Bench vs Deputy vs FreeAgent vs Xero

Bench+

Starting price

$189/month

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Deputy+

Starting price

$5/seat/month

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FreeAgent+

Starting price

$33/month

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Xero+

Starting price

$25/month

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Attribute	Bench	Deputy	FreeAgent	Xero
Category	Finance & Accounting	HR & Recruiting	Finance & Accounting	Finance & Accounting
Pricing	Paid	Paid	Free tier	Paid
Starting price	$189/month	✓ $5/seat/month	$33/month	$25/month
Free tier	No	No	✓ Yes	No
Free trial	No	✓ Yes	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Deployment	—	—	—	Cloud
API available	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Platforms	—	—	—	—
Certifications	—	—	—	✓ 1
Integrations	—	—	—	—
Company	—	—	Founded 2007	Founded 2006
Feature attributes
Sso Saml	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Rbac	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Mobile App	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Webhooks	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Data Export	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Invoicing	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Expense Tracking	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Bank Reconciliation	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Multi Currency	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Payroll	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes

Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.