Compare Certinia Financial Management Cloud and Xero 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$13.00 Per Month
Certinia Financial Management Cloud
Star Rating
(433)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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Learn more about Certinia Financial Management CloudXero
Star Rating
(1,597)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
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- G2 reviewers report that Xero excels in user experience, with a clean interface that makes accounting feel less daunting. Users appreciate features like automated bank reconciliations, which simplify the process to just a few clicks, enhancing daily usability.
- Users say that Certinia Financial Management Cloud stands out for its seamless integration with Salesforce, allowing for a unified view of financial and customer data. This feature is particularly beneficial for businesses looking to centralize their financial operations.
- Reviewers mention that Xero's ease of setup is a significant advantage, with many users finding the initial configuration straightforward. This contrasts with Certinia, where some users have noted challenges during the implementation phase.
- According to verified reviews, Xero receives higher marks for its overall support quality, with users highlighting responsive customer service and helpful resources. In comparison, Certinia's support is viewed as adequate but not as robust, which can impact user satisfaction.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Certinia Financial Management Cloud offers advanced features like automated billing and revenue recognition, which are praised for their effectiveness. However, some users feel that these features come with a steeper learning curve compared to Xero's more intuitive offerings.
- Users report that while both platforms provide solid accounting capabilities, Xero shines in areas like reporting and dashboard functionalities, making it easier for small businesses to track their financial health. Certinia, while powerful, may require more effort to navigate its extensive feature set.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Certinia Financial Management Cloud
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Xero
Starter / Early
$13.00
Per Month
Good for sole traders, new businesses, and the self-employed.
- Send quotes and 20 invoices
- Enter 5 bills
- Reconcile bank transactions
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Certinia Financial Management Cloud
No trial information availableXero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.9
355
8.8
1,286
Ease of Use
7.5
356
9.0
1,339
Ease of Setup
6.7
166
8.8
1,030
Ease of Admin
7.2
174
8.7
388
Quality of Support
7.7
340
8.4
1,204
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
171
8.6
382
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
351
8.9
1,270
Features by Category
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.9
282
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
8.7
260
Not enough data
8.8
266
Not enough data
8.7
248
Not enough data
8.6
251
Not enough data
8.9
262
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
9.2
140
Not enough data
9.3
139
Travel Management
Not enough data
8.1
232
Not enough data
7.8
220
Not enough data
7.5
215
Not enough data
8.0
221
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
9.2
268
Not enough data
8.9
250
Not enough data
8.8
244
Mobile
Not enough data
8.6
248
Not enough data
8.1
222
Not enough data
7.8
215
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
206
Not enough data
8.5
209
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
201
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.7
247
Not enough data
8.5
240
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.8
251
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
277
Not enough data
8.7
234
Not enough data
8.6
224
Not enough data
9.2
255
Not enough data
8.5
240
Not enough data
5.4
190
General Ledger
8.1
254
|
Verified
8.6
714
|
Verified
8.1
243
|
Verified
8.3
671
|
Verified
7.9
230
|
Verified
8.6
693
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
7.6
226
|
Verified
8.7
754
|
Verified
7.5
195
|
Verified
8.5
655
7.4
155
8.3
661
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
7.4
184
|
Verified
8.6
633
7.4
210
|
Verified
8.8
715
|
Verified
7.8
140
|
Verified
8.6
658
|
Verified
Other Functionality
7.6
100
|
Verified
7.9
598
7.2
99
8.0
592
7.6
101
|
Verified
8.1
576
|
Verified
7.7
163
7.9
609
|
Verified
7.5
166
|
Verified
8.5
640
|
Verified
7.8
206
|
Verified
9.0
789
|
Verified
7.1
38
8.2
638
|
Verified
7.8
150
|
Verified
8.5
637
Reporting & Analytics
7.0
236
|
Verified
9.0
797
|
Verified
7.6
256
|
Verified
8.6
741
|
Verified
7.1
171
|
Verified
8.5
628
|
Verified
7.9
233
|
Verified
8.8
752
|
Verified
Platform
7.8
232
|
Verified
8.3
682
|
Verified
7.9
210
|
Verified
8.3
641
7.6
232
|
Verified
8.6
696
|
Verified
7.7
150
|
Verified
8.3
602
|
Verified
7.9
230
|
Verified
8.9
744
|
Verified
7.5
213
|
Verified
8.7
647
|
Verified
Integration
7.8
240
|
Verified
8.7
690
|
Verified
7.6
192
|
Verified
8.6
621
Feature Not Available
8.5
658
|
Verified
Cash Flow
7.9
41
|
Verified
8.8
596
|
Verified
7.8
50
|
Verified
9.1
590
|
Verified
8.3
51
|
Verified
8.8
546
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.1
171
|
Verified
8.5
628
|
Verified
8.2
57
|
Verified
8.7
552
|
Verified
7.6
40
|
Verified
8.4
511
|
Verified
7.6
51
|
Verified
8.6
542
|
Verified
Revenue
8.0
54
|
Verified
8.7
567
|
Verified
8.2
53
|
Verified
8.7
553
|
Verified
7.7
45
|
Verified
8.4
523
|
Verified
Payroll
7.9
36
|
Verified
8.3
498
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
484
|
Verified
8.0
47
|
Verified
8.5
525
|
Verified
8.6
56
|
Verified
8.8
541
|
Verified
AI
8.7
5
8.4
376
8.0
5
8.9
377
Not enough data
8.7
380
8.0
5
8.5
373
9.3
5
8.5
369
8.3
5
8.1
367
8.3
5
9.0
384
9.3
5
8.8
377
9.0
5
8.7
365
8.3
5
8.5
365
Mobile Applications - Accounting
9.0
5
8.8
378
8.0
5
8.8
353
8.7
5
8.8
378
7.3
5
6.8
318
9.0
5
9.0
363
8.7
5
9.0
370
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
8.5
329
General Ledger
8.1
254
|
Verified
8.6
714
|
Verified
8.1
243
|
Verified
8.3
671
|
Verified
7.9
230
|
Verified
8.6
693
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
7.6
226
|
Verified
8.7
754
|
Verified
7.5
195
|
Verified
8.5
655
7.4
155
8.3
661
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
7.4
184
|
Verified
8.6
633
7.4
210
|
Verified
8.8
715
|
Verified
7.8
140
|
Verified
8.6
658
|
Verified
Billing
8.7
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Dunning
8.0
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Subscription Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue Recognition
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
Revenue Performance
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Revenue Optimization
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.5
30
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.7
271
Not enough data
9.2
278
Not enough data
9.2
272
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.9
265
Not enough data
8.9
266
Not enough data
8.7
260
Not enough data
9.2
273
Analytics
Not enough data
9.2
266
Not enough data
8.8
265
Not enough data
8.5
248
Not enough data
9.0
270
Integration
Not enough data
9.2
280
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
8.4
247
Not enough data
8.8
272
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.9
173
Not enough data
8.6
174
Accounting
7.6
29
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.0
24
Not enough data
7.2
28
Not enough data
7.2
34
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
7.5
29
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.9
29
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
Back Office
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
Front Office
7.6
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
Logistics
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
7.4
15
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
30
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.6
27
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
Production
7.4
13
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.2
29
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project-Based ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Procurement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
9.0
119
Not enough data
9.1
120
Not enough data
9.0
120
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
9.3
123
Not enough data
9.2
123
Not enough data
9.0
121
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.2
126
Not enough data
9.1
125
Not enough data
9.1
116
Not enough data
9.1
122
Not enough data
9.5
122
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.3
128
Not enough data
9.3
131
Not enough data
9.2
128
Not enough data
9.1
126
Not enough data
9.2
125
Not enough data
9.4
133
Not enough data
9.2
129
Not enough data
9.5
127
Not enough data
9.6
132
Not enough data
9.6
131
Bill Generation
8.1
45
8.6
251
8.0
45
9.0
259
8.3
47
9.0
258
Bill Processing
8.2
38
8.5
249
8.4
44
8.7
251
8.1
49
8.9
252
Integration
8.3
52
9.1
267
7.9
43
8.9
262
8.2
49
8.3
237
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
8.8
161
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Certinia Financial Management Cloud and Xero are categorized as Billing and Accounting
Unique Categories
Certinia Financial Management Cloud is categorized as Revenue Management, Subscription Billing, ERP Systems, and Project-Based ERP
Xero is categorized as Invoice Management, Inventory Control, Expense Management, and Nonprofit Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Certinia Financial Management Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xero
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Software
9.7%
Accounting
7.7%
Financial Services
7.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.3%
Other
53.1%
Accounting
19.5%
Information Technology and Services
9.5%
Computer Software
6.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Consulting
3.3%
Other
56.0%
Discussions
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1 Comment
AM
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What is the financial management system?
1 Comment
RP
A financial management system is the methodology and software that an organization uses to oversee and govern its income, expenses, and assets with the...Read more
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1 Comment
RP
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