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// Document Automation

Done with retyping. Your documents read themselves into your system.

PDFs, scans and documents land on a desk today — and someone retypes them by hand. We build the data bridge: read automatically, validated and pushed straight into your ERP, accounting software or DATEV. One fixed price, no hourly rate.

  • Straight into your ERP / DATEV
  • GDPR: EU or on-prem
  • Fixed price, not hourly
// The problem

A human retypes data every day.

Invoices, delivery notes, payslips, price lists — they arrive as PDFs or scans and have to go into the system. By hand. That costs time, makes errors and doesn’t scale: more documents means more hours, not more margin.

Costs time

Every document eats minutes — at a hundred a day that’s hours missing for things that matter more.

Makes errors

Typos, transposed numbers, missed line items. Every error travels on and gets expensive to fix later.

Doesn’t scale

As volume grows you need more staff for mindless data entry — instead of work that actually counts.

// How it works

Four steps from inbox to system.

You change nothing about your workflows. The data bridge works in the background — from arrival to handover.

  1. Inbox / upload

    Documents arrive by email inbox, upload or scan folder — exactly how they come in today.

  2. Automatic extraction

    The relevant fields are detected and read automatically — amounts, line items, numbers, dates.

  3. Validation + error report

    Every run is checked. Uncertain fields go into a short error report instead of blindly into the system.

  4. Handover to your system

    The validated data flows straight into your ERP, accounting software or DATEV — no double entry.

// Done-for-you

You provide two things — we build the rest.

No software for you to set up, no project for you to manage. You provide sample documents and system access — we deliver the finished, running data bridge.

You provide

  • A few sample documents of your typical paperwork
  • Access to your target system (ERP / accounting / DATEV)

We deliver

  • Recognition & extraction tuned to your documents
  • Validation with an error report for reliable quality
  • Clean handover into your system — no double entry
  • Operation, upkeep & adaptation for new document types
// Use cases

Where the data bridge already saves hours.

Anonymised examples from real enquiries — across industries where paperwork slows down the day.

Tax advisory

Payslips and documents land structured in the accounting system automatically — instead of being retyped line by line.

Steel & building supplies

Long price and article lists as PDFs are read out and pushed into the inventory system.

ERP ↔ accounting

Documents flow without media breaks between ERP and accounting — no double entry, no transfer errors.

Estate agents & admin

Listings, contracts and forms are read out and handed over to the management software.

// Comparison

Documents by hand — or automatically?

What document automation changes day to day: less time per document, fewer errors and staff freed up for what matters.

Comparison: document processing manual versus automated
Manual Automated Best choice
Time per document No: 3–5 minutes Yes: Seconds
Error rate No: Typos & things missed Yes: Checked & consistent
Scales with volume No: More documents = more time Yes: Volume doesn’t matter
Staff time tied up No: Ties up staff Yes: Staff freed for what matters
Cost per month No: Hidden staff cost Yes: Predictable & low

Reference values — depending on document volume and process.

// Security & GDPR

Your data stays your data.

Documents are sensitive — so data protection isn’t an afterthought, it’s part of the architecture.

EU or on-prem

Processing in the EU or directly on your premises (on-prem). You decide where your data lives.

Sample documents only

For setup we only need a few sample documents — not full access to your entire archive.

Deletable any time

Sample documents you hand over can be deleted at any time. Transparency at every step included.

// Investment

One fixed price. No hourly rate.

Premium, not cheap-and-cheerful: a clearly costed setup, a deposit on order and a predictable monthly fee for operation and upkeep. We name the fixed price after the free intro call — tailored to your documents.

Setup fixed price

One-time build of the data bridge — fixed quote, no open-ended hourly budget.

Deposit on order

A fair share at the start, the rest on going live in production.

Monthly fee

A predictable amount for operation, upkeep and adapting to new document types.

Fixed price after a free intro call — no hourly rate, no surprises.

Free intro call
// Guarantee

In production — or setup back.

We carry the risk, not you.

Go-live guarantee

If the data bridge isn’t running in production within the agreed timeframe, you get the setup fee back. We commit to the concrete timeframe in the quote.

Sample first, trust second

We check up front, using your real sample documents, what’s possible — so you know where you stand before anything starts.

// FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What businesses ask most before getting started — answered briefly and honestly.

  • Which documents can be read automatically?
    Invoices, delivery notes, payslips, price lists, forms, orders — whether a clean PDF or scanned paper. In the free intro call we check, based on your sample documents, what can be extracted and how reliably.
  • Do I have to switch software?
    No. We read the data and hand it over to your existing target system — ERP, accounting software or DATEV. Your workflows stay the same; only the retyping disappears.
  • How accurate is the recognition?
    Every run is validated automatically. Uncertain fields go into an error report for a quick visual check instead of blindly into the system — so quality stays higher than manual typing, without anything slipping through unchecked.
  • What happens to my data? Is it GDPR-compliant?
    Yes. Processing in the EU or directly on your premises (on-prem) — your choice. For setup we only need a few sample documents, deletable at any time. We clarify the details transparently in the intro call.
  • What does it cost?
    A premium fixed price instead of an hourly rate: a one-time setup, a deposit on order and a predictable monthly fee for operation and upkeep. We name the fixed price after the free intro call — tailored to your documents and volume.
  • How long does setup take?
    You provide sample documents and system access — we handle the rest. We commit to a concrete timeframe in the quote, including our go-live guarantee.
// Get started

Show us your paperwork.

A free intro call is all it takes. We check your sample documents and tell you honestly what can be automated — and what it costs.

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We’ll get back to you within 24 hours on business days — no obligation.

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