HERO Software alternativeLooking for a HERO Software alternative? Here it is.

In three phases. First you describe your current HERO setup — which modules you use, what data sits in the HERO cloud, which integrations are active. Second, in 5 business days we build a free prototype of your custom software, modelled on your real workflows. Third, if you decide to go ahead, your v1 runs productive in under 4 weeks — we migrate master data in parallel and switch over only when everything fits. HERO can be cancelled normally at the contract end; there's no hard gap.

Yes — within what HERO releases. Master data (customers, suppliers, articles), job data and PDF documents can be exported in most cases. We pull the export from your HERO account, check completeness and map it onto your new database. Anything that can't be exported cleanly — internal links or special fields — we discuss openly upfront. When in doubt we test the export on a subset before migrating.

Then you don't pay for them. That's the actual point of custom software: we build exactly the functions your business uses — job management, invoicing, time tracking, mobile site documentation, DATEV export, e-invoicing. What's bundled in HERO but never opened in your business doesn't appear in your software at all. Leaner, faster, cheaper — and if you want to add a function later, we build it as a fixed-price extension or via a time block.

Yes. Your krafteq software runs as a responsive web app on every smartphone and tablet, no app store install. Site documentation, photo upload, time tracking and job status work on the move. If you want a native app in the App Store — for offline use or push notifications — we build it as a feature block in the fixed price. Mobile access is on par, just without the per-user fee.

That's the normal case. HERO contracts typically run yearly with notice periods — we look at yours, plan the transition so your krafteq v1 is productive before HERO ends. A 4–8 week parallel-run is common; you pay both for that window but already save from the first follow-on year. Over 5 years the switch pays off even with another half-year of HERO on the side.

Just as secure — often more so. krafteq Cloud runs on servers in Germany (EU fallback available), with daily backups, encryption in transit and at rest, tenant separation per customer and a standardised data processing agreement (DPA). Security patches, krafteq support and maintenance of the underlying components are part of the optional annual hosting subscription per software. If you have your own IT, you can run the software on your own server — the standard containers are portable. What you don't have with HERO: full control over updates, data location and access. With krafteq you do.

Your software keeps running. The source code lives in your own repository from sprint one — you can hire any other software vendor to continue development. Server containers are standard (Docker), portable to any EU host or your own server. That's the decisive difference from HERO: there your productive operation depends on the vendor; with krafteq only the comfort depends on the vendor, not the operation itself.

Within 5 business days. You describe your business via the request form, we reply within 24 hours. If your case fits, we build a free prototype of your software — live online, with your real workflows. Only after the joint prototype walkthrough do you decide whether to go further. No contract, no upfront payment, no commitment. We build a maximum of 3–5 prototypes per week — quality beats volume.