QROVA The European alternative to Bitly

QROVA is a web application from a sole proprietorship in Kasbach-Ohlenberg, Germany, that combines two areas. The first are dynamic QR codes in 13 types, including URL, WhatsApp, vCard, Wi-Fi, PDF, Google review, GiroCode and payment link, whose target can be changed after printing. A dashboard shows scans by country, city, device and operating system. The second area is bookkeeping for small businesses with cash-basis accounting (EÜR), a cash book, receipt management, invoices and customer management, complemented by DATEV export, ELSTER and a bank connection via PSD2. An AI assistant called LISA and AI receipt recognition support the bookkeeping.

According to the privacy policy, QROVA is hosted at Hostinger, and the footer states a server in Frankfurt. The public data processing agreement lists Hostinger, Stripe Payments Europe (Ireland, transfers to the USA possible), MailerLite (Lithuania) as well as the Google Gemini API and, as a fallback, OpenAI as sub-processors, both of which may process data in the USA. The bank connection runs via Enable Banking Oy in Finland. Google Analytics 4 is only loaded after consent. According to the provider, QROVA does not operate a certified data centre and holds no ISO certification.

According to the data processing agreement, the AI assistant LISA and the AI receipt recognition run on the Google Gemini API. OpenAI only serves as a fallback when Google is temporarily unavailable. Processing in the USA is possible with both providers. According to the provider, QROVA stores IP addresses only as SHA-256 hashes. The data processing agreement is concluded via a checkbox during onboarding and can be viewed on the website without request.