Choose Wave if you need
- A lower starting price. Wave Pro is $19 and Xero Grow is $78, both per month.
At a glance
- Wave has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Xero.
- Wave's lowest paid plan is Pro at $19 per month, as of October 19, 2026.
- Xero's lowest paid plan is Grow at $78 per month, as of November 13, 2026.
- Wave has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Xero.
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
No checked fact sets Xero apart from Wave yet.
Wave
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Xero
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Review XeroThe facts
- What it does
- WaveCreate invoices, accept online payments and make accounting easy, all in one place
- XeroAccounting software with plans that scale as your business grows.
- Free plan
- WaveYes
- XeroNot confirmed
- Pricing
- WaveNot confirmed
- XeroMonthly subscription by plan
- Paid plans from
- Wave
People who switched
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No reviewer has said they moved between Wave and Xero yet.
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