LAP Change 6 - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

LAP Change 6 is the current generation of LAP's software for social work, developed by LAP Consult GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, since 1997. It covers youth welfare, autism support, school integration assistance, school social work and disability services on one platform.

Functions

- Digital client file: master data, environment, approvals, absences, contacts, documents (Word, Excel, PDF) and case notes

- Care planning: goals, sub-goals and measures under § 36 SGB VIII, with progress tracking and print-ready records for youth welfare offices and funding bodies

- Staff scheduling per care site, with target/actual hours and carry-over; AI-supported scheduling

- Time tracking for outpatient and residential work, sick leave and vacation requests

- Billing: professional service hours (Fachleistungsstunden), multiple funding bodies per client, bookings to cost centers and revenue accounts

- KPI cockpit and reports for management, HR, care sites and revenue

- Additional modules: medication documentation (MedLab), group diary, cash book for residential groups, vehicle log, knowledge base

- Child protection documentation via the LAP Kinderschutz App (developed with partner Win2win): risk assessments under § 8a SGB VIII and custody documentation under § 42 SGB VIII

Specs and deployment

- Web-based application, installed on-premise on the organization's own server; runs on all common operating systems

- Native LAP Change 6 App for iOS and Android with real-time sync to the server; history and staffing entries are also available offline

- Separate LAP Time Tracking App as a low-cost entry point

- Multi-site capable with role-based access per care site

Integrations

- Accounting: DATEV, Simba, KHK, SAP

- Payroll: KIDICAP, PAISY

- E-invoicing: ZUGFeRD (PDF with embedded XML according to EN 16931)

- Export of reports to Excel, PDF and CSV

Security

- Data stays on the organization's own server, not with a third-party cloud provider

- Role- and permission-based access following the need-to-know principle

- Encrypted app data

- Automated backups and ongoing security patches, remote maintenance on request

Implementation and support

LAP personally handles setup, data migration (from other software, spreadsheets or paper files) and training, including via the LAP Academy. The customer provides a person or IT service provider responsible for the server. Support questions are answered personally, usually within one business day.