Xero cuts promo discount to 80% off for 3 months, adds QuickBooks comparison
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026 captures of Xero's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Promotional discount changed from 85% off for 6 months (buy by 31 March) to 80% off for 3 months. Discounted prices changed: Early $3.75→$5, Growing $8.25→$11, Established $13.50→$18/mo. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Early at $27, Growing at $59 and Established at $97.
It lands 6 days after Xero's previous change, "Xero Cuts Intro Discount to 85% Off, Adds Fees for Online Bill Pay" (Apr 3, 2026). Xero has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Zoho, Sage, Freshbooks and Quickbooks also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Early, Growing, Established · Discount+33%$3.75$5
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early, Growing, Established | Discount | $3.75 | $5 | +33% |
Values as written on Xero's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Xero's pricing page (xero.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where early, growing, established discount reads $3.75 and then $5.
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Xero, the last 90 days
Full history- Jun 23, 2026packagingXero doubles promo to 90% off for 6 months across all plans
- Jun 2, 2026improvedXero makes ACH bill payments free across all plans
- Apr 27, 2026improvedXero Doubles Standard Forecast Window, Adds Premium Benchmarking
- Apr 9, 2026packagingXero cuts promo discount to 80% off for 3 months, adds QuickBooks comparison · this change
- Apr 3, 2026improvedXero Cuts Intro Discount to 85% Off, Adds Fees for Online Bill Pay
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- ZohoApr 4Zoho Recruit drops Enterprise price 33% to $50 and restructures add-on lineup
- SageApr 3Sage Slashes Introductory Discount Duration from 10 Months to 5
- FreshbooksApr 2Freshbooks Hikes Canadian Prices 20% While Boosting Promos to 70% Off
- QuickbooksJan 12Quickbooks Essentials and Advanced Plans See Significant Price Hikes Amid New AI Features and Increased Promotional Discounts
Questions about this change
Did Xero raise prices in April 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Xero's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026?
Early, Growing, Established discount: $3.75 → $5 (+33%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 6, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Xero change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Xero in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Xero Cuts Intro Discount to 85% Off, Adds Fees for Online Bill Pay" on Apr 3, 2026; Xero has been tracked since 2024-10-01.