For the MittelstandStructured ops, German compliance

Structured ops, German compliance, one workspace.

Working-time compliance, clean DATEV exports and documented approvals in the same place your team tracks time, so an audit is a click, not a scramble.

  • Free forever plan
  • ArbZG & GoBD-ready
  • DATEV export

The Mittelstand stack

Compliance built in, not bolted on.

Time in one tool, HR in another, DATEV handled by exports and email. Pistacio keeps hours, approvals and books compliant in one place.

Today

  • Clockodo
  • Personio
  • Excel
  • DATEV by email

With Pistacio

  • Working-time compliance
  • HR records
  • Approvals
  • DATEV export

What the Mittelstand needs

Documented and compliant.

Working time

ArbZG-compliant by default.

Daily hours checked against the limits, so the record holds up the day a Prüfung asks for it.

HR & people
DATEV & VAT

The quarter exports clean.

Correct VAT on every invoice and a clean DATEV export, so the Steuerberater gets a tidy month.

Finance & billing
Records

Personnel files in order.

Contracts, hours and records on one card, ready when an audit or a works council asks.

HR & people
Leave & holidays

Regional holidays built in.

Leave balances and the right regional holidays, documented with a clean approval trail.

Vacation & leave
Approvals

Everything signed off.

Timesheets, leave and expenses approved in one queue, so there’s a record for every decision.

Business ops

A compliant month

How the Mittelstand runs on Pistacio.

1

Track compliant hours

Time logs with ArbZG limits checked as the week happens.

2

Approve with a trail

Timesheets, leave and expenses get signed off in one queue, every decision recorded.

3

Invoice with the right VAT

Invoices carry correct VAT and clean sequential numbering.

4

Export to DATEV

The quarter exports clean for the Steuerberater, no email attachments.

5

Stay audit-ready

Records, hours and approvals sit in one place, ready when someone asks.

We run Pistacio on Pistacio.

It's how we replaced five separate tools for our own company. We hit the rough edges before you do, because we're in here every day too.

Bootstrapped, and built by the people who use it daily.

Pricing that scales with you.

Start on the free forever plan. Move up when the team grows.

Save up to 33%

Free

€0

Free forever

Time tracking and invoices for a tiny team.

Includes

  • Up to 5 users
  • 5 clients
  • 3 projects
  • 1 year of history
Most popular

Growth

€10

per user / month · billed annually

Run client delivery end to end.

Includes

  • Unlimited seats
  • expenses
  • budgets & rates
  • utilization

Business

€20

per user / month · billed annually

Pipeline, finance ops and compliance.

Includes

  • CRM
  • bank bookkeeping
  • working-time compliance

None of the three fit? Build your own from €3 a module.

Frequently asked questions

  • Daily hours are checked against the ArbZG limits, so working-time records hold up in an audit.

  • Yes. Invoices carry correct VAT and the quarter exports clean to DATEV for your Steuerberater.

  • Invoices use clean sequential numbering and records are retained, so the books are GoBD-ready.

  • Personnel files, working time and leave with regional holidays are all built in.

  • Timesheets, leave and expenses are approved in one queue, so every decision has a record.

  • Yes. It puts ArbZG-compliant working-time, documented approvals and a clean DATEV export in one workspace, the structure a Mittelstand company needs without a suite per department.

Built for German business

The standards Pistacio is built on.

Pistacio creates e-invoices in the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats, Germany’s standards for electronic invoicing.
E-Rechnung (Bund)
Invoices and receipts are kept GoBD-compliant, with clean sequential numbering and proper retention.
GoBD (BMF)
The books export cleanly to DATEV for your Steuerberater at quarter-end.
DATEV
Working time is checked against the limits of the German Working Hours Act (ArbZG).
ArbZG (Gesetze im Internet)

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