SwissSalary

What SwissSalary does

SwissSalary Ltd. is a privately held Swiss software company founded in 1998 that builds payroll, time tracking, and workforce administration software for Swiss businesses of all sizes. Its flagship product, SwissSalary 365, is a cloud-based payroll solution integrated natively with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and certified under the SwissDec Certified Plus (v5.0) standard, addressing the regulatory complexity of Swiss payroll administration (including KLE compensation catalog handling, source tax processing, and certified data exchange). The company is headquartered in Urtenen-Schönbühl BE with a branch office in Sursee LU, and operates with 11-50 employees serving more than 1,800 Swiss customers processing over 700,000 salaries monthly. Its portfolio extends beyond the core through a modular add-on suite including SwissSalary Budget (planning and KPIs), EasyRapport (time tracking and expense management), Direct (employee self-service), Insights (BI dashboards), Apps (mobile/cloud connector), NSPS (public sector pension scheme), and a vertical module for the construction industry integrated with the Banking Core banking module.

The company monetizes via SaaS subscriptions on an annual billing cadence, with quote-based pricing scaled to the number of key-user licenses, read permissions, billed employees, tenants, and required third-party integrations. It runs a hybrid go-to-market combining consultative direct enterprise sales with a website-driven self-serve motion, including a 50-day free trial for EasyRapport, demo videos, and online sessions. Distribution is direct and Switzerland-only, supported by an ecosystem of integration partners including Microsoft, GastroSocial, Logib, REKA, swissdec, and ISO-certified standards. The vendor has accumulated a compliance and certification footprint — SwissDec Certified Plus, ISO 27001, ISO 20022, TRACE, Swiss Made Software, and Microsoft Solution Partner — which functions as both a sales asset and a regulatory moat in the Swiss market. The company also holds a 2016 Microsoft Presidents Club recognition and has begun layering AI-driven automation ('AI Power and Intelligent Agents') onto the platform, positioning the product toward decision-support beyond pure compliance processing.

Name

SwissSalary

Legal name

SwissSalary Ltd.

Website

https://swisssalary.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SwissSalary Ltd. is a privately held Swiss software company founded in 1998 that builds payroll, time tracking, and workforce administration software integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for more than 1,800 Swiss businesses across general, construction, and public-sector segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Payroll Software

NAICS

Payroll Services (541214), Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Managed Payroll Services (Full-Service Payroll Outsourcing) (BPAAAHAA)

Keywords

• Payroll software solutions
• Time tracking software
• HR management software
• Payroll compliance software
• ERP integrated payroll

Headquarters

HQ city

Schönbühl

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscriptions: Cloud-based payroll software subscription model with various solution tiers including SwissSalary 365, Direct, EasyRapport, Insights, and Budget. Pricing based on number of key users, read licenses, and number of employees processed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SwissSalary develops and sells cloud-based payroll software integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for the Swiss market. Its core offering, SwissSalary 365, is a SwissDec Certified Plus (v5.0) payroll engine with configurable pay elements (KLE) and financial accounting integration, extended by modular add-ons for time tracking (EasyRapport), employee self-service (Direct), business intelligence (Insights), budget planning (Budget), mobile/cloud connectivity (Apps), and industry-specific payroll for construction and public-sector pensions (NSPS).

Product overview

SwissSalary offers a modular payroll software ecosystem centered on SwissSalary 365, an ERP-integrated core solution running on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The product portfolio includes specialized add-on modules for budget planning (SwissSalary Budget), time tracking and reporting (SwissSalary EasyRapport), employee self-service (SwissSalary Direct), and business intelligence (SwissSalary Insights). Industry-specific solutions cover construction (SwissSalary for Construction with Banking Core) and public sector (SwissSalary NSPS), while SwissSalary Apps extends functionality through cloud-based mobile applications. All products are swissdec certified, ensuring compliance with Swiss payroll standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SwissSalary 365

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Certified as Microsoft Solution Partner with access to Business Central Cloud and on-premises versions.
• swissdeccoreTechnology or IntegrationSwissDec certification (v5.0) for compliance with Swiss payroll standards and regulations
• ISO (International Organization for Standardization)coreTechnology or IntegrationISO 20022 and ISO 27001 certified systems for financial data exchange and information security

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Abacus Research: Swiss ERP and payroll software vendor serving SMEs and mid-market companies in Switzerland. Directly comparable because both offer integrated ERP + payroll solutions certified for Swiss regulations, competing for the same Swiss customer base.
• Infoniqa: Swiss HR and payroll software provider (part of Visma) serving SMEs in Switzerland. Directly comparable as a local payroll SaaS with Swiss regulatory certification and overlapping target customers.
• KLARA Business AG: Swiss online accounting and payroll software for small businesses. Comparable as a Swiss payroll SaaS competing for similar SMB customers with certified payroll functionality.
• bexio AG: Swiss cloud accounting and payroll platform for SMBs. Comparable as a Swiss SMB-focused payroll and business administration SaaS, increasingly overlapping with payroll workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Visma: Northern European software group with payroll, HR, and ERP solutions across multiple markets including Switzerland (via Infoniqa). Comparable as a multi-product payroll and HR SaaS incumbent operating across DACH and Nordic regions.
• Sage Group: Global accounting and payroll software vendor with country-specific payroll products across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving SMB payroll needs through packaged and cloud software offerings.
• ADP: Global payroll and HR services giant with multinational payroll processing capabilities. Comparable as a large-scale payroll provider, though ADP primarily serves enterprise and offers outsourced managed services rather than ERP-integrated SaaS.
• Microsoft (Dynamics 365 Business Central): Underlying ERP platform that SwissSalary is built on and integrated with. Comparable as the platform partner whose expansion strategy directly drives SwissSalary's distribution but also represents a competitive threat if Microsoft expands native payroll capabilities.
• SAP SuccessFactors: Global enterprise HCM and payroll platform from SAP. Comparable as a broad incumbent in payroll and HR software serving large Swiss enterprises that may displace point solutions like SwissSalary in larger accounts.

Regional players

• HR Campus: Swiss HR software consultancy and solutions provider. Comparable as a regional HR/payroll ecosystem player focused on the Swiss market, though more focused on consulting and ABACUS-based solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/swisssalary
• Facebookfacebook.com/swisssalary.ch

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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