Accounting · head to head
Netvisor vs Xero
Netvisor
Accounting
Finnish cloud accounting and payroll with pricing built from a base fee plus per transaction charges
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The short version
- Only Netvisor has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Netvisor pricing is a base fee plus a charge per sales invoice, per purchase invoice, per payslip and per other transaction, so a company with high document volumes pays a bill that scales with trading activity and cannot be budgeted as a fixed monthly cost.; Xero the Early plan caps you at 20 invoices and 5 bills per month, and the invoice limit counts both approving and sending
- They diverge on capability: Netvisor covers Finnish general ledger, Xero covers Bank reconciliation.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Netvisor and Xero actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).
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 Netvisor
- Finnish general ledger
- Value added tax reporting
- Bank connections
- Electronic invoicing
- Purchase invoice workflow
- Sales invoicing
- Payroll
- Incomes register reporting
Only in Xero
- Bank reconciliation
- Invoicing
- Bill payment
- Expense claims
- Financial reporting
- Inventory tracking
- Project tracking
- Mobile apps
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Netvisor
- A Finnish company whose accounting firm works in Netvisor and wants the client approving purchase invoices in the same systemnot Xero
- A Finnish employer needing payroll that handles collective agreement terms and reports to the incomes register on timenot Xero
- A business receiving and sending structured e-invoices with Finnish counterparties that require themnot Xero
- A Finnish accounting practice standardising clients on one system with a shared role model rather than one instance per clientnot Xero
Xero
- Small business bookkeeping, invoicing and bank reconciliationnot Netvisor
- Bill payment and purchase order managementnot Netvisor
- Sharing books with an accountant or bookkeepernot Netvisor
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Netvisor
- Pricing is a base fee plus a charge per sales invoice, per purchase invoice, per payslip and per other transaction, so a company with high document volumes pays a bill that scales with trading activity and cannot be budgeted as a fixed monthly cost.
- It serves Finland, so the tax and payroll logic is useless to entities filing elsewhere, and a Nordic group ends up running a different system in each country even where they belong to the same corporate family.
- The interface, help material and support operate in Finnish, so a foreign owned subsidiary needs a Finnish speaking bookkeeper or accounting firm to operate it and cannot supervise it directly from head office.
- Finnish payroll requires collective agreement terms to be configured correctly, and getting holiday pay, supplements and shift rules right is specialist work usually done by a partner, so payroll implementation is a paid project rather than a setup wizard.
- Because most deployments come through an accounting firm, the practical service you receive depends on that firm's competence with the product, and changing accountant can mean changing system or inheriting a configuration nobody documented.
Xero
- The Early plan caps you at 20 invoices and 5 bills per month, and the invoice limit counts both approving and sending
- Invoices created by connected app partners count against the Early plan invoice limit
- Multiple currencies, project time and cost tracking, employee expense and mileage claims and industry benchmarking are restricted to the top Established plan at $90 per month
- Cash flow forecasting is capped at 30 days on Early and 60 days on Growing, with 180 days only on Established
- Payroll is not included in any plan and costs an extra $36 a month plus $6 per employee or contractor through Gusto
- Inventory Plus is a paid optional add-on rather than part of any plan
- The advertised 90% off applies only to the first 6 months, after which the regular $25, $55 or $90 monthly price auto-renews
- The introductory discount excludes add-ons, usage charges and payment fees
- Payment fees apply to online invoice payments and to bill payments other than standard domestic ACH, and are billed on top of the subscription
- Subscriptions are billed monthly with no annual payment option, and after upgrading you must wait one month before downgrading to a cheaper plan
- Xero states subscription prices are increasing from October 1, 2026
Pricing, plan by plan
Netvisor
Free- Starter$25/month
- Basic accounting, 1000 transactions, invoicing, payroll for 1 person
- Basic$25/month
- Basic accounting plus invoicing, 2.06 euros per invoice item, unlimited users, email support
- Core$25/month
- All Basic features, invoices included in monthly cost
- Professional$25/month
- All Core features, broadest software interface, budgeting, reporting, forecasting, purchase and sales orders
Xero
$13/month- Early$13/month
- Send 20 invoices
- Enter 5 bills
- Reconcile bank transactions
- Growing$37/month
- Unlimited invoices & bills
- Bulk reconcile transactions
- Short-term cash flow
- Established$70/month
- Everything in Growing
- Use multiple currencies
- Track projects
Which should you pick?
Choose Netvisor if
- You need finnish general ledger.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want value added tax reporting.
Choose Xero if
- You need bank reconciliation.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want invoicing.
Questions people ask
- Is Netvisor or Xero better?
- Neither clearly leads. Netvisor starts at Free and Xero at $13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Netvisor or Xero?
- Netvisor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Netvisor and $13/month for Xero.
- Does Netvisor or Xero run on more platforms?
- Netvisor runs on Web. Xero runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- Can I use Netvisor for free?
- Yes. Netvisor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Xero starts at $13/month.
- What is Netvisor best used for?
- Netvisor is most often used for a finnish company whose accounting firm works in netvisor and wants the client approving purchase invoices in the same system, a finnish employer needing payroll that handles collective agreement terms and reports to the incomes register on time, a business receiving and sending structured e-invoices with finnish counterparties that require them, a finnish accounting practice standardising clients on one system with a shared role model rather than one instance per client. Of those, a finnish company whose accounting firm works in netvisor and wants the client approving purchase invoices in the same system and a finnish employer needing payroll that handles collective agreement terms and reports to the incomes register on time are not what Xero is typically brought in for.
- What can Netvisor do that Xero cannot?
- Netvisor covers Finnish general ledger, Value added tax reporting, Bank connections, Electronic invoicing. Xero covers Bank reconciliation, Invoicing, Bill payment, Expense claims.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Netvisor: Is Netvisor usable outside Finland?
Not as a compliance system. The value is the Finnish tax, banking, e-invoicing and payroll logic. Companies filing elsewhere should look at the local product in the Visma range or another local vendor.
Netvisor: Why is the pricing structured per transaction?
It reflects a Finnish market convention where the accounting firm's fee also scales with document volume. It means a low volume company pays very little and a high volume one pays a great deal, so estimate your annual invoice and payslip counts before comparing headline prices.
Netvisor: Can my accounting firm work in it with me?
Yes, that is the intended model. The practice and the client share one instance with different roles, so the firm does the bookkeeping while you approve purchase invoices and issue sales invoices.
Netvisor: Does it handle payroll for collective agreements?
It supports Finnish collective agreement based payroll, but configuring the specific agreement terms correctly is expert work normally done during a paid implementation. Do not assume payroll is switched on the same week as accounting.
Netvisor: What about the incomes register?
Reporting earnings to the national incomes register within the statutory deadline is built in, which is one of the main reasons Finnish employers use a local product rather than an international one.
Netvisor: Is it a full ERP?
It includes inventory and fixed assets alongside the ledger, which covers a good deal of a small distributor's needs, but it is a financial management system rather than a manufacturing or full supply chain ERP.
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