Software · head to head
Lexware vs FreeAgent
Lexware
Software
Accounting and invoicing software for German small businesses and freelancers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
FreeAgent
Software
Accounting software for 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); FreeAgent priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lexware and FreeAgent actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
FreeAgent
- Priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions
Pricing, plan by plan
Lexware
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Lexware review.
FreeAgent
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the FreeAgent review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Lexware if
Nothing in the data separates Lexware from FreeAgent on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose FreeAgent if
Nothing in the data separates FreeAgent from Lexware on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Lexware or FreeAgent better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lexware starts at On request and FreeAgent at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lexware or FreeAgent?
- Lexware starts at On request and FreeAgent at On request.
- Does Lexware or FreeAgent run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.