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Klippa is an AI-powered document processing and automation platform for businesses.

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7.8/10

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About Klippa

Klippa is a document automation platform that uses OCR and artificial intelligence to extract, process, and validate data from physical and digital documents. Its core products cover expense management, invoice processing, identity verification, and general document data extraction. Businesses use Klippa to replace manual document handling with automated pipelines that feed structured data into their existing systems.

The platform offers several distinct product lines. SpendControl is an expense and invoice management tool aimed at finance teams, enabling employees to submit expenses via mobile app while giving administrators control over approval workflows and policy enforcement. DocHorizon is a broader document processing API and platform that allows developers and businesses to build custom document intelligence workflows, supporting a wide range of document types.

Klippa's identity verification product is targeted at organizations that need to onboard users or customers while complying with KYC (Know Your Customer) regulations. It supports document scanning, liveness checks, and automated verification decisions, making it relevant for financial services, HR, and other regulated industries.

The platform is aimed primarily at mid-sized to large enterprises across industries such as finance, logistics, healthcare, and retail that deal with high volumes of documents. It provides both ready-made SaaS applications and developer-facing APIs, giving it flexibility for technical and non-technical buyers alike.

Klippa competes in the intelligent document processing and expense management space alongside products such as Rossum, ABBYY, Expensify, and Basware. Its positioning emphasizes European data privacy compliance, multilingual document support, and the ability to handle a broad variety of document types within a single platform.

Features

AI

  • Document Classification

    Automatically classifies and sorts incoming documents into predefined categories at scale.

  • OCR & Data Extraction

    Scans and recognizes documents using optical character recognition to extract structured data from receipts, invoices, and other documents within seconds.

Automation

  • Invoice Processing

    Automates accounts payable processing including authorization flows and importing invoice data directly into business software.

  • Workflow Builder

    Allows configuration of automated document processing workflows including authorization flows and document routing.

Core

  • Business Credit Cards

    Offers physical, virtual, and white-label corporate credit cards integrated with spend management workflows.

  • Document Verification

    Validates the authenticity of documents to detect fraud in invoices, identity documents, and expense claims using smart algorithms.

  • E-invoicing

    Supports sending and receiving electronic invoices including Peppol ID registration across multiple countries.

  • Expense Management (SpendControl)

    Provides digital expense declaration, authorization flows, mileage reimbursements, and expense reimbursements for finance professionals.

  • Identity Verification

    Verifies identity documents including proof of identity, proof of income, age verification, liveness detection, NFC verification, and selfie verification.

Integration

  • Integrations with Accounting Software

    Connects with business software including Exact Globe, Exact Online, AFAS, Multivers, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo, SAP, Visma, and others.

  • OCR & Document Scanning SDKs

    Provides SDKs for OCR, document scanning, price card scanning, and identity verification to embed document processing into third-party applications.

Security

  • Data Anonymization

    Redacts and anonymizes sensitive data within documents to support privacy compliance.

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Pricing Plans

DocHorizon

Contact sales

AI-powered Intelligent Document Processing platform for automating document workflows at scale. Pricing available on request.

  • OCR and data extraction from documents
  • Document classification and conversion
  • Fraud detection and identity verification
  • No-code workflow builder
  • Human-in-the-loop review
  • 200+ integrations

SpendControl

Contact sales

Modern spend management solution for automating invoice processing, expense claims, and corporate card management. Pricing available on request.

  • Expense management and reimbursement
  • Automated invoice processing and approvals
  • Business expense cards with spending limits
  • Mileage tracking via Google Maps
  • Real-time expense dashboarding
  • 50+ accounting, ERP, and DMS integrations

AI Panel Reviews

The Decision Maker

The Decision Maker

Strategic bet, vendor viability, timing, adoption approval
8.0/10

Acquired by SER Group in March 2025, Klippa just finished rebranding DocHorizon as Doxis AI.dp.

Klippa is a Groningen-built IDP and expense-management platform now operating as the AI engine inside SER Group's Doxis suite. Vendor survival is answered; the buying call is whether bundled European IDP beats Rossum or ABBYY for your specific workflow.

SER Group acquired Klippa on March 18, 2025, and the DocHorizon rebrand to Doxis AI.dp finished March 30 this year. Over 1,000 clients, three years running on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50, and a Groningen-built team that just hit roughly 92 people. The 3-year vendor-survival question is off the table.

SpendControl handles expenses, mileage, and corporate cards. DocHorizon, now Doxis AI.dp, is the OCR-plus-LLM engine with ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, and customer-choice Azure region — the European data-residency story Expensify can't match.

However, contact-sales pricing and an active product migration mean procurement friction and SKU drift mid-contract. Rossum will undercut on a single accounts-payable workflow; ABBYY outweighs on extraction-depth grids. Pilot SpendControl with one finance team for 90 days, then renegotiate before Doxis consolidation reprices the suite.

Competitive Positioning7.8

Strong against Expensify on EU data residency and Rossum on breadth, but ABBYY still wins on extraction-depth grids.

Reputation Risk8.0

Subsidiary of a 40-year German enterprise content player with ISO 27001 and GDPR posture — board-defensible by default.

Speed to Value7.5

Contact-sales pricing and the live DocHorizon-to-Doxis AI.dp rebrand add procurement and integration friction.

Strategic Fit7.8

IDP plus expense management in one EU vendor advances finance-ops consolidation rather than just trimming a line item.

Vendor Viability8.5

SER Group acquired Klippa March 2025; three Deloitte Fast 50 listings 2022-2024 and roughly 92 staff make the 3-year question moot.

Pros

  • Acquired by SER Group March 2025 — vendor survival is no longer the buying risk.
  • SpendControl plus DocHorizon covers expense management and IDP under one ISO 27001 / GDPR contract.
  • Customer-choice Azure region and EU data residency story Expensify cannot match for German or Dutch buyers.
  • Over 1,000 clients and three straight Deloitte Technology Fast 50 listings from 2022 to 2024.

Cons

  • Contact-sales pricing on both DocHorizon and SpendControl means no self-serve procurement shortcut.
  • Active rebrand to Doxis AI.dp introduces SKU and roadmap drift during the integration window.
  • Rossum undercuts on single-workflow AP, and ABBYY still outranks on extraction-depth analyst grids.

Right for

Mid-market European finance and ops teams who need IDP plus expense management under GDPR data residency.

Avoid if

Solo founders or US-only SMBs who want self-serve pricing and instant signup.

The Domain Strategist

The Domain Strategist

Craft and strategy in the product's domain — adapts identity per category, same lens
8.0/10

Klippa lost its name to Doxis but kept the IDP engine that justifies the 2025 acquisition.

SER Group's March 2025 acquisition turned Klippa's DocHorizon into Doxis AI.dp, embedding a Dutch IDP team inside a German ECM platform. The product depth is real — 200+ integrations, ISO 27001, GDPR and HIPAA coverage — but contact-only pricing and a 12-month brand consolidation cost any procurement timing.

Klippa was a Groningen-founded 2015 IDP scaleup that hit Deloitte's Fast 50 three years running before SER Group acquired it on March 18, 2025. Co-founder Yeelen Knegtering moved to Chief AI Officer at Doxis. For a CIO scoring IDP through 2028, that ownership change is the gating fact.

The product surface holds up. DocHorizon — now Doxis AI.dp — ships OCR, classification, identity verification with NFC and liveness checks, and a workflow builder across 200+ integrations including SAP, NetSuite, and Exact Online. SpendControl handles expense and AP with white-label corporate cards. ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, and Azure region selection — the European data posture is the moat against Rossum and ABBYY.

However, the catch is brand timing. The full Doxis rebrand completed March 30, 2026, and pricing stays contact-only across both lines. Any three-year procurement now negotiates against a German ECM owner, not the Dutch IDP scaleup the Klippa name signaled.

Category Positioning7.8

Credible against Rossum and ABBYY with stronger European compliance posture but smaller engineering bench.

Domain Fit8.2

SpendControl plus DocHorizon shape matches both finance-team SaaS and developer IDP API needs.

Integration Surface8.5

200+ integrations cover SAP, NetSuite, AFAS, Exact Online, Odoo, and most major European ERPs.

Long-term Implications7.5

March 2026 Doxis rebrand subordinates the IDP roadmap to German ECM priorities.

Strategic Depth8.0

Ten-year build with three consecutive Deloitte Fast 50 listings and an exit to SER Group.

Pros

  • 200+ integrations spanning SAP, NetSuite, Exact Online, and AFAS cover most European ERP estates.
  • ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, and HIPAA compliance with customer-choice Azure region anchors regulated workloads.
  • SpendControl and DocHorizon span both finance-facing SaaS and developer-facing IDP API in one vendor.
  • Identity Verification with NFC and liveness checks supports KYC onboarding out of the box.

Cons

  • Contact-only pricing on both product lines blocks any self-serve evaluation or budget modeling.
  • March 2026 Doxis rebrand consolidates the roadmap inside a German ECM platform.
  • DocHorizon name retired in favor of Doxis AI.dp may disrupt existing customer documentation and search habits.

Right for

CIOs who need European-compliant document automation with deep ERP coverage.

Avoid if

Buyers who want transparent self-serve pricing before talking to sales.

The Finance Lead

The Finance Lead

Money, total cost of ownership, contracts, procurement math
7.7/10

SER acquired Klippa in March 2025 — SpendControl Effective at €5/user, SSO still in the Custom tier.

SpendControl publishes €5/user on Effective and €6 on Premium, but SSO and API access live behind the Custom tier. SER Group acquired Klippa in March 2025 and rebranded the line to Doxis on March 30, 2026, removing vendor runway risk.

SER Group acquired Klippa in March 2025. The Klippa brand became Doxis on March 30, 2026. Vendor runway risk drops. Procurement opacity on the bigger product line does not.

SpendControl publishes €5 per user on Effective and €6 on Premium. 50 users on Effective: €3,000/year. Premium with per diems: €3,600. SSO sits behind the Custom tier — the category-standard SSO tax. DocHorizon stays contact-sales only.

Expensify lists Collect at $5/user and Control at $9, SSO included on Control. Klippa undercuts on sticker but charges for what Expensify bundles. The tradeoff is European data residency on Azure regions of your choice — worth the SSO quote if GDPR posture is contractual, not a preference.

Billing & Procurement7.5

Per-user SpendControl pricing simplifies SMB procurement, but the Custom tier reintroduces the sales call for SSO and API.

Contract Flexibility7.0

No public auto-renewal window or term length disclosed on the pricing page.

Pricing Transparency7.0

SpendControl tiers are published at €5 and €6 per user, but DocHorizon and SSO require a sales call.

ROI Clarity7.8

Time saved on receipt and invoice handling is measurable, and SER cites Eurofins, SNCF, and Siemens as customers.

Total Cost of Ownership7.6

50 users on Effective lands at €3,000/year; DocHorizon volume math stays opaque without a quote.

Pros

  • SpendControl Effective at €5/user lands below Expensify Control at $9/user.
  • SER Group acquisition in March 2025 removes vendor runway risk for a 2015 startup.
  • ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, and HIPAA compliance with customer-choice Azure data residency.
  • Pre-built integrations with Exact Online, AFAS, NetSuite, SAP, Odoo, and Visma cut connector spend.

Cons

  • SSO and API access only on the contact-sales Custom tier.
  • DocHorizon pricing is entirely contact-sales — no published per-page or per-document rate.
  • No public auto-renewal window or term-length disclosure on the pricing page.

Right for

Finance teams who need GDPR-compliant expense automation under €10 per user.

Avoid if

Buyers who need published SSO pricing without a sales call.

The Domain Practitioner

The Domain Practitioner

Daily hands-on reality in the product's domain — adapts identity per category, same lens
7.8/10

SpendControl mobile capture lands, but the half-finished Klippa-to-Doxis rebrand turns docs and URLs into daily wayfinding tax.

SpendControl handles mobile expense submission cleanly and DocHorizon's pre-trained models cover the common AP and KYC document types out of the gate. The catch is the in-progress March 2026 rebrand: URLs, headers, and docs still split between klippa.com and Doxis subdomains.

Submitting an expense in SpendControl is mobile-first — snap the receipt, OCR runs, line items pre-fill before the keyboard closes. The catch is the URL still says klippa.com while the product header reads Doxis AI.dp; AP teams onboarding in mid-2026 will field "did we buy the right thing?" tickets for weeks after the March 2026 rebrand.

DocHorizon ships pre-trained models for receipts, invoices, and 30+ ID document types; the no-code workflow builder routes extractions into Exact Online, AFAS, NetSuite, or SAP without middleware. Pay-as-you-go starts with €25 free credits, enough for a real pilot. 95% accuracy on structured invoices matches Rossum and ABBYY.

Daily friction sits in the docs split — SpendControl help lives on klippa.com, the DocHorizon API reference migrated to a Doxis subdomain, but in-app links still bounce between both. Expensify wins on polish but loses on ID verification and European data residency. Klippa wins when KYC and AP share one vendor.

Day-3 Reality7.5

Mobile expense submission is clean, but the half-finished Klippa-to-Doxis rebrand creates daily wayfinding confusion.

Documentation Practitioner-Fit7.4

Help content is functional and written by people who know AP workflows, but the rebrand split it across klippa.com and Doxis subdomains.

Friction Surface7.2

Sales-only pricing on SpendControl and the split docs domain add small daily fights for AP and dev teams.

Power-User Depth8.0

No-code workflow builder, OCR SDKs, identity SDK with NFC and liveness, and a full DocHorizon API give real depth past the SaaS surface.

Workflow Integration8.2

Native connectors into Exact Online, AFAS, NetSuite, SAP, Odoo, Visma, and Microsoft Dynamics remove the typical middleware layer.

Pros

  • SpendControl mobile capture pre-fills line items from OCR before the keyboard closes.
  • Native integrations into Exact Online, AFAS, NetSuite, SAP, Odoo, and Visma — no middleware layer.
  • DocHorizon pay-as-you-go with €25 free credits lets a finance ops lead pilot without a sales cycle.
  • ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA compliance with Azure region-of-choice data residency for European buyers.

Cons

  • In-progress March 2026 rebrand splits help docs, URLs, and product naming across klippa.com and Doxis subdomains.
  • SpendControl pricing requires a sales conversation; no public tier breakdown for AP volume scoping.
  • 95% structured-invoice accuracy is the category baseline — Rossum and ABBYY hit the same, so the win has to come from the suite breadth.

Right for

Finance operations teams who run AP and identity verification together.

Avoid if

Solo founders who want consumer-grade expense apps with self-serve pricing.

The Power User

The Power User

Daily human experience, onboarding, polish, learning curve, reliability
7.8/10

Klippa wears a new Doxis nameplate, but the European mid-market expense and IDP combo still holds up

SpendControl handles the mobile expense side, DocHorizon handles the API document side, and 12 accounting integrations cover most European ERP stacks. The catch is contact-sales pricing on both lines and a still-in-progress rebrand from Klippa to Doxis.

Klippa is now Doxis, but the URL still says klippa.com. That's a day-three problem for anyone who bookmarked the login or sent a vendor link to their CFO last quarter. Founded in Groningen in 2015, acquired by SER Group March 2025, folded into Doxis as the IDP engine.

SpendControl is the part most desks actually touch — mobile receipt capture, mileage tracking through Google Maps, approval flows, corporate cards. DocHorizon is the API platform underneath. The 12 named accounting integrations cover the European ERP graveyard — Exact Online, AFAS, Twinfield, Visma — plus SAP and NetSuite. Peppol e-invoicing is built in.

But pricing is contact-sales on both lines, and the homepage still reads "Klippa is now Doxis" like an apology banner. Versus Expensify for expenses or Rossum for pure IDP, this is the European one-platform play.

Daily Polish7.5

Live homepage still leads with the rebrand banner, which is the kind of micro-miss that adds up.

Learning Curve7.6

No-code workflow builder and 200+ integrations smooth the curve for non-technical finance users.

Mobile Parity7.8

Real iOS and Android apps for SpendControl receipt capture, not a mobile-web wrapper.

Onboarding Experience7.2

No self-serve pricing on either product line means the first ten minutes are a contact form, not a trial.

Reliability Feel8.2

ISO 27001 certified plus SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA compliance with Azure regional data residency.

Pros

  • SpendControl ships real iOS and Android apps for receipt capture, not a mobile-web fallback.
  • 12 named European ERP integrations including Exact Online, AFAS, Twinfield, Visma, and SAP cover the regional accounting stack.
  • Compliance stack covers ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA with Azure regional data residency.
  • Peppol e-invoicing is built in, which matters for EU electronic invoicing mandates.

Cons

  • Contact-sales pricing on both DocHorizon and SpendControl means no public numbers to budget against.
  • The Klippa-to-Doxis rebrand banner still sits on the homepage like an apology.
  • Integration list skews European, lighter on US-only accounting tools like QuickBooks or Xero.

Right for

Finance teams who process expenses and invoices across European ERP systems.

Avoid if

Solo operators who want self-serve pricing and instant signup.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Contrarian. Watch-outs, deal-breakers, broken promises, category patterns
7.5/10

Acquired March 2025, rebranded March 2026 — the standalone Klippa story is over but the receipts hold up.

SER Group bought Klippa in March 2025 and consolidated the brand into Doxis by March 30, 2026. The receipts under the hood are solid — 2015 founder, 1,000+ clients, three Deloitte Fast 50 placements — but the standalone product roadmap now answers to a German ECM parent.

The standalone Klippa pitch is gone. SER Group acquired it March 18, 2025. DocHorizon is now Doxis AI.dp. Co-founder Yeelen Knegtering took the Chief AI Officer seat at the parent. That happens to good IDP companies — Hyperscience stays indie, the rest get rolled up.

The receipts are real, though. Founded 2015 in Groningen. Profitable. Deloitte Fast 50 in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Named customers include Eurofins, SNCF, and Siemens. SpendControl and the identity SDK with NFC and liveness checks are credible products, not slideware. ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC 2 boxes ticked.

The catch is contact-only pricing on both product lines, which buries ROI math before sales gets involved. Against Rossum and ABBYY, the European data-residency angle is real differentiation. Exit is decent — extracted JSON travels, Exact and AFAS connectors are standard.

Competitive Differentiation7.2

European data-residency and multilingual breadth differentiate against Rossum and ABBYY, but DocHorizon now sits inside a broader Doxis stack.

Exit Portability7.5

Extracted JSON, standard accounting connectors to Exact and AFAS, and Microsoft Azure hosting in chosen region make migration off non-traumatic.

Long-term Viability7.6

SER Group parent rebranded to Doxis in January 2026 with TA Associates backing — durable parent, but standalone roadmap autonomy is the open question.

Marketing Honesty7.0

Site still says Klippa while the legal entity is Doxis AI Solutions B.V. — transparent about the rebrand on the newsroom but the homepage lags.

Track Record Match7.8

2015 founding, three Deloitte Fast 50 placements, 1,000+ clients including SNCF and Siemens — pattern matches survivors not casualties.

Pros

  • Profitable since 2015 with three consecutive Deloitte Fast 50 placements — survivor pattern, not burn-rate pattern.
  • Named enterprise customers (Eurofins, SNCF, Siemens) and 1,000+ clients give the case studies real weight.
  • European data residency on Azure in the customer-chosen region is a clean GDPR story Rossum and ABBYY have to work harder to match.
  • Identity verification SDK covers NFC, liveness, and selfie checks — credible KYC stack, not a thin wrapper.

Cons

  • Contact-only pricing on both SpendControl and DocHorizon buries ROI math before sales gets involved.
  • Standalone roadmap autonomy unclear now that DocHorizon is rebranded Doxis AI.dp inside a broader ECM parent.
  • The brand is mid-transition — homepage still says Klippa, legal entity is Doxis AI Solutions B.V. — buyers should expect more URL churn.

Right for

Mid-sized European finance teams who need IDP with GDPR-native data residency.

Avoid if

Buyers who need transparent self-serve pricing before talking to sales.

Buyer Questions

Common questions answered by our AI research team

Features

Does Klippa's SpendControl support both physical and virtual corporate credit cards, and can these be issued under a white label?

Yes, SpendControl supports both physical and virtual corporate credit cards. The content also lists a White Label option under the corporate credit cards section, indicating these can be issued under a white label.

Integration

Which ERP and accounting systems does Klippa integrate with — for example, does it support Exact Online, AFAS, SAP, and NetSuite out of the box?

Klippa integrates with Exact Globe, Exact Online, Multivers, AFAS, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo, Informer, Twinfield, Visma, Asperion, and SAP, all listed as available integrations.

Security

Is Klippa ISO 27001 certified, and does it comply with GDPR, SOC 2, CCPA, and HIPAA regulations?

Yes, Klippa is ISO 27001 certified and is compliant with AVG (GDPR), SOC & SOC 2, CCPA, and HIPAA. Data is stored on secure servers with Microsoft Azure in a region of the customer's choice.

Pricing

Does Klippa offer separate pricing plans for its expense management (SpendControl) and its intelligent document processing (Doxis AI.dp) products?

Yes, Klippa offers separate pricing pages for SpendControl and Doxis AI.dp. Within SpendControl, there are further separate pricing pages for digital expense claims (Digitaal declareren) and invoice processing (Factuurverwerking).

Setup

Can the identity verification SDK be embedded directly into a mobile app, and does it support NFC verification and liveness detection?

The content lists an Identity Verification SDK and mentions NFC verification and Liveness detection as platform modules, but does not explicitly state whether the SDK can be embedded directly into a mobile app.

Product Information

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    Klippa
  • Founded

    2015
  • Pricing

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About Klippa

Klippa is a Groningen-based intelligent document processing and expense management company whose OCR software digitizes receipts, invoices, and IDs.

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