Zefix is Switzerland's official business name index. It provides basic registration data. Companexia builds on the same Zefix source and adds financial analysis, ownership network graphs, document previews, and structured timelines. Plus UK company coverage. All free. New countries coming soon.
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Zefix is a government lookup tool. Companexia turns the same data into structured intelligence.
Zefix provides raw registry data. Companexia structures and enriches that same data into usable company intelligence.
| Feature | Zefix | Companexia |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss company registration data | ||
| Company name, status, legal form | ||
| UID number and registered office | ||
| SOGC publications | ||
| Financial analysis | UK full, Swiss where published through SOGC | |
| Structured company timeline | ||
| Ownership network graph | ||
| Document preview and download | ||
| Person search across entities | ||
| Geographic mapping | ||
| UK company coverage | ||
| Modern search interface | ||
| Cantonal register links |
Zefix is the source for Swiss registry data. Companexia adds structure, analysis, and a cross-border company view around it.
UK companies include up to 12 years of filed accounts with the full ratio suite across each available year. For Swiss companies, financial analysis appears where accounts have been published through SOGC, so availability follows what the company has disclosed. That keeps the financial layer tied to public source material rather than implying more than the registry provides.
Zefix is limited to Switzerland. Companexia places Swiss and UK companies in the same workflow, which helps when ownership, directors, or counterparties cross jurisdictions.
Zefix provides registry facts, but not a visual control map. Companexia turns relationships into an ownership graph, making directors, linked entities, and control paths easier to follow.
Changes are easier to read when filings and events are organized as a review sequence rather than isolated records. Companexia keeps the document and the surrounding context together when a Swiss filing needs to be checked.
Incorporations, officer changes, address updates, and filings, organized chronologically with context.
Registered office locations plotted on a map. Useful for verifying addresses and understanding geographic clustering.
Find every company a director or shareholder is linked to, both current and historical, UK and Switzerland.
Teams that need more than a company name and address for UK and Swiss entities.
Verify company status, trace beneficial ownership, and pull official documents in one search. No need to switch between registry sites.
Evaluate a private UK or Swiss company's financial health using calculated ratios and multi-year trends. No expensive data terminal needed.
Pull a company's full filing history, ownership changes, and director appointments in minutes. Structured and downloadable.
Map corporate ownership networks, identify shared directors, and trace company connections across UK and Swiss entities.
Every record comes directly from official registries. No scraped data, no guesswork. New countries coming soon.
Zefix (Zentraler Firmenindex) is the Swiss Federal Commercial Registry Office's public portal. It provides the official index of all legal entities registered in Switzerland's 28 cantonal commercial registers. For a basic lookup of a company's name, legal form, registered office, and UID number, Zefix works well and is free.
The limitation is that Zefix is an index, not an intelligence tool. It shows you that a company exists and links to SOGC publication PDFs, but it doesn't structure that data into anything actionable. There's no ownership visualization, no event timeline, no document previews, and no way to see how companies and people are connected across entities.
Companexia sources from the same Zefix/SOGC data and adds structure: company events organized chronologically, ownership rendered as interactive network graphs, official documents with preview thumbnails, and person profiles showing every linked entity. It also covers UK companies via Companies House, giving you cross-border research capability in a single interface.
Companexia extracts financial figures from filed annual accounts (iXBRL for UK, SOGC publications for Switzerland) and calculates key ratios automatically: current ratio, equity ratio, return on assets, year-over-year growth in profit/loss and total assets, and compound annual growth rate. These are grouped into four categories (growth, efficiency, liquidity, and capital structure) and displayed alongside raw figures for every available filing year.
Zefix provides raw registration data without analysis or enrichment. Companexia structures the same data into actionable company profiles.
Zefix lists officers and board members in SOGC publications but doesn't connect them across entities. Companexia renders ownership structures as interactive network graphs with adjustable depth from 2 to 10 levels, letting you trace connections between people and companies.
Zefix provides direct links to cantonal registers and certified extracts, which Companexia does not. For official legal proceedings requiring certified documents, you'll still need the cantonal register. For research, analysis, and understanding company structures, Companexia provides a significantly better experience.
Companexia sources UK data directly from Companies House and Swiss data from Zefix (the official Swiss commercial register). Financial figures are extracted from filed annual accounts. Ratios and health scores are calculated by Companexia's analysis engine. Every company profile displays a "Last updated" timestamp tied to the most recent registry sync.
Common questions about using Companexia as an Zefix alternative.
Zefix is the source for Swiss registry data, but it is not designed as an analysis workflow. Companexia restructures that data into profiles, timelines, ownership views, document workflows, and a cross-border view that also includes UK companies.
Zefix is the federal search layer that surfaces official data from the cantonal commercial registers. For some formal extracts, filings, or canton-specific record questions, the underlying cantonal register may still be the place to go.
It depends on the legal form and what is publicly disclosed. For Swiss GmbH or Sàrl entities, member information is often public in the register, while for Swiss AG or SA companies shareholder information is generally not disclosed in the same way.
No. Companexia is for research and review, not for filing actions or issuing certified registry documents. For those tasks, Zefix and the relevant cantonal register remain the official route.
Currently Companexia covers the United Kingdom and Switzerland. That lets you move between Swiss and UK company research in one workflow.
No. Company profiles, financial analysis, ownership views, and documents are available without registration or sign-up.
Companexia syncs with its source registries regularly. Each company profile shows a last updated date tied to the most recent registry sync.
Review Swiss company records with timelines, ownership context, documents, and UK cross-border coverage in one workflow.