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Xero sells its accounting software as a monthly, auto-renewing subscription per organisation on regional plans (for example Early, Growing and Established in the United States; Ignite, Grow, Comprehensive and Ultimate elsewhere), with no per-user licence fee but included limits on invoices, payroll people, expenses users and projects users, a separate Partner Program for accountants and usage-based plans for app developers.

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Overview articleXero licensingXero sells its accounting software as a monthly, auto-renewing subscription per organisation on regional plans (for example Early, Growing and Established in the United States; Ignite, Grow, Comprehensive and Ultimate elsewhere), with no per-user licence fee but included limits on invoices, payroll people, expenses users and projects users, a separate Partner Program for accountants and usage-based plans for app developers.Cited · Edited 2026-10-08 · 9 references

Guides

Xero terms of use and subscriptionsCited · Edited 2026-10-08Xero pricing plans by countryCited · Edited 2026-10-08Xero payroll, expenses, projects and bill payment add-onsCited · Edited 2026-10-08Xero Partner Program and Partner Edition plansCited · Edited 2026-10-08Xero Developer Platform plans and API limitsCited · Edited 2026-10-08

Licensing Data

From the Xero catalog: how usage is counted, the rules that apply, the programs licences are bought through and the SKUs. Backed by 65 verbatim excerpts from 21 Xero documents.

Products

All 9 Products

Accounting & Finance Software 6

Xero accounting, Xero Cashbook, Xero Expenses, Xero Ledger, Xero Partner Hub, Xero Partner Program

API Platforms 1

Xero Developer Platform

Payroll Software 1

Xero Payroll

Project, Portfolio & Program Management Software 1

Xero Projects

Product History

All acquisitions
  1. Xero acquired MelioClosed 2025

    Xero acquired Melio, a provider of business payment services, in 2025. Xero later described Melio as part of its United States payments offering.

    Legacy productBecame
    Melio paymentsKept Melio (part of Xero) · Xero describes Melio as continuing to expand its capabilities, including Melio Expense Management.
    Licensing impact
    • A Xero media release of 2026-08-19 states that Melio was acquired by Xero in 2025 and that Melio has launched Melio Expense Management, a tool for tracking and categorising card expenses.[1]
    • Xero said Melio recently launched the Melio API, a B2B payout interface in closed beta, and that Melio continues to handle payment execution, compliance, risk and delivery.[1]
    • The same release announced Xero Payroll, powered by Gusto, and Xero said it aims to unify accounting, payments, payroll and tax in one platform for small businesses in the United States.[1]
    Sources and full product history
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