Is MacBusinessSuite a sevdesk alternative?

For quotes, invoices, e-invoices, dunning and DATEV export, yes, and it adds projects, CRM and time tracking. For complete bookkeeping and VAT filing through ELSTER, sevdesk goes further.

Is there a sevdesk app for Mac?

sevdesk states that it runs entirely in the browser and that a separate Mac version is not needed. There are apps for iOS and Android.

Does sevdesk include time tracking?

According to sevdesk, time tracking is a paid add-on. In MacBusinessSuite it is part of the app.

MacBusinessSuite vs. sevdesk, compared for Mac users

Name: sevdesk
Author: sevdesk

sevdesk is a cloud service for invoicing and bookkeeping with country sites for Germany and Austria. It runs in the browser and handles many currencies and English documents. MacBusinessSuite is a native Mac app with local data that combines projects, CRM, time tracking and invoicing. sevdesk goes further in bookkeeping; MacBusinessSuite goes further in projects, CRM and time tracking.

The short answer

Choose sevdesk if you want invoicing and complete bookkeeping in one cloud service, with the VAT return through ELSTER and access from any browser.
Choose MacBusinessSuite if you want projects with boards, a CRM with pipeline and mailbox and a built-in timer next to invoicing, in a native Mac app with local data.
sevdesk states that it runs entirely in the browser and that a separate Mac version is not needed.

MacBusinessSuite and sevdesk side by side

As of October 2026. sevdesk from its vendor's official pages (see sources), MacBusinessSuite from its documentation. Not documented means the vendor's pages do not say, not that the feature is missing.
	MacBusinessSuite	sevdesk
Type of product	Native macOS app, one app for projects, CRM, time tracking and invoicing	Cloud service for invoicing and bookkeeping in the browser, plus apps for iOS and Android
Where the data lives	On your Mac, in the app's container. No account, no sync between devices	Cloud, hosted with Amazon Web Services, server location Germany; account required
Projects and tasks	Projects with status, budget, profitability and a project log; Kanban boards with tickets, subtasks and recurring tickets	Tasks with deadlines and notifications; a project module is not documented
CRM	Customers and contact persons, sales pipeline, customer and project log, IMAP mailbox, mail to ticket	Contact management
Time tracking	Built-in menu bar timer, manual entries, suggestions from the calendar, open hours to invoice	As a paid add-on
Quotes and invoices	Quotes with optional items, order confirmations, delivery notes, partial, final and recurring invoices, credit notes, dunning	Quotes, orders, invoices; recurring invoices and dunning levels in higher plans
E-invoices	ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, XRechnung and EN 16931 as UBL or CII, Peppol BIS as a file. No sending through the Peppol network	ZUGFeRD and XRechnung, validated against EN 16931
Payments and bank	CAMT, OFX, QFX and CSV import with matching you confirm; read only sync with Wise Business (Wise accounts in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia) and Mercury (checking and savings accounts in US dollars); SEPA direct debit files	Bank connection, receipts with automatic reading
Taxes and bookkeeping	OSS, reverse charge, US sales tax per state (one combined rate you maintain, only where you confirmed nexus), data for the German UStVA and ZM, DATEV batches, GoBD export. No direct filing	EÜR, profit and loss, single and double entry bookkeeping, fixed assets, UStVA through ELSTER, DATEV export, OSS, reverse charge
Languages and currencies	Interface and documents in 15 languages, document language per customer, several currencies with ECB rates	Interface in German and English; English documents and text templates for other languages; more than 50 currencies
Pricing model	Annual subscription in the Mac App Store, handled by Apple. Data stays readable and exportable after it ends	Several plans, including a permanent basic plan with a limited invoice volume that needs no paid subscription; paid plans billed monthly, yearly or every two years; trial; paid add-ons

Where sevdesk is ahead

Complete bookkeeping with single or double entry, fixed assets and evaluations.
VAT return through ELSTER and DATEV export.
More than 50 currencies and an English interface.
Access from any browser and from iOS and Android apps.

Where MacBusinessSuite is ahead

Projects with Kanban boards, budgets and profitability; sevdesk documents tasks.
A CRM with sales pipeline, activity log and your own IMAP mailbox.
Time tracking included, with a menu bar timer.
Documents and mails in 15 languages chosen per customer.
Several companies in different countries with US sales tax next to OSS.
A native Mac app with local data, no account.

Time tracking list with entries per day, their status and the entry bar — Screenshots show the app with sample data in German.

For companies working in several countries

sevdesk offers country sites for Germany and Austria and follows German tax rules with ELSTER and DATEV. It also does well across borders, with more than 50 currencies, English documents, OSS and reverse charge.

MacBusinessSuite adds documents in 15 languages, several companies in different countries with their own tax regimes in one app, and US sales tax per state. Read more on the international features.

MacBusinessSuite and sevdesk compared