Fairboss Alternative 2026 - Clino Compared
Fairboss.ch is free in its basic version and costs CHF 39.90 per year as Premium. It supplies forms, a contract and payslips. Clino prepares the whole administration in a guided way, for CHF 19.90 per month. Clino publishes this comparison, with sources and check date disclosed.
Checked on 14.08.2026: Every figure about Fairboss in this article was checked on 14.08.2026 directly on fairboss.ch (home page and the conditions page; the Premium price is now only published on fairboss.ch/conditions, no longer on the home page). Where Fairboss publishes nothing, we say so instead of guessing.
Fairboss is enough if you handle the administration yourself: it gives you forms, a contract and payslips. Clino is the better choice if you want AHV registration, payslips and all documents prepared continuously and canton by canton. Who files the paperwork with the authorities is something Fairboss does not state publicly; with Clino it is you.
- Fairboss: free (Basis) or CHF 39.90/year Premium, which Fairboss itself shows as "= CHF 3.33 / Mt."
- Clino: CHF 19.90/month all inclusive. You sign and submit
- Fairboss does not say who files the forms with the authorities, so we make no claim either way
- Disclosure: Fairboss is operated by Lemonfrog AG, the same company behind Homeservice24
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Looking for a simple way to properly register your domestic worker? You may have come across fairboss.ch, a tool by Lemonfrog AG that offers forms, contracts and payslips in self-service.
Fairboss is a good starting point, especially if you want to keep costs low. If you want full administration from a single source, meaning AHV registration, payslips, accident insurance and year-end statements, you need more.
In this article we compare Fairboss and Clino using what both providers publish themselves: features, prices, what stays unstated, and who each tool is best for.
Transparency: this comparison is published by Clino, one of the two providers being compared. We are not neutral. That is why we name the source and check date for every figure, and why we also spell out where Fairboss is the better choice.
Fairboss and Clino at a Glance
Fairboss.ch belongs to Lemonfrog AG. The same company operates the matching platform Homeservice24 with over 113,000 profiles, which our other Clino comparisons list as a separate provider. So these are not two independent houses but two offerings from one company. Fairboss itself does no matching; it is a self-service tool for household employers.
Clino is a guided self-service: you enter your domestic worker once, and Clino prepares the complete payroll, creates all documents and walks you through the registration with the social insurance offices.
The key difference: with Fairboss you fill in templates yourself. With Clino the paperwork is prepared automatically and canton by canton, but you still sign and submit it.
Who is behind Fairboss and how Fairboss earns
Fairboss is operated by Lemonfrog AG, which also runs Homeservice24. So if you read comparisons listing Fairboss and Homeservice24 side by side as two independent providers, they in fact belong together.
One fact belongs next to the insurance recommendation: Lemonfrog AG is a tied insurance intermediary with cooperation agreements with Generali and Allianz Suisse and states that it "is compensated by the insurers with the customary market commissions on policies concluded". The recommendation is therefore not commission-free. That does not make it wrong, but you should know it when you compare it against a quote of your own.
Fairboss expressly assigns the employer duties to you: "Members must independently obtain any necessary residence or work permits and insure their employees in compliance with the law."
Feature Comparison: What Is Included?
The biggest differences lie in the feature set. Fairboss offers a free basic version and a premium package. Clino has a single price with everything included.
| Feature |  Fairboss Free | Fairboss Premium |  Clino |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wage calculator | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Employment contract | Template | Yes | Yes |
| AHV forms provided | Form | Form | Yes |
| Who files with the authorities? | Not publicly stated | Not publicly stated | You sign and send |
| Monthly payslip (PDF) | 3 mo. | Yes | Yes |
| Social insurance statement | No | Yes | Yes |
| Accident insurance (UVG) | Advice | Advice | Application prepared - you sign |
| Withholding tax statement | No | Not publicly stated | Yes |
| Annual wage declaration | No | Yes | Yes |
| Annual salary certificate (tax) | No | Not publicly stated | Yes |
| Family allowance management | No | Not publicly stated | Yes |
| Manage multiple employments | No | Yes | Yes |
| Usable for free | Basic free indefinitely | Not publicly stated | 30 days free |
Fairboss Basic free (forms, sample contract, time tracking, insurance recommendation, payroll 3 months); Premium CHF 39.90/year, which Fairboss shows as "= CHF 3.33 / Mt.". Checked on 14.08.2026 on fairboss.ch/conditions. "Not publicly stated" means we found no information about it on fairboss.ch, not that the feature is missing. Features and prices may change.
Fairboss Basic gives you free forms, a sample contract and payroll for 3 months; Premium (CHF 39.90/year) adds a personalised contract, multiple employments and the annual wage declaration calculation. Clino prepares everything in a guided, canton-specific way, from registration to year-end statement. You sign and submit.
Who files the paperwork with the authorities?
Earlier versions of this article claimed that with Fairboss the filing stays with you. We are correcting that: Fairboss says nothing about it publicly. Its German label is "Anstellungsassistent (Formulare für AHV etc.)", while the English and French versions say "Fill in the required forms" and "Remplir les formulaires requis". Who then sends the completed forms to the compensation office is stated nowhere.
So we make no claim either way. Fairboss supplies the forms. Whether it also submits them is something you would have to ask Fairboss directly.
With Clino the answer is unambiguous, and it does not favour us: Clino prepares the paperwork, you sign it and send it in. Clino transmits nothing to a compensation office, an insurer or a tax authority.
Cost Comparison: What Do You Actually Pay?
At first glance Fairboss is much cheaper, and it stays cheaper on the second calculation too. The difference lies in how much work you want to do yourself.
Example 1: Budget-conscious (basic coverage)
- •Fairboss Free: CHF 0/year. You use the wage calculator, the forms and the sample contract and handle AHV registration, payslips and insurance yourself. Payroll is limited to 3 months
- •Clino: CHF 238.80/year (12 x CHF 19.90). Everything included, you sign and submit
- →Fairboss saves money but costs time and know-how
Example 2: Premium vs. Clino
- •Fairboss Premium: CHF 39.90/year, which Fairboss shows as "= CHF 3.33 / Mt.". Personalised contract, multiple employments and annual wage declaration
- •Clino: CHF 238.80/year. Guided self-service with automatic payroll, withholding tax, family allowances and all documents
- →Clino costs CHF 198.90 more per year, six times as much. In return it prepares your entire administration continuously
Honestly calculated: if all you need is forms, a contract and an annual wage declaration, Fairboss Premium at CHF 39.90 per year is clearly cheaper. Clino only pays off if the ongoing administration is worth more to you than the difference of CHF 198.90 a year, roughly CHF 17 a month.
What Fairboss does not publicly state
- •Cancellation notice, minimum term and whether Premium renews automatically.
- •Whether the CHF 39.90 includes VAT.
- •Which cantons are covered and whether calculations are canton-specific.
- •Whether the annual salary certificate for the tax return is produced at all. Fairboss names the annual wage declaration, which is a different document.
- •When the three free months of payroll start to run.
- •Who files the completed forms with the authorities.
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Who picks your insurer?
All four handle payroll and registration. On insurance they differ sharply.
| Provider | Insurer | Who decides | Who pays the provider |
|---|---|---|---|
 quitt.ch | Zurich, fixed | quitt: your own policy is not possible | premiums 1:1, plus the service fee |
| fairboss.ch | Generali, Allianz | fairboss recommends, you sign | commission from the insurers |
 KLARA Home | Mobiliar | KLARA offers it; own policy not published | not published |
| Clino | your choice | you | only your subscription, no insurer |
Every entry comes from the providers' own publications: quitt's help center, the fairboss AGB (Lemonfrog AG as a “gebundener Versicherungsvermittler”, paid “marktübliche Abschluss-Provisionen”), and klara.ch/privatpersonen (Mobiliar is named on the German page only). “Not published” means we did not find it on their pages, not that the option is missing. Checked 24.08.2026.
Honest Comparison: Fairboss vs. Clino
| Category | Fairboss | Clino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free / CHF 39.90/year | CHF 19.90/month |
| Feature scope | Self-service: forms + payroll | Guided self-service (everything included) |
| Your effort | High (you fill in the forms) | Minimal (you sign and submit) |
| Homeservice24 integration | Yes (113,000+ profiles, same company) | No (you find your worker yourself) |
| Insurance recommendation | Commission-based (Generali, Allianz Suisse) | UVG offers compared, application prepared - you sign |
| PDF documents | Templates to fill in | Automatically generated |
| Cantons | Not publicly stated | All 26 cantons (canton-specific) |
Fairboss is ideal for budget-conscious users willing to handle administration themselves. Clino is the better choice if you want the paperwork prepared automatically. Between the two lies CHF 198.90 a year, and the time you save has to be worth that to you.
Who should choose what?
Fairboss is the better choice if...
You mainly want to save money and are willing to do the administration yourself. CHF 39.90 a year is one sixth of Clino's CHF 238.80. If all you need is forms, a personalised contract and the annual wage declaration, with Clino you are paying for features you will not use. That is not a consolation prize, it is simply the cheaper solution for that case.
Clino is the better choice if...
You do not want to do the ongoing administration yourself: monthly payslips with no time limit, withholding tax, family allowances and the year-end statement prepared canton by canton, plus someone to turn to when the compensation office comes back with questions.
Where both solutions hit their limits
A comparison that only lists the strengths of its own product helps nobody. Here are the weaknesses, ours first:
Clino's limitations
- •Clino costs six times Fairboss Premium: CHF 238.80 instead of CHF 39.90 a year. If you only need forms and a contract, you are overpaying with us.
- •Clino files nothing with a compensation office, an insurer or a tax authority. You sign and send it yourself.
- •Clino does not match you with a domestic worker. Fairboss is connected via Homeservice24 to a pool of profiles Clino does not have.
- •Clino is a subscription. It keeps running in months when you have no payroll to process.
Fairboss's limitations
- •Payroll in the basic version stops after 3 months. When that clock starts is not publicly stated.
- •Cancellation notice, minimum term, automatic renewal and the VAT treatment of Premium are not publicly stated.
- •The insurance recommendation comes from a tied insurance intermediary that is paid commission by the insurers when a policy is placed.
- •Whether the annual salary certificate for the tax return is produced, and which cantons are covered, is not publicly stated.
From Fairboss to Clino: How It Works
Step 1: Gather your data
Collect the details of your domestic worker: name, address, AHV number, hourly wage, work schedule. If you have already registered with AHV, keep the account number ready.
Step 2: Register with Clino
Create a free account with Clino and enter your domestic worker. Setup takes less than 10 minutes.
Step 3: Start payroll
Clino prepares your payslips from day one, calculates social insurance contributions and drafts the employment contract for you. Check beforehand whether a running Fairboss Premium needs to be cancelled. The first 30 days are free. → Try free for 30 days
A detailed guide is available in our article Register your cleaner, step by step.
And if you are considering quitt as well as Fairboss: our detailed quitt review with all costs shows with real numbers what the full-service provider costs in everyday use.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Fairboss free?+
Yes, Fairboss has a free basic version with the employment assistant (forms for AHV etc.), an insurance recommendation, a sample contract, time tracking and payroll for 3 months. The premium package costs CHF 39.90 per year, which Fairboss shows as "= CHF 3.33 / Mt.", and adds multiple employments, the annual wage declaration calculation and a personalised contract. Cancellation notice, minimum term, automatic renewal and VAT treatment are not stated publicly.
Who files the forms with the compensation office at Fairboss?+
Fairboss does not state this publicly. Its German label is "Anstellungsassistent (Formulare für AHV etc.)", in English "Fill in the required forms", in French "Remplir les formulaires requis". Whether Fairboss also submits the paperwork is stated nowhere, so we make no claim about it. With Clino it is unambiguous: we prepare the paperwork, you sign and send it in.
Who owns Fairboss?+
Lemonfrog AG. The same company operates Homeservice24, which our other comparisons list as a separate provider. Lemonfrog AG is also a tied insurance intermediary with cooperation agreements with Generali and Allianz Suisse and states that it is compensated by the insurers with the customary market commissions on policies concluded. That matters when you compare the Fairboss insurance recommendation against a quote of your own.
Is Clino worth it if I only have cleaning 3 hours per week?+
It depends on what you need. CHF 19.90/month covers the complete administration regardless of work volume. If, on the other hand, forms and a contract are enough for you and you do the payroll yourself, Fairboss Premium at CHF 39.90 a year is the cheaper choice. We would rather not say it, but it is true.
Does Clino really prepare the AHV registration?+
Yes. Clino prepares all the paperwork for the registration with the relevant cantonal compensation office, creates monthly payslips with all deductions and generates the year-end statement with salary certificate. You sign and submit the registration; Clino walks you through step by step.
What does "Monatlicher Lohnausweis" mean at Fairboss?+
It means monthly payslips, not the annual salary certificate for the tax return. The English and French versions of Fairboss translate it correctly as "Monthly payslips" and "Fiches de salaire". Whether Fairboss produces the annual salary certificate at all is not publicly stated.
Can I switch from Fairboss to Clino?+
Yes, at any time. Simply register your domestic worker with Clino. If you have already registered with AHV, that registration remains in place. Clino continues the ongoing payroll seamlessly. Check whether a running Fairboss Premium needs to be cancelled; those terms are not publicly stated.
Further Reading
Checked on 14.08.2026: Every figure about Fairboss in this article was checked on 14.08.2026 directly on fairboss.ch (home page and the conditions page; the Premium price is now only published on fairboss.ch/conditions, no longer on the home page). Where Fairboss publishes nothing, we say so instead of guessing.
Disclaimer: Prices and features of Fairboss are based on publicly available information on fairboss.ch, checked on 14.08.2026. Subject to change. Clino publishes this comparison and is therefore a party to it, not a neutral observer.
Last updated: 14.08.2026 | Fairboss figures checked on fairboss.ch on 14.08.2026 | All information without guarantee
