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Melio vs Square for Xero
Where do they differ?
- Melio syncs payments with Xero in both directions. Square sends payments to Xero.
- Cheapest monthly plan: Melio free, Square free, excluding tax.
- Setup: Melio takes about Not reported; Square takes about Not reported.
Side by side
| Melio | Square | |
|---|---|---|
| Invoices | Two-way | Two-way |
| Credit notes | - | To Xero |
| Payments | Two-way | To Xero |
| Bank transactions | - | To Xero |
| Bills | Two-way | - |
| Contacts | Two-way | Two-way |
| Tax rates | - | From Xero |
| Tracking categories | - | From Xero |
| Chart of accounts | Two-way | Two-way |
| Price from (GBP) | Usage fees | Free |
| Price from (AUD) | Usage fees | Free |
| Price from (USD) | Free | Free |
| Price from (NZD) | Usage fees | Free |
| Regions | US | AU, CA, IE, UK, US |
| Minimum Xero plan | unknown | unknown |
| Setup | Not reported | Not reported |
| Known limitations | US only; only US dollar bill payments within the US (moderate) Draft and awaiting-approval bills in Xero are not synced to Melio (minor) | On the Xero Starter or Early plan the sync stops each month once Xero's limit of 20 invoices and 5 bills is reached (moderate) Xero Partner Edition, Ledger and Cashbook plans cannot create invoices or bills, so the integration does not work on them (blocker) |
| Vendor status | Listed | Listed |
| Facts verified | 14 Nov 2026 | 14 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.