Lexware Office alternative
Billy vs. Lexware Office (lexoffice): what do you actually need?
Lexware Office — still known to many as lexoffice — is the accounting classic from the Haufe group: EÜR, ELSTER tax filing, receipt capture. Billy is an AI invoicing app: describe the invoice in one sentence, the assistant creates and sends it — then runs your dunning process.
If you want to do your full bookkeeping yourself, Lexware Office is a solid home. If what you mainly need is invoices, quotes and reminders — as fast as possible — Billy gives you more for the same money.
Why freelancers switch from Lexware Office to Billy
Lexware Office is dependable, but it is an accounting product: invoicing is one module among many, and "AI" means receipt capture with booking suggestions. Billy puts the invoice at the center — and automates everything around it.
- Invoices from a prompt instead of a form — quotes, cancellations and reminders included
- Automatic dunning: the AI assistant reminds and escalates late payers without you lifting a finger
- Professionally designed templates with a live preview instead of standard accounting layouts
- Germany AND Austria — Lexware Office is limited to Germany
- Small-business (§19) wording and §13b reverse charge preconfigured
Billy vs. Lexware Office at a glance
| Billy | Lexware Office | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & automation | ||
| Create an invoice from an AI prompt | Yescore feature | No |
| AI executes actions (send, update) | Yescreates, sends, chases | Nosuggestions you must accept |
| Automatic dunning | Yesfrom the entry plan | Novendor states there is no automatic function |
| AI receipt capture (OCR) | Nodeliberately not | Yes |
| Design & interface | ||
| Ready-made invoice designs | Yeswith live preview | Partially5 base layouts |
| Live preview while typing | Yes | Nopreview is a separate step |
| Custom branding | Yeslogo, colors, layout | Partiallylogo, 5 fonts; no freely placed text fields |
| Invoicing from a mobile app | Partiallyweb app, installable | YesiOS & Android |
| Invoicing workflow | ||
| Recurring invoices | Yesset up in one sentence | Yesseries invoices |
| E-invoicing (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) | NoPDF invoices | Partiallysending from plan M |
| Countries, bookkeeping & price | ||
| Austria (§11 öUStG) | Yessame account | Novendor states: Germany only |
| Bookkeeping (EÜR / VAT filing) | Nodeliberately not | Yesplan L and up |
| Entry price (net/month) | from €9 / month | from €12.90 (plan M) — plan S cannot invoice; no annual discount |
Lexware Office pricing and feature claims per the vendor, verified on July 31, 2026. Prices net; subject to change.
When Lexware Office is the better choice
To be fair: Lexware Office ships ELSTER filing, EÜR and payroll add-ons — if you want all of that in one tool and only work in Germany, it is an established choice. Billy deliberately leaves the books to you or your tax advisor.
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