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Xero vs FreshBooks Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Xero is an award-winning online accounting software designed for small business owners and accountants, available on any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Simplify business admin and get a range of financial insights to help you make better decisions for your business.

FreshBooks lets you create, send & track invoices, as well as create expenses, send late payment reminders and account statements, and set up recurring billing.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

25

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

21

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

3.3K

5

4

3

2

1

1.9K

937

242

70

93

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
77%
would recommend this app

4.5

4.5K

5

4

3

2

1

2.6K

1.4K

281

45

37

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
77%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Its easy-to-use interface, cloud accessibility, and helpful automation features save a lot of time and simplify day-to-day bookkeeping tasks. While there are a few areas that could be improved, Xero has been a reliable and valuable tool for managing business finances.”
RR

Rebecca R.

Production manager

“My overall experience is that the cloud-based system allows users to access their financial information from anywhere, and its integration with many third-party apps makes workflow management much more efficient for reporting and any other tasks.”
NK

Navpreet K.

Manager and CPA

“simplifies daily bookkeeping with intuitive features, real-time bank feeds, and seamless third-party integrations.”
CG

Cecilia G.

Administration

Pros

“We have had the most incredibly productive expenses management and financial reporting experience ever since we started using FreshBooks, making it easy for us to properly manage and use our financial resources during operations.”
jm

jawad m.

Operation Clerk

“It also help tracks paid and over due invoices, with its invoice and billing management features i also get to issue a professional invoice.”
LT

Linda T.

Assistant Director

“The automation for recurring invoices and payment reminders saves time, and the reports provide clear visibility into financial performance.”
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Sarthak B.

Software Developer

Cons

“There can also be occasional syncing delays with bank feeds, and certain customization options for reports and invoices feel somewhat limited compared to other accounting software.”
RR

Rebecca R.

Production manager

“Additionally, certain features like multi-currency handling or more advanced integrations, are only available in higher-tier plans, which can make it less cost-effective for growing businesses.”
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Rashi B.

Treasury Accountant

“Technically, I understand they can point to the terms of service. But from a business perspective, I genuinely do not understand burning a potential long-term customer relationship over roughly $150 on an inactive account instead of showing some flexibility or goodwill.”
AB

Andrew B.

Owner

Cons

“management for industrial components and international currency variations lack depth for a company of our scale, forcing me to use a separate software in parallel for heavy supply chain tracking.”
RC

Ron C.

Engineering and Maintenance Leader

“In a small education facility where each payment counts, the unwarranted variances cause one to be anxious.”
BK

Blerta K.

Language Instructor

“Certain accounting functions can be tricky to do due to the simplicity of how the plantforms runs and the lack of customization.”
DB

Dylan B.

Controller

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Key features

  • Total features180
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Tracking
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Quoting
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Bookkeeping Services Integration
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CPA Firms
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Case Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contingency Billing
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Currency Conversion
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deferred Billing
  • Delivery Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Accountants
  • For CPA Firms
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Schools
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • K-1 Reporting
  • Kitting
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multi-State
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Online Banking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Overpayment Processing
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Collection
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Pricing and Cost Calculations
  • Product Identification
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requisition Management
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shipping Management
  • Sourcing Management
  • Spend Control
  • Spend Management
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Time Tracking by Client
  • Time Tracking by Project
  • Timer
  • Timesheet Management
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Trip Logs
  • Trust Accounting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Vendor Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Total features118
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Tracking
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Quoting
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Bookkeeping Services Integration
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CPA Firms
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Case Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contingency Billing
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Database
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Currency Conversion
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deferred Billing
  • Delivery Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Profiles
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Accountants
  • For CPA Firms
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Schools
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • K-1 Reporting
  • Kitting
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Multi-State
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Online Banking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Overpayment Processing
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Collection
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Pricing and Cost Calculations
  • Product Identification
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Payments
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requisition Management
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shipping Management
  • Sourcing Management
  • Spend Control
  • Spend Management
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Time Tracking by Client
  • Time Tracking by Project
  • Timer
  • Timesheet Management
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Trip Logs
  • Trust Accounting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Vendor Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment

Integrations

  • Total integrations137
  • 123FormBuilder
  • 2Ship
  • AWeber
  • Accelo
  • Actionstep
  • ActiveCampaign
  • ActiveCollab
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Administrate Training Management
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • ApprovalMax
  • Approveit
  • AroFlo
  • Asana
  • AutoEntry
  • Autotask PSA
  • Avalara
  • Basecamp
  • Bench
  • Bidsketch
  • BigCommerce
  • Bitrix24
  • BlueFolder
  • Buildertrend
  • Calendly
  • Campaign Monitor by Marigold
  • Capsule
  • Cash Flow Frog
  • Chargebee
  • Chargezoom
  • Chaser
  • Checkeeper
  • Checkfront
  • Chrometa
  • Cin7 Core
  • Cin7 Omni
  • ClicData
  • Clio
  • CollBox
  • Constant Contact
  • Corpay
  • CreditorWatch Collect
  • Current RMS
  • CustomerSure
  • Cyfe
  • Datamolino
  • Deputy
  • Devart ODBC Drivers
  • Dext
  • DocuSend
  • Dropbox Backup
  • Dryrun
  • EZRentOut
  • Ecwid
  • Emburse Nexonia
  • Employment Hero
  • Entryless
  • Epos Now
  • Eventbrite
  • Everhour
  • Excel Add-ins
  • Expensify
  • Expiration Reminder
  • Exsalerate CRM
  • Fathom
  • Fergus
  • FieldAware
  • Financial Driver
  • Fishbowl
  • Float
  • Float Cash Flow
  • Forekast
  • Formstack Forms
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Futrli
  • Geckoboard
  • GoCardless
  • GoSimpleTax
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Workspace
  • Gravity Forms
  • Grow
  • Gusto
  • HappyFox Help Desk
  • Harvest
  • Highrise
  • Hike
  • HoneyBook
  • Hotelogix
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Hubdoc
  • Ignition
  • Intervals
  • InvoiceSherpa
  • JobAdder
  • Keap
  • Kickserv
  • Kissflow
  • Klips
  • Lendflow
  • LiveChat
  • LivePlan
  • MMC Receipt
  • MRPeasy
  • Mailform
  • Manu Online
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • MileageWise
  • Mindbody
  • MinuteDock
  • Netskope One Platform
  • NiceJob
  • OnePageCRM
  • Online Check Writer
  • Onsight
  • Operations Hub
  • PandaDoc
  • Partial.ly
  • PayPal Enterprise Payments
  • PayPal Payments
  • Payescape
  • Payment Evolution
  • Payoneer
  • Pegasys
  • Pepperi
  • Plooto
  • Podia
  • Podio
  • ProfitSee
  • Proposify
  • Prospero
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Quoter
  • Quotient
  • Qvinci
  • Qwilr
  • Re-Leased
  • RightSignature
  • Rydoo
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage Accounting
  • SalesSeek
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Sapaad
  • Satago
  • ServiceM8
  • SherpaDesk
  • Shoeboxed
  • Shopify
  • Signpost
  • Simple Salon
  • Simpro
  • Skyvia
  • Slack
  • Solve CRM
  • Spotler CRM
  • Spotlight Reporting
  • Square Payments
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Squarespace
  • Starshipit
  • Streamtime
  • Stripe
  • SurePayroll
  • Syft Analytics
  • Synchroteam
  • Tabology EPOS
  • Tallie
  • Teachable
  • Teamwork.com
  • Tidy
  • Time Tracker by eBillity
  • TimeCamp
  • Timely
  • Todoist
  • Toggl
  • Total Synergy
  • Tradify
  • Trello
  • Trigger
  • Universe
  • Unleashed
  • Veeqo
  • Viably
  • WORKetc
  • WellyBox
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Workato
  • WorkflowMax
  • Wufoo
  • XEDI Web EDI
  • Yalla
  • Yearli
  • ZENOTI
  • Zahara
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Sell
  • Zendesk Suite
  • ZipRecruiter
  • Zoho Analytics
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoom Workplace
  • authorize.net
  • ezyCollect by Sidetrade
  • ezyVet
  • noCRM
  • vWorkApp
  • webexpenses
  • Total integrations109
  • 123FormBuilder
  • 2Ship
  • AWeber
  • Accelo
  • Actionstep
  • ActiveCampaign
  • ActiveCollab
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Administrate Training Management
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • ApprovalMax
  • Approveit
  • AroFlo
  • Asana
  • AutoEntry
  • Autotask PSA
  • Avalara
  • Basecamp
  • Bench
  • Bidsketch
  • BigCommerce
  • Bitrix24
  • BlueFolder
  • Buildertrend
  • Calendly
  • Campaign Monitor by Marigold
  • Capsule
  • Cash Flow Frog
  • Chargebee
  • Chargezoom
  • Chaser
  • Checkeeper
  • Checkfront
  • Chrometa
  • Cin7 Core
  • Cin7 Omni
  • ClicData
  • Clio
  • CollBox
  • Constant Contact
  • Corpay
  • CreditorWatch Collect
  • Current RMS
  • CustomerSure
  • Cyfe
  • Datamolino
  • Deputy
  • Devart ODBC Drivers
  • Dext
  • DocuSend
  • Dropbox Backup
  • Dryrun
  • EZRentOut
  • Ecwid
  • Emburse Nexonia
  • Employment Hero
  • Entryless
  • Epos Now
  • Eventbrite
  • Everhour
  • Excel Add-ins
  • Expensify
  • Expiration Reminder
  • Exsalerate CRM
  • Fathom
  • Fergus
  • FieldAware
  • Financial Driver
  • Fishbowl
  • Float
  • Float Cash Flow
  • Forekast
  • Formstack Forms
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Futrli
  • Geckoboard
  • GoCardless
  • GoSimpleTax
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Workspace
  • Gravity Forms
  • Grow
  • Gusto
  • HappyFox Help Desk
  • Harvest
  • Highrise
  • Hike
  • HoneyBook
  • Hotelogix
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Hubdoc
  • Ignition
  • Intervals
  • InvoiceSherpa
  • JobAdder
  • Keap
  • Kickserv
  • Kissflow
  • Klips
  • Lendflow
  • LiveChat
  • LivePlan
  • MMC Receipt
  • MRPeasy
  • Mailform
  • Manu Online
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • MileageWise
  • Mindbody
  • MinuteDock
  • Netskope One Platform
  • NiceJob
  • OnePageCRM
  • Online Check Writer
  • Onsight
  • Operations Hub
  • PandaDoc
  • Partial.ly
  • PayPal Enterprise Payments
  • PayPal Payments
  • Payescape
  • Payment Evolution
  • Payoneer
  • Pegasys
  • Pepperi
  • Plooto
  • Podia
  • Podio
  • ProfitSee
  • Proposify
  • Prospero
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Quoter
  • Quotient
  • Qvinci
  • Qwilr
  • Re-Leased
  • RightSignature
  • Rydoo
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage Accounting
  • SalesSeek
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Sapaad
  • Satago
  • ServiceM8
  • SherpaDesk
  • Shoeboxed
  • Shopify
  • Signpost
  • Simple Salon
  • Simpro
  • Skyvia
  • Slack
  • Solve CRM
  • Spotler CRM
  • Spotlight Reporting
  • Square Payments
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Squarespace
  • Starshipit
  • Streamtime
  • Stripe
  • SurePayroll
  • Syft Analytics
  • Synchroteam
  • Tabology EPOS
  • Tallie
  • Teachable
  • Teamwork.com
  • Tidy
  • Time Tracker by eBillity
  • TimeCamp
  • Timely
  • Todoist
  • Toggl
  • Total Synergy
  • Tradify
  • Trello
  • Trigger
  • Universe
  • Unleashed
  • Veeqo
  • Viably
  • WORKetc
  • WellyBox
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Workato
  • WorkflowMax
  • Wufoo
  • XEDI Web EDI
  • Yalla
  • Yearli
  • ZENOTI
  • Zahara
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Sell
  • Zendesk Suite
  • ZipRecruiter
  • Zoho Analytics
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoom Workplace
  • authorize.net
  • ezyCollect by Sidetrade
  • ezyVet
  • noCRM
  • vWorkApp
  • webexpenses