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Xero alternatives

Other accounting tools, ranked by what the people who use them say. Vendors can't pay for a place on this list.

At a glance

We list 4 other accounting tools as alternatives to Xero: FreshBooks, QuickBooks, Wave and Zoho Books.
QuickBooks, Wave and Zoho Books have a free plan.
Zoho Books works with Stripe, as Xero does.
QuickBooks works with Dext, as Xero does.

From each tool's own website and from published reviews. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.

4 alternatives

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FreshBooks
Small business accounting software to send invoices, track time, manage receipts and expenses and get paid
No reviews yet
Paid plans from
Lite, $23 (as of October 19, 2026)
Free trial
30 days
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Main features
Online payments, Time tracking, Proposals and estimates
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QuickBooks
Cleaner books, faster payments and confident decisions, without doing it all yourself
No reviews yet
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Simple Start, $38 (as of October 14, 2026)
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Integrations shared with Xero
Dext
Main features
Bookkeeping, Invoicing and payments, Expense tracking
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Wave
Create invoices, accept online payments and make accounting easy, all in one place
No reviews yet
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Pro, $19 (as of October 19, 2026)
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Integrations shared with Xero
None in common
Main features
Invoicing and estimates, Receipt capture, Payroll add-on
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Zoho Books
Manage end-to-end accounting, from invoicing to inventory and expenses, with cloud accounting software
No reviews yet
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Standard, $20 (as of October 14, 2026)
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Windows
Integrations shared with Xero
Stripe
Main features
Invoicing and quotes, Bank reconciliation, Sales tax
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