SnelStart or Xero?

Price, integrations and Netherlands check side by side.

SnelStart

for freelancers and SMEs

Accounting software for business owners and accountants, from working with an accountant to doing your own books.

from €15.50 /month excl. VAT

7 of 7 NL check

Xero

for freelancers and SMEs

Online bookkeeping from New Zealand with invoices and bank reconciliation; in the Netherlands via the Global edition.

Price on request

1 of 7 NL check

The differences

SnelStart stores your data in the EU, Xero does not.
SnelStart is a Dutch company, Xero is not.
Only SnelStart integrates with Rabobank, ING, ABN AMRO, Mollie, Shopify, WooCommerce, Lightspeed and bol.com.
Only Xero integrates with Stripe, PayPal, Wise, Dext, Syft and Tradify.

Side by side

SnelStart compared with Xero
	SnelStart	Xero
Price	from €15.50/month excl. VAT	On request
Support in Dutch	✓ Yes	Unknown
App in Dutch	✓ Yes	Unknown
Data in the EU	✓ Yes	✕ No
Data processing agreement	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
iDEAL	✓ Yes	Unknown
Peppol e-invoices	✓ Yes	Unknown
Company in the Netherlands	✓ Yes	✕ No
Integrations	Rabobank, ING, ABN AMRO, Mollie, Shopify, WooCommerce, Lightspeed, bol.com	Stripe, PayPal, Wise, Dext, Syft, Tradify
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Stackwijs verdict	No verdict yet	No verdict yet
User reviews	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
For whom	freelancers, SMEs	freelancers, SMEs

Facts checked between 3 November 2026 and 4 November 2026 on the vendors' websites.

SnelStart or Xero: questions

What is the difference between SnelStart and Xero?

SnelStart stores your data in the EU, Xero does not. SnelStart is a Dutch company, Xero is not. Only SnelStart integrates with Rabobank, ING, ABN AMRO, Mollie, Shopify, WooCommerce, Lightspeed and bol.com. Only Xero integrates with Stripe, PayPal, Wise, Dext, Syft and Tradify.

Which one do you choose?

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SnelStart

Accounting software for business owners and accountants, from working with an accountant to doing your own books.

Suits freelancers and SMEs who want Peppol and want to keep their data in the Netherlands.

Price: from €15.50 /month excl. VAT
Try it: 30 days free
NL check: 7 of 7

View SnelStart

On the SnelStart website

Xero

Online bookkeeping from New Zealand with invoices and bank reconciliation; in the Netherlands via the Global edition.

Suits anyone looking for English-language accounting software with many integrations who handles VAT returns and bank import themselves.

Price: Price on request
Try it: 30 days free
NL check: 1 of 7

View Xero

On the Xero website

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