eight years is the retention period for invoices and accounting records (§ 14b (1) UStG, § 147 (3) AO); the requirements for the archive are set out in the GoBD. You can export them at any time, and for 90 days free of charge after you cancel. The final assessment of your process documentation (Verfahrensdokumentation) is up to your tax advisor.

Q: I don't have a shop, just courses and coaching. Is Rechnungskit a fit at all?

Yes, that's what the Rechnungskit checkout is built for. You create the product, set the price and tax rate and get a link (checkout.rechnungskit.de/c/your-product) to put in your bio, newsletter or website; for subscriptions there is a separate link per plan, with a trial period if you want. Payment happens on your provider's payment page; Rechnungskit issues the e-invoice right after payment, because digital services don't need a shipping date. You trigger the unlock in your course platform or the download link via a webhook, for example with Zapier, Make or n8n. You don't need any shop integration for this.

Q: Own name or reseller: what is the difference at ablefy?

In your own name you are your customers' contracting party, with your own terms, your own tax table and a PDF invoice per payment; the money sits in an escrow account at ablefy's banking partner or runs through your PayPal business account, and you request revenue older than seven days. In the reseller model, the partner namotto becomes the contracting party: it issues the invoice, owes the VAT, handles dunning and withdrawals and pays you via a credit note, for 2.5% plus €1 per payment. Rechnungskit matches the first model, only with an e-invoice instead of a PDF, the money directly with your payment provider and booking records instead of CSV.

Q: Does ablefy create e-invoices under § 14 UStG?

That is not publicly documented. The help center describes the automatic invoice as a PDF with logo, prefix and starting number and says, as of October 2024, that the e-invoicing obligation is "not yet applicable at the start of 2025" for sellers based in Germany. Since 2025, German businesses must be able to receive e-invoices. Issuing e-invoices to German businesses becomes mandatory from 2027 for sellers with prior-year revenue above €800,000 and from 2028 for everyone else (§ 14 (2) sentence 2 no. 1 UStG, § 27 (38) UStG). Rechnungskit issues every invoice as ZUGFeRD, as XRechnung for public-sector buyers with a Leitweg-ID, and validates it against EN 16931 before it goes out. If ablefy offers this by now, write to us and we will re-date the table.

Q: What does my tax advisor book with ablefy, and what with Rechnungskit?

With ablefy in your own name, every payment from the CSV exports for invoices, payments, chargebacks and payout documents; in the reseller model, one credit note per payout, one or two a month, with a transaction PDF and CSV. With Rechnungskit, every invoice as a booking record in DATEV format with a Beleglink, plus your payment provider's payouts broken down into revenue by tax rate, fees and money in transit; your tax advisor downloads it directly in the tax advisor portal. Ask your tax advisor which they prefer.

Q: When do I get my money?

With ablefy in your own name, it sits in the integrated escrow account and you request revenue older than seven days; with your own PayPal business account, the PayPal share lands there directly. In the reseller model, namotto keeps a buffer of 15 to 30 days, creates the credit note on the 1st and transfers within three business days after the 1st or 15th, from €50. With Rechnungskit, payment runs directly through your contract with Mollie, Stripe, PayPal or Unzer; when the provider pays out is set by its payout schedule, not by Rechnungskit.

Q: Can Rechnungskit host my courses?

No. Rechnungskit sells and issues the invoice; the course stays hosted on your course platform, such as Memberspot, Thinkific, Teachable or your own site. After payment, Rechnungskit sends a webhook (checkout.paid, and for subscriptions subscription.started and the follow-up events), which you translate into the unlock with Zapier, Make or n8n. If you want course, community and sales in one tool, ablefy is the better fit.

By Christian Häfner · Published July 28, 2026 · Updated October 3, 2026

Rechnungskit lets you sell courses, coaching, downloads and subscriptions in your own name, without a shop: one checkout link per product, payment through your Mollie, Stripe, PayPal or Unzer account, and right after payment the e-invoice with your own number sequence, a GoBD archive and finished DATEV bookings. ablefy (formerly elopage) is a sales and course platform: checkout, course hosting, affiliates, dunning. The invoice is a PDF per payment, or in the reseller model the partner namotto issues it in its own name.

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Sources checked: July 28, 2026 · Updated: October 3, 2026 · No guarantee of accuracy · Sources below the table

The short version

Rechnungskit fits if …

you sell in your own name and want an e-invoice instead of a PDF, the money straight from your payment provider instead of from an escrow account on request, and booking records with a Beleglink for your tax advisor instead of CSV exports.

ablefy fits if …

you want to host courses, memberships and community on the same platform, sell through affiliates and funnels, offer installments, Klarna or pay-by-invoice and hand off dunning all the way to debt collection. In the reseller model you don't need invoicing software for these sales; the credit note is your record.

ablefy is the sales platform with courses, affiliates and dunning; Rechnungskit is the checkout with e-invoicing, archive and DATEV. If you sell in your own name on ablefy, you have the same obligations as with Rechnungskit, but you get a PDF and CSV instead of an e-invoice and booking records.

Rechnungskit and ablefy in detail

Every row is backed by a source. Where something couldn't be confirmed from public sources, the table says so.

Feature comparison of Rechnungskit and ablefy, as of July 28, 2026
Feature	Rechnungskit	ablefy
E-invoicing
ZUGFeRD 2.x / Factur-X outgoing	Yes ZUGFeRD 2.5 under EN 16931, every invoice Status: included	Not documented² PDF invoice per payment; as of October 2024 the help center calls e-invoicing "not yet applicable", a ZUGFeRD format is not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 2
XRechnung for public-sector buyers	Yes XRechnung 3.0 automatically as soon as the customer has a Leitweg-ID (public-sector routing ID) on file Status: included	Not documented² XRechnung or Leitweg-ID are not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 2
Validation before sending Mandatory fields under §14 UStG, tax rates, format rules	Yes every invoice before sending (Mustang/EN 16931) Status: included	Not documented² a check against EN 16931 is not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 2
Receive and process e-invoices	No deliberately out of scope. Rechnungskit creates outgoing invoices Status: not available	Not documented¹ Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 1
Shop automation
Own checkout link without a shop One-time purchase and subscription: whose name, whose payment provider	Yes, in your name checkout.rechnungskit.de/c/… for one-time purchases, /s/… per subscription plan; payment through your Mollie, Stripe, PayPal or Unzer account straight to your bank account, e-invoice right after payment Status: included	Yes, own name or reseller¹ checkout with one-time payment, subscription, installments and trial period, order bumps, upsells and affiliates; in your own name you are the seller and payee, in the reseller model the partner namotto is Status: included, see footnote 1
Native shop and payment integrations no third-party tools	Yes Shopify, WooCommerce and Shopware natively, Stripe/Mollie/PayPal/Unzer, own checkout link for one-time purchases and subscriptions without a shop, own push API Status: included	Own checkout⁸ ablefy is itself the checkout; Shopify, WooCommerce or Shopware as a source are not provided for. Outbound there are an API, webhooks and Zapier Status: limited, see footnote 8
Invoicing on the correct date of supply shipping date instead of payment date, automatically	Yes from the shop's shipping event; for subscriptions, the service period comes from the billing period Status: included	Service period automatic² according to the help center, the service period is added to the invoice automatically and can be adjusted per product; how it is calculated is not documented Status: limited, see footnote 2
Automatic cancellation invoices on refunds including partial refunds	Yes to the cent, with its own correction document Status: included	Cancellation + corrected invoice³ "Change invoice and reissue" automatically creates a cancellation invoice and a corrected invoice; in the reseller model, the reseller does this Status: included, see footnote 3
Payout reconciliation with fees Stripe, Mollie, PayPal and others as finished bookings	Yes fees and payouts as bookings Status: included	Reports + CSV⁴ in your own name the money sits in an escrow account and you request revenue older than 7 days; in the reseller model a credit note on the 1st, transfer after the 1st and/or 15th with a 15 to 30 day buffer. No booking records Status: limited, see footnote 4
Tax compliance
OSS / EU distance selling	Yes destination-country rates, monitoring of the €10,000 threshold, export Status: included	Overview per country⁵ in your own name, ablefy provides an overview of VAT per country under Reports for the OSS return; in the reseller model the reseller owes and files Status: limited, see footnote 5
EU tax rates updated automatically	Yes monthly from the EU database TEDB, with change alerts Status: included	Not documented⁵ EU tax templates available; source and maintenance of the rates are not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 5
Qualified VAT ID (USt-IdNr.) check with evidence archive	Yes qualified check with the BZSt (Federal Central Tax Office), response archived for 8 years Status: included	Not documented⁵ reverse charge for businesses via the tax table; a qualified confirmation request with evidence is not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 5
Single- and multi-purpose vouchers (§3 (13) to (15) UStG)	Yes own voucher and store-credit register Status: included	Not documented¹ vouchers as a product and discount codes exist; single- and multi-purpose logic under § 3 UStG is not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 1
Deferred revenue (pRAP) / revenue recognition for subscriptions	Yes pRAP for subscriptions and annual licenses Status: included	Not documented⁶ Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 6
DATEV & archive
Finished DATEV booking records not just document images	Yes EXTF for SKR03/SKR04, revenue + payments + fees; document images via Beleglink in the "Belegtransfer" package for Unternehmen online Status: included	CSV exports⁶ CSV for invoices, payments, chargebacks, reports and payout documents; a DATEV format and booking records are not documented Status: limited, see footnote 6
GoBD archive with locking (Festschreibung)	Yes WORM archive, SHA-256, locked from creation Status: included	Not documented³ invoices and cancellation invoices can be downloaded in the seller account; locking or checksums are not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 3
Free access for your tax advisor	Yes own tax advisor portal, documents read-only Status: included	Not documented⁶ Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 6
Accounting & operations
VAT return (UStVA) / cash-basis accounts (EÜR) / direct ELSTER filing EC Sales List (ZM) import files are covered separately	ZM data ZM import file yes; UStVA, EÜR and direct ELSTER filing stay with your tax advisor Status: limited	Not applicable⁵ no VAT return; the overview per country is input for your tax advisor, same as Rechnungskit. In the reseller model, the reseller files the VAT on end-customer sales Status: note, see footnote 5
Entry price	from €9 base fee + tiered price per document; free to test in sandbox mode Status: included	from €27 + 2.7% + €0.50⁷ Sell plan €27 or Create & Sell from €59 a month, plus 2.7% + €0.50 per successful payment; automatic invoicing +0.4%, reseller model +2.5% + €1. Fees net, payment processing included Status: note, see footnote 7
API for your own systems	Yes push API in every plan Status: included	API + webhooks + Zapier⁸ ablefy API with access token, webhooks and Zapier triggers for orders, payments and cancellations Status: included, see footnote 8

E-invoicing

ZUGFeRD 2.x / Factur-X outgoing

Rechnungskit Yes ZUGFeRD 2.5 under EN 16931, every invoice Status: included

ablefy Not documented² PDF invoice per payment; as of October 2024 the help center calls e-invoicing "not yet applicable", a ZUGFeRD format is not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 2

XRechnung for public-sector buyers

Rechnungskit Yes XRechnung 3.0 automatically as soon as the customer has a Leitweg-ID (public-sector routing ID) on file Status: included

ablefy Not documented² XRechnung or Leitweg-ID are not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 2

Validation before sending

Mandatory fields under §14 UStG, tax rates, format rules

Rechnungskit Yes every invoice before sending (Mustang/EN 16931) Status: included

ablefy Not documented² a check against EN 16931 is not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 2

Receive and process e-invoices

Rechnungskit No deliberately out of scope. Rechnungskit creates outgoing invoices Status: not available

ablefy Not documented¹ Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 1

Shop automation

Own checkout link without a shop

One-time purchase and subscription: whose name, whose payment provider

Rechnungskit Yes, in your name checkout.rechnungskit.de/c/… for one-time purchases, /s/… per subscription plan; payment through your Mollie, Stripe, PayPal or Unzer account straight to your bank account, e-invoice right after payment Status: included

ablefy Yes, own name or reseller¹ checkout with one-time payment, subscription, installments and trial period, order bumps, upsells and affiliates; in your own name you are the seller and payee, in the reseller model the partner namotto is Status: included, see footnote 1

Native shop and payment integrations

no third-party tools

Rechnungskit Yes Shopify, WooCommerce and Shopware natively, Stripe/Mollie/PayPal/Unzer, own checkout link for one-time purchases and subscriptions without a shop, own push API Status: included

ablefy Own checkout⁸ ablefy is itself the checkout; Shopify, WooCommerce or Shopware as a source are not provided for. Outbound there are an API, webhooks and Zapier Status: limited, see footnote 8

Invoicing on the correct date of supply

shipping date instead of payment date, automatically

Rechnungskit Yes from the shop's shipping event; for subscriptions, the service period comes from the billing period Status: included

ablefy Service period automatic² according to the help center, the service period is added to the invoice automatically and can be adjusted per product; how it is calculated is not documented Status: limited, see footnote 2

Automatic cancellation invoices on refunds

including partial refunds

Rechnungskit Yes to the cent, with its own correction document Status: included

ablefy Cancellation + corrected invoice³ "Change invoice and reissue" automatically creates a cancellation invoice and a corrected invoice; in the reseller model, the reseller does this Status: included, see footnote 3

Payout reconciliation with fees

Stripe, Mollie, PayPal and others as finished bookings

Rechnungskit Yes fees and payouts as bookings Status: included

ablefy Reports + CSV⁴ in your own name the money sits in an escrow account and you request revenue older than 7 days; in the reseller model a credit note on the 1st, transfer after the 1st and/or 15th with a 15 to 30 day buffer. No booking records Status: limited, see footnote 4

Tax compliance

OSS / EU distance selling

Rechnungskit Yes destination-country rates, monitoring of the €10,000 threshold, export Status: included

ablefy Overview per country⁵ in your own name, ablefy provides an overview of VAT per country under Reports for the OSS return; in the reseller model the reseller owes and files Status: limited, see footnote 5

EU tax rates updated automatically

Rechnungskit Yes monthly from the EU database TEDB, with change alerts Status: included

ablefy Not documented⁵ EU tax templates available; source and maintenance of the rates are not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 5

Qualified VAT ID (USt-IdNr.) check with evidence archive

Rechnungskit Yes qualified check with the BZSt (Federal Central Tax Office), response archived for 8 years Status: included

ablefy Not documented⁵ reverse charge for businesses via the tax table; a qualified confirmation request with evidence is not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 5

Single- and multi-purpose vouchers (§3 (13) to (15) UStG)

Rechnungskit Yes own voucher and store-credit register Status: included

ablefy Not documented¹ vouchers as a product and discount codes exist; single- and multi-purpose logic under § 3 UStG is not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 1

Deferred revenue (pRAP) / revenue recognition for subscriptions

Rechnungskit Yes pRAP for subscriptions and annual licenses Status: included

ablefy Not documented⁶ Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 6

DATEV & archive

Finished DATEV booking records

not just document images

Rechnungskit Yes EXTF for SKR03/SKR04, revenue + payments + fees; document images via Beleglink in the "Belegtransfer" package for Unternehmen online Status: included

ablefy CSV exports⁶ CSV for invoices, payments, chargebacks, reports and payout documents; a DATEV format and booking records are not documented Status: limited, see footnote 6

GoBD archive with locking (Festschreibung)

Rechnungskit Yes WORM archive, SHA-256, locked from creation Status: included

ablefy Not documented³ invoices and cancellation invoices can be downloaded in the seller account; locking or checksums are not documented Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 3

Free access for your tax advisor

Rechnungskit Yes own tax advisor portal, documents read-only Status: included

ablefy Not documented⁶ Status: no reliable source found, see footnote 6

Accounting & operations

VAT return (UStVA) / cash-basis accounts (EÜR) / direct ELSTER filing

EC Sales List (ZM) import files are covered separately

Rechnungskit ZM data ZM import file yes; UStVA, EÜR and direct ELSTER filing stay with your tax advisor Status: limited

ablefy Not applicable⁵ no VAT return; the overview per country is input for your tax advisor, same as Rechnungskit. In the reseller model, the reseller files the VAT on end-customer sales Status: note, see footnote 5

Entry price

Rechnungskit from €9 base fee + tiered price per document; free to test in sandbox mode Status: included

ablefy from €27 + 2.7% + €0.50⁷ Sell plan €27 or Create & Sell from €59 a month, plus 2.7% + €0.50 per successful payment; automatic invoicing +0.4%, reseller model +2.5% + €1. Fees net, payment processing included Status: note, see footnote 7

API for your own systems

Rechnungskit Yes push API in every plan Status: included

ablefy API + webhooks + Zapier⁸ ablefy API with access token, webhooks and Zapier triggers for orders, payments and cancellations Status: included, see footnote 8

Sources & footnotes

1. ablefy.io (home page, /preise, /loesungen/checkout): sales and course platform of ablefy GmbH, Berlin, formerly Elopage GmbH according to the commercial register HRB 151956 B; payment plans with one-time payment, subscription, installments and trial period, order bumps, upsells, affiliate programs, online courses, memberships, community, e-tickets, vouchers and discount codes. Help article "Verkauf im eigenen Namen oder im Reseller-Modell?": in your own name you are the contracting party with your own terms and your own invoice; in the reseller model, namotto acts as the legal contracting party and issues all invoices in its own name. Checked on September 11, 2026.
2. Help article "Automatische Rechnungserstellung einrichten": PDF invoice per payment with logo, prefix and starting number; "Der Leistungszeitraum wird automatisch in der Rechnung angegeben" (the service period is stated on the invoice automatically). On e-invoicing, as of October 30, 2024, it says the switch is "zum Jahresbeginn 2025 noch nicht einschlägig" (not yet applicable at the start of 2025) for sellers based in Germany, as well as for all sales in the reseller model. ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, EN 16931 validation and deferrals are not documented there, nor on the pricing page or the solution page "Rechnungen & Steuern". Checked on September 11, 2026.
3. Help article "Rechnungen verwalten und korrigieren": invoices and cancellation invoices available under "Zahlungen"; "Rechnung ändern und neu ausstellen" automatically creates a cancellation invoice and a corrected invoice. Locking, checksums or a WORM archive are not documented. Checked on September 11, 2026.
4. Help articles "Verkauf im eigenen Namen oder im Reseller-Modell?" and "Auszahlungen & Gutschriften im Reseller-Modell": in your own name "Keine automatische Auszahlung" (no automatic payout); you trigger the payout of revenue older than 7 days from the integrated escrow account (ablefy PLUS or CONNECT, identity verification required) or use your own PayPal business account. In the reseller model: safety buffer 15 to 30 days, minimum amount €50, credit note on the 1st of the month, transfer within 3 business days after the 1st and/or 15th; a document per payout as a PDF plus transaction PDF and CSV. Checked on September 11, 2026.
5. Help articles "Steuereinstellungen vornehmen und prüfen", "Steuerberechnung bei Verkäufen von Kleinunternehmen" and "Steuerberechnung & Auszahlung im Reseller-Modell": tax table by product type, buyer type and country with EU rates and reverse charge for businesses; "Im Bereich Berichte stellen wir dir eine Übersicht der Umsatzsteuern pro Land bereit" (an overview of VAT per country under Reports) for the OSS procedure. A qualified VAT ID check with evidence and the source of the tax rates are not documented. In the reseller model, taxation follows the rules for German VAT-registered businesses; small businesses (Kleinunternehmer) receive the net amount. Checked on September 11, 2026.
6. Solution page "Rechnungen & Steuern" (ablefy.io/loesungen/rechnungsabwicklung): CSV exports of all data: your customers' invoices, invoices for using ablefy, an overview of all payments, chargebacks (cancellations & chargebacks), reports, payout documents. DATEV format, booking records, Beleglink, deferrals and access for tax advisors are not documented. Checked on September 11, 2026.
7. Pricing page ablefy.io/preise: Sell €27 a month, Create & Sell €59 (up to 150 members), €119 (3,000), €229 (10,000), from €397 (unlimited); "2,7 % + 0,50 € je erfolgreicher Standardzahlung" (per successful standard payment) including payment processing and 3D Secure; automatic invoicing including credit notes +0.4%; reseller model +2.5% + €1.00; Klarna as well as pay-by-invoice and installments +2.9% + €0.50; foreign currency +2.0% per payment and +2.5% per payout; returned direct debit €8, chargeback €25; collecting overdue payments 10%. Help article "Beteiligungen, Provisionen und Gebühren versteuern": "Alle unsere Gebühren sind netto" (all our fees are net). Older price tables on subpages (€39 to €549, 3.9%) are not considered. Checked on September 11, 2026.
8. Pricing page and feature overview ablefy.io/loesungen/apps-integrationen: "ablefy API", webhooks, access token, custom SMTP, embedded checkout, Zapier with triggers for orders, incoming payments, cancellations and course activity, plus Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, KlickTipp, GetResponse, Memberspot and others. Shop systems as an order source are not provided for. Checked on September 11, 2026.
9. Solution page "Mahnwesen & Inkasso" (ablefy.io/loesungen/mahnwesen-inkasso): automatic payment reminder after 7 days, dunning after 30 days of non-payment, three demands every two weeks, then debt collection through the partner Creditreform; court payment order only in the reseller model. Checked on September 11, 2026.
10. Help articles "Im Reseller-Modell verkaufen" and "Nachträgliche Umstellung vom Reseller-Modell auf Verkauf im eigenen Namen": products are reviewed before sale (up to 3 business days), identity verification with ID, business registration, tax and bank account evidence; switching back to your own name is only possible "nur in Einzelfällen" (in individual cases) and not with running subscriptions or installments. Checked on September 11, 2026.
Information from the provider's website (pricing, feature and help pages), last checked on July 28, 2026; prices net of VAT.
Rows marked "Not documented" mean we found no reliable public source, not that the feature is missing.
Rechnungskit information reflects the current product; items marked "Planned" are not available yet.
Legal basis for the rows and sections (German law): mandatory invoice details § 14 (4) UStG, e-invoicing § 14 (1) and (2) UStG with the transition rules in § 27 (38) UStG, small-amount invoices § 33 UStDV, vouchers § 3 (13) to (15) UStG, OSS threshold § 3c (4) UStG and filing § 18j UStG, VAT ID confirmation § 18e UStG, intra-EU supply § 6a UStG, tax arising in the filing period of the supply § 13 (1) no. 1 (a) UStG, retention § 14b (1) UStG and § 147 (3) AO, deferred revenue § 250 (2) HGB, archive GoBD, BMF letter of 28.11.2019.

All information from publicly available sources, checked July 28, 2026. Providers' features and prices can change. Please report mistakes to support@rechnungskit.de. How we rate is explained in How we compare.

When is ablefy the better choice?

Rechnungskit doesn't do everything. In these cases, ablefy is the more honest recommendation.

You want courses, memberships and community on one platform

ablefy hosts online courses, memberships, community and e-tickets next to the checkout. Rechnungskit doesn't host anything: after payment, a webhook goes to your course platform, for example via Zapier, Make or n8n, and unlocks access there.

You sell through affiliates, funnels and installments

Affiliate programs with up to five tiers, order bumps, upsells, countdowns, installments, Klarna and pay-by-invoice are ablefy's core. The Rechnungskit checkout handles one-time purchases and subscriptions with a trial period; affiliates, funnels and installments are missing there.

You don't want to handle dunning and debt collection yourself

ablefy sends a reminder after 7 days, dunning letters three times from 30 days and hands over to Creditreform for 10% of the amount collected. For pay-by-invoice, Rechnungskit sends two payment reminders and does not hand over to debt collection.

You want to hand off VAT completely

In the reseller model, namotto becomes your buyers' contracting party, issues the invoice and owes the VAT; you get a credit note. With Rechnungskit you sell yourself and need the OSS scheme once you pass the EU threshold; Rechnungskit monitors the threshold and delivers the evaluation, while filing stays with you or your tax advisor.

What Rechnungskit does differently

Tax compliance

VAT ID check in your own checkout

When a business from another EU country enters its VAT ID at checkout, Rechnungskit runs a qualified check with the BZSt, including company name and address. Only if it is confirmed is the invoice issued without VAT and with a reverse-charge note. The response stays in the archive for eight years, linked to the invoice. At ablefy, the tax table controls the reverse-charge rate; a check with evidence is not documented.

Qualified BZSt check right in the checkout

Reverse charge only with a confirmed VAT ID, never for consumers

The check never blocks the purchase

Accounting

Booking records instead of a CSV export

Your tax advisor gets an EXTF booking record per sale with a Beleglink to the e-invoice, plus your payment provider's payouts broken down into revenue by tax rate, fees and money in transit. From ablefy, they get CSV exports for invoices, payments and payout documents and build the bookings from them.

EXTF bookings for SKR03 and SKR04

Document image attached to the booking via Beleglink

Fees and payouts already matched

Your tax advisor downloads them directly

Price comparison

List prices net per month, as of July 28, 2026. Discounts and promotions are not included.

Rechnungskit List price

from €9 / month net + tiered price per document

Free to test in sandbox mode; billing starts at go-live

After that, a €9 base fee plus €0.15 to €0.03 per document

OSS, ZM, DATEV, GoBD archive and every feature always included

Self-service signup with no waiting list, up and running in minutes

Cancel monthly, no setup fee

ablefy Plan + fee per payment

from €27 / month + 2.7% + €0.50 per successful payment, net

Sell €27 a month; Create & Sell with courses from €59 (150 members) to €397 (unlimited)

Automatic invoicing including credit notes: +0.4% per payment

Reseller model: +2.5% + €1 per payment, payout as a monthly credit note

Klarna, pay-by-invoice and installments +2.9% + €0.50 each; foreign currency +2.0% and +2.5%

Includes payment processing, 3D Secure and dunning; debt collection 10% of the amount collected

Not directly comparable: your payment provider's fees come on top of the Rechnungskit price

Source: ablefy.io/preise, as of September 11, 2026

Worked example

Digital products, 500 sales a month at €50 each (€25,000): ablefy in your own name on the Sell plan costs €27 plus 2.7% + €0.50 per payment plus 0.4% for automatic invoicing, so €1,052 net including payment processing; the reseller model adds 2.5% + €1 per payment (€1,125). Rechnungskit costs €68 for invoices, archive and DATEV; your provider's payment fees come on top.

Rechnungskit

€68.00

ablefy

€1,052.00 incl. payment processing

Switching in three steps

1

Set up products

Create courses, downloads, licenses or subscriptions as products in Rechnungskit and connect your own Mollie, Stripe, PayPal or Unzer account. Each product gets a checkout link.

2

Test in parallel

In sandbox mode you buy once yourself: invoice, number sequence, the webhook that unlocks the course, DATEV export. Only then do you go live.

3

Swap the links

The buy buttons on your site point to the Rechnungskit checkout. Running subscriptions stay with the old platform until customers sign up again; the old credit notes stay there as records.

FAQ

Does Rechnungskit replace ablefy?

Sales and invoicing, yes; the rest, no. Rechnungskit replaces the ablefy checkout with your own checkout link with e-invoicing, GoBD archive and DATEV bookings. Courses, memberships, community, affiliates, funnels, installments and dunning with debt collection remain ablefy's territory; if you depend on those, stay there or keep hosting the course on a course platform. In the reseller model, namotto issues the invoice, so you don't need invoicing software for those sales.

Can I run Rechnungskit alongside ablefy?

What happens to my existing invoices?

Is Rechnungskit GoBD-compliant?

I don't have a shop, just courses and coaching. Is Rechnungskit a fit at all?

Own name or reseller: what is the difference at ablefy?

Does ablefy create e-invoices under § 14 UStG?

What does my tax advisor book with ablefy, and what with Rechnungskit?

When do I get my money?

Can Rechnungskit host my courses?

I know this as elopage. Is it the same platform?

How do I switch from ablefy to Rechnungskit?

Where does the information in this table come from?

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The short version

Rechnungskit and ablefy in detail

E-invoicing

Shop automation

Tax compliance

DATEV & archive

Accounting & operations

When is ablefy the better choice?

What Rechnungskit does differently

VAT ID check in your own checkout

Booking records instead of a CSV export

Price comparison

Switching in three steps

FAQ

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Ready for mandatory e-invoicing?