yourapps.studio vs Hero Software
Hero Software is built for trade businesses — with ready-made modules for typical processes. yourapps.studio is a kit — your industry, your processes, your fields. Which fits for you?
When Hero Software?
- You are a pure trade business with no other industry requirements
- Your processes fit into the predefined Hero modules
- You want a turnkey solution without your own modeling
- You need no custom fields or workflows outside the modules
- You want no PV planner and no kits with your own rules
- You are ready to adapt your processes to the software
When yourapps.studio?
- You want quotes, invoices, stock and bank AND your own apps for the special cases no module fits
- You are active in multiple industries (e.g. trades + environment, trades + energy)
- Your processes should shape the software, not the other way around
- Custom fields, status, workflows built without developers
- OnlyOffice for Word/Excel directly in the system
- Communication hub — chat per order, instead of a tool mix
- Training engine for your own regulator/HSE documentation
Direct comparison
Rows with a blue background mark points where the tools differ significantly.
| Feature | yourapps.studio | Hero Software |
|---|---|---|
| Industry flexibility | ✓ Any industry | ✗ Trades-only |
| Custom data models | ✓ Apps, fields, status freely | ~ Predefined modules |
| Workflows without code | ✓ Drag & drop | ~ Module configuration |
| Permissions per field | ✓ SPFC | ~ Role-based, coarse |
| Communication hub | ✓ Per entry | ~ Note function |
| OnlyOffice / .docx & .xlsx | ✓ Embedded directly | ✗ External files |
| Training + quiz | ✓ Built-in | ✗ Not available |
| Mobile app / offline write | ✓ PWA + sync | ✓ Mobile app |
| Quote, order, invoice | ✓ Document chain, e-invoice, dunning | ✓ Module available |
| Measurement & VOB progress billing | ✓ Sheet per position, advances offset individually | ✓ Measurement available |
| Kits / configurator | ✓ Rules in your language, amendment on change | ~ Service packages |
| Stock & purchasing | ✓ Ledger, packing list per job, order per supplier | ~ Material list |
| PV planner | ✓ Roof → parts list → quote | ✗ Third party |
| Bank & DATEV | ✓ Reconciliation, SEPA run, posting batch | ✓ DATEV / lexware integrated |
| GDPR hosting DE | ✓ Default | ✓ DE hosting |
| AI for your data | ✓ Bob | ~ Limited |
| Self-hostable | ✓ Docker | ✗ Cloud-only |
| Price | €12 (Basis) · €32 (Pro) per user · month | on request · package-based |
More comparisons.
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vs Notion
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vs Airtable
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vs Odoo
Odoo is a modular ERP — if your process fits a module, it goes fast. yourapps.studio is a kit — you build exactly what you need. Which is worth it when?
vs MS Office (Excel, Word, SharePoint)
Excel + Word + SharePoint are the SMB default stack. But data in files is not searchable, not workflow-ready, not audit-proof. When is the jump worth it?
vs monday.com
monday.com makes boards colorful and happy. But boards are not apps — no field permissions, no audit, no office. When is the work-OS enough, when do you need more?
vs Jira + Confluence
Jira for tickets, Confluence for docs — two tools, two licenses, two logins. yourapps.studio does both in one system. When is the switch worth it?
vs lexware office (lexoffice)
lexoffice writes invoices and does the books — well and cheaply. What is missing is everything before that: site, measurement, stock, packing list, planning. yourapps.studio has the invoice AND the business around it.
vs sevDesk
sevDesk is bookkeeping for small companies — receipts, invoices, tax. yourapps.studio is the business before that: order, measurement, stock, packing list, planning — and the invoice that results from it.
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