What people previously said about Xero

“There are more than 5 million Xero customers, most of whom will be business owners. What would you like to chat about ?”

“Hey, any business owner using Xero?”

“Because this is what Xero does, as well as all that other "fluff" that the accountants need. Is this job management software?”

“Respectfully you’d be mad to switch off something like Xero to this”

“I think the main thing is that this software isn't trying to be Xero or MYOB. Like similar products, it's designed for the tradie, and it provides the accountant or bookkeeper with the receipts and invoices they need.”

“Just received these emails, all increasing.”

“Have you tried Xero or QuickBooks Online, are you also looking to automate the complete process ?”

“I currently don’t have a Xero integration (only financial software integration I currently have is Quickbooks) but if you can give me a week, I can have Xero integration running and tested.”

“As a preparation I enrolled to a lot of seminars, how to use Xero, GST/BAS preparation, MYOB system, AU Payroll and even lower my expected salary. Because I don't have AU experience.”

“That’s actually a decent argument to bring to your partner, and testing Xero on your side business is a smart way to make it without a fight.”

“Xero is real... But the part that could derail it is cost code mapping. Your Buildertrend cost codes have to be linked to matching Products and Services in Xero or invoices and bills just won't sync, and you find that out when your job costing doesn't tie to your P&L.”

“It sounds like you’re actually enjoying learning Xero, and that’s a good sign. Just give yourself some time to build your confidence.”

“I need fantastic client portal. Xero integration.”

“Certainly it used to be the case Xero didn’t support SSO, but maybe things are changing…?”

“How can you tell people that you can do SSO, even though the wording in the first page follows a bit of a circular logic, but then have a community page where it seems clear that SSO is not possible?”

“It's definitely an adjustment from QBO! I understand Xero's intention, but I think allowing JEs to show as account transactions (like spend/receive money) and then users can manually reconcile those and override the warning would be sufficient.”

“I just finished the Xero and will finishing the Level 2-3 Xero certification. I enjoy learning new skills even though I have no background in accounting.”

“I use the Xero’s API and had Claude build a dev that is hosted on GitHub and vercel. All of my financial data gets synced to a neon database and the web app I build with Claude pulls from it.”

“I've completed a couple of short placements within accountancy practices and currently do some freelance bookkeeping, where I've gained experience with Xero, Dext, bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, VAT, payroll and basic accounts preparation.”

“You can make a bill from one bank account paid to another. That’s pretty much the Xero work around to JEs to bank accounts”

“Trying to recreate this in Xero and just learned you can't make journal entries to bank accounts.”

“However, I'm aware that people typically recommend Xero. I have experience of both and just prefer Quickbooks' interface.”

“Delivery lead on high-visibility projects here -> I highly recommend migrating the monthly GL balances to NetSuite and keeping the detail in Xero with a limited view-only seat for as long as you need that data.”

“Many business accounts offer free banking and will link up to online bookkeeping software such as Xero or Freeagent.”

“Hi i have signed up on a promotion to test the xero. Now after 4 months still they charging my credit card. Even though i removed the company when the promotion ends about 4 months ago but they still charge my card.”

“I guess we're all stuck with Xero. It'll do. I even have people tell me that they like it more than QBO.”

“Nag self study ka rin ba regaring accounting basics or rekta bookkeeping softwares (Xero/QB) kana sa YT?”

“Small issues like not being able to search invoice, only list invoices etc and API limits, otherwise I no longer need the Web interface.”

“I use openclaw and xero together.”

“I've really been getting the sh!ts with Xero's limited MCP and API. It shouldn't be this hard. You should be able to appoint an agent and have it reconcile your accounts for you.”

“Xero is also awful. So slow and manual! Bleck!”

“Our app has a one off download option from Xero including files/attachments. It includes an excel workbook with a sheet per data type, the same data as CSVs & JSON and every attachment has a link to its associated record.”

“Why would someone pay for this when they could just plug the xero data into Claude and ask if they’re solvent”

“Use MatchLedger to extract bank or cc pdf statements and creates csv for you readily importable to QBO or xero. I'm not sure if it supports QBD though.”

“I use Xero personally for invoicing and managing finances. I've really tried to make notion something more helpful than just a task list...”

“I've looked into xero. And even though they seem good I've seen there is no actual built in support for GST/HST”

“So just import the monthly historical T/B changes and then keep 1 seat of Xero to lookup history. That's going to be way cheaper then paying a consulting $250/hr to migrate all the history.”

“Dext is probably your best bet right now since it feeds into QBD without forcing the Xero fight your partner won't have; Hubdoc is Xero-native so it only really shines once you make that switch. either way document capture is where you'll feel the biggest dent in manual keying.”

“Some of the gaps you’re seeing aren’t really reporting gaps; the data exists, but the relationship between records isn’t always obvious in the exports.”

“For all the transactions that have already been closed out, you don’t need to pull into NetSuite. If for whatever reason you need that info, you can temporarily reactivate your Xero account in the next 7 years before the retention period purges your data.”

“Xero is so cheap you can use it as an archive without exporting anything.”

“I could never figure out why Xero took this approach with Bank Recs or why they limit the Journal Entries so much.”

“I acknowledge that Xero, Sage and Zoho also have large companies behind them.”

“Reading the shortcomings you’re facing, I would encourage you to look at Xero’s API to extract the data you need. Batch payments are an endpoint in the API, and you may even be able to get attachments too.”

“The linkage exists in Xero, just doesn’t seem cleanly reportable. How did you preserve this when migrating to NetSuite?”

“I’m interested in learning more about using Xero & Claude? Any good prompt suggestions or ideas on what works well?”

“Waaaay better than Xero.”

“Xero is better”

“Have you researched Xero? They are another common first step after QBO.”

“I asked chatgpt a similar question as I'm sick of paying through the nose for Xero and the constant price increases for no added value to me. It suggested manager.io as a free local desktop app option.”