specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: lexoffice
providerId: lexoffice
created: '2026-07-12'
modified: '2026-07-12'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Accounting
- Invoicing
- Germany
- SaaS
- Plans
description: >-
  lexoffice (lexware Office) is sold as a per-user, per-month SaaS subscription in
  EUR (net of German VAT), billed monthly with no minimum contract term. Tiers
  are commonly labelled S, M, L, and XL, ascending from preliminary bookkeeping
  (receipt capture, document archiving, tax-advisor access) up to full
  double-entry accounting, VAT pre-notification, and advanced invoice types
  (xRechnung, EU/English invoices, subscription billing). The public REST API is
  included at no extra per-call charge for subscribers on a paid plan - the API is
  a feature of the subscription, not a separately metered product. New customers
  are frequently offered a promotional discount (around 50%) for the first months.
  Exact prices change over time and are net of VAT; treat the figures below as
  representative and verify current rates on the pricing page (reconciled=false).
notes: >-
  Prices are the commonly published regular monthly net (excl. 19% German VAT)
  amounts and are approximate. lexware Office frequently runs new-customer
  promotions (~50% off for the first three months). The XL tier price in
  particular varies by promotion; verify all tiers at
  https://www.lexware.de/preise/ during reconciliation. The API is not sold or
  metered separately - it is available to paying subscribers.
sources:
- https://www.lexware.de/preise/
- https://www.lexware.de/lexware-office/
- https://developers.lexware.io/docs/
plans:
- id: lexoffice-s
  name: S
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Entry tier for preliminary accounting - GoBD-compliant document archiving,
    receipt scanning/capture, open-items overview, bank connection, and
    tax-advisor (DATEV) access. Suited to small businesses that do their pre-bookkeeping.
  entries:
  - label: Subscription
    name: subscription_s
    type: flat
    metric: user
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: DE
    unit: 1
    currency: EUR
    price: approx. 6.90 EUR/user/month net (regular; new-customer discount often ~50%)
    userMultiplied: true
  elements:
  - name: Receipt Capture and Archiving
  - name: Open Items Overview
  - name: Bank Connection
  - name: Tax Advisor (DATEV) Access
  - name: Public REST API
- id: lexoffice-m
  name: M
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Adds invoicing - create and send invoices, quotations/offers, delivery notes,
    payment reminders, and automatic dunning management - on top of the S feature set.
  entries:
  - label: Subscription
    name: subscription_m
    type: flat
    metric: user
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: DE
    unit: 1
    currency: EUR
    price: approx. 11.90 EUR/user/month net (regular; new-customer discount often ~50%)
    userMultiplied: true
  elements:
  - name: Invoicing and Quotations
  - name: Delivery Notes
  - name: Payment Reminders and Dunning
  - name: Everything in S
  - name: Public REST API
- id: lexoffice-l
  name: L
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Full accounting solution - VAT pre-notification (Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung),
    electronic cash register, double-entry accounting, and asset management - on
    top of the M feature set.
  entries:
  - label: Subscription
    name: subscription_l
    type: flat
    metric: user
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: DE
    unit: 1
    currency: EUR
    price: approx. 19.90 EUR/user/month net (regular; new-customer discount often ~50%)
    userMultiplied: true
  elements:
  - name: VAT Pre-Notification
  - name: Double-Entry Accounting
  - name: Asset Management
  - name: Everything in M
  - name: Public REST API
- id: lexoffice-xl
  name: XL
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Top tier - adds subscription/recurring billing and extended invoice types
    (down-payment invoices, English invoices, EU invoices, xRechnung) plus extended
    reporting on top of the L feature set. Exact price varies by promotion.
  entries:
  - label: Subscription
    name: subscription_xl
    type: flat
    metric: user
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: DE
    unit: 1
    currency: EUR
    price: see pricing page (varies by promotion; net of VAT)
    userMultiplied: true
  elements:
  - name: Recurring / Subscription Billing
  - name: Extended Invoice Types (xRechnung, EU, English)
  - name: Extended Reporting
  - name: Everything in L
  - name: Public REST API
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com