KLARA
Modular cloud business software for Swiss SMEs, from accounting and invoicing to payroll.
- Swiss CompanyThe operating company is headquartered and legally incorporated in Switzerland.
- Swiss OwnedThe ultimate controlling owner is Swiss (Swiss persons, companies, foundations or public bodies).
- Swiss DevelopedThe product is primarily developed by a team operating from Switzerland.
- Hosted in SwitzerlandCore customer data and workloads are hosted in Switzerland by default.
- Free PlanA permanently free plan is available (not just a trial).
Overview
KLARA is cloud-based business software for small and medium-sized businesses in Switzerland. Its core covers financial accounting with automatic bank reconciliation for major Swiss banks, quotes and invoicing, contact management (CRM), order management and an electronic archive. Further modules include Swissdec-certified payroll, time tracking, projects, expenses, a POS system, online booking, an online shop and a website builder. The myKLARA app is available for iOS and Android, and an API is documented.
KLARA states that customer data is stored only in Swiss data centres and mirrored geo-redundantly within Switzerland. The hosting and infrastructure provider on its subprocessor list is Google Cloud, so the infrastructure operator is not Swiss owned. Print and dispatch partners, including Swiss Post, are also listed as subprocessors.
KLARA was founded in 2016 and has been majority-owned by Swiss Post since 2020; the operating company was renamed from KLARA Business AG to ePost Service AG in 2024. Pricing combines Business packages with individually activated modules, which makes the total cost depend on the modules chosen. The Basic package is limited to three admin users.
Why it may be a Swiss alternative
KLARA is operated by ePost Service AG, which is headquartered in Lucerne. Swiss-headquartered, Swiss-owned company; product developed (wholly or largely) in Switzerland.
According to the information we found, core customer data is hosted in Switzerland.
May replace
- QuickBooksIntuit Inc. · USBuilt for Swiss SMEs and Swiss accounting, VAT and payroll practice.
- XeroXero Limited · NZBuilt for Swiss SMEs and Swiss accounting, VAT and payroll practice.
Foreign products with overlapping functionality. An alternative is not necessarily a one-to-one replacement.
Swiss footprint
Five independent questions. A Swiss company is not automatically Swiss-hosted — and vice versa. How the footprint is assessed
Swiss native. Swiss-headquartered, Swiss-owned company; product developed (wholly or largely) in Switzerland.
- HeadquartersIs the operating company headquartered in Switzerland?
- Lucerne, Lucerne (LU), SwitzerlandVerified[4]
- Legal jurisdiction
- OwnershipIs the company ultimately Swiss-owned?
- Yes — Swiss Post (Die Schweizerische Post AG) · SwitzerlandVendor claim[2]
KLARA describes ePost Service AG as a subsidiary of Swiss Post, which is wholly owned by the Swiss Confederation. Swiss Post took a 50.1% majority in KLARA Business AG in September 2020, after holding 9% since 2018; the founders kept 49.9% and KLARA continued as a joint venture of Swiss Post and the Axon group. The current percentages after capital increases in 2025 are not published.
- DevelopmentIs the product developed in Switzerland?
- HostingIs customer data hosted in Switzerland?
- Yes — SwitzerlandVendor claim[5]
KLARA states that all data is stored exclusively in Swiss data centres, mirrored geo-redundantly across several locations in Switzerland, and that all personal and content data is processed and stored in Switzerland. Its subprocessor list notes that information-security services may operate worldwide; SMS and customer-support providers are based in the EU.
- InfrastructureIs the hosting infrastructure operated by a Swiss-owned provider?
- No — Google Cloud (Google Cloud Ireland Ltd.) · United StatesVendor claim[5]
Google Cloud Ireland Ltd. is the only hosting and infrastructure provider on KLARA's list of subprocessors. KLARA does not name the Google Cloud region; it states that data is stored in Switzerland.
Features & platforms
- Platforms
- Deployment
- Made for
- Interface languages
- Unknown / not verified
- Launched
- 2016
Privacy & security
- Public API
- Yes
- Not verified
- End-to-end encryption, Encryption at rest, Encryption in transit, Multi-factor authentication, Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC), SCIM provisioning and Data export
- Certifications
- None listed
Pricing
Paid plans fromCHF 48 / monthBusiness Basic on a 2-year plan paid yearly, excl. VAT; CHF 55 per month with a 1-year plan and CHF 69 with monthly billing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- Enterprise plan
- Unknown / not verified
- Billing in CHF
- Yes
Prices checked 15 Oct 2026. Always confirm on the vendor’s site. Pricing page ↗
Open source
- Open source
- NoInferred
Proprietary cloud service; no source code is published.
Company
Lucerne-based subsidiary of Swiss Post, formerly KLARA Business AG, that develops the KLARA business software for SMEs and the ePost digital mail services.
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Sources & verification
Every claim on this page is marked as verified, vendor claim or inferred. Unknown means we could not confirm it — not that the answer is “no”.
- Verified Confirmed by an independent or official source such as the commercial register.
- Vendor claim Stated by the vendor in its own documentation, website or legal terms.
- Inferred Derived by the editors from indirect evidence — see the note.
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