Xero Features
Expense Reports (7)
Ease of Creating Expense Reports
Based on 255 Xero reviews. Creation of expense reports takes little time and is intuitive for new users
Bank / Credit Card Integration
Can easily pull in receipts from all credit card statements 251 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Smart Categorization
Based on 239 Xero reviews. Automatically assigns categories/accounts based on past entries and credit card statements
Digital Receipt Management
Provides various methods to easily capture receipts digitally and can automatically parse receipts to create expenses report entries. Methods may include mobile photos, desktop drag and drop, etc. 241 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Employee Reimbursement
Based on 230 Xero reviews. Functionality to reimburse employees directly to their bank account or can easily integrate with payroll system
Currency Conversions
Based on 226 Xero reviews. Enables easy entry of expenses in other currencies and converts to expense report currency
Credit Card Integration
As reported in 236 Xero reviews. Integrates with corporate or personal credit cards (import or bi-directional)
Travel Management (4)
Ease of Booking
Can book Flights, Hotels, and Rental cars directly from software. This feature was mentioned in 213 Xero reviews.
Itinerary Management
Creates travel itineraries based on booking This feature was mentioned in 206 Xero reviews.
Trip Notifications
As reported in 204 Xero reviews. Integrates to calendaring systems and/or provides notifications of upcoming flights, hotels, rental cars, etc.
Advanced Integrations
Allows advanced integrations to travel systems like Uber, airline ticketing systems, hotels, etc. 208 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Client Invoicing (3)
Invoice Creation and Delivery
Ability to create and send printable or electronic invoices. Includes standard invoice style library that can be customized/branded. This feature was mentioned in 241 Xero reviews.
Electronic Payments
Based on 229 Xero reviews. Accepts electronic payments from clients
Project Accounting / Revenue Recognition
Provides adequate reporting and/or can integrate to AP systems to recognize revenue appropriately This feature was mentioned in 229 Xero reviews.
Mobile (3)
Receipt Capture
Based on 229 Xero reviews. Can easily capture receipts, parse receipts and convert/assign them to a report from mobile device
Mileage Tracking
As reported in 206 Xero reviews. Allows users to track mileage from mobile device using maps or GPS.
Travel Itinerary and Flight Status Updates
Mobile application can store travel itineraries, electronic documents, and updates user of travel delays/changes 201 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Administration (6)
Business Tool Integration
Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems 228 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Workflow
Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer 228 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Automated Reminders
Based on 225 Xero reviews. Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets
Policy Compliance Management
Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies This feature was mentioned in 214 Xero reviews.
User, Role, and Access Management
As reported in 234 Xero reviews. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
PCI Regulation Compliant
As reported in 187 Xero reviews. Complies with PCI security standards
Platform (14)
Reporting
Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards. This feature was mentioned in 247 Xero reviews.
APIs / Integration
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. This feature was mentioned in 217 Xero reviews.
Internationalization
Based on 208 Xero reviews. Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Performance and Reliability
As reported in 234 Xero reviews. Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Mobile User Support
Based on 218 Xero reviews. Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.
Offline
Provides users ability to create and access expense reports/timesheets while not connected to internet. 188 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Customization
Based on 718 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrators to customize to accommodate their unique process. Includes ability to create custom objects, fields, rules, calculations, and views.
Workflow Capability
Automates a process that requires a series of steps that typically require intervention by several different users. Administrators can write rules to determine who and when a user needs to complete a step. Also includes notification of users when they need to take action. 692 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
User, Role, and Access Management
Based on 743 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Grants access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Internationalization
Based on 650 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Performance and Reliability
Based on 751 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Output Document Generation
Based on 704 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrators to create templates that enable users to quickly generate dynamic documents in various formats based on the data stored in the application.
Embedded AI / Machine Learning
Offers embedded AI/machine learning 191 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Complex Approval Workflow
Based on 194 Xero reviews. Provides workflow for complex approval structures
General Ledger (3)
Journal Entries
Based on 766 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Increases user efficiency by auto-populating based on previously entered information. Schedules future entries. Allows Journal Entries to be uploaded from an external source.
Tags / Dimensions
Based on 727 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Ability to tag all transaction in the general ledger with customizable dimensions, classes, categories, etc. These dimensions should be available on any transaction in any module in the system and available to be reported upon.
Audit Trail
Based on 738 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automates chronological tracking of transactions that have affected a specific operation, procedure, event or record
Accounts Receivable (3)
Invoice Customization
Based on 785 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. The layout of the invoice template is fully customizable and you can add or remove fields.
AR Automation
As reported in 689 Xero reviews. Automation helps the user be more efficient by populating default customer data, setting up systematic payments from clients and automatically matching customer receipts to outstanding transactions.
Collections Automation
Based on 706 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. The system automates the dunning process to help drive collections
Accounts Payable (3)
AP Automation
Based on 684 Xero reviews. Steamlines data entry by auto populating recurring or predefined vendor values
Payment Processing
Based on 741 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Ability to manage, track and report on numerous payment types. Customize and automate complex purchase to pay work flow.
Purchase Orders
Based on 713 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Software supports purchase orders and provides purchasing personnel, management and accounts payable with visibility needed to streamline the procure to pay process
Other Functionality (8)
Inventory Tracking / Ordering
Real time inventory tracking. Maintains accurate "On Hand" infomation by matching reserved inventory requested on purchase and sales orders. This feature was mentioned in 645 Xero reviews.
Inventory Pricing and Costing
Ability to establish multiple price levels. Update pricing on a per item or global inventory basis. Choice between multiple costing methods such as Average, LIFO, FIFO and Specific Unit. This feature was mentioned in 645 Xero reviews.
Inventory Reporting
Based on 633 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Customizable reporting allows insight into usage of inventory and services.
Multi-Entity / Consolidation
Based on 664 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Multi-ledger and multi-tenant architecture. Automated consolidations, inter-entity transactions and eliminations
Recognition Rules
Based on 697 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automates recognition of revenue and expenses by defining recognition rules.
Reconciliations
Based on 757 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Transactions are imported from source systems and automated matching reconciles majority of transactions. Includes user flexible, user defined matching and grouping rules to help reduce the time needed to produce accurate reconciliations.
Payroll
Based on 680 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Payroll module or integration to an external payroll provider which automates the recording of payroll
Time and Expense
As reported in 682 Xero reviews. Automated time and expense capture, tracking, approval, reimbursement and reporting
Reporting & Analytics (4)
Financial Statements
Based on 780 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. General reporting offered covers all of the standard financial statements and meets the basic needs of the business
Custom Reporting
Based on 757 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Reports created by the user to cater to specific requirements. If you can build it in Excel, you can build it in the custom report writer
Budgeting / Forecasting
Based on 670 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Create and revise an unlimited number of budget, plan and forecast scenarios.
Dashboards
Based on 770 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. An easy to read, often single page, real-time user interface, showing a graphical presentation of the current status and historical trends of an organization's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enable instantaneous and informed decisions to be made at a glance
Integration (10)
Data Import and Export Tools
Based on 724 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Ability to input, modify and extract data from the application in bulk through a structured file.
Integration APIs
As reported in 648 Xero reviews. Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
Breadth of Partner Applications
Based on 679 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. To what extent are there partner applications readily available for integrating into this product? Partner applications typically provide complementary, best of breed functionality not offered natively in this product.
Accounting
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software This feature was mentioned in 248 Xero reviews.
Payments
Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software This feature was mentioned in 241 Xero reviews.
ERP
Based on 231 Xero reviews. Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Account Sync
Sync with company accounts to transfer payments for approved invoices This feature was mentioned in 241 Xero reviews.
Accounting
As reported in 235 Xero reviews. Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payments
Integrates with other payments software This feature was mentioned in 229 Xero reviews.
ERP
Based on 217 Xero reviews. Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Inventory Management Platform Features (10)
Centralized Inventory Database
Based on 106 Xero reviews. Manage and track all inventory records across warehouses and retail locations through a single unified database.
Inventory Level Dashboards
Maintain a visual on product stock levels throughout your facilities with flexible inventory dashboards. 107 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Stock History Reporting
View the history of individual items and compare the sales performance of new to old stock in order to inform purchasing decisions. 106 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Low Stock Notifications
As reported in 103 Xero reviews. Set low stock thresholds and receive automatic alerts when stock decreases to that level.
Bundles, Kits, & Variants
Automatically adjust inventory for product bundles, kit orders, and product variations within the system. This feature was mentioned in 103 Xero reviews.
Asset Tracking
As reported in 107 Xero reviews. Use barcode or radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology with specialized readers or mobile applications to track inventory assets throughout warehouse facilities.
Inventory Forecasting
Optimize inventory levels with features that suggest reorder points and economic order quantities (EOQs) that facilitate inventory management. This feature was mentioned in 105 Xero reviews.
eCommerce Integrations
As reported in 104 Xero reviews. Integrate shopping carts, eCommerce platforms, POS, and payment gateways with the system to link inventory records between across platforms.
Accounting Integrations
Based on 106 Xero reviews. Track inventory costs and costs of goods sold (COGS) with accounting software integrations.
Data Exporting / Importing
As reported in 106 Xero reviews. Transfer large volumes of inventory data records into and out of the system with built-in import / export tools.
Invoice Generation (3)
Templates
Provide standard invoice templates that can be customized by users This feature was mentioned in 245 Xero reviews.
Digital Invoices
Based on 245 Xero reviews. Ability to convert invoices to digital formats such as PDF
Recurring Invoices
As reported in 240 Xero reviews. Automatically generates invoices at pre-defined time intervals
Invoice Processing (4)
Approvals
Based on 237 Xero reviews. Include workflows for approvals of invoices or payments
Batch Processing
Process multiple invoices without human intervention 237 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Consolidation
Allow users to consolidate multiple invoices into one This feature was mentioned in 235 Xero reviews.
Match Invoices
As reported in 244 Xero reviews. Match invoices with purchases and sales orders, as well as with payments
Analytics (4)
Due Dates
Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments 237 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Cashflow
Based on 238 Xero reviews. Analyze variations between incoming and outgoing cash
KPIs
As reported in 225 Xero reviews. Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments
Payment Tracking
Track different types of payment such as deposits or partial payments This feature was mentioned in 240 Xero reviews.
Cash Flow (3)
Track Cash Flow
Based on 614 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Check cash on hand at the beginning of each month and view each day’s incoming and outgoing funds.
Income and Expenses
Based on 634 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Add one-time or recurring cash flow items and add line items for each payment or deposit.
File Exports
Based on 603 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Timesheets, projects, tasks, income or expenses can all easily be exported to pdf, xls or csv for simpel cash clow analysis.
Budgeting & Forecasting (4)
Budgeting / Forecasting
Based on 670 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Create and revise an unlimited number of budget, plan and forecast scenarios.
Data Import
Based on 607 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Import trial balance, monthly P&L, balance sheets, and other types of financial data
Versioning
Based on 572 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Keeps track of all versions of a budget and allows users to compare versions
Historical Data
Based on 599 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Forecasting is based on past transactions and historical financial or operational data
Revenue (3)
Revenue Types
Based on 623 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Supports multiple types of revenues, such as recurring and transaction based
Revenue Allocation
Based on 611 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows users to allocate revenues to various business entities or departments
Scheduling
Based on 580 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automatic scheduling to ensure that revenue is recognized at the proper time
Multichannel inventory management (3)
Warehouse Inventory Transfer
Allows users to create warehouse-to-warehouse transfers knowing the exact stock levels for both locations when sending and receiving This feature was mentioned in 101 Xero reviews.
Multichannel Inventory Syncing
Allows users to sync inventory across multiple stores, marketplaces, and warehouses This feature was mentioned in 101 Xero reviews.
Multi-Warehouse Routing
Based on 101 Xero reviews. Allows users to connect sales channels to specific warehouses.
3PL inventory management (3)
Client management
Allows users to manage all thier clients on one system This feature was mentioned in 101 Xero reviews.
Marketplace connections
Based on 101 Xero reviews. Allows users to connect marketplaces for each client
3PL inventory tracking
Allows inventory tracking for specific customer required attributes such as lot, serial, style/color/size This feature was mentioned in 100 Xero reviews.
Inventory Management (5)
Inventory Tracking
As reported in 102 Xero reviews. Real-time inventory tracking. Maintains accurate "On Hand" information by matching reserved inventory requested on purchase and sales orders.
Inventory Costing
As reported in 101 Xero reviews. Ability to establish costing methods such as Average, LIFO, FIFO, and Specific Unit.
Product Master
Based on 99 Xero reviews. Manage and track all inventory records across warehouses and retail locations through a single unified database.
Inventory Forecasting
Optimize inventory levels with features that suggest reorder points and economic order quantities (EOQs) that facilitate inventory management. This feature was mentioned in 100 Xero reviews.
Integrations
Integrate shopping carts, eCommerce platforms, POS, and accounting with the system to link inventory records across platforms. 100 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Payroll (4)
Direct Deposit
Based on 559 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automatically deposits paychecks into employees' bank accounts.
Check/W-2 Printing
Based on 545 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrators to print valid paychecks and W-2 forms.
Tax Calculation
Based on 586 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Calculates taxes due and may include resources or tools for federal and state tax compliance.
Reporting and Dashboards
Based on 599 Xero reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards to track payroll costs and for compliance purposes.
Bill Generation (3)
Templates
Based on 225 Xero reviews. Provide standard invoice templates that can be customized by users
Digital Billing
As reported in 230 Xero reviews. Ability to convert invoices to digital formats such as PDF
Recurring Billing
Automatically generates invoices at pre-defined time intervals 231 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Bill Processing (3)
Consolidation
As reported in 222 Xero reviews. Allow users to consolidate multiple invoices into one
Batch Invoicing
Ability to create multiple types of invoices 223 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Management
As reported in 226 Xero reviews. Manage invoicing for different types of products or services
AI (10)
Data Extraction
Uses AI to automatically input data from receipts, invoices, and other documents 432 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Invoice Processing
Based on 433 Xero reviews. Uses AI to generates, send, and track invoices
Expense Management
As reported in 433 Xero reviews. Uses AI to categorize expenses, detect anomalies, and provide insights on spending patterns
Fraud Detection
Based on 431 Xero reviews. Uses AI to detect unusual patterns and flag potential fraudulent activities in real-time
Tax Compliance
Uses AI to assist in calculating taxes, ensuring compliance with changing tax regulations, and automate the preparation of tax returns 429 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Support Chatbots
Based on 426 Xero reviews. Uses AI and NLP-powered chatbots to provide customer support and assist with queries regarding financial data and reports
Bank Reconciliations
Based on 434 Xero reviews. Uses AI to match transactions recorded in the accounting system with those in bank statements
Report Generation
As reported in 433 Xero reviews. Uses AI to generate detailed financial reports, dashboards, and visualizations to provide insights into the financial health of the business
Customizable Alerts
Uses AI to set up alerts for various financial activities, such as payment due dates or low cash balances This feature was mentioned in 425 Xero reviews.
Predictive Analytics
As reported in 426 Xero reviews. Uses AI to analyze data to identify trends and make predictions
Mobile Applications - Accounting (6)
Cloud Integration
As reported in 419 Xero reviews. Enables synchronization of accounting data across devices in real-time
Notifications
Based on 413 Xero reviews. Send push notifications for important updates, such as due dates, invoice statuses, or tax deadlines
UI
Simplifies interfaces to be user-friendly and tailored for smaller screens, such as mobile phones and tables This feature was mentioned in 417 Xero reviews.
Offline
Allows users to view and update certain data without an internet connection This feature was mentioned in 389 Xero reviews.
Expense Tracking
As reported in 414 Xero reviews. Allows users to capture and upload expense receipts directly from mobile devices
Invoice Management
Based on 415 Xero reviews. Enables creation, editing, and sending of invoices
Agentic AI - Accounting (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Based on 387 Xero reviews. Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Agentic AI - Billing (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input This feature was mentioned in 136 Xero reviews.
Agentic AI - Expense Management (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input 126 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases 127 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
Agentic AI - Invoice Management (3)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases This feature was mentioned in 146 Xero reviews.
Adaptive Learning
As reported in 147 Xero reviews. Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting 148 reviewers of Xero have provided feedback on this feature.
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