# Orcha > Orcha is an agentic finance platform. AI agents run Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, expense management, contract management, document processing, approvals and month-end close — directly inside DATEV, SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, Dynamics 365, Sage, Xero, bexio, Abacus, BMD, Excel and Microsoft Teams. Your team handles the exceptions. Hosted in the EU. GoBD and GDPR aligned. Orcha targets DACH finance teams — CFOs, controllers, accounting leads, and the tax advisors (Steuerberater) who work with them. ## Product - [Homepage (English)](https://getorcha.com/en/): AI agents for finance teams — product overview. - [Homepage (German)](https://getorcha.com/de/): KI-Agenten für Finanzteams — Produktüberblick. - [Agents overview](https://getorcha.com/en/agenten/): Catalog of all available finance agents. - [ROI calculator](https://getorcha.com/en/roi/): Volume-based ROI model for AP/AR automation. - [Trial](https://getorcha.com/en/trial/): Self-serve trial sign-up. - [Implementation](https://getorcha.com/en/implementierung/): How Orcha is rolled out (typically 2–6 weeks). - [For tax advisors](https://getorcha.com/en/steuerberater/): Multi-client mode for Steuerberater firms. - [E-invoicing 2027](https://getorcha.com/en/e-invoicing/): German e-invoicing mandate (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD, Peppol, EN 16931) — receive, validate and post automatically into DATEV/SAP. ## Individual agents - [Accounts Payable](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/kreditoren.html) — invoice capture, three-way match, payment proposals. - [Accounts Receivable](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/debitoren.html) — invoicing, payment matching, dunning. - [Month-end Close](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/abschluss.html) — reconciliations, accruals, variance commentary. - [Procurement](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/einkauf.html) — purchase orders, approvals, invoice reconciliation. - [Contract Management](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/vertraege.html) — term extraction, renewal tracking, obligation surfacing. - [Document Management](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/dokumente.html) — finance-document capture, classification, GoBD-compliant filing. - [FP&A](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/fpa.html) — rolling forecasts, variance analysis, board commentary. - [Approvals](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/freigaben.html) — invoice/expense/contract routing via Teams/Slack. - [Expense Management](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/spesen.html) — receipt reading, policy application, reimbursement. - [Variance Analysis](https://getorcha.com/en/produkt/varianz.html) — actuals vs budget/forecast with auto-explanations. ## Integrations Orcha pre-accounts documents (capture, validate, pre-account) and hands them off to the system where you post — your team keeps control of the final booking. "Built on top of [system], not a replacement." - [Integrations overview](https://getorcha.com/de/integrationen/) — all systems Orcha works with (DATEV, SAP, Dynamics 365, bexio, BMD, Lexware, and more). - [DATEV](https://getorcha.com/de/integrationen/datev/) — pre-accounting pushed to DATEV Unternehmen Online; posted entries read back from DATEV Rechnungswesen. Orcha pre-accounts, the tax advisor posts. - [SAP](https://getorcha.com/de/integrationen/sap/) — pre-accounted invoices via SAP S/4HANA standard APIs (OData/SOAP). - [Dynamics 365](https://getorcha.com/de/integrationen/dynamics-365/) — via the open OData interfaces of Dynamics 365 Finance. - [bexio](https://getorcha.com/de/integrationen/bexio/) — capture and pre-account for Swiss SMBs. - [BMD](https://getorcha.com/de/integrationen/bmd/) — invoice-capture automation for Austrian businesses. - [Lexware](https://getorcha.com/de/integrationen/lexware/) — capture and pre-account for German SMBs. ## Community The Orcha Community publishes practical guides for finance leaders working with AI. Highlights: - [Claude for finance teams](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/why-claude-cowork-for-finance-teams/) — overview of Anthropic Claude for finance use. - [OCR vs AI document capture](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/ocr-vs-ai/) — why AI-based extraction beats classic OCR for finance documents. - [Build vs buy](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/build-vs-buy/) — when to build internal tooling vs adopt a vendor. - [Local vs global optima](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/local-vs-global-maximum/) — common AI-rollout failure mode. - [AI data privacy & GDPR](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/ai-data-privacy-gdpr/) — DACH-specific privacy guidance. - [Full community index](https://getorcha.com/en/community/) ### E-invoicing (E-Rechnung) guides German e-invoicing mandate explained — formats, deadlines, receiving, posting, archiving (EN and DE versions): - [XRechnung vs ZUGFeRD: formats compared](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/xrechnung-vs-zugferd/) — structured XML vs hybrid PDF+XML, both EN 16931. - [E-invoicing mandate: who is affected and when](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/e-invoicing-mandate-deadlines/) — receiving since 2025, issuing from 2027/2028. - [Receiving e-invoices: what's required from 2025](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/receiving-e-invoices/) — the receiving obligation for all businesses. - [Posting a ZUGFeRD invoice in DATEV](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/post-zugferd-in-datev/) — from receipt to a posting batch. - [What is Peppol?](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/what-is-peppol/) — the transport network, ID, Access Point, BIS. - [Archiving e-invoices the GoBD-compliant way](https://getorcha.com/en/community/posts/e-invoice-archiving-gobd/) — audit-proof retention of the original format. ### AP / AR automation how-tos (German) - [Rechnungseingang automatisieren](https://getorcha.com/de/community/posts/rechnungseingang-automatisieren/) — from inbox to posting. - [Rechnungsprüfung automatisieren](https://getorcha.com/de/community/posts/rechnungspruefung-automatisieren/) — sachlich & rechnerisch, 2-/3-way match. - [Dunkelbuchung](https://getorcha.com/de/community/posts/dunkelbuchung/) — straight-through posting without manual approval. - [Skonto automatisch nutzen](https://getorcha.com/de/community/posts/skonto-automatisch-nutzen/) — track discount deadlines, prioritise payments. - [Mahnwesen automatisieren](https://getorcha.com/de/community/posts/mahnwesen-automatisieren/) — staged dunning from reminder to escalation. - [Zahlungseingänge automatisch zuordnen (OP-Abgleich)](https://getorcha.com/de/community/posts/zahlungseingaenge-zuordnen/) — match incoming payments to open items. ## Author Community articles are written by [Maximilian Brandstätter](https://getorcha.com/en/author/maximilian-brandstaetter/), co-founder and CEO of Orcha (ex-Vara founding team; founding member of the German AI Association). [DE](https://getorcha.com/de/autor/maximilian-brandstaetter/) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilian-brandstaetter/) ## Legal - [Imprint](https://getorcha.com/en/imprint/) — Orcha GmbH, Berlin. Email: max@getorcha.com - [Privacy](https://getorcha.com/en/privacy/) - [Terms](https://getorcha.com/en/terms/) ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://getorcha.com/sitemap.xml) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/orchafinance/)