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Xero

Overview

What is Xero?

Xero is an online accounting software product for small businesses and personal finance. Its features beyond general ledger and double-bookkeeping include quotable invoicing, bank reconciliation, purchase order and expense management, and tax management. Third party apps can extend its features…

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Recent Reviews

Xero to Hero

8 out of 10
March 18, 2024
Incentivized
My business uses Xero as a gauge for all financial optics. It helps manage monies in and out, account visibility and solves invoicing …
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Xero the Hero

10 out of 10
March 04, 2024
Incentivized
I use Xero for invoicing, reconciling our monthly revenue and spending, and providing our accountants with the information they need for …
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Xero or Zero

1 out of 10
March 01, 2024
I use it as an accounting program. <br>The program constantly loses the ability to connect to my bank. When reported this problem takes …
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Xero

4 out of 10
February 02, 2024
It is an accounting system we use for billing, paying bills, and producing financial reports. It also has payroll capabilities, but I am …
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Popular Features

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  • Bank reconciliation (189)
    9.1
    91%
  • Accounts receivable (182)
    9.0
    90%
  • Standard reports (184)
    8.3
    83%
  • Dashboards (181)
    8.0
    80%

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Video Reviews

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"Straight-Forward" Accounting. How Xero Helped a Business Owner Manage Expenses
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Pricing

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Early

$13

Cloud
per month

Growing

$37

Cloud
per month

Established

$70

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.xero.com/us/pricing-plans/

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $13 per month
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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

7.7
Avg 7.5

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

7.5
Avg 7.1

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8
Avg 8.0

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

8.1
Avg 7.6

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

7.4
Avg 7.4

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

6.5
Avg 7.0

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

6.8
Avg 7.4
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Product Details

What is Xero?

Xero is an online accounting software platform for small businesses and their advisors, as well as for personal finance. Xero competes most often with QuickBooks Online. Its features, beyond the ubiquitous general ledger and double-entry bookkeeping support, include invoicing with quotes, bank reconciliation, purchase order and expense management, tax management, and it is mobile-accessible. Xero integrates with over 800 third-party applications, covering everything from inventory and logistics to cash flow, project management, customer relationship management, and e-commerce.

The product is sold by subscription (a distribution model commonly known as software as a service or SaaS) requiring the payment of a monthly fee. This charge is proportionate to the number (and type) of company entities managed by the subscriber. The lowest tiered pricing option is the $9 per month Starter pack, which supports unlimited users but a limited number of transactions. The $30 Standard pack breaks open usage limits and adds e-filing and payroll options. The $70 Premium package doubles the number of supported employees on payroll from 5 to 10, and supports multiple currencies.

Xero Features

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting Features

  • Supported: Accounts payable
  • Supported: Accounts receivable
  • Supported: Cash management
  • Supported: Bank reconciliation
  • Supported: Expense management
  • Supported: Time tracking
  • Supported: Fixed asset management
  • Supported: Multi-currency support
  • Supported: Multi-division support
  • Supported: Regulations compliance
  • Supported: Electronic tax filing
  • Supported: Self-service portal
  • Supported: Global Financial Support
  • Supported: Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Inventory Management Features

  • Supported: Inventory tracking

Reporting & Analytics Features

  • Supported: Dashboards
  • Supported: Standard reports
  • Supported: Custom reports

Customization Features

  • Supported: Plug-ins

Security Features

  • Supported: Role-based user permissions
  • Supported: Multi-factor authentication

Xero Screenshots

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Xero is accounting software for small businesses and their advisors. It reveals a business's cashflow in real-time with online accounting, invoicing, payroll, billing & banking.

Xero Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Xero is an online accounting software product for small businesses and personal finance. Its features beyond general ledger and double-bookkeeping include quotable invoicing, bank reconciliation, purchase order and expense management, and tax management. Third party apps can extend its features further.

Xero starts at $13.

Priority AccountEdge, QuickBooks Online, and Sage 50cloud Accounting are common alternatives for Xero.

Reviewers rate Journals and Reconciliations highest, with a score of 9.3.

The most common users of Xero are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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Mitesh Chavda | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We really acknowledge the fact that our finances are the critical pillar to our business and thats why it was paramount to find a very reliable tool to help us run all our financial activities. Xero has been that tool for us and has been working outstandingly. With Xero, we are able to manage our cash flow by accounting for every cash that enters and leaves our business.
  • Accurate financial reports.
  • Advanced security.
  • Budgeting and quoting.
  • Professional and beautiful invoices.
  • Automatic financial data capturing from receipts.
  • In-depth financial analytics.
  • Nothing to be specific. All parts had been made to work really well.
Xero has been a super reliable accounting tool that allows us to take care of all our financial management needs from a single place. It helps monitor expenses and track how cash is flowing in and out of the business. The financial reports are very good eye opener into the business financial health and performance.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use this alongside and on behalf of a number of clients, for management accounts, VAT returns and to a lesser extent wages.

Xero offers a solution across the entire spectrum of accounting this being bookkeeping, wages, VAT, management accounts. There are a wealth of reports to assist and guide.

I'd say xero offers a solution that's built for the user and thus assists even those that don't (and have no desire to!) understand accounting in its full detail.
  • Reporting
  • Assisting the user
  • Making transactions easy
  • Bank Feeds
  • Lock dates
  • Year end procedure
  • More advanced aged debtor reporting
Xero is well suited to owner managed businesses from small one one bands to SME's. It helps to minimise the burden of day to day transactions with the bank feeds option and gives the user a degree of comfort when the bank in reconciled that all transactions are entered.

It's also built in such a way that the user doesn't need to understand the finer details of the accounting treatment, it's built to assist and walk through the user although some of the terminology is a little American with receivables and payables etc.
January 11, 2024

Efficient User

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Xero caters excellently to businesses of various sizes, offering a remarkably clean interface that's incredibly user-friendly, even for beginners. The fresh and straightforward layout is particularly enjoyable. Furthermore, Xero provides robust support through comprehensive online resources, including articles and websites, allowing users to submit queries and receive prompt assistance. We rely on this system daily and appreciate the multitude of fantastic features it offers.
  • Easy to upload Bank statement
  • Can generate reports
  • Payroll
  • Financial reporting
  • Purchasing via Xero lacks the option to attach PDFs to purchase orders, limiting documentation.
  • In the payroll center, there's no provision to upload documents like doctor's notes for sick leave onto employee cards, hindering documentation management.
As a small to medium-sized enterprise, our team of 10 staffs relies on Xero daily. The bank feeds for swift reconciliation, seamless upload of credit card expenses, and the ability to attach documents to pertinent transactions significantly aid our workflow and efficiency. User access levels are restricted, causing either minimal or full Restricted user access in Xero creates a binary access system: limited or full access for staff. This setup poses confidentiality risks; accessing accounts receivable reports grants full access to sensitive bank balances, potentially compromising confidential financial information due to the lack of nuanced access permissions.
Angie Martin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I utilize Xero in my mentoring practice to aid my clients in tracking expenses, managing payroll, and making strategic financial decisions crucial for business growth. Xero serves as a comprehensive tool, offering easy accessibility across devices, enabling efficient financial management, and providing valuable insights for the entire business team, from bookkeepers to CEOs.
  • Payroll
  • Reporting
  • Reconciliation
  • Customisation of Accounts
  • Layout
  • Onboarding
I frequently recommend Xero to a diverse range of clients, including fashion brands, digital marketing agencies, medical professionals, artists, and more. Xero proves to be a cost-effective solution for actively managing business finances. Its versatility makes it well-suited for any industry, seamlessly growing with the business to offer continuous support. In cases where a business is just starting out and financial constraints are a concern, I may suggest alternatives like Wave. However, in most situations, Xero remains my top recommendation.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Xero is an excellent tool to ensure all accounts payable and receivables are current. Additionally the financial statements help to determine the position of my business. The latter is a powerful tool that assists with decision making and identified areas I should focus attention on. As an example, the profit and loss report can reveal areas where costs are higher than expected.
  • Profit and loss
  • Payroll
  • Invoicing
  • Allow pricing tiers for invoicing e.g. retail, wholesale, etc
  • Reporting could be improved
  • Search functionality could be improved
Xero is excellent for a small business. In my experience, it's a great tool to allow a small number of users to see what accounting tasks need attention. As an example, if two users are responsible for paying bills the user can very quickly see if the other user has paid a specific bill. I don't have sufficient experience with a larger corporation but assume the lack of a pricing tier based on customer is a significant disadvantage of the software as is the difficulty with inventory management.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Needed to right-size the accounting system to something that automates as much as possible. This software is used for all aspects of financial management; it synchronizes with my time-tracking and project management software, sends recurring invoices for monthly work, automates A/R follow up, manages A/P and thus helps manage cashflow. Overall happy with these features.
  • Automation of recurring invoies
  • Automation of invoice follow-ups
  • Automation of A/P albeit through a cumbersome input process
  • Bank feeds break often and are slow to be repaired.
  • Multi-currency support doesn't take into account usability
  • Highly requested features by 100s of users from as far back as a 10 years do not get implemented
  • User requested features almost never make it into the software; and these requests are often extremely simple and basic, but would make a huge improvement in usability.
Xero is effective for a small to medium size business with not very much complexity; but it does offer enough power to do actual accounting work within the business' books; you can make GL adjustments, it has a full memory of all transactions and adjustments should an auditor wish to see everything that has happened - though this might not be what you're looking for ;) - and is overall an effective accounting tool.

There are some minor usability gripes which, when compounded over months and years, cause many hours of what I believe to be unnecessary work.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Xero is the overall accounting platform for all Corporate activity. The strength is the integration to other required apps. Payroll, expense management, quarterly tax preparation and submission are all easily integrated into the necessary accounts. Other than a part time bookkeeper, there really is no need for further internal staff. Xero is reviewed by an external accounting firm and the effort is minimal to reconcile on a monthly basis. The dashboard layout is simple to customize and use - in short, meets all accounting requirements in one place.
  • Integrate Wagepoint payroll system
  • Integrate MileIQ mileage expense system
  • Integrate Dext expense management system
  • Simple bank account integration - upload bank accounts and reconcile quickly with automated suggestions
  • Working with historical Chart of Accounts is sometimes tricky, should be able to search by input as opposed to simply a timeline
We are a small firm, with no internal accounting expertise, Xero is truly an "outsourced like" accounting package. A number of automated tasks make monthly reconciliation very easy. It is simple to use and understand. Search is typically simple, with a few anomalies, when looking for historical data, but that is rarely an issue. I am a very satisfied end user and recommend Xero to all small firms.
Nicholas Fenmor Collins | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Xero for full accountancy and payroll. It's connected to several apps to allow us to manage expenses and cashflow. We were an early adopter of Xero and introduced our accountants to it. We love the clarity and flexibility (with control) that Xero gives us...and it's so cost effective too.
  • Reconciliation
  • Connectivity
  • Reporting
  • Statement automation
  • Expenses
  • Accessing Xero's own invoices
All size businesses can benefit, but it particularly suited to SMEs who need to streamline their procedures and connect data across multiple applications and various bank accounts. The multi-currency feature is great even if paying software licences in dollars for example. Xero is less suited should you need to manage stock from the platform, but most businesses would connect a dedicated app to handle this side of things.
James Randall | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Xero for our day to day account needs, it helps us to follow cashflow easily and makes our end of year accounts a simple task. Prior to Xero we used a number of spreadsheets which did not offer anywhere near the functionality Xero does. It truly simplifies all of our accounting processes and means I can run a report on pretty much any aspect of the company within minutes.
  • Reconciliation of transactions is simple and can be done on a mobile device, meaning accounts can be kept up to date easily whilst away from the office.
  • Cashflow management is also simple with Xero, it's a few clicks to generate a report on cashflow so you can always be sure how your business is currently fairing.
  • Expenses categorisation could be a little simpler, there are large amounts of categories and it can take time to find and scroll to the correct one. A simplified list based on past transactions could be incorporated to improve this.
It's well suited to generating reports for profit and loss, you can get an at a glance overview of the business and how it is performing with right up to the minute information, the direct link to our business bank account is extremely valuable and takes the pain out of transaction reconciliation.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our previous accounting software was built on old technology and required on-premise servers to run, Xero being a SaaS solution was key to us. We use Xero as our core accounting software. We integrate it with our ERP system and all invoices, purchase orders, returns etc. flow through it. We also use it for our HMRC MTD returns, debt chasing and for reporting.
  • Integrates well with Unleashed inventory software
  • Payment gateway from invoices
  • Document templates are easy to create
  • No ability to set separate email addresses based on roles or document type, e.g. invoices and statements have to go to the same address (or be manually redirected)
  • Reporting functionality is clunky to use and not very in-depth
  • Generally seems to be aimed at sole-traders and very small businesses
I think it would be excellent for sole traders and very small businesses. The pricing is good and the features are well suited to smaller operations, where it falls down is for SMEs (like us) who don't need a really advanced accounting software but something a bit more featured than Xero. It does integrate well with other applications, so that is the sole reason we went with it.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Xero for my practice but also for a number of our clients. The software gives online cloud solution for bookkeeping and accounting. It does not require updating and backing up of the software and allows for access from anywhere in the world. It also links with many other software products that allow for more in-depth reporting and financial management and advisory.
  • Bookkeeping
  • Reporting
  • Security
  • Crypto currency
  • Statutory accounts and tax
  • Payroll for larger organisations
Small business clients with less than 1,000 transactions a month are best suited for the software. With regards to the form of the business it is well suited for sole traders, limited companies and trusts. Larger organisations could struggle with the speed of the software with high volume of entries.
November 30, 2023

Not too bad

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Recording of all business transactions and preparation of monthly management financial reports for all entities in 3 countries. Unable to post journal entries in foreign currencies and manually preparing consolidation reports
  • easy to use
  • flexibility in customising reports but with limitations
  • able to integrate with numerous third party solutions
  • allow posting of manual journal in foreign curriencies
  • preparation of consolidated financial reports
  • more flexibility in customising reports
  • allow reports to be tracked in more categories
for start ups
Herman Van Der Westhuizen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Accounting and Reporting extensively
  • Reporting
  • banking statements
  • user friendly
  • More detail explanations
  • More detail on dashboard
  • User to be able to send from his domain name
Xero is user-friendly and designed and developed for business orientated people and not just for financial / accounting staff.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Xero for managing all customer/supplier invoices within the business.
Xero is connected to our company bank account, and we know in real-time when invoices are paid.
Furthermore, our Accountants also use our Xero system for calculating our Accounts.
In short, all finances within our business are managed using Xero.
  • Issues Customer Invoices
  • Manages Supplier Invoices
  • Enables our Accountant to process our Accounts
  • Xero UI could be more modern and slick like those of slack / paypal.
  • Xero user management is sometimes a little tricky to manage.
Xero is amazing at issuing Invoices to customers and then allowing the issuer to see if the invoice has been viewed/paid.
Xero is brilliant at integrating into the Company Bank Account, and then updating the data within the Xero system - thus giving a real-time 'balance sheet' view of the companies cash flow.
Candice Tootell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Have just implemented Xero in my organization for use with accounting, expenses claims, inventory, sales, jobs, banking. Although I wouldn't consider myself knowledgeable just yet, I can see it's value in ease of use and at a very good price. The best thing about it though, is if it can't do something I need, it easily links to something that can.
  • Bank Statements
  • Invoices
  • Jobs
  • Bulk Payment Capture
  • Credit Allocations
  • Reports
The reconciliation feature with connection straight to bank is very handy. I am able to capture transactions directly from there and it saves so much time. We have coupled with Dext and load all our credit transactions so auto matching is easy. I'm not that familiar with the reporting as yet, but not sure it's as user friendly as it could be. The client account page would benefit from a place to reconcile / match transactions that were paid to invoices etc. Similarly with creditors.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Invoicing & data capturing
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Debtors control
  • Management accounts
  • Annual financial statements
  • Vat monthly returns
  • Tracked inventory control
  • Easy bank recons
  • Aged debtors lists
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Nice income statements and balance sheet reports with comparisons
  • Ability to go back and edit transactions
  • Restricted access control
  • Does not remember and suggest previous transactions postings
July 11, 2023

Xero Review

Melinda Shein | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Currently, we are facing the problem that the Myanmar language cannot be downloaded in PDF format and send emails directly from Xero. We have raised the issue to Xero support and HQ since last year since we cannot use the Myanmar language to print it out. Another issue is that compilation reports download in the format for XBRL, not for Microsoft Word. For now, since we cannot download Microsoft Word format, we need to convert it to Excel first to switch it to Microsoft Word using converter software.
  • Invoice reminder sending
  • Management report
  • Business snap shot
  • Short-term cash flow
  • Allow for other languages to see and send out in PDF formats
  • The report download can have more format options
  • Invoicing format should be more flexible for logistics
  • Delivery note needs to be eligible to print
Well-suited for sending invoice reminders automatically. Less appropriate for when you need a different language as you cannot see and print or email it in PDF format and for when you need the report download format to be Microsoft Word.
Trevor Ewen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Xero is our accounting management platform. I have used it at four prior firms, and I have always been happy with the capabilities of the software. I run the finance team, but my background is in software development, so I am an avid user of the Xero APIs, which are a key part of my criteria for finance and accounting platforms.
  • Reconciling Transactions
  • API Design
  • Repeating Invoices, Bills, and Journal Entries
  • Fixed Asset Depreciation
  • Financial Statement Customization
  • Bank Feeds & Statement Imports
  • Correcting Mistakes
  • Contact Management
  • Payment Provider Integration
  • Email Templates
  • API Authentication for Service Accounts
  • Permissions Management
Xero is a very friendly accounting platform for modern firms that may have technical resources in place to take advantage of the robust API. Additionally, it's pricing and ease of use appeals to solopreneurs and small businesses, but I think it has greater scale than just that. QBench is a much larger and more active user of the platform than your average small business, and we find the scale to be sufficient.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
We use it for accounting purposes and will to integraqte it with our business software with property management, wineries and farming. We also use it for Body Corporate management.
  • Bank reconcilaitions
  • Client Invoicing
  • Integrating with other business software
  • Fast processing
  • Accurate
  • Account Reporting
  • Bank reconciliations
Xero can be used for any accounting function to prepare financial reporting.
July 10, 2023

Fan-freaking-tastic

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Xero is our bookkeeping "bible". All our sales, purchases, payroll, banking flow into it from other applications. Everything works beautifully, except the bank feeds. The only problem we have is that the RBC credit card feeds through Yodlee are spotty, they sometimes just don't refresh, and then we will go 6-9 months and they are perfect. With hundreds of transactions per month, it is so important to have that connection. I know I can trust the data flowing into Xero, I rely on it. We know at any given day, what our financial position is, reports are built and easily customized to suit our needs.
  • integration with Dext
  • bank reconciliations
  • reporting
  • bank feeds
  • bank feeds
  • bank feeds (need I say more)
I have used Xero for at least 10 years, in Canada and Australia, with different companies, industries, in a CA firm. It has evolved into something that I cannot do without. I have used QBO, MYOB, Spire (shudder) but nothing compares to Xero. It is constantly evolving into something that just adds more and more benefits to your business.

Information is at your fingertips, generate a profit and loss (or balance sheet) with two clicks, drill down into your detail with a further click, then into the source transaction with one more. Source documents are attached at the source transaction level, allowing review by managers / tax accountant with ease. Notes can be added to transactions where required, because I have a short memory!!

Reports can be easily customized. We have created a monthly management report with a host of KPIs built to update every time the report is run. Fan-freaking-tastic. We have customized the P&L to reflect our needs. FFT

Multiple currencies are easy peasy. We have bank accounts in different currencies, bills and sales in those currencies, Xero handles the conversion without issue, reflecting properly on the balance sheet, profit and loss.

The bank feeds are evolving. I understand Xero is working with the banks to create a far better integration. My fingers are crossed, I know it will happen and will work well when it does.



Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Xero for normal accounting processes and procedures, as well as communicating with donors who receive their receipts as customized invoices. I still have to customize the statements. We still have to decide how of if we will use the inventory module.
  • Management Accounts
  • Budgets
  • Account transactions
  • Supplier and customer reports
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Inventory
Generally Xero is an excellent program. The inventory module, which I use for another company, in my opinion is not that good. The pay run module for salaries should also include staff leave tracking, i.e. leave due, leave taken and leave balance, categories of different leave.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Bookkeeping, tax preparation, invoicing, business management
  • accounting
  • reconciliation
  • automatic updates
  • help feature could use more live support or youtube how to videos to compliment FAQs
  • better organize support by country area, like US tax questions
Good for solo business owners who want control over finances with ease and less complexity than Quickbooks. Good for small business integrations to streamline admin. Not necessarily good if not willing to ensure integrations will work across other systems or if want something super standardized.
Lacey Davidson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Xero for our whole office. At the restaurant level, invoices are entered into PeachWorks. We have a program that integrates those invoices into Xero, putting each item into the correct account code. Our office assistant enters invoices that come to the office like water and electric bills. Then we print check directly from there, or batch payments to pay online.

We also Xero to integrate our sales from the restaurants. After bills are paid, we use multiple types of reporting features.
  • Bank feeds work great, or I can easily import statements.
  • Easy to use, but still has the manual journal options for more detailed accounting.
  • Fixing errors is easy, plus gives detailed info on which user did what.
  • Cost! Very worth the low price.
  • Setting our own fiscal calendar is not available, so for every return or P&L, I have to manually adjust dates.
  • Remittance information on the checks is not available, and it very frustrating what they let you put on the checks.
  • Checks print in whatever weird order Xero puts them in. You can adjust to make it alphabetically and I can't figure out what ordering system they use.
  • We do use a small bank for one of our accounts, and it doesn't integrate with that bank. But that could be the bank's fault.
For a small or medium business it is excellent. We do not use it for payroll, but I can easily upload a GL import.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Xero as our accounting software & practice management software within our practice so it is used on a daily basis. It is used to store client details and records, used to prepare and lodge tax returns, used to log our timesheets within the firm and serves as an integrative platform with our other software programs. It solves the issue of having too many data bases to update when a client changes details etc
  • Xero tax - (creating tax returns for lodgement)
  • Client data base
  • Reports/report builder
  • Timesheets sometimes dont work
  • Xero tax sometimes doesnt load
  • Integrate with monday.com (workflow manager)
It is perfectly suited to an accounting firm that wants to use more cloud based accounting system. It is perfect for firms that have most of their clients on Xero, as you can pull through the published reports in the clients Xero file directly to their tax return. It needs more improvement with the workflow manager - it needs to be more transparent to the other members of the team so we can all see how much work we all have on and how they are progressing.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Xero for accounting and payroll purpose
  • Entering purchase invoices
  • Producing sales invoices
  • Producing financial reports
  • GST reconciliation
  • Purchase order
  • Inventory
  • Project costing
  • Project management
Xero is well suited if used for small/ medium business with relatively uncomplicated needs.
Xero becomes insufficient when the company has multiple entities and in needs for consolidation, although this can be solved with add-ons, but complicated accounting treatment is also quiet limited with Xero.
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