sevDesk Alternative: When Does VAT GPT Fit Better?

You need an alternative to sevDesk if you want VAT and OSS worked out from Amazon and eBay reports rather than from ongoing bookkeeping. Per its own site, sevDesk is bookkeeping software for self-employed people and small businesses. VAT GPT is our product and is built for marketplace sellers. As of 29 October 2026.

Last updated: 29 October 2026. Every statement about sevDesk comes from sevdesk.de, retrieved on 29 October 2026; this is not a rating of sevDesk.

In short

sevDesk: bookkeeping with invoices, receipt capture, EÜR and the VAT return through its ELSTER interface.
VAT GPT: imports Amazon and eBay reports, calculates VAT and OSS and, with Pro, sends via ELSTER.
Decision: ongoing bookkeeping with bank matching, or tax figures from marketplace reports.

What does sevDesk offer per its own site?

sevdesk.de states, among other things (sevDesk, German):

Audience: "ideal für Selbstständige, Freiberufler, kleine Unternehmen sowie Gründer" (ideal for self-employed people, freelancers, small businesses and founders).
VAT: "Verschicke deine Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung direkt an dein Finanzamt" (send your VAT return directly to your tax office); with its "integrierte Schnittstelle zu ELSTER" you need no additional certificate.
EÜR: the site lists "EÜR & GuV"; the small-business page says "Erstelle deine EÜR mit nur einem Klick".
Receipts and banking: receipt capture marked "KI-gestützt" (AI-supported), connection to "über 4.000 Banken und Neobanken".
Export: "DATEV- und ADDISON-konform".
Reach: "Über 170.000 Unternehmen setzen auf sevdesk"; "Teste alle Funktionen 14 Tage kostenlos" (14 days to test all functions).
E-commerce: per the home page, sevDesk also offers e-commerce businesses "passende Funktionen, z. B. Rechnungsvorlagen, Umsatzsteuerverwaltung und Schnittstellen zu Onlineshops und Banken" (suitable functions such as invoice templates, VAT management and interfaces to online shops and banks). The retrieved home page does not mention OSS, Amazon or eBay. That says nothing about whether sevDesk supports them elsewhere.

What this means for you: per its site, sevDesk covers invoices, receipts and the VAT return in one bookkeeping; check on sevdesk.de whether your marketplace import is included.

What does sevDesk cost in a price comparison?

Prices per the provider, retrieved 29 October 2026. sevDesk shows net prices "pro Monat (zzgl. MwSt.)" by term (sevDesk: prices):

Plan	1 month	12 months	24 months	EÜR and VAT return per the site
sevDesk Kostenlos	EUR 0.00	–	–	–
sevDesk Rechnung	EUR 11.90	EUR 9.90	EUR 8.90	–
sevDesk Buchhaltung	EUR 25.90	EUR 22.90	EUR 19.90	from this plan
sevDesk Buchhaltung Pro	EUR 34.90	EUR 30.90	EUR 27.90	from Buchhaltung
VAT GPT Free	basic functions	–	–	–
VAT GPT Go	30 days free with all Pro functions	–	–	as Pro
VAT GPT Pro	EUR 49 per month incl. VAT	EUR 37 per month billed annually (EUR 444 per year) incl. VAT	–	send EÜR, trade tax and income tax, VAT return and OSS

A dash ("–") means: not stated explicitly. The sevDesk price page also shows time-limited promo prices ("bis zu 50% Rabatt auf deinen Wunschtarif", via coupon); it does not state how long the discount runs. Shown here are the regular net prices of the plan cards; the FAQ on the same page states a different "Rechnung ab 12,90 € pro Monat".

What this means for you: net and gross prices are not directly comparable; add VAT to sevDesk prices if you cannot deduct input VAT.

For whom does sevDesk fit, and for whom the alternative?

sevDesk fits if you book continuously: write invoices, capture receipts, match bank payments and derive the EÜR from the books.

VAT GPT fits if your figures sit in Amazon and eBay reports:

Import the reports as CSV and split VAT for Germany and the EU (OSS).
Create the VAT return, OSS return, EÜR, trade tax and income tax.
With Pro, send via ELSTER, and the OSS return to the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt).

The EÜR is the profit calculation under § 4(3) EStG (German), and the VAT return goes electronically to the tax office (§ 18(1) UStG, German); either program should deliver matching values.

What this means for you: if marketplace reports rather than bank bookings are your source, a tool that reads those reports directly saves work.

How do I work with VAT GPT?

The method: Upload – check – send.

Upload: Amazon or eBay reports and invoices; the AI reads amounts, countries and tax rates.
Check: you review and confirm the values.
Send: with Pro via ELSTER to the tax office, the OSS return to the BZSt.

VAT GPT is not tax advice. Try it free

What this means for you: with the Go plan (30 days with all Pro functions) you can run a real month before you pay.

Frequently asked questions

What is an alternative to sevDesk for Amazon sellers? VAT GPT reads Amazon and eBay reports and works out VAT and OSS from them; it is our own product, not a test.

Can sevDesk send the VAT return? Per the sevDesk site, yes, through the integrated ELSTER interface without an additional certificate.

Can VAT GPT replace bookkeeping with bank matching? The VAT GPT site does not describe that; VAT GPT creates tax returns from reports and invoices.

What does VAT GPT cost? Free; Go 30 days free; Pro EUR 49 per month or EUR 444 per year, both incl. VAT.