Best Xero Alternatives in 2026

12 alternatives reviewed to Xero, each compared and rated with a public methodology.

Xero · Xero is online accounting software for small businesses, big in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Poorly suited to the French framework. View Xero review

The best Xero alternative is Deel, rated 8/10. To start for free, Zoho Invoice offers a free plan. 12 alternatives compared below.

ToolRadar ScoreStarting priceReview
Deel8/1049 $/contractor/moisView review
Zoho Invoice8/10FreeView review
Cegid8/1020 €/mois HT (Cegid Business)View review
EBP7/1012,50 €/mois HTView review
Sage7/1019 €/mois HTView review
Obat7/1025 € HT / moisView review
AssoConnect7/1023 € TTC / moisView review
Tolteck7/1019 € HT / moisView review
Joiin7/1028 $/moisView review
Les Tricolores7/1014,90 €/mois HTView review
Agicap6/10On requestView review
Escrow.com6/10On requestView review
International payroll and hiring (EOR) in one place
Finance & Accounting

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Deel manages international payroll, contractors, and EOR hiring in over 130 countries. Contractors from $49/month, EOR from $599/employee/month.
Free invoicing for freelancers and small businesses
Finance & Accounting

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Zoho Invoice is 100% free invoicing software for freelancers and small businesses: quotes, invoices, time tracking, and online payments.
The French management range: accounting, payroll, HR, finance, and retail
Finance & Accounting

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Cegid publishes a French range of management software (accounting, payroll, HR, retail). EBP's parent company, plans from €20/month excl. tax.
French management software for small businesses, SMEs, and tradespeople
Finance & Accounting

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EBP publishes French management software (accounting, payroll, invoicing, business management). Cegid subsidiary, plans from €12.50/month excl. tax.
The accounting and management software range for France
Automation & No-code

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Sage offers a range of accounting software for French businesses (Sage 50, Sage Active). British vendor, plans from €19/month excl. tax.
Quotes, invoices, and job site tracking for the building trade
Finance & Accounting
Obat handles quotes, invoices, job site tracking, and profitability for building trade professionals and small businesses. A library of 30,000 work items with regionalized pricing, and a pricing grid segmented by legal status, micro-entreprise (French simplified sole trader status) included.
Nonprofit management: accounting, members, website and payment collection
Finance & AccountingSales & CRM
AssoConnect combines nonprofit accounting, a member database, a website, email campaigns and online payment collection in one platform. The payment feature is free, subscriptions start at €23 incl. VAT per month.
Quotes and invoices for building trade professionals, one flat price
Finance & Accounting
Tolteck handles quotes and invoices for building trade professionals, with a preloaded library of work items and an offline mode. One flat price, unlimited users, starting at €19 excl. VAT per month.
Multi-entity financial consolidation, no spreadsheets
Automation & No-code

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Joiin is a multi-entity financial consolidation tool that pulls in Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage. 14-day trial, billed per company from $28/month.
French-style business address and mail handling
E-commerce

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Les Tricolores is a French business address service: registered office address and mail handling. Plans start at €14.90/month excl. VAT.
Cash flow management for mid-market companies, quote-only pricing
Finance & Accounting
Agicap consolidates bank accounts, builds cash flow forecasts, and manages accounts receivable and accounts payable. Lyon-based vendor, built for multi-entity and multi-currency groups. No public pricing.
The secure payment escrow service for transactions
Finance & Accounting
Escrow.com secures transactions by holding funds in escrow until compliant delivery. Fees taken per transaction, no subscription.
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