Xero

Xero

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Score 8.7 out of 10
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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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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Bank reconciliation (137)
    8.9
    89%
  • Standard reports (132)
    8.8
    88%
  • Accounts payable (130)
    8.8
    88%
  • Accounts receivable (131)
    8.7
    87%

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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

$11

Cloud
per month

Growing

$32

Cloud
per month

Established

$62

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
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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.

8.3Avg 7.5

Customization

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

7.7Avg 7.2

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.

8.6Avg 8.1

Reporting & Analytics

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

8.2Avg 7.5

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

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

8.1Avg 7.4

Inventory Management

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

7Avg 7.1

Order Management

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

7.7Avg 7.5
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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, e-commerce and more.

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.

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Xero is beautiful accounting software for small businesses and their advisors. See your cashflow in real-time with online accounting, invoicing, payroll, billing & banking. Just login and see the difference. Sign up for a free trial at https://www.xero.com/signup​/

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.

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

Reviewers rate Direct deposit files and Salary revision and increment management and Single sign-on capability highest, with a score of 8.9.

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

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Bernadette Johnsen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The support is good, they respond to us on time, and they are with us when we need them most. We asked support for help at the beginning of the configuration, and they were detailed in the answers. They guided us by hand and gave us suggestions to improve our use. I give it the highest score because our profits have been high with the support of Xero.
Carolyn Swora | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The few times I've needed support, I've used the help feature, and I was able to resolve my issue. It has been very rare that I've required support, though. I haven't had to reach out for live support. The major support issues I've needed help with are related to my bank feeds disconnecting
Mohsin Ejaz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Fortunately, I have had limited experience with support, but whenever I needed their help, they have been helpful. Their accountant partnership program had professional salespeople which was a great experience. Their forums aren't as good as QuickBooks but it's good to have a platform where you can ask questions. Their normal support was good in the few instances I had to talk to them.
March 22, 2021

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Krunal Thakkar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I have been using XERO for the last 2 years. It works very smoothly without any hurdles. We can also pull out any report whether it is standard or customize or we can also create our favorites reports and pull them.
Secondly, it also gives us the facility for Payroll and other taxes too.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Xero has absolutely the worst possible customer service. It is 100% obvious that they don't care about their customers and they don't even try to hide this fact a lot of the time. Read up about them before you consider them and don't believe the reviews that show more than 4 stars! Some review sites show 4+ stars, where a misinformed and/or ignorant writer comes up with the rating, but when you go in and and read actual customer reviews, even on that same website, it's a very different story.
Dave Olsen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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.
Amhed Herrera | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I received an e-mail a couple of days after I enrolled asking if I had any questions and that I could contact a specific person for questions. It's great to have a breathing living person that I can go to with ease (in case I don't find help in the forums/faq/help section)
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