Comparison 2026

The best program to download and archive e-Factura from SPV

An honest comparison, not a rigged ranking. We put eFacturaSPV side by side with iSpv, Stocare Factura, InsideApp and manual SPV download — on the criteria that matter when you pull and archive received invoices. We say plainly where each one wins.

In short: if you want a PDF identical to ANAF’s own, a permanent archive in your own Google Drive, and a single certificate covering all your companies, eFacturaSPV is built for exactly that. For the lowest price, look at Stocare Factura; for the most modules, iSpv.

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Built for foreign-owned RO businesses

The mandate applies to you. The tools are mostly written for someone else.

Most of these contenders ship a Romanian-only interface aimed at local accountants. If you run a foreign-owned Romanian entity — or buy from RO suppliers across borders — you face the same e-Factura obligations, but with VAT advisories and enterprise EDI vendors as your only alternatives. This page compares the options plainly, so you can choose the one that pulls and archives your received invoices without a translator.

How to choose

Six criteria that separate the good tools from the ones that just look good

They all pull invoices from SPV. The difference is PDF fidelity, where the archive lives, the multi-company model, reliability and the real price.

PDF identical to ANAF’s own

Ask whether the PDF is produced by ANAF itself from the invoice, or a homegrown re-render. Only the first is the same official document a tax inspector sees.

Where the archive lives

In your own Drive, by year and month, or locked inside the vendor’s cloud? You must keep each invoice for 5 years — pick a place that stays yours, with nothing locking you in.

Reconcile with SPV

A reconcile scan adopts even the invoices you downloaded by hand from SPV — including the Cumparate_<id>.zip archives from the portal.

Multi-company for groups

One certificate enrolled for several CUIs should import them all from a single authorization, with one-click company switching and team invitations — built for holdings and the accountants who service them.

Unattended, always on

A managed service runs in the cloud without keeping your PC switched on. Running it yourself means keeping your own PC on around the clock.

Honest price, VAT stated

Ask for the final price with VAT, per company or per user. A real free plan matters more than a time-limited trial that resets to a paywall.

Summary table

eFacturaSPV against four real alternatives

Cells are scored honestly from each product’s profile. Where a rival wins, we leave the cell visible — we hide nothing.

Criterion	eFacturaSPV	iSpv	Stocare Factura	InsideApp	Manual SPV download
Auto-pulls received invoices					—
PDF identical to ANAF’s official render		Generic XML→PDF	Generic XML→PDF	ANAF format, unclear	—
Archive to YOUR own Google Drive		Advertised, lightly documented	Yes, Pro plan only	Coming soon	—
Reconcile with manually downloaded SPV files		—	—	—	—
One authorization → all your companies			Multi-company		—
Saga / WinMentor / Ciel export	Coming soon	—			—
Always on, without your PC					—
Permanent free plan		60-day trial only	2-month trial only	Trial only	Free (manual)
Entry price	0 RON	~10 RON/mo	100 RON/yr	19.90 RON/mo	Free

Saga/WinMentor/Ciel export is on our roadmap (marked “Coming soon”), a concession we make openly: Stocare Factura and InsideApp already ship it.

When NOT to choose eFacturaSPV

You are a sole trader with 2–3 invoices a month and the SPV portal does not bother you — then free manual download is enough.
You need native Saga/WinMentor export today as the deciding factor — Stocare Factura and InsideApp already deliver it.
You want the SPV message inbox plus the ANAF fiscal calendar in the same product — iSpv covers more breadth there.

Where eFacturaSPV wins

Four things we do impeccably, not as a side feature

PDF identical to ANAF’s own

Generated by ANAF itself from the original invoice — the same official document an inspector sees. Direct rivals advertise only a generic “XML→PDF” conversion.

Archive to YOUR Google Drive

YYYY.MM folders in your own Drive, with nothing locking you in to us. Your data stays yours, ready for a 5-year audit.

One certificate → all your companies

A single authorization covers every CUI enrolled on the certificate, with bulk import, company switching and team invitations — built for groups and accounting firms.

Runs on its own

Tap the USB token once, then it keeps pulling your invoices on its own, with the ANAF connection renewing automatically.

The contenders

How each one compares

We say openly where the rival wins and where we win. Detailed head-to-head pages roll out per rival.

eFacturaSPV vs iSpv

The closest paid rival: real traction (≈10,800 companies), an SPV message inbox and a fiscal calendar. We win on ANAF’s official PDF and an archive in your own Drive.

Honest: Choose iSpv if you also want the SPV message inbox and the ANAF fiscal calendar in one place.

eFacturaSPV vs Stocare Factura

Cheap (100–250 RON/yr) with native Saga/WinMentor export and Drive sync. We win on a PDF identical to ANAF’s own and a stronger multi-company model.

Honest: Choose Stocare Factura if rock-bottom price and Saga export are your absolute priority — note their Drive sync is paywalled to the Pro plan.

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eFacturaSPV vs InsideApp (iapp.ro)

Cheap entry (19.90 RON), Saga export and mobile apps. But the archive sits in their cloud — their own Drive integration is still “Coming soon”. With us, invoices land in YOUR Drive today.

Honest: Choose InsideApp if you also want AI and mobile apps in one product.

Detailed page coming soon

eFacturaSPV vs manual SPV download

The SPV portal is free, but you download invoice by invoice — there is no bulk download — and after 60 days the files disappear. We pull and archive them before that window closes.

Honest: Choose the manual SPV portal if you are a sole trader with only a handful of invoices a month.

The actual job: pulling and archiving

Comparisons help, but the pages that explain what we do — and why — are the one on automatic SPV download and the one on archiving to Google Drive. That is where the 60-day window and the multi-company model are spelled out in full.

Automatic SPV download

How we pull every received invoice, without you logging into the portal.

Archive to Google Drive

YYYY.MM folders in your own Drive, kept for 5 years.

e-Factura for foreign companies

What the RO mandate requires of a foreign-owned Romanian entity.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best program for downloading invoices from SPV?

It depends on what you need, which is why we compare honestly rather than crown a single winner. For a one-person business with a few invoices a month, the free SPV portal may be enough. For a group of Romanian companies or an accountant handling dozens of CUIs, the multi-company model, the official ANAF PDF and a permanent archive in your own Drive are what matter — and that is exactly what eFacturaSPV is built for. iSpv has the most traction; Stocare Factura has the lowest price.

What does “official ANAF PDF” mean, and why does it matter?

It means the PDF is generated by ANAF itself from the original invoice — the same official document a tax inspector sees. Most direct rivals advertise only a generic “XML→PDF” conversion without guaranteeing fidelity.

Where are my invoices stored?

With eFacturaSPV, the legal XML original and a cached PDF live in your account, and the PDFs you choose are also archived to your own Google Drive, by year and month (YYYY.MM). With InsideApp the archive still lives in their cloud; with Stocare Factura the Drive sync is available only on the Pro plan.

Why pay when I can download from SPV myself?

Because “free” costs time. Manual SPV download has no bulk download, and invoices disappear after 60 days — so you have to log in, find each one and save it before it vanishes. We offer a managed, multi-company service that pulls and archives every received invoice to your own Drive automatically, so nothing slips through.

Does the RO e-Factura mandate apply to a foreign-owned Romanian company?

Yes. The obligation is tied to the Romanian taxable person, not to who owns it. Since 1 July 2024, RO e-Factura has been the only legal channel for B2B invoices between taxable persons established in Romania, so a foreign-owned SRL must both transmit and receive through SPV like any local entity — which is why automatic pulling and archiving matters.

How far back can invoices be recovered?

60 days — that is ANAF’s hard limit in SPV. Anything older can no longer be downloaded through the API by anyone, regardless of the program. That is why it matters to use a service that pulls invoices automatically and archives them before the window closes.

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Connect ANAF once, see the official PDF and the archive in your own Drive. Your first company is free, forever.

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