by Xero

Xero

Small-business accounting software, with automatic bank feeds, invoicing and increasingly automatic categorisation of what you spend.

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What it is good at

Stands out for

Reminders that know what has actually been paid, which is the whole difficulty with chasing.
Very widely supported by accountants and by other tools.

Where it falls down

This is accounting software. Adopting it is a bigger decision than adopting a point tool.
Automatic categorising needs correcting, and an uncorrected report will mislead you.

Jobs it is a candidate for

See where my money actually goesBuilt for this
The picture it gives you is only as good as the categorising, but it is the picture.
Chase the people who haven't paid meDoes this well
Sends reminders on overdue invoices and stops when they are paid, because it knows.
Turn a pile of receipts into something my accountant can useDoes this well
It captures receipts itself, though a specialist does it better on bad ones.
Put a quote together fasterDoes this well
Produces quotes that turn into invoices without retyping.

The details, and where they came from

How is it priced?: Monthly or yearly subscriptionVendor saysSource
Cheapest way to do the job for real, per month: Not establishedNot checkedNo source recorded · No entry price has been established for this listing. Check the vendor's own pricing page.
Is there a free tier good enough to try it?: NoVendor saysSource
Does it train on what you put in?: We do not knowNot checkedNo source recorded
Where is your data held?: We do not knowNot checkedNo source recorded
Can you get your data back out?: We do not knowNot checkedNo source recorded
Can you speak to a person if it goes wrong?: We do not knowNot checkedNo source recorded

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Our assessment

We have not reviewed Xero. It is listed because it is a genuine candidate for the jobs above, not because anyone here has judged it.

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