Xero vs Kick

Two accounting tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	XeroXero Ltd	KickKick
In one line	Cloud accounting with unlimited users on every plan	Self-driving bookkeeping that categorizes transactions for you
Starting price	From $27/mo	Free
Six-person team	$27/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Early $27/mo (20 invoices); Growing $59/mo; Established $97/mo; unlimited users, no per-user fees; intro offers often cut the first 3 months	Free (1 entity, 250 transactions/yr); Basic $40/mo ($480 billed yearly); Plus $100/mo ($300 billed quarterly, multi-entity, accrual); Advanced $300/mo; 14-day trial
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Users	Unlimited	Unlimited
Both connect to	Gusto, Mercury, Stripe Invoicing, BILL, Ramp
Also connects to	Square POS, Shopify POS, Rippling, Deel, Shopify, Relay, Bluevine, Square Invoices +27 more1,000+ listed by the vendor	No others on record
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	Basic and up
Support hours	Web form: 24/7	Not published
Incidents posted	26 incidents posted on Xero Ltd's status page, which covers all Xero Ltd products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 10 marked major or critical by Xero Ltd. Status page	0 incidents posted on Kick's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score	4.4 / 5 from 3,332 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	4.1 / 5 from 11,478 reviews	4.5 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	84	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	80	45
Fit: Service business	88	82
Fit: Agency or studio	90	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	84	70
Fit: Online store	85	70
Why people pick it	Unlimited users Clean interface Good for multi-currency	Categorizes transactions automatically Free plan for new businesses
Where it falls short	Early plan limits are tight Fewer US accountants use it	No inventory Accrual books need Plus
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices