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Xero

by Xero LimitedWebsiteUsed by clients

Our Take

The dominant AU small business accounting platform. Excellent ecosystem of integrations. Lock-in comes from the accountant/bookkeeper relationship — your bookkeeper probably uses it too, so switching means changing their workflow. API is mature and well-documented.

Lock-in risk:Medium

Pricing Tiers

Starter

$29/mo/month

✓Send 20 invoices/quotes
✓Enter 5 bills
✓Bank reconciliation
✓GST tracking
✓Payroll for 1 person

Standard

$47/mo/month

✓Unlimited invoices
✓Unlimited bills
✓Bank reconciliation
✓GST tracking
✓Bulk reconciliation
✓Payroll for 2 people

Most popular for sole traders and small teams

Job Coverage

Build a business dashboard

Speed up invoicing and payments

Premium

$65/mo/month

✓Everything in Standard
✓Multi-currency
✓Expenses
✓Projects
✓Payroll for 5 people
✓Analytics Plus

Worth it if you deal with overseas clients

Job Coverage

Speed up invoicing and payments

Track job profitability

Integrations (7)

Zapier/MakeOne-way sync

Zapier/MakeOne-way sync

Interesting Use Cases

Automated invoice chasing

low

Set up invoice reminders that send at 7, 14, and 30 days overdue. Customise the tone — friendly at 7 days, firm at 30. Reduces average days to payment by 10-15 days.

Receipt capture with Hubdoc

low

Snap a photo of a receipt, Hubdoc (included free with Xero) extracts the data and creates the transaction. No more shoebox of receipts at tax time.

Hubdoc

Multi-currency client invoicing

low

Invoice overseas clients in their currency, Xero handles the conversion and tracks the FX gain/loss. Essential for service businesses with international clients.

Automated invoice chasing

low

Set up invoice reminders that send at 7, 14, and 30 days overdue. Customise the tone — friendly at 7 days, firm at 30. Reduces average days to payment by 10-15 days.

Receipt capture with Hubdoc

low

Snap a photo of a receipt, Hubdoc (included free with Xero) extracts the data and creates the transaction. No more shoebox of receipts at tax time.

Hubdoc

Multi-currency client invoicing

low

Invoice overseas clients in their currency, Xero handles the conversion and tracks the FX gain/loss. Essential for service businesses with international clients.

Automated invoice chasing

low

Set up invoice reminders that send at 7, 14, and 30 days overdue. Customise the tone — friendly at 7 days, firm at 30. Reduces average days to payment by 10-15 days.

Receipt capture with Hubdoc

low

Snap a photo of a receipt, Hubdoc (included free with Xero) extracts the data and creates the transaction. No more shoebox of receipts at tax time.

Hubdoc

Multi-currency client invoicing

low

Invoice overseas clients in their currency, Xero handles the conversion and tracks the FX gain/loss. Essential for service businesses with international clients.

Automated invoice chasing

low

Set up invoice reminders that send at 7, 14, and 30 days overdue. Customise the tone — friendly at 7 days, firm at 30. Reduces average days to payment by 10-15 days.

Receipt capture with Hubdoc

low

Snap a photo of a receipt, Hubdoc (included free with Xero) extracts the data and creates the transaction. No more shoebox of receipts at tax time.

Hubdoc

Multi-currency client invoicing

low

Invoice overseas clients in their currency, Xero handles the conversion and tracks the FX gain/loss. Essential for service businesses with international clients.

Automated invoice chasing

low

Set up invoice reminders that send at 7, 14, and 30 days overdue. Customise the tone — friendly at 7 days, firm at 30. Reduces average days to payment by 10-15 days.

Receipt capture with Hubdoc

low

Snap a photo of a receipt, Hubdoc (included free with Xero) extracts the data and creates the transaction. No more shoebox of receipts at tax time.

Hubdoc

Multi-currency client invoicing

low

Invoice overseas clients in their currency, Xero handles the conversion and tracks the FX gain/loss. Essential for service businesses with international clients.