Lexware Office review (2026): is it worth €7.90 a month?
German online bookkeeping and invoicing for freelancers and firms
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Lexware Office report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a German freelancer sending invoices and keeping receipts
Lexware Office, known as lexoffice, is German online bookkeeping and invoicing from €7.90 a month excluding VAT. The bookkeeping, EÜR and VAT filing start at the L version, the API needs XL, and everything is built around German tax rules.
Who Lexware Office is for
- Fits if you are a freelancer or small firm in Germany who needs invoices and receipts handled
- Works for owners who want to cancel monthly and keep an accountant in the loop
Who Lexware Office is not for
- Not for you if you operate outside Germany, as no other country is advertised
- Skip it if you do not read German, because the site and tax setup are German
- Tight if you want the books on S, since bookkeeping, EÜR and VAT filing start at L
- Watch out: payroll starts from €12.90 a month for up to 2 employees and the business account is extra
- Watch out: prices exclude VAT, and the public API needs the XL version
Why Lexware Office gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyS is €7.90 a month, but bookkeeping, EÜR and VAT filing start at L at €21.90, roughly the middle of accounting's range. Payroll and the business account cost extra.
- CFree plan and trial30 days free, and the 3-month introductory price is lost if you start the trial. The listing does not say a card is needed.
- CFeaturesQuotes, invoices, e-invoices, receipts, VAT and reports, with payroll as an add-on. Filing sits on the larger versions and it is German only.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You set up the company, accounts and receipt flow first.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android, with 3 integrations on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lexware Office's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Lexware Office's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 22 of the 65 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 13 of 65) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at about $8.83 a month, against a middle price of $18.09 for the category: 14 of the 54 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 66 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Lexware Office’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 65, level with 34
- CFree plan and trialAbove 15 of 65, level with 34
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 65, level with 46
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 65, level with 56
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 65, level with 46
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 58 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Lexware Office, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Lexware Office you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $105.91 a year.
What you could make
- Invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, PayPal, Shopify and DATEV among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Lexware Office’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Lexware Office?
Lexware Office, formerly known as lexoffice, is cloud accounting software for self-employed people and small businesses in Germany. It covers invoices and e-invoices, receipt capture, bank-linked bookkeeping, VAT pre-filing and profit-and-loss reports, in four versions from S to XL. Payroll and a business account are optional paid add-ons, and the site is in German.
Worth knowing
- Built around German tax rules and the German-language site; no other country is advertised.
- Prices are shown excluding VAT, and the 3-month introductory price is not available if you start the 30-day trial.
- Payroll is a separate add-on shown from €12.90 per month for up to 2 employees (€6.45 for the first 3 months); the business account is also extra.
- Bookkeeping, EÜR and VAT filing start at the L version; the public API needs XL.
Key features
- Quotes, invoices and e-invoices
- Creates quotes, delivery notes, invoices and reminders, and handles German e-invoice formats (ZUGFeRD and XRechnung) required since 1 January 2025.
- Receipt scanning
- The free iOS and Android app scans receipts, reads amount and supplier, and suggests a booking to confirm with one tap.
- Bookkeeping and VAT
- Bank transactions are matched to receipts. VAT pre-filings can be sent to the tax office from the app, with a running VAT forecast.
- Reports
- Profit-and-loss and income-surplus reports plus a business evaluation (BWA) that can be exported as PDF.
- Payroll add-on
- An optional module for payslips and the statutory social-insurance and tax notifications, priced by number of employees.
- Business account and partners
- An optional business account (Solo or Plus) with a German IBAN, plus more than 140 partner extensions for shops, time tracking and travel expenses.
Lexware Office pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lexware Office is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €7.90 per month excl. VAT (€3.95 for the first 3 months).
- Starts at
- €7.90 per month excl. VAT (€3.95 for the first 3 months)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30 days free; starting the trial means giving up the introductory discount.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| S | €7.90per month excl. VAT, cancel monthly | Receipt capture and archive. The page advertises €3.95 per month for the first 3 months. |
| M | €12.90per month excl. VAT, cancel monthly | Adds quotes, e-invoices and payment reminders. Advertised at €6.45 per month for the first 3 months. Marked as the most popular version. |
| L | €21.90per month excl. VAT, cancel monthly | Adds bookkeeping, income-surplus (EÜR) reports and VAT. Advertised at €10.95 per month for the first 3 months. |
| XL | €32.90per month excl. VAT, cancel monthly | Adds EU and partial-payment invoices and the public API. Advertised at €16.45 per month for the first 3 months. |
Read from lexware.de on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lexware Office before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings50% off the first 3 months
The pricing page shows each version at half price for a 3-month introductory term, then the regular monthly price. The sign-up page says the 30-day free trial forgoes this discount.
Stated on lexware.de
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Common questions
Does Lexware Office have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Lexware Office is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Lexware Office have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Lexware Office is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Lexware Office open source?
Lexware Office is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Lexware Office have an API?
Yes. Lexware Office offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.