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About d-automation

d-automation is a German software company that builds and runs SaaS for payments, finance and production — and architects event-driven platforms for banks, payment service providers and insurers.

What d-automation does

SepaHeld — SEPA direct debit on autopilot

SepaHeld connects Lexware Office, sevdesk, Xentral, MOCO and other accounting tools with GoCardless. Digital mandates, collection and booking proposals run fully automated — 1,000+ companies have collected €437M through it.

finHero — Stripe & PayPal to DATEV

finHero exports Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Adyen and Paddle transactions into DATEV, BMD, bexio and Abacus as GoBD-compliant booking batches. 200+ companies have exported €48M with it.

d-dispensing — guided weighing for batch production

d-dispensing guides operators step by step through weighing and dispensing in pharma, cosmetics and chemical production. Every step is traceable from the scale to the ERP.

dont-tax.me, NPS-Hero and Planning Poker Hero

dont-tax.me compares 1,316 cities in 183 countries on taxes, cost of living, visas and safety. NPS-Hero runs Net Promoter Score surveys, including Stripe-triggered ones, and Planning Poker Hero is a free planning and retro tool for remote teams.

Event-driven architecture consulting

d-automation designs and builds Kafka-based platforms for organisations that move money — target architecture, business event bus, stream processing and in-stream transaction enrichment. The largest engagement moved ~3 billion transactions a year from nightly batch to real time.

Speaking & Kafka training

Founder Daniel Vöckler gives keynotes, offsite impulse talks and hands-on Kafka trainings in English or German. Past stages include PostFinance, Suva, Brisbane and Barcelona.

What makes d-automation different

  1. We run what we build

    Every product is designed, coded, hosted and supported by our own team. Consulting clients get architects who operate high-volume payment systems themselves every day.

  2. Official technology partner of Lexware, sevdesk and WISO

    SepaHeld is an official technology partner of Lexware, sevdesk and WISO. Its integrations are built on the vendors' official APIs.

  3. Proven at bank scale

    We architected the move of ~3 billion transactions a year from nightly batch to real time on Kafka at PostFinance. We bring that operator experience to every platform we design.

  4. Built for the German-speaking accounting stack

    Our products speak DATEV, BMD, bexio, Abacus, Lexware and sevdesk natively and produce GoBD-compliant bookings. Bookings arrive in the format tax advisors already work with.

  5. German company, GDPR-compliant, hosted in the EU

    d-automation GmbH is based in Müllheim, Germany, and hosts its SaaS products in the EU on Hetzner and Heroku. A data processing agreement (Datenschutzvereinbarung) is part of our standard contract documents.

Key facts

Company Name
d-automation GmbH
Type
Software company — SaaS products and enterprise architecture consulting
Founded
2019
Founder
Daniel Vöckler (Managing Director)
Headquarters
Am Erlenbuck 17, 79379 Müllheim, Germany
Core Offering
SaaS for payments, finance and production; event-driven architecture for financial services
Products
SepaHeld, finHero, d-dispensing, dont-tax.me, NPS-Hero, Planning Poker Hero, Dunning Hero (coming soon)
Services
SEPA direct-debit automation, payment-to-DATEV export, guided weighing & dispensing, Kafka / event-driven architecture, Kafka training, speaking
Hosting
EU — Hetzner and Heroku
Communication
info (at) d-automation (dot) de
Notable Clients
PostFinance, Suva, tidely
Customers Served
1,000+ companies (SepaHeld), 200+ companies (finHero)

Frequently asked questions

What is d-automation?

d-automation GmbH is a software company from Müllheim, Germany, founded in 2019. It builds and runs SaaS products such as SepaHeld and finHero, and architects event-driven Kafka platforms for banks, payment service providers and insurers.

Who founded d-automation?

d-automation was founded by Daniel Vöckler, who is also its managing director. He has 20+ years of experience in B2B software across banking, insurance, fintech and manufacturing.

Does SepaHeld work with Lexware Office and sevdesk?

Yes. SepaHeld is an official technology partner of Lexware, sevdesk and WISO, and also connects Xentral, MOCO, invoiz and more with GoCardless for SEPA direct-debit collection.

Can d-automation help us move from batch to real-time processing?

Yes. The team architected PostFinance's move of ~3 billion transactions a year from nightly batch to Kafka and Suva's modernization from ESB to event-driven integration. Engagements start with a 60-minute architecture call.

Does Daniel Vöckler give talks or trainings?

Yes — keynotes, offsite impulse talks and hands-on Kafka trainings, in English or German, on site or remote.

Where is my data hosted?

d-automation's SaaS products are hosted in the EU on Hetzner and Heroku. d-automation GmbH is a German company and signs a data processing agreement with its customers.