Fakturax Getränke

FAKTURA-X is German business software for beverage wholesalers and similar trade businesses. It combines order management, stock, a till with deposit (Pfand) handling, accounting hand-over and brewery reporting. It is made by United Engineering in Münster and sold to beverage traders, juice-pressing (Lohnmost) businesses, rental firms and wholesalers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Beverage wholesalers and drinks retailers, Cash-and-carry drinks markets
Pricing
From EUR 149 per office workstation per month (excl. VAT)
Runs on
Windows, macOS

Who it is for

  • Beverage wholesalers and drinks retailers

    Handles deposits (Pfand), crate and bottle units, commission goods, delivery tours and brewery reports in one system.

  • Cash-and-carry drinks markets

    A till module with deposit vouchers, deposit-machine connection, crate and bottle functions and cash-and-carry mode.

  • Fruit-pressing (Lohnmost) businesses

    Manages customer credit balances, exchange rates, processing fees and devaluation for contract pressing accounts.

  • Rental and hire businesses

    Adds a booking calendar plus deposit and consumption calculation to order management.

What it does

  • Order management

    Order handling with commission (Kommission) management, partial deliveries and monthly invoices.

  • Deposit (Pfand) handling

    Records deposits with VAT for business customers and without VAT for private customers, with deposit tracking and return reporting to the industry.

  • Delivery tour planning

    Plans delivery tours, including on mobile devices and with Google Maps.

  • Point of sale for drinks

    A till that captures units such as bottle, crate, six-pack and mixed crate, with deposit vouchers, deposit machines, scanner, customer cards, hold queue and price-label printing.

  • E-invoicing

    Creates electronic invoices in the ZUGFeRD and XRechnung standards and sends invoices by email.

  • Accounting hand-over

    Passes invoices and cash data to accounting and the tax adviser through DATEV, Elster and SEPA interfaces.

  • Brewery reporting

    Sends reports to brewers and the drinks industry via GEDAT and UM³O.

  • Direct-delivery billing

    Handles drop-shipment settlement (Streckenabrechnung) through TeamBeverage, GEVA, GET-N and SGL.

  • Contract-pressing (Lohnmost) accounts

    Credit balance management, exchange rate, processing fee and devaluation for Lohnmost accounts.

  • Rental management

    Calendar, deposit and consumption calculation for rental and hire.

  • Mobile app for tours, stocktakes and goods receipt

    A mobile module (FAKTURA-X Mobil) for delivery tours, stocktaking, goods receipt and ordering.

  • Compliance with German tax rules

    The vendor says it meets GoBD and DSFinV-K requirements and supports customers during tax audits.

  • Online help and training videos

    A public wiki documents the software, with context help inside the application and short training videos.

Pricing

Starting price
From EUR 149 per office workstation per month (excl. VAT)
Pricing model
Subscription per workstation and per till
Minimum contract
36 months for new customers (prices fixed during the term)
Free plan
No

The vendor's FAQ states monthly fees of 149 EUR per office workstation and 99 EUR per till, excluding VAT. New customers get a 36-month contract with fixed prices; support, fault service, form adjustment, updates and upgrades are included. Set-up help (data import, configuration, interfaces to DATEV, SEPA and GEDAT, one training day and follow-up support) is priced from 1,680 EUR excluding VAT. The prices are on the homepage.

How it compares

Compared with the 14 products in Food Distribution & Wholesale Management that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Names 16 integrations. The median in this category is 7.50.
  • Does not have a free plan. 1 of the 4 products in this category that say whether they have a free plan do.
  • Lists Windows and macOS only. Among the 14 products in this category that state their platforms, 2 list an iOS app and 5 list an Android app.
  • The category's 10 most-named integration partners are DATEV, Elster, Magento, Netstock, Salesforce, Shopify, Shopware, 2GPlus, AGFEO Klick, anybill. Of these, this product's listing names DATEV, Elster, Magento, Shopware.

Works with

Accounting
DATEV
Other
ElsterGEDATUM³OEPAPTeamBeverageGEVAGET-NSGLShopwareMagentoWEBDRINK
Payments
SEPA
Suppliers
OctopusKollexGastivo

Names are as written on the vendor homepage; the page says webshop and ordering-system connections are 'among others' (u.a.).

Where and how it runs

Available in
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Languages
German
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Apps
FAKTURA-X Mobil: Delivery tours, stocktakes, goods receipt and ordering
Hardware
The vendor links to UNIT-X, its own range of office computers, servers, tablets and till systems. Hardware requirements are not stated.

The vendor says FAKTURA-X is in use at hundreds of companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The company

Company
United Engineering Gesellschaft für Informations- und Prozesssysteme mbH & Co KG
Founded
1996
Headquarters
Münster, Germany
Team size
15 (per vendor homepage)

Security and support

Security and compliance
GoBD and DSFinV-K compliance (vendor statement)
Support
Telephone support Monday to Friday and Saturday fault service for tills; functional questions are answered within 24 hours on working days. Included in the monthly fee.

Listing details

Vendor
Faktura-X
Built for
Wholesale
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
fakturax.de

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • The dedicated beverage page
  • Company registration number and funding (self-funded per vendor, no round data)
  • Contract renewal terms after the 36-month term
  • Whether the cloud option is priced differently
  • Interface languages other than German

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage with FAQ, prices, features, integrationshttps://www.fakturax.de/
  2. Company: founding 1996, Münster, self-financedhttps://www.unitedengineering.de/about
  3. Product documentation wikihttps://wiki.fakturax.de/
  4. Sales terms (checked for contract terms; none used)https://www.unitedengineering.de/agb
  5. Where the given product URL redirects; operator name and addresshttps://www.fakturax.de/cookie-richtlinie-eu/