Accounting & Finance · head to head
Lexware vs Fortnox
Lexware
Accounting & Finance
Accounting and invoicing software for German small businesses and freelancers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Fortnox
Accounting & Finance
Swedish cloud accounting and business platform for bookkeeping, invoicing and payroll
- 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); Fortnox corporate packages alone span at least 7 named tiers (Mini through Stor+) priced from 209 kr/man to 919 kr/man, and add-on programs are billed separately per module (SEK)
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lexware and Fortnox actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).
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
Fortnox
- Corporate packages alone span at least 7 named tiers (Mini through Stor+) priced from 209 kr/man to 919 kr/man, and add-on programs are billed separately per module (SEK)
- The Fortnox Access verification tier is priced by transaction volume, rising from 9 kr/man at zero verifications to 199 kr/man at 1000+ verifications (SEK), so cost is not fixed and scales with usage
Pricing, plan by plan
Lexware
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Lexware review.
Fortnox
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Fortnox review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Lexware if
Nothing in the data separates Lexware from Fortnox on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Fortnox if
Nothing in the data separates Fortnox from Lexware on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Lexware or Fortnox better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lexware starts at On request and Fortnox at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lexware or Fortnox?
- Lexware starts at On request and Fortnox at On request.
- Does Lexware or Fortnox run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.