FreshBooks vs Lexware Office

FreshBooks

Paid — $19 per month (billed monthly for Lite plan)

FreshBooks

Founded 2003

Paid — 7.90 €/month

Lexware (Haufe Group)

Founded 1989

Geostrategic Position
Headquarter Region	Other Western (e.g., Australia, New Zealand)	Europe
Hosting Provider	Google Cloud GCP	Other
Hosting Locations	Europe, United States	Europe
Compliance & Security
SOC 2	Type I	None
ISO 27001	✗	✓
GDPR Tools	✓	✓
Audit Trail	✗	✓
Role-Based Access Control	✓	✓
SSO Support	SAML	None
Developer Experience
Framework Integrations
Admin Portal	✓	✓
Pre-built UI Components	✗	✗
SDK Languages
Open Source	✗	✗
OpenAI Compatibility	✗	✗
Visual Builder	✗	✗
Pricing & Plans
Monthly Invoice Limit (Free)	—	0
Starting Annual Price	—	0
Free Plan Available	—	✗
Supports Team Plans	—	✓
Uses Credit-Based System	—	✗
Starting Price (USD)	—	0
Has Free Tier or Trial	—	✗
Unlimited Sites	—	✗
Bring Your Own Server	—	✗
Lifetime Deal Option	—	✗
Free Tier	—	✗
Invoicing & Billing
Recurring Invoices	—	✓
Dunning Automation	—	✓
Offer to Invoice Conversion	—	✓
QR Code Payments	—	✗
Accounting Integrations
DATEV Export	—	✓
Bank Reconciliation	—	✓
ELSTER Integration	—	✓
Receipt & Document Management
Automatic Categorization	—	✓
OCR Receipt Capture	—	✓
Mobile Receipt Scanning	—	✓