Xero Reviews & Product Details

I like that Xero is so easy to use for my bookkeeping needs. It helps me keep everything tidy and organized, which is great-- I don't have a lot of staff, I sort of have to take care of everything, not just bookkeeping. The app portion is very handy because it lets me manage my invoices on the go, without being tied to my office or store. I can clear payments while waiting to pick up my daughter after school or at night in bed when I can't sleep. I also appreciate how straightforward it is to clear my payments and match them to bills, as it integrates seamlessly with my bank accounts and charges and remembers prior classifications. Plus, it connects almost flawlessly with Square, which is essential for running my business. I find the screens attractive and the interface more appealing compared to alternatives like QuickBooks for a similar price. It's just a good deal! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Occasionally, the feed from Bank of America drops and I have to restart it. It happens maybe once a year, but it's a very easy fix. Xero walks you right through how to reconnect to a bank that is dropped. I'm uncomfortable using AI for my bookkeeping, so I don't love that Xero is pushing some AI help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find Xero easy to use and customizable, making it a one-stop shop for my needs. I appreciate that it keeps everything in one place, serving as a single source of truth that captures income and expenditure correctly. It's capable of producing essential reports and handling returns like BAS, Tax, EOFY along with various health reports for multiple companies and currencies. I love that it captures data in real time and allows multiple users to access it from anywhere in the world. The payroll features are quick and easy to use, it links to the ATO and Super payments, and is compliant and secure. I enjoy how Xero integrates well with other systems and can export and manipulate data effectively. It's a great accounting and payroll package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few clunky bits, especially with payroll and how it calculates wages, plus some reports/analysis we used to have in EH we don't have in Xero. Also, it's data/transaction limited and we reached the quota, so to speak, and the whole system slowed down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Xero for my small business accounting and it's the only software I have, which does the job well without any functionality complaints. I find it easy to use even as an amateur, which is important since I don't hire an accountant and handle everything myself. Xero's features are good at showing the financial situation and entering records, and I particularly like the reconciliation UI. The initial setup was easy, and although I had to learn some accounting concepts, Xero helped me understand better through real examples. I also appreciate that it connects with my payroll service, Wagepoint. The performance is reliable. I think the pricing is reasonable. I think the AI integration is limited at this point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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The most important thing for me is ease of use, especially when it comes to the app and desktop interface. Xero has a format that’s very pleasant to navigate, with good colour contrast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Moderately confusing is the ability to refer a friend for commission rewards. I opted in to this, yet it isn't a fixed to my Xero account, thus I had to create two separate accounts. Moreover, the scheme seems to be available through external providers such as 'Partnerstack' too, which complicates the service further. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It makes reconciling easy and makes for beautifully professional invoices. It does separate from the bank feed regularly, and no one seems to know how to fix this. Support is generally pretty helpful besides this issue. The AI bot hasn't been that helpful as it keeps repeating the same answers. The pricing is competitive but it used to be really affordable. This made it easier to take when the feed brakes and the glitches come up from our tax code not being in the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I included all in the last part but the bank feed regularly separates and no one knows how to fix this. I have to keep playing with it until it rejoins. Also, there are a few glitches that come from our tax information not being in the system, such as when I refunded a customer's delivery fee and it is still trying to refund tax associated with the fee, when there is none. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Xero for accounting in my business, and it really helps me with invoicing, collecting payments, tracking costs, running payroll, and submitting my VAT and Annual returns. It just works and is very simple, helping me get things right. It's also widely used, so others know how it works. This is hugely valuable to me because mistakes can cost a lot in fines and scrutiny, and as a non-accountant, it's great to learn from it. The initial setup was very simple, and I loved that part. It was very quick to get started. The platform integrates with a large number of providers which is great and its well priced for a small business, considering how much you get and there is a lot included in the base packages. Ai support is also useful and overall performs well when we need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes when I want to edit something from the past, it can be a little annoying. Also, payments against expenses could be smoother as a process. I think this could be handled in a single step, rather than having to recognize the expense, then make the payment - it just feels like there's a lot going on. It could be really simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find Xero to be an incredibly easy choice for managing my consulting business, thanks to its ease of use and effective yet lightweight functionality. The pricing, especially with their recent promo, made it much more affordable than alternatives like QuickBooks. I love how it simplifies reconciling transactions by allowing me to easily connect my business bank account and reconcile weekly. The user-friendly interface makes designating expenses as billable super easy, which is invaluable as a consultant. The recently overhauled dashboard provides a great snapshot of outstanding items and financial performance, which I really enjoy. Not having to pay for an extra seat to share data directly with my CPA is super helpful. I also appreciate that onboarding was guided with helpful emails and resources, even though I didn't need them due to my prior familiarity with Xero. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish that Xero had more beautiful charts. I love a Sankey diagram, and it would be nice to see the cash flow in and cash flow out in an elegant chart. While it's pretty easy to label expenses or transactions as a billable expense, it takes several extra clicks that I wish it didn't require. Sometimes it's just not intuitive to me, maybe because I'm not an accountant or daily user of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like Xero's clean look and simplified navigation. It's great being able to drill down into almost any number and quickly find out what's behind it. This is really handy for accessing information fast when working across multiple clients. It's also very intuitive and seamless, making it easy to understand and assuring me that it's robust. I feel confident that when I see a number on a balance sheet, I can quickly see all the transactions behind it. Additionally, Xero's modern and cloud-based structure makes it easy to correct mistakes and understand numbers, which is a huge advantage over our previous software. The initial setup was incredibly easy, which was a pleasant surprise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I guess group companies could be an area for improvement. At the moment if you manage say have businesses within a group, it would be great to be able to link group companies, helping record the transfer of cash and live managing of balances. Xero seems to work very well with a single entity business unit. But, there's obviously no way to link group or consolidation transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Xero makes accounting tasks easy, whether I’m setting up a new client, managing the day-to-day work, or integrating with other tools. It’s stable and reliable, and it offers a lot of additional features for a reasonable monthly price. I also love how streamlined the interface is: there are no pop-ups, ads, or other distractions, so I can stay focused on getting work done. Support from Xero is quick, and they go the extra mile to help resolve any issues that come up. I’m also really looking forward to the expansion with Claude for business insights.

The different buckets for invoices - draft, submitted and approved - are such a useful tool for managing a client's invoices so that future revenue is has visibility and nothing gets forgotten.

The two tracking categories also provide great dimensional reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'd love to see better project based reporting, but there are a lot of other apps that integrate so well with Xero, that it hasn't been a big limiting factor. I would also love it if we could choose to not see archived accounts when creating new reports, as this creates a bit of extra work in combing through them. More dimensional reporting with additional tracking categories would also be helpful. Lastly, and I think my biggest ask, is the ability to reconcile ALL balance sheet accounts - this is one thing that QBO has that I'd love to see in Xero. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Xero is that it's not Intuit. QBO is junk. Xero has its quirks, but overall it's very easy to get stuff done once you take the time to understand how Xero does things versus QBO. I especially like the sability of the bank feeds and the ease of reconciliation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't really love their integration with Melio, athough it seems to be getting better. I also think their interfaces are a bit dated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.