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Lexware Office

Lexware, a brand of Haufe Group DE

Lexware Office, formerly lexoffice, is German invoicing and bookkeeping software that generates XRechnung and ZUGFeRD files and fills in the public sector Leitweg-ID automatically. Invoices to EU customers require the most expensive tier.

From
€7.90
Free plan
No
Trial
30 days
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Best for

German freelancers invoicing German customers and German public bodies

Strengths / Weaknesses

Strengths

  • XRechnung in XML generated automatically once a contact carries a Leitweg-ID
  • Clear four tier ladder with the regular price printed next to the promotion
  • 30 day trial that includes the full XL feature set
  • Monthly cancellation, no annual lock-in

Weaknesses

  • EU invoices are gated behind the XL tier at 32.90 euros a month net
  • One Stop Shop is not mentioned anywhere on the pricing page
  • No Peppol claim, e-invoices are files you send yourself
  • German interface only, and the vendor's own wording mixes the German construction reverse charge with cross-border invoicing

Pricing

Plan Price Unit Note
S €7.90 per month net receipts and archive only, 3.95 for the first three months
M €12.90 per month net quotes, invoices and reminders, 6.45 promotional
L €21.90 per month net bookkeeping, EUR and VAT return, 10.95 promotional
XL €32.90 per month net EU invoices, instalment invoices and API, 16.45 promotional

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Verdict

Lexware Office is a competent German product that solves a German problem. The XRechnung generation with an automatic Leitweg-ID is genuinely good, and the four tier ladder is easy to read because the regular price is printed next to the promotion. For a freelancer with EU customers it is poor value: invoices to the EU require the XL tier at 32.90 euros a month net, OSS is not mentioned at all, and the interface is German only.

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Where we write about it

Where these numbers come from

  1. [1] Lexware Preise, S to XL net monthly prices with the three month promotional rates accessed 2026-11-11
  2. [2] Lexware Rechnungen, XRechnung and ZUGFeRD with Leitweg-ID, no network named accessed 2026-11-11

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