Uku → Directo
Invoices
Review, approve, and invoices land in Directo — line items, VAT, payment terms. If the customer doesn't exist in Directo, Uku creates one automatically.
Syncs on every invoice export · Re-sync your client list any time.
Directo + Uku integration for Accounting Firms
Practice management for Estonian firms already on Directo.
- Bill every minute your team actually worked — automatically
- Your team stops chasing clients. Uku does it on a schedule.
- Track every job, see who's behind, fix it before Friday
Uku finds the 15–30% of revenue your Directo invoice can't see.
Your team tracks the work. Uku turns it into invoices Directo gets the same day. No spreadsheets, no missed minutes, no end-of-month panic.
What syncs between Uku and Directo.
Directo holds the books. Uku runs the practice. Here's exactly what moves between them — and which way. No black boxes.
Directo → Uku
Clients
Every Directo customer lands in Uku, linked by customer code. One click, no spreadsheet exports.
Directo → Uku
Articles & VAT codes
Your Directo articles and VAT codes become Uku billing templates.
Directo → Uku
Payment status
Directo reports payment status back to Uku automatically.
Read-only.
Uku → Directo
Payment terms
T-conditions flow from Uku to Directo — the number of days between invoice date and due date.
How it works
1 hour to set up. The same day to your first invoice.
- 01
Subscribe to XML Direct
Order the XML Direct service from Directo. Get your XML Direct key from Personal → Employees → integration user.
- 02
Import clients
Paste the XML Direct key in Uku. Select which clients to import — Uku links them by customer code.
- 03
Build your contracts
Pick the services, set the rates. Uku starts collecting time for you.
- 04
Send the invoice
Review, hit send. It lands in Directo — line items, VAT, payment terms. Missing customer? Uku creates it.
Fast Client Import
Your Directo customers, in Uku in minutes.
Paste your XML Direct key and select which clients to import. Uku links every customer by customer code — name, email, address, registry code, all in place.
Need to re-sync? Pull updated clients any time. Your practice and your books stay in lockstep — without anyone chasing it.
Automated Billing
Automated Data Collection & Invoicing
Build a contract once. Uku pulls in your team's tracked time, fixed fees, and volume entries — and drafts every invoice for you. The work that was lost in spreadsheets gets billed.
Mix time, fixed, volume, and item-based pricing in the same contract. Your Directo articles and VAT codes are already loaded — no double setup.
Invoices to Directo
From Uku to Directo in 4 clicks.
Review the draft, hit send. Uku pushes the invoice into Directo — line items, VAT codes, payment terms, seller code. All of it.
Customer doesn't exist in Directo yet? Uku creates it automatically. No double entry. No reconciliation. No spreadsheets in the middle.
Automated Debt Reminders
Overdue invoices chase themselves.
Directo knows which invoices are paid. Uku knows the rest. So Uku sends the reminders — politely, on a schedule you set.
Set up two reminders or five. Different templates for 2, 7, and 14 days overdue. Your team stops chasing money and goes back to actual work.
On schedule
2d Friendly
7d Polite nudge
14d Final notice
Set your own schedule, write your own emails, change the tone any time. Uku runs it. Your team doesn't touch it.
"I'd been looking for a practice management solution for my accounting firm for years. Uku was the answer to our problems."
Directo integration checklist
Yes, Uku Directo integration can do that.
Every Directo integration question we hear from accounting firms — and the answer is always the same.
- Can I pull every Directo client into Uku via XML Direct? Yes!
- Can Uku push invoices with line items, VAT codes and payment terms straight into Directo? Yes!
- Will Uku read payment status back so my team stops checking two places? Yes!
- Can Uku auto-send polite debt reminders when invoices go overdue? Yes!
- Does it work with Estonian registry codes? Yes!
What Estonian practice managers say after a year with Uku
38% more customers in just one year
1 year with Uku and we can serve 38% more customers. Couldn't imagine life without Uku."
Annika R.
Chief accountant, Estonia
Increased efficiency and visibility across the team
Uku is simple and intuitive and covers anything we might need from a work management system — from tracking time and managing tasks to billing. It has increased efficiency and visibility throughout our team."
Kersti S.
Lead accountant, Sweden
The answer to our practice management problems
I'd been looking for a practice management solution for my accounting firm for years. Uku was the answer to our problems."
Christer H.
CEO, Estonia
Brought our clients closer to the accountants
Uku's team is very helpful in coming up with solutions. In our company, Uku has brought the client closer to accountant while giving both the accountant and management an overview of how much time is spent on what kind of work or communication."
Piret T.
IT Manager, Estonia
FAQ
Questions about the Directo integration
Order the XML Direct service from Directo, then paste your XML Direct key into Uku Settings & Apps. Your client list, articles, and VAT codes start flowing immediately.
One-way: Directo → Uku. Customers are linked by customer code. We deliberately don't push client edits back — your books stay the single source of truth.
From Directo → Uku: customers, articles, VAT codes, payment status. From Uku → Directo: invoices, line items, VAT codes, payment terms, seller code. The "What syncs" section above shows the full picture.
Uku creates the customer in Directo automatically when you send the first invoice for that client. No manual setup needed.
Subscribing to XML Direct and connecting to Uku takes under an hour. Mapping your services to Uku contracts takes 30–60 minutes depending on how many you have. Our onboarding team will sit on a call with you and do most of it.
No. Nothing leaves Uku until you hit send. There's no background sync running in the dark. You stay in control of every invoice that lands in Directo.
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