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At a Glance
Linnworks
Linnworks
Star Rating
(97)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Xero
Xero
Star Rating
(1,562)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Xero excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and ease of use. Users appreciate how the dashboard is not cluttered with unnecessary features, making it straightforward to manage accounting tasks.
  • According to verified reviews, Xero's implementation process is notably quick and user-friendly. Recent users highlighted the easy setup that allows teams to get started without significant hurdles, which is a stark contrast to Linnworks, where some users have expressed challenges in configuration.
  • Users say that Xero provides superior support quality, with a score reflecting its responsiveness and helpfulness. Reviewers have noted that they feel supported throughout their journey, while Linnworks users have mentioned that while support is decent, it doesn't always meet their expectations.
  • Reviewers mention that Xero's inventory tracking capabilities are robust, with features that allow for effective management and forecasting. Users have specifically pointed out the effectiveness of its inventory level dashboards and low stock notifications, which help maintain optimal stock levels.
  • According to recent feedback, Linnworks shines in its automation features, which streamline operations and reduce manual tasks. Users appreciate how it centralizes operations and integrates various sales channels, making it easier to manage inventory across platforms like eBay and Amazon.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that while both products cater to small businesses, Xero has a broader appeal due to its overall higher satisfaction ratings and a larger volume of recent reviews. This suggests that Xero is more consistently meeting user needs compared to Linnworks, which has seen significantly fewer recent reviews.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Linnworks
No pricing available
Xero
Starter / Early
$13.00
Per Month
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Free Trial
Linnworks
No trial information available
Xero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
72
8.8
1,280
Ease of Use
7.8
74
9.0
1,333
Ease of Setup
7.8
45
8.8
1,026
Ease of Admin
7.9
39
8.7
389
Quality of Support
8.1
72
8.4
1,197
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
39
8.6
383
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
73
8.9
1,262
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.5
357
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.9
285
Not enough data
9.1
288
Not enough data
8.7
263
Not enough data
8.8
269
Not enough data
8.7
252
Not enough data
8.6
254
Not enough data
8.9
265
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
271
Not enough data
8.9
253
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
250
Not enough data
8.5
244
Not enough data
8.5
234
Not enough data
8.8
255
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
282
Not enough data
8.7
238
Not enough data
8.6
228
Not enough data
9.2
259
Not enough data
8.6
244
Not enough data
5.5
194
Not enough data
8.6
1,115
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
757
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
655
Not enough data
8.3
665
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
638
Not enough data
8.8
716
|
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
784
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
642
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
790
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
745
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
757
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
687
|
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
745
|
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
595
|
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
384
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
Nonprofit AccountingHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
9.0
997
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
757
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
655
Not enough data
8.3
665
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
638
Not enough data
8.8
716
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
666
|
Verified
Retail Distributed Order Management SystemsHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
7.8
6
Not enough data
Administration
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Inventory Control
8.6
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
Omni-Channel
6.7
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Online Marketplace Optimization ToolsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.3
9
Not enough data
Integration
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Store Management
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Marketplace Optimization Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Design
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.2
17
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
Printing
8.8
24
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
337
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
7.6
55
9.2
155
Multichannel inventory management
7.9
28
9.0
123
8.2
37
9.1
124
7.6
25
9.0
124
3PL inventory management
7.3
25
9.3
127
8.4
33
9.2
127
6.8
16
9.0
125
Inventory Management
8.3
37
9.2
130
7.0
27
9.1
128
7.6
28
9.1
120
6.7
25
9.0
126
8.4
37
9.5
126
Inventory Management Platform Features
8.5
44
9.3
132
8.0
42
9.3
135
7.9
41
9.2
132
7.3
36
9.1
130
7.6
33
9.2
129
7.4
33
9.4
137
6.8
29
9.2
133
8.2
43
9.5
131
5.9
33
9.5
136
8.2
43
9.6
135
7.6
53
Not enough data
Warehouse Definition
8.3
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
Logistics
6.6
17
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
Analytics
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Inventory Management
6.3
10
Not enough data
6.6
17
Not enough data
Inventory Management Platform Features
8.5
44
9.3
132
8.0
42
9.3
135
7.9
41
9.2
132
7.3
36
9.1
130
7.6
33
9.2
129
7.4
33
9.4
137
6.8
29
9.2
133
8.2
43
9.5
131
5.9
33
9.5
136
8.2
43
9.6
135
7.6
15
Not enough data
Barcode support
8.2
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Design
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
Order Entry
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Order Tracking
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
Inventory Management
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
Customer Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Subscription Management
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Order Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
309
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
Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
Operations
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
Inventory
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
Platform
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.0
20
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
Processing
8.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
Omnichannel CommerceHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
7.2
19
Not enough data
Reporting
7.7
16
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
Omnichannel Features
8.1
12
Not enough data
5.6
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.0
11
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Linnworks
Linnworks
Xero
Xero
Linnworks and Xero are categorized as Inventory Control
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Linnworks
Linnworks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
81.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.2%
Xero
Xero
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
66.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
5.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Linnworks
Linnworks
Retail
43.2%
Automotive
6.3%
Consumer Goods
5.3%
Apparel & Fashion
5.3%
Wholesale
3.2%
Other
36.8%
Xero
Xero
Accounting
19.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Computer Software
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Consulting
3.3%
Other
55.1%
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Discussions
Linnworks
Linnworks Discussions
Is Linnworks an ERP?
1 Comment
Carlos P.
CP
No, Linnworks is not a ERPRead more
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Xero
Xero Discussions
What is Xero software used for?
3 Comments
Bryant A.
BA
Bookkeeping and Accounting. Read more
Is XERO a good accounting software?
3 Comments
RB
Xerox is user-friendly accounting software. Read more
What is Xero used for?
3 Comments
Mitesh P.
MP
Accounting, bookkeeping, tax return, payroll, expenses management etc. For small or medium businessRead more