ClapNClaw: private, GDPR-compliant AI for law firms, tax advisors and medical practices
The GDPR-compliant ChatGPT alternative — with real Claude from Anthropic. Servers in Germany, AI processing in the EU (Frankfurt), a data processing agreement (AVV) from day one. For law firms, tax offices, medical practices, and every team that works with confidential data.
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Shadow AI at the office
“I paste client data into ChatGPT to prepare tax returns. It’s fast and convenient — but deep down I know it’s not allowed.”
This is everyday reality in thousands of firms. ChatGPT and Claude.ai (web) process your client data on US servers — incompatible with §203 StGB (German professional secrecy law) and the GDPR.
ClapNClaw gives your team the same convenience: Claude by Anthropic, in your own container in Germany, with a data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR. Same AI, legally sound setup.
An example from a tax office
Claude extracts, classifies, and suggests the journal entry. You review and confirm. The DATEV export (EXTF file) is part of the beta; the direct connection to DATEV is in development.
DATEV and the beta: development status →STEP 01
Drag and drop an invoice into the chat. PDF, image, email attachment.
STEP 02
Claude identifies the amount, VAT rate, vendor, and date. No templates, no manual mapping. Works with text-layer PDFs or a photo of the receipt (PNG/JPG).
STEP 03
The AI suggests the journal entry. You review it with a single click. No typos, no missed accounts.
STEP 04
You transfer the reviewed journal entry to your accounting system — processing stays in Germany and the EU. The DATEV export (EXTF file) is part of the beta (all plans, no DATEV contract); the direct connection is in development (status).
Built for your industry
The same private AI, specialized in your daily work.
No processing of Art. 9 data without additional review
The DATEV export in practice
An example with fictional data: Claude reads the incoming invoice, prepares the posting line and creates an EXTF file from it. Preview with a sample receipt; the DATEV export as an EXTF file is part of the beta.
Later, the chat is meant to talk directly to your DATEV account (direct connection, in development) — the example below is a preview of the route via the EXTF file. More on the DATEV export and direct connection page.
1 · Receipt
Incoming invoice MR-2026-0412 · 04 Nov 2026
2 · Chat
| Amount | D/C | Account | Contra account | Tax key | Doc. date | Doc. field 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999.60 | D | 4930 | 1600 | 9 | 04 Nov | MR-2026-0412 |
The firm imports the EXTF file into DATEV Kanzlei-Rechnungswesen. An example of the file route, no DATEV contract; accounts are a proposal you review. What is enabled in the chat today is on the DATEV export page.
Infrastructure
Your container, your Postgres, your inference — all in the EU. A residual US CLOUD Act risk is disclosed transparently.
Product
At yourfirm.clapnclaw.io — set up in 3 minutes, with German-speaking support.
Connected with Google Workspace and lexoffice — receipts and emails land in the right tool. The DATEV export (EXTF file) is part of the beta, the direct connection to DATEV is in development (development status).
Pricing
Team: 7 days free for one person, no credit card. Compliance and Dedicated can be booked online, with no trial (set-up after payment). Annual billing saves 15%.
ClapNClaw is currently in beta. On every plan, the beta includes the DATEV export as an EXTF file (no DATEV contract needed); the direct connection to DATEV is still in development and excluded from the beta.
FAQ
Partly. The DATEV export as an EXTF file is part of the beta: it works on every plan without a DATEV contract and without connecting to DATEV, any member starts it in the chat and exports only the documents they have access to, and you hand the file to your tax firm for import. Not part of the beta is the direct connection via OAuth; it is in development. The current status is on the DATEV integration page.
ChatGPT and Claude.ai (web) process client data on US servers — incompatible with §203 StGB and the GDPR. ClapNClaw runs Claude in your own container in Germany with a data processing agreement (AVV) under Art. 28 GDPR.
Yes. Claude extracts the amount, VAT rate, vendor, and date from PDFs and images and suggests the journal entry. You review and confirm — the AI works in the background.
The data is stored on Hetzner servers in Germany (EU). AI inference runs on AWS Bedrock in Frankfurt (eu-central-1); a residual US CLOUD Act risk is disclosed transparently. Anthropic does not store any data via Bedrock.
We set everything up in 3 minutes. You get your own workspace at yourfirm.clapnclaw.io — no IT effort on your side. Our support team speaks German.
Yes, on the Dedicated plan: up to 3 locations under one contract. All locations run on your own server, and user seats are shared across all locations (50 in total at most).
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