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The quote goes out in your client's language

You work in English. Your Bern client gets a quote in German, in the terms of their trade. You translated nothing.

  • Four languages
  • The document, not the screen
  • One language per client

Today

  • You turn the job down, or send a quote in your language.
  • You ask someone to proofread, and you wait.
  • The document arrives with phrasing that rings false.

With Bilto

  • You pick the client's language when you create their record.
  • Quote, invoice and reminders all go out in that language.
  • Your own screen stays in English.

How it works

  1. You save a client's language once, in their record.

  2. Every document of theirs, quote, invoice, reminder, comes out in that language, including the names of your services.

  3. Your interface does not change. You work in yours while a document goes out in another.

Trade words, not word-for-word translation

An "Offerte" is not an "Angebot" in German-speaking Switzerland, and a "preventivo" is not a "stima". These are the terms tradespeople use and clients expect, and the ones they type into a search engine.

Pick your client's language

The document changes, your screen does not.

DevisRégie Grand-Pont SA
Remplacement 6 portes palières2'561.95 CHF
Montant2'561.95 CHF
OffertenRégie Grand-Pont SA
Ersatz 6 Wohnungstüren2'561.95 CHF
Betrag2'561.95 CHF
PreventiviRégie Grand-Pont SA
Sostituzione 6 porte d'entrata2'561.95 CHF
Importo2'561.95 CHF
QuotesRégie Grand-Pont SA
Replacing 6 landing doors2'561.95 CHF
Amount2'561.95 CHF

One country, four languages, one piece of software

The language border runs through whole cantons. A tradesperson in Fribourg or Valais has clients on both sides. Having to pick a language when you install software makes no sense here.

Amounts do not get translated

The Swiss format stays the same in all four languages: apostrophe for thousands, two decimals, currency after the number. That detail is what separates a local document from a badly adapted international template.

English too

For international clients, property managers handling expatriates, foreign firms commissioning work. In Switzerland that is a real working language, not a courtesy.

four languages

in the document, not just on the screen

Can I change a client's language afterwards?

Yes. Later documents go out in the new language; ones already issued do not change, which is the expected behaviour for an accounting record.

Do I have to translate my service catalogue?

Names you write yourself go out as they are if you do not translate them. You can enter one version per language for each service, once and for all.

Is the app itself in four languages?

Yes, screen included. But the document is what counts: translated software that produces an English quote is no use to a tradesperson in Lugano.

Discover the other features

Each one answers a precise moment of the job, from the first phone call to the money in the bank.