Invoice Creation: A Tedious Process
Creating an invoice with Atlanto starts off promising: you can set the language, currency, and VAT rate to suit Swiss regulations. However, things get complicated quickly. The platform demands detailed inputs, such as labels and product categories, even for test cases. When errors occur, the lack of clear guidance adds to the frustration.
Although it eventually generates a functional PDF invoice, including VAT numbers, the process feels unnecessarily convoluted. Freelancers aiming for speed and simplicity may find themselves spending too much time figuring out Atlanto’s requirements.
Atlanto provides basic expense tracking, but there’s no smart receipt scanning or AI assistance. Users must manually input every detail, from the amount and currency to the VAT rate. For freelancers managing diverse expenses, this manual process can become a time sink.
In contrast, tools with automated scanning, like Magic Heidi, eliminate this effort by pre-filling information directly from uploaded receipts.
VAT Reporting: Functional but Clunky
VAT compliance is a cornerstone for Swiss freelancers, and Atlanto does provide VAT tracking and reporting. However, the journey to access these features is far from seamless. Setting up VAT details, correcting invalid numbers, and generating reports can be a time-consuming task, especially for those unfamiliar with accounting software.
QR Code Integration: A Missed Opportunity
Swiss invoicing regulations require QR codes on invoices for payments, yet Atlanto doesn’t include this by default. Users must navigate the settings and manually configure QR code generation, which adds unnecessary complexity.
Freelancers looking for plug-and-play compliance will find this limitation particularly frustrating.
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