Novus: Fortnox in your AI assistant vs Xero

In-depth architectural comparison of the Novus: Fortnox in your AI assistant and Xero MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Novus: Fortnox in your AI assistant when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Novus: Fortnox in your AI assistant Details

Choose Xero when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Xero Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	N Novus: Fortnox in your AI assistant Finance & Fintech	Xero Finance & Fintech
Summary	Fortnox accounting for one company: invoices, reports, ledger, documents. Read-only until enabled.	MCP server for Xero - Cloud-based accounting software integration
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "novus-fortnox-in-your-ai-assistant": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "novus-fortnox-in-your-ai-assistant"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xero": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "xero-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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