designenergie switches from Revolver to MOCO – and gets back what matters most in day-to-day work: clarity.
designenergie is a full-service agency based in Dörentrup – on the market since 1997 and run by me, Jörg Wilutzky. I work with a virtual team of eight freelance colleagues across all disciplines, flexibly distributed, with a clear principle: It’s not about being present – it’s about results. That’s exactly why we need systems that can keep up with that reality.
Our clients are mostly smaller SMEs, especially social organisations and trades businesses. They often come to us because they have little online visibility, because marketing has become piecemeal over the years – or because, after bad experiences, they simply want a partner again who works reliably and honestly. Many then stay with us for a very long time: ten years or more is more the rule than the exception.
And it was precisely that long-term nature of our work that eventually confronted us with an uncomfortable question: why were we tolerating an internal setup that was slowing us down?
Starting Point: A Tool from Another Era – and Processes That Became Increasingly Manual
We used Revolver for an extremely long time – since the early Bizzcross days (around 2001). The system had become “normal” for us. But with each passing year, it felt less like support and more like administration.
The issues with the old tool weren’t dramatic – and that’s exactly what made them risky:
Access outside the network was cumbersome
The interface and user logic felt outdated and unintuitive
Integrations with external tools were hardly feasible in any meaningful way
Above all, we lacked a clear overview of finances and projects
Time tracking was slow – and created a lot of follow-up work
Plus: years of data sprawl (partly our own doing)
In the end, we made do. With workarounds. With “we’ll do it later”. With manual steps that nobody enjoys in day-to-day work – but that still have to happen if you want complete data at the end.
What We Wanted: Visibility Instead of Gut Feel – and Admin That Runs in the Background
I didn’t necessarily want “a new tool” – I wanted to get back what’s crucial in a virtual team with lots of parallel projects: clarity.
Clarity across projects, time, costs, and income – so that managing things doesn’t start on Friday evening when you’re pulling everything together, but is possible every day. We also had clear requirements: easy onboarding for external team members, clean time tracking (including on mobile), sensible links into finance processes, and a system that hasn’t stood still.
Why We Chose MOCO: Because It Fits – and Because It Feels Right
I spent weeks evaluating options. I discovered MOCO when Revolver became part of the everii Group – and then quickly realised: this isn’t “just another ERP tool”, it’s a system that works in everyday life.
For us, MOCO had practically everything we were looking for. Two things – an internal client wiki and task management – weren’t available in the form we need. But that wasn’t a dealbreaker, because we’ve been handling both externally for years anyway.
What won us over:
A fast learning curve thanks to excellent documentation
Quick support via the in-app service
An interface that doesn’t look like a compromise, but like a product
The sense that MOCO is actively developed, rather than left to stagnate
A mobile app that makes time tracking and receipt capture easier day to day
Integration with DATEV and our bank, which noticeably smooths our finance flow
And: the option to automate processes further with AI (a real lever for us)
After the first test, I thought something you rarely hear in software projects, but that says it all: this is actually fun. And that’s what matters in day-to-day work, because it determines whether a tool is used consistently, or whether people fall back into workarounds.
Migration: “WOW” – and the Team Was On Board Straight Away
The switch was received positively across the board. The mood in the team was clear: finally less manual work, finally less “sort of”.
We switched using the migration tool for Revolver customers, which meant we could migrate our data to MOCO easily and quickly. The migration tool worked brilliantly. When I had a more specific question, I was able to clarify it quickly with the contact person.Are you a Revolver customer and would you also like to switch to MOCO? Use the migration tool to transfer your data from Revolver to MOCO easily and securely. 👉 Find out more here.Our first impression after switching was a genuine: WOW. A beautiful, intuitive interface – and above all, the feeling that everything belongs together: projects, time, receipts, Billing, and figures. And: I was able to onboard the external colleagues without any hassle or special workarounds.
After around five weeks, we could already see what had been missing before: costs, income, working hours, and projects are finally transparent and controllable.
What Changed in Practice: Faster, More Complete, More Cost-Effective
MOCO didn’t just optimise things “a little” – it noticeably sped up several core processes:
We track significantly more hours – because time tracking is easier and automations help
Quotes and Billing run around 60% faster for us
We handle the bookkeeping preparation ourselves – saving effort and reducing costs with our tax adviser
New business is much easier thanks to the lead features in MOCO
The biggest benefit is still what sits behind all of this: clarity. Not as reporting, but as something you can manage day to day.
Our Stack Today: MOCO as a Clear Foundation, Not a Forced “All-in-One”
Alongside MOCO, we still work with Asana, ToDoist (connected via AI on our side), and DATEV. We don’t use everything in MOCO – for example, we don’t use To-Dos, because we need more depth there. But that’s exactly the point for us: MOCO doesn’t have to replace everything. It needs to bring together the things that are crucial for commercial clarity.
Conclusion: We Should Have Switched Sooner
What currently convinces us most about MOCO is the overall package: consistent usability, day-to-day speed, and regular, genuinely useful improvements.
As a result, administration no longer feels like “catching up”, but like a process that runs smoothly in the background. If we had to sum up our experience with MOCO in one sentence, it would be:
We’re glad we switched. Using MOCO is enjoyable every day. At last, we have the clarity over figures and projects that I’ve wanted for many years. (English image not yet available)
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