Comparison
Kantata alternative: Kantata and troi ai·on compared
A structured option for project-based companies and professional services organizations
As of November 2026, Kantata Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California (USA) and London (UK), offers cloud-based professional services automation (PSA) software. The system was created in 2021 through the merger of the PSA vendors Mavenlink and Kimble Applications. As of November 2026, Kantata lists no native DATEV integration.
Where do Kantata and troi ai·on differ in DATEV and e-invoicing?
DATEV interface
As of November 2026, Kantata lists no integrated interface to DATEV.
How do scale, local compliance and control compare?
| Criterion | Kantata | troi ai·on |
|---|---|---|
| Financial interfaces (DACH) | No native DATEV interface listed (as of November 2026) | ✓ DATEV-compliant export (Intelligence plan) and GoBD-compliant filing |
Why do local compliance and AI that learns from your projects pay off?
DATEV export and GoBD-compliant filing
troi ai·on exports incoming and outgoing invoices pre-coded in a DATEV-compatible format in one step, including for DATEV Unternehmen Online, and files documents in a GoBD-compliant way. The DATEV export is part of the Intelligence plan.
Legally compliant e-invoices in the system
Invoices go out in the ZUGFeRD and XRechnung formats. E-invoices are part of the Intelligence plan.
AI that learns from your own projects
troi ai·on looks at how comparable work ran on finished projects and proposes the hours for a new quote line. You see the proposal and decide whether to keep it. This is part of the Intelligence plan. The AI learns only from your organization’s own offers, projects and decisions.
Data hosted in the EU
troi ai·on is software as a service. Data is hosted in the EU, in Austria, with troi’s hosting partner Digimagical on 100 percent green electricity. troi is GDPR compliant.
Plans that build on each other
Core covers clients and suppliers, time tracking with AI, offers, and mail and calendar. Intelligence adds absences and leave, e-invoices, DATEV and Personio, and advanced AI agents. Performance adds projects, open items and dunning, bank connection, and workflows and SSO. Each plan has one price, with seats included.
For which companies does the switch pay off technologically and economically?
- Growing project-based companies in the DACH region, such as consultancies, digital service providers and media agencies, that want GoBD-compliant filing, a DATEV-compliant export and e-invoices (both Intelligence plan) in one system, without third-party tools.
- Managing directors and controllers who want revenue and margin by client, project and service (Intelligence plan), and budget consumption per project (Performance plan), from the same records that hold the hours.
What do teams ask about system size and regulatory requirements?
Does Kantata provide a native DATEV integration?
Kantata’s official feature overviews and system documentation (as of November 2026) do not show a native DATEV interface. troi ai·on exports accounting data in a DATEV-compliant format, including for DATEV Unternehmen Online. The DATEV export is part of the Intelligence plan.
How do you scale your system landscape efficiently?
The choice of your administrative backbone largely decides long-term legal certainty, acceptance and scalability. troi ai·on covers e-invoices, the DATEV export and GoBD-compliant filing. E-invoices and the DATEV export are part of the Intelligence plan. Talk to us to check this in a demo.
