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FreeAgent vs Xero

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

GBP · US · source: www.freeagent.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Limited Company — standard Highlighted
GBP 33 monthly · GBP 27.5 / month with annual commitment

Regular price: £33/month Regular price: £330/year

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: www.xero.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Early — default
USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment

Then $25 per month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Growing — default
USD 55 monthly · USD 55 / month with annual commitment

Then $55 per month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Established — default Highlighted
USD 90 monthly · USD 90 / month with annual commitment

Then $90 per month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

FreeAgent

Limited Company — standard

Nail the daily admin

Dashboard

Included

Nail the daily admin

Mobile app

Included

Nail the daily admin

Radar

Included

Nail the daily admin

Invoicing

Included

Nail the daily admin

Estimates

Included

Nail the daily admin

Expenses

Included

Nail the daily admin

Smart Capture

Included

Nail the daily admin

Projects

Included

Nail the daily admin

Time tracking

Included

Nail the daily admin

Payroll

Included

Nail the daily admin

UK-based support

Included

Relax about tax

VAT

Included

Relax about tax

Self Assessment

Included

Relax about tax

End-of-year filing

Included

Relax about tax

Tax Timeline

Included

Manage your finances

Banking

Included

Manage your finances

Smart categorisation

Included

Manage your finances

Cashflow

Included

Manage your finances

One-click payments

Included

Xero

Early — default

Highlights

Send quotes and 20 invoices†

Included

Highlights

Accept online invoice payments^

Included

Highlights

5 bills

Included

Highlights

Reconcile bank transactions

Included

Highlights

Smart Document Capture

Included

Highlights

View real-time reports

Included

Highlights

W-9 + 1099 management

Included

Highlights

Sales tax

Included

Highlights

Visualize performance with basic graphs

Included

Highlights

30 day cash flow forecast

Included

Highlights

Make online bill payments (Domestic - Free ACH)

Included

Highlights

Make online bill payments (Cross Border)

Included

Growing — default

Highlights

Everything in Early, plus:

Included

Highlights

Send invoices and quotes

Included

Highlights

Automate bill entry and track bills

Included

Highlights

Auto-reconcile bank transactions

Included

Highlights

Visualize performance with graphs

Included

Highlights

60 day cash flow forecast

Included

Highlights

Customize performance dashboards

Included

Highlights

Tailored financial health scorecards

Included

Established — default

Highlights

Everything in Growing, plus:

Included

Highlights

180 day cash flow forecast

Included

Highlights

Analyze KPIs and ratios

Included

Highlights

Use multiple currencies

Included

Highlights

Track time and costs for projects

Included

Highlights

Employee expense and mileage claims

Included

Highlights

Benchmark against the industry

Included

Highlights

Make online bill payments (International)

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

FreeAgent

  1. Source
    • Limited Company — standard: GBP 33 monthly · GBP 27.5 / month with annual commitment

Xero

  1. Source
    • Early — default: USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment
    • Growing — default: USD 55 monthly · USD 55 / month with annual commitment
    • Established — default: USD 90 monthly · USD 90 / month with annual commitment