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European Alternatives to Xero

New Zealand cloud accounting platform for small businesses and their accountants. Here are 7 GDPR-compliant European alternatives that keep your data in the EU.

Why Consider European Alternatives?

GDPR Compliance

Built for European privacy standards from day one

EU Data Residency

Your data never leaves European servers

No US CLOUD Act

Not subject to US government data requests

Local Support

European timezone customer support

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Data Residency
Founded
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Nuremberg, Germany🇪🇺 EU Only1966Custom / partner-led❌ NoVisit
Delft, Netherlands🇪🇺 EU Available1984Custom / tiered business plans❌ NoVisit
Milan, Italy🇪🇺 EU Only2014From tiered annual or monthly plans❌ NoVisit
Vaxjo, Sweden🇪🇺 EU Only2001From modular monthly plans❌ NoVisit
Barcelona, Spain🇪🇺 EU Only2016From tiered monthly plans❌ NoVisit
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7 European Alternatives

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Nuremberg, Germany
Founded 1966Custom / partner-led~8,500 employees

German accounting and tax platform built for accountant handoff, bookkeeping compliance, payroll, and finance workflows.

Delft, Netherlands
Founded 1984Custom / tiered business plans~2,000 employees

Dutch accounting and ERP platform for bookkeeping, invoicing, cash flow, and operational finance workflows.

Milan, Italy
Founded 2014From tiered annual or monthly plans~200 employees

Italian invoicing and accounting platform tailored to VAT, e-invoicing, and SMB finance operations.

Vaxjo, Sweden
Founded 2001From modular monthly plans~1,500 employees

Swedish finance suite covering bookkeeping, invoicing, payroll, and tax workflows for local SMB operations.

Barcelona, Spain
Founded 2016From tiered monthly plans~200 employees

Spanish SMB back-office suite covering invoicing, accounting, CRM, inventory, and project operations.

Paris, France
Founded 2020Custom / quote-based~500 employees

French accounting and finance workspace combining bookkeeping, invoicing, spend visibility, and reporting.

Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded 2001From tiered monthly plans~600 employees

Danish cloud accounting platform built for SMB bookkeeping, invoicing, VAT workflows, and accountant collaboration.