About Xero

Xero is a global small business platform with 3.95 million subscribers which includes core accounting, payroll, workforce management, expenses and projects. Xero also has an extensive ecosystem of connected apps and connections to banks and other financial institutions, helping small businesses access a range of solutions from within its open platform to help them run their business and manage their finances. Xero is a FIFA Women’s Football partner.

About Xero accounting software

Xero provides small business owners, accountants and bookkeepers with powerful online accounting software and access to up-to-date financial data. It’s designed to make life better for small businesses, their advisors and communities around the world. It connects businesses with their bank, their advisor, accounting tools, payment services and third-party apps, so everything is securely available at any time, on any device.
Benefits for small businesses
Xero’s beautiful, easy-to-use small business accounting software automates and streamlines many day-to-day tasks, including bank reconciliation, quoting, invoicing, making and collecting payments, tax, managing employees, expenses, projects and payroll. Businesses can view up-to-date numbers on the Xero dashboard, in reports, and in analytics. It’s easy for businesses to see how they’re tracking, stay in control of cash flow and make informed decisions.
Because Xero is cloud-based, businesses can work with their data easily from anywhere as well as collaborate with their accountant and bookkeeper. Many features are available on mobile, so people can run their business on the go.

Support and learning

Xero’s offers free 24/7 support, learning, and discussions at Xero Central, backed by a team of expert support staff. Customers are also invited to put forward and vote on product ideas.

Responsible data use commitments

Xero takes a defense-in-depth approach to protecting its systems and customer data. Data is protected by multiple layers of security, including encryption when it’s transferred and stored, and subject to strict privacy controls. Xero uses multi-factor authentication; software updates are free; and Xero does regular data backups.

Xero is certified as compliant with ISO/IEC 27001:2013, complies with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, and produces Service Organization Control (SOC 2) reports.

Xero App Store

Xero connects with more than 1000 third-party apps designed to solve everyday business challenges, get data flowing between Xero and other apps, and provide a more complete view of how a business is performing. The Xero App Store is the place to easily find, try and connect apps that are certified by Xero and reviewed by users.

Pricing plans and free trial

Xero offers a free trial of its accounting software for 30 days, and a range of pricing plans designed to suit different needs. Subscriptions to Xero are invoiced monthly.
Accountants and bookkeepers get free access to Xero online accounting software and to Xero HQ when they sign up (for free) as Xero partners.
Xero for accountants and bookkeepers
Accountants and bookkeepers gain access to smart practice management software with tools for streamlined workflows, efficient compliance, and a cloud-based single accounting ledger for every client. They can collaborate within Xero with their colleagues or with clients, automate manual tasks, and access client records at any time.
Xero’s integrated practice management software includes Xero HQ, Xero Practice Manager, Xero Workpapers and Xero Tax.

Xero the company

Xero is a global company with offices in seven countries and over 3.95 million subscribers. It’s a leader in online accounting across New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom, and has won multiple awards for its software and services. Xero is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).

Pricing starting from:

£10.00/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Key benefits of Xero

  • Keep accounting data safe and secure.
  • Access accounts online anytime from anywhere, even on the go using mobile devices (iPhone/iPad/Android) or tablet.
  • Get better visibility on cashflow with real-time data.
  • Reduce the time spent keeping accounts up to date.
  • Software updates are free and available when users log in.
  • Collaborate with the whole team and an accountant. Users decide what each person can see.
  • Seamless accounting and payroll in the US (selected states), UK, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Typical Customers

    • Freelancers
    • Small Businesses (2-50)
    • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
    • Large enterprises (500 and more)

    Deployment

    • Cloud-based
    • On-premise

    Countries available

    Australia, Canada, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia and 8 others

    Supported Languages

    English

    Pricing starting from:

    £10.00/month

    • Free Version
    • Free Trial
    • Subscription

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    Features

    Total features of Xero: 173

    • "What If" Scenarios
    • 401(k) Tracking
    • ACH Payment Processing
    • API
    • Access Controls/Permissions
    • Accounting
    • Accounts Payable
    • Accounts Receivable
    • Accrual Accounting
    • Activity Dashboard
    • Activity Tracking
    • Ad hoc Reporting
    • Alerts/Notifications
    • Approval Process Control
    • Approval Workflow
    • Asset Accounting
    • Asset Tracking
    • Audit Trail
    • Automated Quoting
    • Automatic Backup
    • Automatic Billing
    • Bank Reconciliation
    • Benefits Management
    • Billing & Invoicing
    • Billing Portal
    • Budgeting/Forecasting
    • CPA Firms
    • Calendar Management
    • Case Management
    • Cash Flow Management
    • Cash Management
    • Catalog Management
    • Check Printing
    • Check Processing
    • Check Writing
    • Client Management
    • Client Portal
    • Compliance Management
    • Consolidation/Roll-Up
    • Construction Breakdowns
    • Contact Database
    • Contact Management
    • Contingency Billing
    • Contract/License Management
    • Cost Tracking
    • Credit Card Processing
    • Cross Ledger Posting
    • Currency Conversion
    • Customer Database
    • Customer History
    • Customer Statements
    • Customisable Branding
    • Customisable Invoices
    • Customisable Reports
    • Customisable Templates
    • Data Import/Export
    • Data Visualisation
    • Delivery Management
    • Direct Deposit
    • Discount Management
    • Document Management
    • Document Storage
    • Document Templates
    • Drag & Drop
    • Due Date Tracking
    • Dunning Management
    • Duplicate Payment Alert
    • Electronic Payments
    • Email Management
    • Expense Claims
    • Expense Management
    • Expense Tracking
    • Fee Calculation & Posting
    • Financial Analysis
    • Financial Management
    • Financial Reporting
    • Fixed Asset Management
    • For AEC Industry
    • For Accountants
    • For CPA Firms
    • For Legal Professionals
    • For Real Estate
    • For Religious Organizations
    • For Schools
    • For Small Businesses
    • Forecasting
    • Fraud Detection
    • Fund Accounting
    • Fund Management
    • General Ledger
    • Hourly Billing
    • Income & Balance Sheet
    • Inventory Control
    • Inventory Management
    • Inventory Optimisation
    • Inventory Tracking
    • Invoice Creation
    • Invoice History
    • Invoice Management
    • Invoice Processing
    • Job Costing
    • Kitting
    • Mobile Access
    • Mobile App
    • Mobile Payments
    • Monitoring
    • Multi-Channel Management
    • Multi-Company
    • Multi-Country
    • Multi-Currency
    • Multi-State
    • Online Invoicing
    • Online Payments
    • Order Management
    • Order Tracking
    • Overpayment Processing
    • Partial Payments
    • Payment Collection
    • Payment Processing
    • Payroll Management
    • Payroll Reporting
    • Performance Metrics
    • Price/Margin Management
    • Pricing Management
    • Pricing and Cost Calculations
    • Product Identification
    • Profit/Loss Statement
    • Progress Tracking
    • Project Accounting
    • Project Billing
    • Project Management
    • Purchase Order Management
    • Quotes/Estimates
    • Real-Time Data
    • Real-Time Reporting
    • Receipt Management
    • Receivables Ledger
    • Recurring Invoicing
    • Recurring/Subscription Billing
    • Reimbursement Management
    • Remote Access/Control
    • Reorder Management
    • Reporting & Statistics
    • Reporting/Analytics
    • Requisition Management
    • Retail Inventory Management
    • Revenue Recognition
    • Sales Reports
    • Sales Tax Management
    • Search/Filter
    • Self Service Portal
    • Shipping Management
    • Sourcing Management
    • Spend Management
    • Staff Management
    • Status Tracking
    • Supplier Management
    • Task Management
    • Tax Calculation
    • Tax Compliance
    • Tax Management
    • Template Management
    • Third-Party Integrations
    • Time & Expense Tracking
    • Time Tracking
    • Transaction History
    • Transaction Management
    • Trust Accounting
    • Vacation/Leave Tracking
    • Vendor Management
    • W-2 Preparation
    • Wage Garnishment
    • Warehouse Management

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    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4.4 /5
    (3,143)
    Value for Money
    4.2/5
    Features
    4.3/5
    Ease of Use
    4.3/5
    Customer Support
    4.0/5

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    Jonathan
    Jonathan
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    • Industry: Online Media
    • Company size: Self Employed
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    Dashboard enables multiple accounts all in one place

    Reviewed on 13/05/2024

    Over the last 8 years it's been easy to manage my business finances - and that's from someone who...

    Over the last 8 years it's been easy to manage my business finances - and that's from someone who doesn't really want to do finance tasks

    Pros

    Mobile app enables at a glance view and ease to enter receipts when out

    Cons

    Complex reconciliation when currency charges are deducted, sure you can make an adjustment, but it always feels clunky

    Alternatives Considered

    Sage Accounting

    Reasons for Switching to Xero

    Accountant recommended it, as it was something they liked working with
    Joseph
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    • Industry: Broadcast Media
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Xero A Multi-Purpose Platform

    Reviewed on 21/01/2025

    Xero is multi-purpose platform that is always reliable.

    Xero is multi-purpose platform that is always reliable.

    Pros

    I love Xero for it is good for invoice management, inventory control, expenses management & billing. It has easy to use tools.

    Cons

    I find Xero to be good and not to have dislikes.

    Heather
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    • Industry: Facilities Services
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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    • Ease of Use
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    • Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10

    Not as good as it's competitor

    Reviewed on 05/03/2025

    The initial conversion and common language used in accounting was not as simple as I've experienced.

    The initial conversion and common language used in accounting was not as simple as I've experienced.

    Pros

    That it was cheaper than QuickBooks and the primary integrated option for my software.

    Cons

    The support was inadequate compared to QuickBooks.

    Jack
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    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: Self Employed
    • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

    Good but must try harder...

    Reviewed on 03/01/2025

    Overall, I used Xero on a day to day basis, but begrudged using it. The interface just doesn't help...

    Overall, I used Xero on a day to day basis, but begrudged using it. The interface just doesn't help when you are trying to find things and reports etc, the only good part for me that I really enjoyed using was the receipt upload and expense management side of things. Sadly though, this wasn't enough for me to stick with Xero and I ended up moving away.

    Pros

    Has all the features you would expect from an accounting platform.

    Cons

    Clunky to use, interface needs work to be more streamline and to enable you to make less errors.

    Alternatives Considered

    QuickBooks Online

    Reasons for Switching to Xero

    At the time seemed the better option, however I did end up moving away from Xero and instead moved to Quickbooks.
    Nicole
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    • Industry: Civil Engineering
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    Zero issues with Xero

    Reviewed on 13/01/2025

    very satisfied, all information for our business is right in front of you. Access information in...

    very satisfied, all information for our business is right in front of you. Access information in timely manner and layout of information is easily read.

    Pros

    Xero is simple to use and that is great when your time is valuable.

    Cons

    no Microsoft word for invoices, sometimes you need to fiddle around with an invoice layout.

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    Xero FAQs

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    Xero offers the following pricing plans:

    Starter: £10/month Standard: £24/month Premium: £30/month

    Xero has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200

    Xero supports the following languages:

    English

    Xero supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    Xero integrates with the following applications:

    Accelo, Actionstep, ActiveCollab, Acuity Scheduling, Administrate Training Management, Adobe Commerce, Agile CRM, ApprovalMax, AroFlo, AutoEntry, Batchbook, BigCommerce, BlueFolder, Buildertrend, Capsule, Chargebee, Chaser, Checkfront, Checkmybooks, Chrometa, Cin7 Core, Cin7 Omni, ClicData, Clio, Constant Contact, Copper, CreditorWatch Collect, Current RMS, CustomerSure, Cyfe, Datamolino, Deputy, Dext, Dryrun, EZRentOut, Ecwid, Emburse Nexonia, Entryless, Epos Now, Everhour, Expensify, Exsalerate CRM, Fathom, Fergus, FieldAware, Financial Driver, Fishbowl, Float, Float Cash Flow, FreshBooks, Freshdesk, Futrli, GeoOp, Google Workspace, Grow, Harvest, Hike, Hotelogix, Hubdoc, Ignition, Insightly, InvoiceSherpa, JobAdder, Kickserv, Klips, LivePlan, MRPeasy, Mailchimp, Manu Online, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Power BI, Mindbody, MinuteDock, Nobly, OnePageCRM, Onsight, Operations Hub, Panalitix, PandaDoc, PayPal, Payment Evolution, Payoneer, Pepperi, Plooto, Podio, ProWorkflow, ProfitSee, Proposify, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Time, Quoter, Quotient, Qvinci, Qwilr, Re-Leased, Rydoo, Sage 50cloud Accounting, Sage Accounting, SalesSeek, Sapaad, Satago, ServiceM8, Shoeboxed, Shopify, Simple Salon, Simpro, Solve CRM, Spotler CRM, Spotlight Reporting, Square Point of Sale, Starshipit, Streamtime, Stripe, SugarCRM, Synchroteam, Synergy, Tabology EPOS, Tallie, Tidy, Time Tracker, TimeCamp, Timely, Tradify, Trigger, Unleashed, Veeqo, WORKetc, WooCommerce, Workato, WorkflowMax, XEDI Web EDI, XO Cashflow, ZENOTI, Zahara, Zapier, Zendesk Sell, Zoho Analytics, Zoho Books, Zoho CRM, authorize.net, ezyCollect, ezyVet, vWorkApp, webexpenses

    Xero offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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