# E-invoicing for Stripe compared

German Stripe users now have several ways to get to an e-invoice. This overview puts them side by side, based on what the providers state on their websites and in the Stripe App Marketplace, as of October 30, 2026. Where a provider does not say, the table shows "not stated". Prices are plus VAT.

| | BelegDock | Billit | Exportly E-Rechnung | Fizard E-Invoice |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Format for Germany | XRechnung (UBL); ZUGFeRD optional through the API | ZUGFeRD, XRechnung | ZUGFeRD (EN 16931) | ZUGFeRD |
| Validation before sending | Official KoSIT validator, versions published; nothing is sent on errors | Validations and warnings, tool not named | not stated | not stated |
| Stripe invoice stays unchanged | Yes, Stripe PDF and XRechnung together | not stated | Own PDF templates | not stated |
| Access to your Stripe account | Read-only | Read and write | not stated | Read-only |
| Reverse charge (EU services) | Yes, via Stripe Tax with VIES check | not stated | Yes | not stated |
| Goods shipped to other EU countries, small businesses (Kleinunternehmer) | No, stopped | not stated | Yes | not stated |
| Peppol | In preparation | Yes, own access point | not stated | not stated |
| Issue invoices through an API | Yes, with gap-free numbers and archive | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Price | 10 documents a month free, from €9 a month | Free until January 1, 2027, not stated after that | Free | Free |

There are also general invoicing programs with e-invoicing, such as easybill, sevdesk and Lexware Office. They replace Stripe as the invoicing system instead of complementing it.

## Where BelegDock is ahead

- **Validation you can trace.** Every XRechnung goes out only after passing the official KoSIT validator. Which version that is, and which cases BelegDock stops, is public on the [scope page](/en/scope). None of the other offerings above publishes this.
- **XRechnung in UBL format**, as many invoice receiving systems expect, plus the unchanged Stripe PDF in the same email.
- **Read-only access.** BelegDock changes nothing in your Stripe account.
- **One API for everything outside Stripe.** Shops and your own systems issue invoices with gap-free numbers, e-invoice, PDF and archive.
- **No balancing line item.** If Stripe's amounts do not add up to the cent, BelegDock sends nothing instead of hiding the difference.

## When another tool fits better

- You ship **goods to other EU countries** or are a **small business** under § 19 UStG (Kleinunternehmer): Exportly covers these cases according to its own statements; BelegDock stops them.
- Your customers require **Peppol** or are based in countries with a Peppol mandate, such as Belgium: Billit is a Peppol access point itself.
- You only need **a few ZUGFeRD PDFs** and no validation with a published validation tool: the free apps may be enough then.

## Be careful with promises

No software can promise that invoices are "legally watertight", "compliant with the law" or "GoBD-certified": there is no official certification for e-invoices, and whether an invoice is correct for tax purposes depends on your details. That is why BelegDock states exactly what is checked and what is not.