Software · head to head
Lexware vs Empower
Lexware
Software
Accounting and invoicing software for German small businesses and freelancers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Lexware prices are tiered by employee count up to 50 Mitarbeitende, and the payroll add-on tiers above the base range are quoted only auf Anfrage (on request), not published (EUR); Empower empower's managed advisory tiers require a minimum of $100,000 in investable assets for Personal Strategy and $1,000,000 for Private Client, with exact advisory fee percentages deferred to the Form ADV filing rather than published on the site.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lexware and Empower actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Lexware
Nothing recorded that Empower does not also cover.
Only in Empower
- Net worth tracking
- Investment tracking
- Retirement planner
- Cash flow
- 401k fee analyzer
- Bank connections
- Brokerage accounts
- SOC 2
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Lexware
No use cases recorded yet. See the Lexware review.
Empower
- Wealth trackingnot Lexware
- Retirement planningnot Lexware
- Investment analysisnot Lexware
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Lexware
- Prices are tiered by employee count up to 50 Mitarbeitende, and the payroll add-on tiers above the base range are quoted only auf Anfrage (on request), not published (EUR)
- Base plans range from EUR 7.90 to EUR 32.90 per month before VAT, with the introductory 50% discount lasting only 3 months
Empower
- Empower's managed advisory tiers require a minimum of $100,000 in investable assets for Personal Strategy and $1,000,000 for Private Client, with exact advisory fee percentages deferred to the Form ADV filing rather than published on the site.
Pricing, plan by plan
Lexware
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Lexware review.
Empower
$29/month- Free ToolsFree
- Net worth tracking
- Cash flow
- Investment checkup
- Wealth ManagementFree
- 0.89% AUM fee
- Dedicated advisor
- Tax optimization
Which should you pick?
Choose Lexware if
Nothing in the data separates Lexware from Empower on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Empower if
- You need net worth tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want investment tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Lexware or Empower better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lexware starts at On request and Empower at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lexware or Empower?
- Lexware starts at On request and Empower at $29/month.
- Does Lexware or Empower run on more platforms?
- Lexware runs on Web. Empower runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What can Lexware do that Empower cannot?
- Empower covers Net worth tracking, Investment tracking, Retirement planner, Cash flow.