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Airwallex vs GoCardless for Xero
Where do they differ?
- Airwallex supports payments on Xero. GoCardless syncs payments with Xero in both directions.
- Setup: Airwallex takes about Not reported; GoCardless takes about Not reported.
Side by side
| Airwallex | GoCardless | |
|---|---|---|
| Invoices | - | From Xero |
| Payments | Yes | Two-way |
| Fees and payouts | - | To Xero |
| Bank transactions | To Xero | To Xero |
| Bills | To Xero | - |
| Expenses | To Xero | - |
| Contacts | - | Two-way |
| Price from (GBP) | £19 | Usage fees |
| Price from (AUD) | Not reported | Usage fees |
| Price from (USD) | Not reported | Usage fees |
| Price from (NZD) | Not reported | Usage fees |
| Regions | AU, CA, IE, NZ, SG, UK, US, GLOBAL | AU, CA, IE, NZ, UK, US |
| Minimum Xero plan | unknown | unknown |
| Setup | Not reported | Not reported |
| Known limitations | FX, transfer and payment fees apply on every plan (minor) Without the payments feed, card takings show in Xero as one batch payout per settlement (minor) | UK Direct Debit transactions over £2,000 cost an extra 0.3% on every GoCardless plan (minor) There are two versions of the integration, GoCardless for Xero and GoCardless in Xero, with different features; switching needs GoCardless support (minor) Automatic retries of failed payments (Success+) are only available for Direct Debit invoices (minor) Payments created from Xero should not be cancelled in the GoCardless dashboard, or Xero may recreate them (minor) |
| Vendor status | Listed | Listed |
| Facts verified | 14 Nov 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 |
No winner is declared: which is better depends on what you need. Every fact links to its sources on each app's page.