Choose QuickBooks if you need
- A lower starting price. QuickBooks Simple Start is $38 and Xero Grow is $78, both per month.
At a glance
- QuickBooks has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Xero.
- QuickBooks' lowest paid plan is Simple Start at $38 per month, as of October 14, 2026.
- Xero's lowest paid plan is Grow at $78 per month, as of November 13, 2026.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Xero if you need
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Review XeroThe facts
- What it does
- QuickBooksCleaner books, faster payments and confident decisions, without doing it all yourself
- XeroAccounting software with plans that scale as your business grows.
- Free plan
- QuickBooksYes
- XeroNot confirmed
- Pricing
- QuickBooksFlat monthly
- XeroMonthly subscription by plan
- Paid plans from
- QuickBooks
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