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Likelihood to Recommend

We are a pretty unique business because we deal with bookkeeping, marketing, and HR and across all 3 departments, we have been able to successfully use the tool. Other software we have tried usually caters to one industry at a time.

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Veronica M Duckett

Managing Partner

MAVENTRIMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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I would recommend Xero very highly to a colleague with a rating of 8. This is because it is a single system which serves a variety of purposes and functions which allows us as a finance team to work efficiently. It has many benefits which make our day to day responsibilities much easier.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Avaza

Xero

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Team Collaboration

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Budget and Expense Management

Avaza

Xero

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Avaza

Xero

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Avaza

Xero

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

Avaza

Xero

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Avaza

Xero

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Avaza

Xero

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Time tracking

Fixed asset management

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Electronic tax filing

Self-service portal

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

Avaza

Xero

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

Avaza

Xero

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

Pros

Avaza is great for project management. I use it to organize client roadmaps by task and deadline. You can also easily time yourself for specific tasks.

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees

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Simpler, more streamlined interface
Easy integration with payment services like Stripe, PayPal & GoCardless
Customizable email templates with merge tag support, including reminder emails and recurring invoice email templates
Recurring invoices are easier to setup, manage & modify (as compared to QBO)
Integration with time tracking solution (Everhour) is easy to manage, and doesn't create any invoice numbering issues due to the generation of invoices from two platforms (e.g., recurring Xero invoices and Everhour time tracking invoices). The system just uses the next sequential Xero invoice number regardless of which platform the invoice comes from. This was a problem on QBO + Harvest.
Vendors and clients are all lumped into a giant 'Contacts' pile, which makes it easier to manage contacts who fall into both categories (QBO gets confused about that), as I have clients who are also sometimes vendors.

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Jennifer Hess

Designer, Developer & CEO

SOFO STUDIOS, LLCGraphic Design, 1-10 employees

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Cons

More introduction to the features provided
More detail on how to work with the day/week functions for time logging

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Verified User

Employee in Professional Services

Writing and Editing Company, 11-50 employees

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I had a few experiences where I had attached documention to a transaction, but when reviewed later it was no longer there.
One of the things I like about Xero is its simplicity, but it doesn't have as many Apps to sync with it as some of its competitors.
Some banks are still not able to sync with the Xero system.

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Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting

Accounting Company, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Avaza 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Because it has been amazing and easy to work with.

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Veronica M Duckett

Managing Partner

MAVENTRIMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Xero 4.1

Based on 26 answers

In addition to the matters covered in this review, my reason for renewing this product is that Xero's functionality and the constant updates that the company provides, makes the software even more business friendly. The software therefore builds a brand loyalty among customers.

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Sarang Mandke

Consultant - Cloud accounting integration, Real Time Accounting

FuturebooksAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Usability

Avaza 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Avaza is very easy to use, but the mobile app needs work.

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Verified User

Employee in Professional Services

Writing and Editing Company, 11-50 employees

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Xero 8.5

Based on 24 answers

It simply is incredibly usable with excellent drill down features. The dashboard is highly configurable. Transactions are now even easier to find with the new Global Search feature. Documents can be attached to transactions. We use Bills Entryless to transfer documents to Xero without keying the data. Visibility to reports (the old style takes seconds). The newer reports are more RAM hungry so there can be a 10 second or so lag while the report is compiled. Usually old style reports deliver what our clients need in a flash

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John Cotter

Accountancy Practice Principal

Yes Accounting LimitedAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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Xero 9.0

Based on 10 answers

We have been actively using and 100% Xero based for our ecommerce accounting practice for over 4 years. There has on been one real outage for more than 5 minutes. Xero was open and transparent about the outage, what they were doing to resolve the issue, and provided 15 minute updates. Showing how they care about their customers and partners. Plus, showing that their customers care too, were understanding, and went surfing or in our case took a nap. Couldn't run our business without Xero as a partner.

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Scott Scharf

Co-Founder

Catching CloudsAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Xero 10.0

Based on 8 answers

Pages generally load quickly, but it's a fairly common occurrence to have pages taking a bit longer than I'd like to load (as in, 4+ seconds). Occasionally I have to refresh a page to get it to work. Bank feed and integrations tend to be slow in general, but that could easily be due to API latency on the side of the other parties. Most of the time, though, the bank feeds refresh before I login so it's not a huge problem. Not necessarily good performance compared to a local app like QuickBooks desktop, but definitely good performance for a cloud application. Room for growth? yes.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Avaza 10.0

Based on 2 answers

They are always available and open to doing a call or a shared screen to walk through the issues.

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Veronica M Duckett

Managing Partner

MAVENTRIMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Xero 4.1

Based on 18 answers

Support has always been responsive and quickly resolved any questions I have. The only reason I don't give full points is because there's no way to call for immediate help. I'm fine with this because I don't need it badly enough to pay for it

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Dave Olsen

CFO

RenewableTech VenturesVenture Capital & Private Equity, 11-50 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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Xero 10.0

Based on 5 answers

All of Xero's training is online and available for anyone (business owner or accountants) to learn and become experts in their system. There is a range of content from product training to real world webinars from their partners. Xero is beautiful accounting software and their training is the same.

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Scott Scharf

Co-Founder

Catching CloudsAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Xero 9.7

Based on 10 answers

If it can be done, time the implementation near a new fiscal year so you can start clean. Otherwise, you have to go back and do historical data from the beginning of the fiscal year, which can be brain draining.

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Andre Yeu

Owner / Head Trainer

When Hounds FlyConsumer Services, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Avaza's time tracking capabilities are much more detailed than Upwork's. Upwork focuses on simplicity, using a simple on/off button and a spot for taking notes about each project, but Avaza gives you more to work with, allowing you to add detailed notes and specify tasks.

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Verified User

Employee in Other

Writing and Editing Company, 11-50 employees

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Xero was the easiest to use and most cost effective of all the solutions we evaluated during the procurement process. We spoke to other similar sized businesses and they highly recommended using Xero. We liked the fact it's a cloud based system meaning we can access the system and data remotely. It integrates with our recurring billing platform and our bank.

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Graham Green

Operations Director at Solution IP

Solution IPTelecommunications, 11-50 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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Xero 10.0

Based on 6 answers

Over 600 plus apps available for integration and easy to create standard charts of account and report templates to implement across multiple entities. Same pricing regardless of number of transactions or users. Real benefit is variety of integrated apps that allow you to automate processes and have functionality that 10 years ago was only available in ERP systems costing hundreds of thousands.

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Verified User

Partner in Finance and Accounting

Accounting Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Avaza helps keep us organized, and helps us provide accurate estimates for existing and prospective clients.

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees

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We spend very little time on our own bookkeeping as it's so simple to do in Xero which means more time doing the work that matters.
We're able to spend more time focused on reporting for our clients rather than reconciling or fixing problems.
We're able to easily provide our consulting services to clients overseas via Stripe plugin and foreign currency support.

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Malcolm Colman-Shearer

Co Founder

Optimi LtdInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Avaza Editions & Modules

Edition

Free Plan	$0¹
Startup Plan	$9.95²
Basic Plan	$19.95³
Business Plan	$39.95⁴

Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 1 Timesheet/ Expense User, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 1 Admin, 2 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 2 Admins, 5 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User
Unlimited Project Collaborators, 5 Admins, 5 Timesheet/ Expense Users, 1 Resource Scheduling User

Additional Pricing Details

Basic Integrations are available (via Zapier) for free, whereas Advanced Integrations with Quickbooks Online and Xero are available as an add-on (at $20 USD per month per integration) on paid plans.

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Xero Editions & Modules

Edition

Early	$11¹
Growing	$32¹
Established	$62¹

per month

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

Avaza

Xero

Avaza

Xero

Avaza

Xero

Avaza

Xero

Avaza

Xero

Avaza

Xero

Avaza

Xero

Avaza

Xero

Avaza

Xero