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ARKSTOCK·CH ST-LÉGIER · VAUD · CH 46.47°N · 6.89°E
ORDRE N° 26·0418/B · AVAILABLE
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§26 VS HIREHOP REF. ARKSTOCK-VS-HIREHOP
HireHop is solid in the UK. In Switzerland, ark.stock plays at home.
HireHop is a fair UK choice: £46/month + £23/user, Xero/QuickBooks/Sage integration, UK VAT built in. For a Swiss SME the bill climbs fast in CHF (+20 % UK VAT on UK entities) and Swiss VAT has to be handled manually — let alone QR-bill.
Affordable UK option — but tuned for Xero/Sage, not Switzerland.
§· ON THE AGENDA REF. ARKSTOCK-VS-HIREHOP-INTRO
HireHop (London, 2014) is a UK alternative to Rentman, more affordable: £46/month for the first user, +£23/extra user. Strong coverage of the UK event sector (AV hire, productions, technical gear). Accounting integrations — Xero, QuickBooks, Sage — all UK/US-centric. In Switzerland you lose the advantage: no QR-bill, Swiss VAT manual, UK hosting.
§·01 STRENGTHS REF. ARKSTOCK-VS-HIREHOP-STRENGTHS
What HireHop really does well.
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Native UK accounting integrations: Xero, QuickBooks, Sage — plug-and-play for UK invoicing.
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More affordable than Rentman (£46 + £23/user vs €49/user from the first).
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Active UK event-industry community (AV, production, staging).
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Native multi-currency (GBP, EUR, USD) — useful for international tours.
§·02 LIMITS IN A SWISS CONTEXT REF. ARKSTOCK-VS-HIREHOP-GAPS
Where HireHop stops, for a Swiss SME.
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No Swiss QR-bill — UK-first invoicing, SIX standard unsupported.
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Swiss VAT: manual config (HireHop defaults to UK VAT).
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UK hosting (Rackspace) — not compliant with Swiss sovereign-storage requirements.
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Somewhat dated UI — functional but less polished than a modern product.
§·03 FEATURE-BY-FEATURE MATRIX REF. ARKSTOCK-VS-HIREHOP-MATRIX
Side by side — what each one covers.
| Feature | ark.stock | HireHop |
|---|---|---|
| Items + serials | Yes | Yes |
| Rental projects + conflicts | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-currency (CHF, EUR, USD, GBP) | Partial | Yes |
| ark.stock invoices in CHF by default, other currencies via Stripe at checkout. | ||
| Native Swiss QR-bill (SIX / ISO 20022) | Yes | No |
| Swiss VAT (rates + inclusive/exclusive) | Yes | Partial |
| Xero / QuickBooks / Sage integration | Partial | Yes |
| ark.stock exports CSV/Excel; Swiss accounting integrations (Bexio, SwissSalary, Pebe) on the roadmap. | ||
| Native e-signature | Yes | Partial |
| Planned maintenance | Yes | Partial |
| Swiss hosting (Infomaniak Geneva, ISO 27001) | Yes | No |
| Swiss nFADP + GDPR compliance | Yes | Partial |
| Flat pricing (no per-user billing) | Yes | No |
| Full CSV / Excel / PDF export anytime | Yes | Yes |
§·04 DECISION GUIDE REF. ARKSTOCK-VS-HIREHOP-DECIDE
Which one? Depends on your context.
Pick HireHop if…
- Your business is primarily UK-based (GBP invoicing, UK VAT, UK clients).
- Accounting runs on Xero/Sage and you want a native integration, no dev.
- You run multi-country tours and need effortless multi-currency.
Pick ark.stock if…
- You are in Switzerland — native QR-bill, correct Swiss VAT, Swiss hosting.
- You dislike per-user pricing (5 users = £46 + 4×£23 = £138/month ≈ CHF 160/month on HireHop).
- You want a modern, clean UI designed in 2026, not 2014.
§·05 FAQ REF. ARKSTOCK-VS-HIREHOP-FAQ
The questions you would ask a sales rep.
What do I pay with 5 users on HireHop?
HireHop: £46 + 4 × £23 = £138/month (~CHF 160) + 20 % UK VAT on UK entities. ark.stock: CHF 79/month flat (Pro, 5 users). Half the price, Swiss-hosted, QR-bill native.
Can HireHop do the Swiss QR-bill with template tweaks?
No. The SIX/ISO 20022 QR-bill requires a QR reference calculation + embedded QR code with 6 normative sections. It is not a PDF template — you need a compliant generator. HireHop does not ship it natively.
I'm at 15 users — HireHop or ark.stock?
HireHop: £46 + 14 × £23 = £368/month (~CHF 420). ark.stock Enterprise: CHF 149/month flat, unlimited users. From ~7 users on, ark.stock Enterprise wins and stays cheaper.