Comparison
KLARA Home alternative 2026: how Clino compares for household payroll
KLARA is the well-known Swiss accounting platform for SMEs. With KLARA Home it also offers a solution for household employers, at CHF 7.90 per payroll run. Is the all-rounder worth it, or is a specialist like Clino the better choice? Clino publishes this comparison, with every source disclosed.
The answer in francs
KLARA Home
CHF 7.90 per month
CHF 94.80 per year
CHF 7.90 per payroll run, here one a month. On top comes the occupational accident insurance, for which KLARA shows CHF 100 a year.
Clino
CHF 19.90 per month
CHF 238.80 per year
Fixed monthly price: payslip, withholding tax, child allowances and year-end prepared. You pay the accident insurance premium to the insurer.
- You already use KLARA for your business or run payroll only rarely: KLARA Home is cheaper, CHF 94.80 instead of CHF 238.80 a year for twelve runs.
- You want withholding tax, child allowances and year-end prepared for your canton: Clino, for CHF 144 more a year. Whether KLARA Home covers these three points, KLARA does not state publicly.
- Who files the AHV registration? With both, you do: the provider prepares it, you sign and send it.
Prices re-checked on klara.ch/privatpersonen on 25.09.2026. Clino publishes this comparison, so we are not neutral. Source: klara.ch/privatpersonen
Feature Comparison: What Do KLARA Home and Clino Offer?
Both solutions cover the basics of household employment, including the simplified procedure. The differences lie in the pricing model and in the depth of household-specific features.
| Feature |  KLARA Home |  Clino |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll | Yes (CHF 7.90 per run) | Yes |
| Wage calculator | Yes | Yes |
| Employment contract | Basic | Yes |
| AHV registration: who files? | Prepared, you send it | Prepared, you send it |
| Simplified procedure | Yes | Yes |
| Social insurance statement | Yes | Yes |
| Accident insurance (UVG) | Brokered (Mobiliar) | Application prepared - you sign |
| Withholding tax statement | Not publicly stated | Yes |
| Year-end statement / salary certificate | Not publicly stated | Yes |
| Family allowance management | Not publicly stated | Yes |
| Canton-specific calculation | General | All 26 cantons |
| Multiple employees | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Not publicly stated | 30 days free |
| Accounting / invoicing | Yes | No (household only) |
As checked on 14.08.2026 on klara.ch. "Not publicly stated" means we found no information about it on KLARA's public pages. It does not mean the feature is missing. KLARA features and prices may change.
KLARA Home covers payroll solidly and supports the simplified procedure (vereinfachtes Abrechnungsverfahren), which you activate under the "Arbeitgeber" menu. Clino specialises in this one use case and additionally covers withholding tax, family allowances and the year-end statement canton by canton. In return, Clino bills you every month while KLARA only bills per payroll run.
Who files the AHV registration? With both, you do
KLARA Home
KLARA creates the AHV registrationThis is the point comparisons get wrong most often, including earlier versions of this article. KLARA states on its own page: "We prepare the OASI registration forms for you and you then send the signed documents to the relevant authority."
Clino
Clino prepares the registrationThat is exactly how Clino works. We prepare the paperwork, you sign it and send it in. Clino transmits nothing to a compensation office, an insurer or a tax authority. On this axis KLARA Home and Clino are equivalent. Anyone telling you otherwise is selling you a story. If you want to hand off the filing entirely, quitt does it under a power of attorney, for a fee: what quitt charges for it.
One nuance: if you are already registered as an employer with the AHV, KLARA files the notification for a new employee itself, in its own words "with just a few clicks". The initial employer registration is one you send yourself in both cases.
KLARA Home and Clino at a Glance
KLARA is an established Swiss platform with modules for accounting, invoicing, payroll, taxes and more. KLARA Home is the offering for private individuals employing a domestic worker. According to klara.ch it costs CHF 7.90 per payroll run. No monthly or annual fixed fee is stated, and no commission on the wage either.
Clino is a pure specialist for household employers: AHV registration, payslips, employment contract, accident insurance, withholding tax and year-end statement, all for CHF 19.90 per month and all tailored to Swiss household employment.
KLARA: software for SMEs
KLARA Home is one product line among several.
Accounting
Invoicing
Payroll
Taxes
KLARA Home
and more
KLARA Home: CHF 7.90 per payslip
Clino: only the household
One single use case, from registration to the year-end.
- 1AHV registration
- 2Payslip
- 3Employment contract
- 4Accident insurance
- 5Withholding tax
- 6Year-end statement
Clino: CHF 238.80 flat per year
The core difference is the pricing model and the depth: KLARA charges per payroll run and covers an entire business universe alongside it. Clino charges a flat monthly fee and solves only this one problem, but completely.
KLARA Home is operated by ePost Service AG (Swiss Post group) and is one of several product lines in a wider business software suite. It is not listed in the pricing configurator at klara.ch/preise. If you already use KLARA for your business, the integration can be convenient.
Cost Comparison: What Do You Pay?
The two pricing models cannot be set directly against each other: KLARA Home charges per payroll run, Clino per month. If you run payroll rarely, KLARA is cheaper. If you run it every month and want the full administration, Clino is. If you want to do the payroll entirely yourself, also compare what Fairboss offers free and on an annual plan.
- KLARA Home: CHF 7.90 per payslip
- Clino: CHF 238.80 flat per year
12 = one person, paid every month
Same cost at about 30 payslips · Clino cheaper →
Service fees only. Accident insurance comes on top with both; KLARA lists CHF 100 per year for it.
The rule of thumb: up to roughly two payroll runs a month, KLARA Home is arithmetically cheaper than Clino, because CHF 7.90 per run stays below CHF 19.90 per month. Clino pays off when you also want withholding tax, family allowances, accident insurance and the year-end statement prepared from a single source.
What KLARA does not publicly state about KLARA Home
- Whether the CHF 7.90 is charged per run, per employee or per month when several employees are paid in a single run.
- Whether the CHF 7.90 includes VAT. KLARA's general terms treat prices as excluding VAT by default.
- Whether a free trial applies to KLARA Home. KLARA advertises a 30-day free trial for its Widget Store products, but not specifically for KLARA Home.
- Which cancellation terms apply to KLARA Home specifically. The general terms state that monthly plans end at any month-end and that annual plans need 30 days' notice before the contract year ends, otherwise they renew for another year.
KLARA Home, Fairboss, quitt, Clino: one year compared
The table puts KLARA Home next to three other online solutions for household employers and prices one year of service at a gross wage of CHF 1,000 per month. Social contributions come on top everywhere and are the same with every provider, because the state sets them.
| Provider | Pricing model | Service cost per year at CHF 1,000 monthly wage | Commission on the wage | Who files with the authorities? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLARA Home | Price per payslip | CHF 94.80 | 0% | You, according to KLARA |
| Clino | Fixed monthly price, cancellable monthly | CHF 238.80 | 0% | Clino prepares every form and calculation; you sign and submit them yourself. |
 quitt.ch | Subscription plus commission on the gross wage (three plans) | CHF 750 (Comfort) | 8% / 5% / 0% depending on plan | quitt files the declarations with the authorities for you. |
 fairboss.ch | Basic free, Premium as an annual subscription | CHF 0 / CHF 39.90 | 0% | Not publicly stated |
Basis: 12 monthly wages of CHF 1,000 gross. quitt: the cheapest plan at this wage. KLARA Home: 12 payslips, without the occupational accident insurance KLARA lists at CHF 100 per year; accident premiums come separately with every provider. Fairboss: Basic free, hatched the optional Premium.
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.
Specialist vs. All-Rounder: When Which Solution?
The choice between KLARA Home and Clino depends on how often you run payroll and how much administration you want to hand over:
KLARA Home is right for you if...
- You already use KLARA for your business and want everything on one platform
- You only need a few payroll runs a year and prefer to pay per run (CHF 7.90)
- You want accounting, invoicing and household employment in one tool
- A provider from the Swiss Post group matters to you
Clino is right for you if...
- You want a specialist for household employment that covers everything
- You need AHV registration, withholding tax, UVG and year-end statement in one package
- You run payroll every month and want a fixed price (CHF 19.90/month = everything)
- You need canton-specific calculations for all 26 cantons
- You want to try free for 30 days before deciding
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 CHF 19.90 per month, CHF 238.80 a year, including months with no payroll. If you only run payroll a handful of times a year, KLARA's CHF 7.90 per run is clearly cheaper.
- Clino does no bookkeeping, no invoicing and no company tax return. If you want one tool for everything, KLARA serves you better.
- 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. You have to find the person yourself. A free ad on tili.ch (part-time) or operi.ch (50 % and up) is a good start. For the first meeting with a candidate, see our guide to the interview and trial day.
KLARA Home's limitations
- The price appears only on the page for private individuals. KLARA Home is not listed in the pricing configurator at klara.ch/preise.
- Accident insurance is brokered, not included. The CHF 100 per year KLARA states for it comes on top of the CHF 7.90 per payroll run.
- Whether withholding tax, family allowances and the annual salary certificate are covered by KLARA Home is not publicly stated.
- KLARA Home is one product line in a broad business suite. If you only manage one household, you get a lot of surroundings you do not need.
From KLARA Home to Clino: How It Works
- 1
Export your data
Note down your domestic worker's details: name, address, AHV number, hourly wage, work schedule. Your existing AHV registration stays active.
- 2
Register with Clino
Create a free account and enter your domestic worker. Setup takes less than 10 minutes.
- 3
Continue seamlessly
Clino prepares your ongoing payroll from day one. Your previous AHV registration remains in place, you only change the administration tool. Check beforehand whether a running KLARA subscription needs to be cancelled. The first 30 days with Clino are free. Try free for 30 days
A detailed guide is available in our article Register your cleaner, step by step.
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Try free for 30 daysFrequently Asked Questions
What exactly is KLARA Home?
KLARA Home is the KLARA platform's offering for private individuals employing a domestic worker. It is operated by ePost Service AG, a company of the Swiss Post group. It covers payroll and is one of several product lines in a business software suite developed primarily for SMEs.
What does KLARA Home cost?
CHF 7.90 per payroll run, as stated on klara.ch on 14.08.2026 and identically on the French and English versions. No monthly or annual fixed fee is stated, and no commission on the wage. Not publicly stated: whether the CHF 7.90 applies per run, per employee or per month when several employees are paid in one run, and whether the amount includes VAT. KLARA's general terms treat prices as excluding VAT by default.
Why should I choose Clino over KLARA Home?
Because with Clino everything is included in the package price of CHF 19.90 per month: AHV registration, payroll, withholding tax, UVG, employment contract and year-end statement, canton-specific for all 26 cantons. The reverse is also true: if you only need a few payroll runs a year, KLARA's CHF 7.90 per run costs less.
Can I use KLARA for my business and Clino for the household?
Yes, that is a common combination. Many users keep KLARA for business accounting and use Clino for household employment. That way you benefit from the specialisation of both tools.
Does Clino support all Swiss cantons?
Yes. Clino calculates all social insurance contributions, withholding tax rates and family allowances canton-specifically for all 26 Swiss cantons. This is especially important for withholding tax, where rates vary significantly by canton.
Does KLARA file the AHV registration for me?
No. KLARA states it itself: "We prepare the OASI registration forms for you and you then send the signed documents to the relevant authority." Clino works to the same model: we prepare the paperwork, you sign and submit. Clino transmits nothing to a compensation office, an insurer or a tax authority. One nuance at KLARA: if you are already registered as an employer with the AHV, KLARA files the notification for a new employee itself.
Does KLARA Home support the simplified procedure?
Yes. The simplified procedure (vereinfachtes Abrechnungsverfahren) can be activated in KLARA Home under the "Arbeitgeber" menu. Clino supports it too. On this axis the two providers do not differ.
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Checked on 14.08.2026: Every figure about KLARA Home in this article was checked on 14.08.2026 directly on klara.ch (the page for private individuals and the general terms). Where KLARA publishes nothing, we say so instead of guessing.
Disclaimer: Information about KLARA Home is based on publicly available data on klara.ch, checked on 14.08.2026. KLARA prices and features may change. Clino publishes this comparison and is therefore a party to it, not a neutral observer.
Last updated: 30.09.2026 | KLARA figures checked on klara.ch on 14.08.2026 | All information without guarantee