Lexware Office
Cloud bookkeeping from Germany's best-known SME software brand
Lexware Office (renamed from lexoffice in 2024) is the cloud accounting product of the Haufe Group's Lexware division. It covers invoicing, receipts, bank feeds, VAT returns, payroll and annual accounts for freelancers and small businesses in Germany. It is one of the most widely used bookkeeping tools among German micro-businesses.
Our reading. Best for German micro-businesses that want the cheapest mainstream cloud bookkeeping with optional payroll from a long-established vendor.
Strengths
- Very low entry price
- Payroll available in the XL tier
- Backed by a large, long-established German software group
Limits
- Germany only
- Interface and support in German
Lexware brand founded 1989 (Haufe Group); around 300,000 active users of the cloud product
Lexware brand revenue around €200M (FY2023) and 600,000+ customers; lexoffice rebranded to Lexware Office in September 2024