Xero Inc

Xero

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

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What is Xero?

Xero is a global online accounting system for small businesses and their advisors.

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Awards & Recognition

Xero won the following awards in the Accounting - Small Business category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Xero Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Xero?

2% Negative

4% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Saves Time
Respectful
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Accounts Receivable Invoicing

Accounts Payable Purchase Orders

Expense Management

General Ledger Chart of Accounts

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

Reconciliation

Integration APIs

Cash Flow Management

Cost Revenue Tracking

Project Accounting

Budgeting Forecasting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Xero Reviews

Amy G.

Role: Operations
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Xero provides a full suite of accounting tools.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Xero from other similar products?

All-in-One Solution; Xero offers an integrated suite of accounting features, including invoicing, bank reconciliation, financial reporting, payroll, project tracking, and inventory management.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Xero’s intuitive, easy-to-navigate interface stands out as my most loved feature.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The Starter Plan is limited in terms of the number of invoices and bills you can process, and upgrading to the Standard Plan can become costly over time for businesses with tight budgets.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great all in one accounting suite and is a cloud-based system with real-time access, allowing you to manage your finances from anywhere.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Pankaj P.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Fantastic product, easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Xero from other similar products?

Xero provide different kind of reporting sections which helps in management decisions. Along with that it's easy to use. It's totally different from other in the market. And support team is also very good

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Reporting section. I can all reports required by management in this software. I don't need to do manual adjustments everything in one place.

What do you dislike most about this product?

If I am trying to download a reports with higher numbers of rows and columns. Sometimes it crashed.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's a good accounting software. It provides you various things at one place.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Bolingo D.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Recreation
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Best cloud based accounting software

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Xero from other similar products?

It has a variety of features like invoicing and billing, gives financial reports of all transactions done. Payroll processing helps save time whenever are paying our employees. It is cloud based and accessible on any device making it easy to use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Has good customer support, at least all the times i have tried to contact they always reply though with some delays sometimes depending on the time

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is a good software only challenge is i can not import data from non-xero sources

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend this software to all organisational managers and accountants, so easy to use, cheap and easy to implement

Pros

Enables Productivity
Saves Time
Acts with Integrity
Reliable

Xero

What is Xero?

Company Details

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Xero Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Xero?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Accounts Receivable Invoicing Record of claims for payment for goods or services provided. Usually includes a customer invoicing capability

Accounts Payable Purchase Orders Record of debts owing for an organization. Sometimes includes a purchase order capability

Expense Management Includes all aspects of expense forms design, completion, submission, limits and compliance, and reporting.

General Ledger Chart of Accounts The general ledger contains the organization’s accounts for recording assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses.

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting, forecasting & easy data extraction for data analysis.

Reconciliation Functionality that ensures that two sets of records (usually the balances of two accounts) are in agreement.

Integration APIs Ability of the software to interface with legacy and other third party applications.

Cash Flow Management Includes income and expense tracking, as well as cash flow monitoring.

Cost Revenue Tracking The process of recording, classifying, analyzing, summarizing, and allocating costs associated with a process

Project Accounting Ability to track, report and analyse financial results and implications at an individual project level

Budgeting Forecasting Functionality allowing users to create and maintain budgets and develop forecasts, “what-if” scenarios, etc

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Xero Reviews

Amy G.

Xero provides a full suite of accounting tools.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pankaj P.

Fantastic product, easy to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Bolingo D.

Best cloud based accounting software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Accounts Receivable Invoicing

Accounts Payable Purchase Orders

Expense Management

General Ledger Chart of Accounts

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

Reconciliation

Integration APIs

Cash Flow Management

Cost Revenue Tracking

Project Accounting

Budgeting Forecasting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement