With eurofactura Verified, eurofactura is developing an independent quality seal for the certification of e-invoicing software. The goal is to provide reliable guidance in a growing and heterogeneous market, to strengthen confidence in digital invoicing processes, and to support users in selecting suitable, compliant, and interoperable solutions.

Why Certification Is Necessary

The introduction of e-invoicing presents businesses and software providers with considerable technical and procedural challenges. Solutions must meet regulatory requirements, support different formats, and integrate into existing system landscapes.

In practice, however, the picture is inconsistent: implementations sometimes differ significantly in quality, compliance, and interoperability. As a result, it is often difficult for users to assess which solutions actually meet the requirements. An independent certification creates transparency and comparability here.

Scope of Assessment

The certification covers key requirements for implementing e-invoicing. These include, in particular:

• Technical conformance with relevant standards (EN 16931, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD, Peppol BIS)
• Validation and error-handling logic
• Assurance of data quality and interoperability
• Coverage of key process requirements (e.g., archiving, role models, compliance)
• Traceability and documentation of the implementation

Assessment Criteria and Procedure

The assessment criteria are developed jointly by experts from software development, industry, and public administration. They are based on the applicable regulatory requirements, relevant standards, and concrete requirements drawn from the practical implementation of e-invoicing processes.

The focus is on clearly defined and verifiable requirements for data structures, validation logic, process mapping, and system behavior. This ensures that certified solutions are not only formally compliant but also operate reliably in real-world application scenarios.

The criteria are transparently documented, publicly accessible, and continuously developed further. On this basis, the evaluation is carried out in a traceable manner and according to uniform standards.

Added Value for Users and Providers

Users gain a reliable basis for selecting and operating e-invoicing software. Providers can demonstrate the quality and compliance of their solutions in a verifiable way. At the same time, eurofactura Verified helps increase the comparability of software solutions and sustainably improve interoperability across the market.

The Role of eurofactura

As an association of users and experts, eurofactura ensures that eurofactura Verified is designed to be independent, practical, and technically sound. Certification thus becomes a central building block for a stable and trustworthy e-invoicing landscape.