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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$53.00 1 Users Per Month
$13.00 Per Month
Laserfiche
Star Rating
(1,162)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$53.00 1 Users Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansXero
Star Rating
(1,561)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansLaserfiche vs Xero
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Xero easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Laserfiche overall.
- Reviewers felt that Laserfiche meets the needs of their business better than Xero.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Laserfiche is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Laserfiche over Xero.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Laserfiche
Laserfiche Cloud Starter
$53.00
1 Users Per Month
Support paperless goals with a proven document management system. Starts at 1 user.
- Import, store & organize files, bulk import emails and files, full-text search, customizable metadata, Microsoft 365 integration
- Collaborate across content, simultaneous document editing, document versioning, external file sharing, annotations
- Manage access to information, fine-grained access controls, redactions, offline mobile access
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
Free Trial
Laserfiche
No trial information availableXero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
986
8.8
1,276
Ease of Use
8.8
1,013
9.0
1,329
Ease of Setup
8.2
733
8.8
1,022
Ease of Admin
8.5
710
8.7
389
Quality of Support
9.0
943
8.4
1,193
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
709
8.6
383
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
989
8.9
1,258
Features by Category
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.9
284
Not enough data
9.1
287
Not enough data
8.7
262
Not enough data
8.8
268
Not enough data
8.7
252
Not enough data
8.6
253
Not enough data
8.9
264
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
9.2
144
Not enough data
9.3
143
Travel Management
Not enough data
8.2
236
Not enough data
7.8
224
Not enough data
7.5
219
Not enough data
8.0
225
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
9.2
270
Not enough data
8.9
252
Not enough data
8.8
248
Mobile
Not enough data
8.6
251
Not enough data
8.1
226
Not enough data
7.8
219
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
210
Not enough data
8.5
213
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
205
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
251
Not enough data
8.7
249
Not enough data
8.5
244
Not enough data
8.5
233
Not enough data
8.8
255
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
281
Not enough data
8.7
238
Not enough data
8.6
227
Not enough data
9.2
259
Not enough data
8.6
243
Not enough data
5.5
194
File Management
8.4
32
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.5
29
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.4
29
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.6
720
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
699
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.8
755
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
652
Not enough data
8.3
665
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
638
Not enough data
8.8
714
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
666
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
606
Not enough data
8.0
598
Not enough data
8.2
583
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
782
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
644
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
641
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
790
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
743
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
757
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
686
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
647
Not enough data
8.6
703
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
653
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
691
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
621
Not enough data
8.5
658
|
Verified
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.8
594
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
596
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
553
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
8.5
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
518
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
549
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.8
574
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
561
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
530
|
Verified
Payroll
Not enough data
8.3
506
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
491
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
532
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
548
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
8.4
383
Not enough data
8.9
385
Not enough data
8.7
387
Not enough data
8.5
380
Not enough data
8.5
376
Not enough data
8.2
375
Not enough data
9.0
388
Not enough data
8.8
383
Not enough data
8.7
373
Not enough data
8.5
372
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
8.8
382
Not enough data
8.8
360
Not enough data
8.8
383
Not enough data
6.9
325
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
9.0
378
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
8.6
337
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.6
720
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
699
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.8
755
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
652
Not enough data
8.3
665
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
638
Not enough data
8.8
714
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
666
|
Verified
Edit
8.9
425
Not enough data
8.9
410
Not enough data
8.7
379
Not enough data
8.9
398
Not enough data
Logistics
9.1
439
Not enough data
8.9
406
Not enough data
8.7
374
Not enough data
9.3
448
Not enough data
9.0
447
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.9
101
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.6
93
Not enough data
7.8
84
Not enough data
9.1
109
Not enough data
8.0
77
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
7.9
74
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.0
74
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
Risk
8.5
97
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
Recovery
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
Audit
8.5
97
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
7.8
70
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
Fraud
8.2
76
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.7
274
Not enough data
9.2
281
Not enough data
9.2
274
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.9
269
Not enough data
8.7
263
Not enough data
9.2
275
Analytics
Not enough data
9.2
270
Not enough data
8.8
268
Not enough data
8.5
251
Not enough data
9.0
273
Integration
Not enough data
9.2
283
Not enough data
9.0
277
Not enough data
8.4
250
Not enough data
8.8
275
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.9
173
Not enough data
8.9
176
Not enough data
8.6
177
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
9.0
123
Not enough data
9.1
124
Not enough data
9.0
124
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
9.3
127
Not enough data
9.2
127
Not enough data
9.0
125
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.2
130
Not enough data
9.1
128
Not enough data
9.1
120
Not enough data
9.0
126
Not enough data
9.5
126
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.3
132
Not enough data
9.3
135
Not enough data
9.2
132
Not enough data
9.1
130
Not enough data
9.2
129
Not enough data
9.4
137
Not enough data
9.2
133
Not enough data
9.5
131
Not enough data
9.5
136
Not enough data
9.6
135
Digital Workflows
8.9
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
Forms
8.8
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
Automation
9.2
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
183
Not enough data
8.8
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Process Automation (DPA)
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
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.7
251
Not enough data
9.0
259
Not enough data
9.0
258
Bill Processing
Not enough data
8.5
249
Not enough data
8.8
251
Not enough data
8.9
252
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.9
262
Not enough data
8.3
237
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
8.8
161
Operating System
9.1
246
Not enough data
7.3
148
Not enough data
7.3
133
Not enough data
Document Processing
8.9
242
Not enough data
8.7
228
Not enough data
8.0
186
Not enough data
8.5
192
Not enough data
8.4
212
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
214
Not enough data
8.6
218
Not enough data
8.6
208
Not enough data
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
9.1
221
Not enough data
9.0
208
Not enough data
9.1
214
Not enough data
9.0
219
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.8
192
Not enough data
7.8
165
Not enough data
9.0
215
Not enough data
7.7
142
Not enough data
8.3
180
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
126
Not enough data
8.0
123
Not enough data
Process Management
8.9
416
Not enough data
8.7
404
Not enough data
8.9
404
Not enough data
8.5
319
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
8.5
295
Not enough data
9.1
354
Not enough data
Customization
9.0
445
Not enough data
9.1
450
Not enough data
9.1
448
Not enough data
8.5
386
Not enough data
8.6
386
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
419
Not enough data
8.6
395
Not enough data
9.0
424
Not enough data
9.0
431
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Process 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
Process Development
9.1
352
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Management
9.1
287
Not enough data
9.4
298
Not enough data
8.9
284
Not enough data
8.9
265
Not enough data
8.7
253
Not enough data
8.8
258
Not enough data
9.2
267
Not enough data
8.5
236
Not enough data
8.8
240
Not enough data
8.9
289
Not enough data
9.0
267
Not enough data
8.0
199
Not enough data
Workflow
9.2
279
Not enough data
9.0
269
Not enough data
9.0
265
Not enough data
9.2
262
Not enough data
8.7
214
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
177
Not enough data
8.9
279
Not enough data
8.6
256
Not enough data
8.9
228
Not enough data
8.4
196
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Laserfiche and Xero share no categories
Unique Categories
Xero is categorized as Invoice Management, Inventory Control, Expense Management, Billing, Accounting, and Nonprofit Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Laserfiche
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
Government Administration
38.0%
Education Management
7.4%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.2%
Higher Education
4.5%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
40.7%
Accounting
19.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Computer Software
6.4%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Consulting
3.3%
Other
55.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the best way to explain Laserfische to a non-user?
3 Comments
GM
Laserfiche started in the 1980's as a means of digitizing paper (hence LaserFICHE as in old school fiche readers) so rooms full of poorly organized paper...Read more
Would it be possible to get a trial version of laserfiche RIO etc (e.g. billed weekly/monthly through dedicated server provider Laserfiche would partner with)? Would be great and safer than an offline I guess?
3 Comments
JS
I don't believe so however, ask a Laserfiche Employee for the Empower Virtual Machine. This is a free virtual environment that mimics the Full version of...Read more
How many individuals in your workplace utilize Laserfiche Forms and Workflow?
2 Comments
HI
20 employees minimum.Read more
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