NiCE Cognigy vs. Lexware Office: data protection per plan
NiCE Cognigy (1 plan) and Lexware Office (4 plans) side by side: DPA, training on inputs, hosting and data retention per plan, based on the providers’ public documents. Without rating.
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| Feature | NiCE Cognigy | Lexware Office |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | Cognigy GmbH, Kesselstraße 3, 40221 Düsseldorf, Germany | Munzinger Straße 9, 79111 Freiburg, Germany. Contracting party and processor according to the DPA and privacy notice: Haufe Service Center GmbH |
| Plans recorded | 1 | 4 |
| Hosting | EU option: Enterprise | EU option: all 4 plans |
| Training on inputs | not documented: Enterprise | no: all 4 plans |
| DPA | yes: Enterprise | yes: all 4 plans |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: NiCE Cognigy Enterprise vs. Lexware Office S
| Feature | NiCE CognigyEnterprise (on request) | Lexware OfficeS |
|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | |
| Details: DPA available | yes (Data Processing Agreement as an annex to the main contract for Cognigy.AI SaaS Services; publicly available version with file date 17 January 2022, whether it currently applies is not stated) Provider’s DPA | yes (data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR between the customer and Haufe Service Center GmbH, public, as of 12.11.2025; applies to all Lexware Office versions; according to the DPA, the contract is also performed with AI support) Provider’s DPA |
| differs by plan | not publicly documented | no |
| Details: Training on inputs | not publicly documented: an express statement by Cognigy on the use of customer data for model training (including for the platform-provided LLM) is not documented on the public pages. Contractually, the purpose limitation in the DPA (public 2022 version) section 2.1 applies: the processor processes personal data exclusively within the framework of the DPA and 'shall not process the personal data concerned for any other purpose and in particular not for own purposes'. For connected LLM providers their terms apply ('You are subject to the terms of the Generative AI model providers to which you are connecting', documentation). | Terms section 2.3 (AI features): input and output are not used for training purposes. Automated accounting product page: assignment suggestions can be adjusted, and the system learns and becomes more accurate over time (scope not described in detail). By contrast, for the support chatbot (Intercom), according to the privacy notice the chatbot is automatically trained on the user's inputs. |
| EU option | EU option | |
| Details: Data residency | Documentation 'IP ranges': SaaS environments including 'Europe SaaS' (app.cognigy.ai), US, United Kingdom, Australia, as well as NiCE CXone clusters on AWS, including EU1 Europe (Frankfurt), UK, US, Canada, Japan, India, Australia, South Africa. Sub-processors according to the Trust Center: Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. The specific storage location per environment is not documented beyond the region name. | DPA: all core functions (invoicing, receipt capture and processing, payroll, cash functions) are developed and hosted exclusively in Germany; hosting with AWS Frankfurt, operating tasks for AI-supported functions with "AWS Europe" (region not specified further); data extraction from accounting receipts by Klippa App B.V. (Netherlands). Supplementary functions (email sending, support platform, analytics) partly via sub-processors based in the USA, including Intercom with AI-supported communication. |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | Documentation 'Data Expiration'… | DPA section IV: after the end of the… |
| Details: Data retention | Documentation 'Data Expiration': retention period configurable per organisation via TTL; default for contact profiles and conversations 30 days (43,200 minutes), Insights raw data, sessions and steps without expiry unless a TTL is set; the smallest positive TTL applies. Endpoint settings allow masking of IP addresses and sensitive analytics and log data and switching off storage. DPA section 9.1: after the end of the contract return and deletion, confirmed with date. Trust Center: customer data is deleted when customers leave. | DPA section IV: after the end of the licence agreement the account remains in a free read-only mode; complete deletion at any time via self-service; test accounts not converted to a purchase are deleted no later than 13 months after the end of the test registration. Privacy notice: chat data (Intercom) for test accounts 13 months after the end of the trial, after a purchase up to 10 years after the end of the contract. Retention specifically for AI processing (AWS Europe, Klippa) not publicly documented. |
| differs by plan | Not public: no pricing page | 7.90 EUR/mo… (further prices in the details) |
| Details: Price | Not public: no pricing page; prices only via sales. A free trial (Cognigy.AI Trial) is time-limited according to the privacy policy and is not a permanent plan. | EUR 7.90 per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly (pricing page); on the retrieval date a "50% discount for 3 months" promotion. Payroll (Lohn & Gehalt) optional from EUR 12.90 per month (up to 2 employees). 30-day free trial with the XL feature set. |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (AI agents for voice and chat, NLU, generative AI features with connected LLMs, Knowledge AI, Agent Copilot, Live Chat, Insights; platform-provided LLM for design-time features only in SaaS) | yes (receipt scanner with automatic recognition and booking suggestion and automatic payment reconciliation in all versions according to the version comparison; version for receipt capture and archive) |
| 10 sources | 6 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- NiCE Cognigy Enterpriseyes
- Lexware Office Syes
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprise
yes (Data Processing Agreement as an annex to the main contract for Cognigy.AI SaaS Services; publicly available version with file date 17 January 2022, whether it currently applies is not stated)
Provider’s DPALexware Office Syes (data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR between the customer and Haufe Service Center GmbH, public, as of 12.11.2025; applies to all Lexware Office versions; according to the DPA, the contract is also performed with AI support)
Provider’s DPA
Training
- differs by plan
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprisenot publicly documented
- Lexware Office Sno
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprise
not publicly documented: an express statement by Cognigy on the use of customer data for model training (including for the platform-provided LLM) is not documented on the public pages. Contractually, the purpose limitation in the DPA (public 2022 version) section 2.1 applies: the processor processes personal data exclusively within the framework of the DPA and 'shall not process the personal data concerned for any other purpose and in particular not for own purposes'. For connected LLM providers their terms apply ('You are subject to the terms of the Generative AI model providers to which you are connecting', documentation).
Lexware Office STerms section 2.3 (AI features): input and output are not used for training purposes. Automated accounting product page: assignment suggestions can be adjusted, and the system learns and becomes more accurate over time (scope not described in detail). By contrast, for the support chatbot (Intercom), according to the privacy notice the chatbot is automatically trained on the user's inputs.
Hosting
- NiCE Cognigy EnterpriseEU option
- Lexware Office SEU option
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprise
Documentation 'IP ranges': SaaS environments including 'Europe SaaS' (app.cognigy.ai), US, United Kingdom, Australia, as well as NiCE CXone clusters on AWS, including EU1 Europe (Frankfurt), UK, US, Canada, Japan, India, Australia, South Africa. Sub-processors according to the Trust Center: Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. The specific storage location per environment is not documented beyond the region name.
Lexware Office SDPA: all core functions (invoicing, receipt capture and processing, payroll, cash functions) are developed and hosted exclusively in Germany; hosting with AWS Frankfurt, operating tasks for AI-supported functions with "AWS Europe" (region not specified further); data extraction from accounting receipts by Klippa App B.V. (Netherlands). Supplementary functions (email sending, support platform, analytics) partly via sub-processors based in the USA, including Intercom with AI-supported communication.
Sub-processors
- NiCE Cognigy Enterpriselist available
- Lexware Office Slist available
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprise
- Trust Center (as of 2026-10-18): Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, each as cloud provider
- DPA Annex 2 (2022 version): Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (Luxembourg), Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Ireland), AudioCodes Ltd. (Israel) – Voice Gateway Managed Service
- LLM providers connected by the customer (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) are used under their own terms; classification as sub-processors not publicly documented
Lexware Office S- Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (development and support)
- Haufe Lexware Services GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (technical user support and information)
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Luxembourg ("AWS Frankfurt": hosting and operations; "AWS Europe": operating tasks for AI-supported functions)
- Amazon Web Services Inc., Seattle, USA (only with prior approval for internal support services)
- Klippa App B.V., Groningen, Netherlands (data extraction from accounting receipts)
- Intercom Inc., San Francisco, USA (web analytics and communication service, communication also AI-supported)
- UserVoice Inc., USA (feedback tool)
- The Rocket Science Group LLC, Atlanta, USA (email sending via Mandrill)
- B+S Banksysteme AG and BANKSapi Technology GmbH, Munich (interfaces for retrieving online banking information)
- SorryApp Ltd., London (status notifications)
Retention
- differs by plan
- NiCE Cognigy EnterpriseDocumentation 'Data Expiration'…
- Lexware Office SDPA section IV: after the end of the…
- NiCE Cognigy EnterpriseDocumentation 'Data Expiration': retention period configurable per organisation via TTL; default for contact profiles and conversations 30 days (43,200 minutes), Insights raw data, sessions and steps without expiry unless a TTL is set; the smallest positive TTL applies. Endpoint settings allow masking of IP addresses and sensitive analytics and log data and switching off storage. DPA section 9.1: after the end of the contract return and deletion, confirmed with date. Trust Center: customer data is deleted when customers leave.Lexware Office SDPA section IV: after the end of the licence agreement the account remains in a free read-only mode; complete deletion at any time via self-service; test accounts not converted to a purchase are deleted no later than 13 months after the end of the test registration. Privacy notice: chat data (Intercom) for test accounts 13 months after the end of the trial, after a purchase up to 10 years after the end of the contract. Retention specifically for AI processing (AWS Europe, Klippa) not publicly documented.
Price
- differs by plan
- NiCE Cognigy EnterpriseNot public: no pricing page
- Lexware Office S7.90 EUR/mo… (further prices in the details)
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprise
Not public: no pricing page; prices only via sales. A free trial (Cognigy.AI Trial) is time-limited according to the privacy policy and is not a permanent plan.
Lexware Office SEUR 7.90 per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly (pricing page); on the retrieval date a "50% discount for 3 months" promotion. Payroll (Lohn & Gehalt) optional from EUR 12.90 per month (up to 2 employees). 30-day free trial with the XL feature set.
- NiCE Cognigy Enterpriseyes
- Lexware Office Syes
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprise
yes (AI agents for voice and chat, NLU, generative AI features with connected LLMs, Knowledge AI, Agent Copilot, Live Chat, Insights; platform-provided LLM for design-time features only in SaaS)
Lexware Office Syes (receipt scanner with automatic recognition and booking suggestion and automatic payment reconciliation in all versions according to the version comparison; version for receipt capture and archive)
Evidence
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprise10 sources
- Lexware Office S6 sources
- NiCE Cognigy Enterprise
- Cognigy installation (SaaS and on-premises)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Processing Agreement – Cognigy.AI SaaS Services (file date 17 January 2022)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- NiCE Cognigy Trust Center (Compliance, Subprocessors, Controls)Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Public IP Ranges for Shared Environments (SaaS regions)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Trust Center – SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Generative AIDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Cognigy Platform-Provided LLMDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Expiration (TTL for analytics data)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Endpoint – Data Protection & AnalyticsDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (website, section 7 free trial)Privacy policy, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Lexware Office S- Lexware Office pricing & product comparisonPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data processing under Art. 28 GDPR (as of 12.11.2025)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- General terms and conditions Lexware Office (cloud solution), incl. section 2.3 AI featuresTerms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy notice Lexware Office (as of 23.09.2026)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Automated accounting with AIProduct page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data protection & data securitySecurity page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
| Feature | NiCE Cognigy | Lexware Office |
|---|---|---|
| yesonly plan | yesall 4 plans | |
| Details: DPA available |
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| differs by tool | not publicly documentedonly plan | noall 4 plans |
| Details: Training on inputs |
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| EU optiononly plan | EU optionall 4 plans | |
| Details: Data residency |
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| list availableonly plan | list availableall 4 plans | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by tool | Documentation 'Data Expiration'…only plan | DPA section IV: after the end of the…all 4 plans |
| Details: Data retention |
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| differs by tool | Not public: no pricing pageonly plan |
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| Details: Price |
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| yesonly plan | yesall 4 plans | |
| Details: AI features included |
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| 10 sources | 6 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- NiCE Cognigyyesonly plan
- Lexware Officeyesall 4 plans
- NiCE Cognigy
- Enterprise (on request)
yes (Data Processing Agreement as an annex to the main contract for Cognigy.AI SaaS Services; publicly available version with file date 17 January 2022, whether it currently applies is not stated)
Provider’s DPA
Lexware Office- S
yes (data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR between the customer and Haufe Service Center GmbH, public, as of 12.11.2025; applies to all Lexware Office versions; according to the DPA, the contract is also performed with AI support)
Provider’s DPA - M
yes (data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR between the customer and Haufe Service Center GmbH, public, as of 12.11.2025; applies to all Lexware Office versions; according to the DPA, the contract is also performed with AI support)
Provider’s DPA - L
yes (data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR between the customer and Haufe Service Center GmbH, public, as of 12.11.2025; applies to all Lexware Office versions; according to the DPA, the contract is also performed with AI support)
Provider’s DPA - XL
yes (data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR between the customer and Haufe Service Center GmbH, public, as of 12.11.2025; applies to all Lexware Office versions; according to the DPA, the contract is also performed with AI support)
Provider’s DPA
- Enterprise (on request)
Training
- differs by tool
- NiCE Cognigynot publicly documentedonly plan
- Lexware Officenoall 4 plans
- NiCE Cognigy
- Enterprise (on request)
not publicly documented: an express statement by Cognigy on the use of customer data for model training (including for the platform-provided LLM) is not documented on the public pages. Contractually, the purpose limitation in the DPA (public 2022 version) section 2.1 applies: the processor processes personal data exclusively within the framework of the DPA and 'shall not process the personal data concerned for any other purpose and in particular not for own purposes'. For connected LLM providers their terms apply ('You are subject to the terms of the Generative AI model providers to which you are connecting', documentation).
Lexware Office- S
Terms section 2.3 (AI features): input and output are not used for training purposes. Automated accounting product page: assignment suggestions can be adjusted, and the system learns and becomes more accurate over time (scope not described in detail). By contrast, for the support chatbot (Intercom), according to the privacy notice the chatbot is automatically trained on the user's inputs.
- M
Terms section 2.3 (AI features): input and output are not used for training purposes. Automated accounting product page: assignment suggestions can be adjusted, and the system learns and becomes more accurate over time (scope not described in detail). By contrast, for the support chatbot (Intercom), according to the privacy notice the chatbot is automatically trained on the user's inputs.
- L
Terms section 2.3 (AI features): input and output are not used for training purposes. Automated accounting product page: assignment suggestions can be adjusted, and the system learns and becomes more accurate over time (scope not described in detail). By contrast, for the support chatbot (Intercom), according to the privacy notice the chatbot is automatically trained on the user's inputs.
- XL
Terms section 2.3 (AI features): input and output are not used for training purposes. Automated accounting product page: assignment suggestions can be adjusted, and the system learns and becomes more accurate over time (scope not described in detail). By contrast, for the support chatbot (Intercom), according to the privacy notice the chatbot is automatically trained on the user's inputs.
- Enterprise (on request)
Hosting
- NiCE CognigyEU optiononly plan
- Lexware OfficeEU optionall 4 plans
- NiCE Cognigy
- Enterprise (on request)
Documentation 'IP ranges': SaaS environments including 'Europe SaaS' (app.cognigy.ai), US, United Kingdom, Australia, as well as NiCE CXone clusters on AWS, including EU1 Europe (Frankfurt), UK, US, Canada, Japan, India, Australia, South Africa. Sub-processors according to the Trust Center: Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. The specific storage location per environment is not documented beyond the region name.
Lexware Office- S
DPA: all core functions (invoicing, receipt capture and processing, payroll, cash functions) are developed and hosted exclusively in Germany; hosting with AWS Frankfurt, operating tasks for AI-supported functions with "AWS Europe" (region not specified further); data extraction from accounting receipts by Klippa App B.V. (Netherlands). Supplementary functions (email sending, support platform, analytics) partly via sub-processors based in the USA, including Intercom with AI-supported communication.
- M
DPA: all core functions (invoicing, receipt capture and processing, payroll, cash functions) are developed and hosted exclusively in Germany; hosting with AWS Frankfurt, operating tasks for AI-supported functions with "AWS Europe" (region not specified further); data extraction from accounting receipts by Klippa App B.V. (Netherlands). Supplementary functions (email sending, support platform, analytics) partly via sub-processors based in the USA, including Intercom with AI-supported communication.
- L
DPA: all core functions (invoicing, receipt capture and processing, payroll, cash functions) are developed and hosted exclusively in Germany; hosting with AWS Frankfurt, operating tasks for AI-supported functions with "AWS Europe" (region not specified further); data extraction from accounting receipts by Klippa App B.V. (Netherlands). Supplementary functions (email sending, support platform, analytics) partly via sub-processors based in the USA, including Intercom with AI-supported communication.
- XL
DPA: all core functions (invoicing, receipt capture and processing, payroll, cash functions) are developed and hosted exclusively in Germany; hosting with AWS Frankfurt, operating tasks for AI-supported functions with "AWS Europe" (region not specified further); data extraction from accounting receipts by Klippa App B.V. (Netherlands). Supplementary functions (email sending, support platform, analytics) partly via sub-processors based in the USA, including Intercom with AI-supported communication.
- Enterprise (on request)
Sub-processors
- NiCE Cognigylist availableonly plan
- Lexware Officelist availableall 4 plans
- NiCE Cognigy
- Enterprise (on request)
- Trust Center (as of 2026-10-18): Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, each as cloud provider
- DPA Annex 2 (2022 version): Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (Luxembourg), Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Ireland), AudioCodes Ltd. (Israel) – Voice Gateway Managed Service
- LLM providers connected by the customer (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) are used under their own terms; classification as sub-processors not publicly documented
Lexware Office- S
- Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (development and support)
- Haufe Lexware Services GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (technical user support and information)
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Luxembourg ("AWS Frankfurt": hosting and operations; "AWS Europe": operating tasks for AI-supported functions)
- Amazon Web Services Inc., Seattle, USA (only with prior approval for internal support services)
- Klippa App B.V., Groningen, Netherlands (data extraction from accounting receipts)
- Intercom Inc., San Francisco, USA (web analytics and communication service, communication also AI-supported)
- UserVoice Inc., USA (feedback tool)
- The Rocket Science Group LLC, Atlanta, USA (email sending via Mandrill)
- B+S Banksysteme AG and BANKSapi Technology GmbH, Munich (interfaces for retrieving online banking information)
- SorryApp Ltd., London (status notifications)
- M
- Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (development and support)
- Haufe Lexware Services GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (technical user support and information)
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Luxembourg ("AWS Frankfurt": hosting and operations; "AWS Europe": operating tasks for AI-supported functions)
- Amazon Web Services Inc., Seattle, USA (only with prior approval for internal support services)
- Klippa App B.V., Groningen, Netherlands (data extraction from accounting receipts)
- Intercom Inc., San Francisco, USA (web analytics and communication service, communication also AI-supported)
- UserVoice Inc., USA (feedback tool)
- The Rocket Science Group LLC, Atlanta, USA (email sending via Mandrill)
- B+S Banksysteme AG and BANKSapi Technology GmbH, Munich (interfaces for retrieving online banking information)
- SorryApp Ltd., London (status notifications)
- L
- Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (development and support)
- Haufe Lexware Services GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (technical user support and information)
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Luxembourg ("AWS Frankfurt": hosting and operations; "AWS Europe": operating tasks for AI-supported functions)
- Amazon Web Services Inc., Seattle, USA (only with prior approval for internal support services)
- Klippa App B.V., Groningen, Netherlands (data extraction from accounting receipts)
- Intercom Inc., San Francisco, USA (web analytics and communication service, communication also AI-supported)
- UserVoice Inc., USA (feedback tool)
- The Rocket Science Group LLC, Atlanta, USA (email sending via Mandrill)
- B+S Banksysteme AG and BANKSapi Technology GmbH, Munich (interfaces for retrieving online banking information)
- SorryApp Ltd., London (status notifications)
- XL
- Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (development and support)
- Haufe Lexware Services GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg (technical user support and information)
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, Luxembourg ("AWS Frankfurt": hosting and operations; "AWS Europe": operating tasks for AI-supported functions)
- Amazon Web Services Inc., Seattle, USA (only with prior approval for internal support services)
- Klippa App B.V., Groningen, Netherlands (data extraction from accounting receipts)
- Intercom Inc., San Francisco, USA (web analytics and communication service, communication also AI-supported)
- UserVoice Inc., USA (feedback tool)
- The Rocket Science Group LLC, Atlanta, USA (email sending via Mandrill)
- B+S Banksysteme AG and BANKSapi Technology GmbH, Munich (interfaces for retrieving online banking information)
- SorryApp Ltd., London (status notifications)
- Enterprise (on request)
Retention
- differs by tool
- NiCE CognigyDocumentation 'Data Expiration'…only plan
- Lexware OfficeDPA section IV: after the end of the…all 4 plans
- NiCE Cognigy
- Enterprise (on request)Documentation 'Data Expiration': retention period configurable per organisation via TTL; default for contact profiles and conversations 30 days (43,200 minutes), Insights raw data, sessions and steps without expiry unless a TTL is set; the smallest positive TTL applies. Endpoint settings allow masking of IP addresses and sensitive analytics and log data and switching off storage. DPA section 9.1: after the end of the contract return and deletion, confirmed with date. Trust Center: customer data is deleted when customers leave.
Lexware Office- SDPA section IV: after the end of the licence agreement the account remains in a free read-only mode; complete deletion at any time via self-service; test accounts not converted to a purchase are deleted no later than 13 months after the end of the test registration. Privacy notice: chat data (Intercom) for test accounts 13 months after the end of the trial, after a purchase up to 10 years after the end of the contract. Retention specifically for AI processing (AWS Europe, Klippa) not publicly documented.
- MDPA section IV: after the end of the licence agreement the account remains in a free read-only mode; complete deletion at any time via self-service; test accounts not converted to a purchase are deleted no later than 13 months after the end of the test registration. Privacy notice: chat data (Intercom) for test accounts 13 months after the end of the trial, after a purchase up to 10 years after the end of the contract. Retention specifically for AI processing (AWS Europe, Klippa) not publicly documented.
- LDPA section IV: after the end of the licence agreement the account remains in a free read-only mode; complete deletion at any time via self-service; test accounts not converted to a purchase are deleted no later than 13 months after the end of the test registration. Privacy notice: chat data (Intercom) for test accounts 13 months after the end of the trial, after a purchase up to 10 years after the end of the contract. Retention specifically for AI processing (AWS Europe, Klippa) not publicly documented.
- XLDPA section IV: after the end of the licence agreement the account remains in a free read-only mode; complete deletion at any time via self-service; test accounts not converted to a purchase are deleted no later than 13 months after the end of the test registration. Privacy notice: chat data (Intercom) for test accounts 13 months after the end of the trial, after a purchase up to 10 years after the end of the contract. Retention specifically for AI processing (AWS Europe, Klippa) not publicly documented.
Price
- differs by tool
- NiCE CognigyNot public: no pricing pageonly plan
- Lexware Office
- 7.90 EUR/mo… (further prices in the details)S
- 12.90 EUR/moM
- 21.90 EUR/mo… (further prices in the details)L
- 32.90 EUR/mo… (further prices in the details)XL
- NiCE Cognigy
- Enterprise (on request)
Not public: no pricing page; prices only via sales. A free trial (Cognigy.AI Trial) is time-limited according to the privacy policy and is not a permanent plan.
Lexware Office- S
EUR 7.90 per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly (pricing page); on the retrieval date a "50% discount for 3 months" promotion. Payroll (Lohn & Gehalt) optional from EUR 12.90 per month (up to 2 employees). 30-day free trial with the XL feature set.
- M
EUR 12.90 per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly (pricing page); on the retrieval date a "50% discount for 3 months" promotion. Payroll (Lohn & Gehalt) optional from EUR 12.90 per month (up to 2 employees). 30-day free trial with the XL feature set.
- L
EUR 21.90 per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly (pricing page); on the retrieval date a "50% discount for 3 months" promotion. Payroll (Lohn & Gehalt) optional from EUR 12.90 per month (up to 2 employees). 30-day free trial with the XL feature set.
- XL
EUR 32.90 per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly (pricing page); on the retrieval date a "50% discount for 3 months" promotion. Payroll (Lohn & Gehalt) optional from EUR 12.90 per month (up to 2 employees). 30-day free trial with the XL feature set.
- Enterprise (on request)
- NiCE Cognigyyesonly plan
- Lexware Officeyesall 4 plans
- NiCE Cognigy
- Enterprise (on request)
yes (AI agents for voice and chat, NLU, generative AI features with connected LLMs, Knowledge AI, Agent Copilot, Live Chat, Insights; platform-provided LLM for design-time features only in SaaS)
Lexware Office- S
yes (receipt scanner with automatic recognition and booking suggestion and automatic payment reconciliation in all versions according to the version comparison; version for receipt capture and archive)
- M
yes (receipt scanner with automatic recognition and booking suggestion and automatic payment reconciliation in all versions according to the version comparison; additionally quotes, (e-)invoices and dunning)
- L
yes (receipt scanner with automatic recognition and booking suggestion and automatic payment reconciliation in all versions according to the version comparison; additionally accounting, cash-basis profit statement and VAT)
- XL
yes (receipt scanner with automatic recognition and booking suggestion and automatic payment reconciliation in all versions according to the version comparison; additionally EU and instalment invoices, public API, automatic receipt intake by email)
- Enterprise (on request)
Evidence
- NiCE Cognigy10 sources
- Lexware Office6 sources
- NiCE Cognigy
- Cognigy installation (SaaS and on-premises)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Processing Agreement – Cognigy.AI SaaS Services (file date 17 January 2022)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- NiCE Cognigy Trust Center (Compliance, Subprocessors, Controls)Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Public IP Ranges for Shared Environments (SaaS regions)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Trust Center – SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Generative AIDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Cognigy Platform-Provided LLMDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Expiration (TTL for analytics data)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Endpoint – Data Protection & AnalyticsDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (website, section 7 free trial)Privacy policy, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Lexware Office- Lexware Office pricing & product comparisonPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data processing under Art. 28 GDPR (as of 12.11.2025)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- General terms and conditions Lexware Office (cloud solution), incl. section 2.3 AI featuresTerms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy notice Lexware Office (as of 23.09.2026)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Automated accounting with AIProduct page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data protection & data securitySecurity page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
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