Xero

Xero Ltd

Cloud accounting with unlimited users on every plan

Xero competes with QuickBooks on cleaner design and unlimited users. The Early plan caps invoices and bills, so most growing businesses land on Growing. Projects add-on handles job tracking.

Free trial30-day trialUnlimitedUS · UK · CA · AU

Cost at your size

Xero costs $27 a month for one seat.

Xero costs $4 more than the median accounting tool for one seat ($23).

Xero pays for itself if it saves less than an hour a month at $30 an hour, our assumption.

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Figures from the vendor's published prices. How we calculate prices

What Xero connects to

Point of sale, payroll & HR, e-commerce, banking, invoicing & payments and expense management tools in our catalog · found on vendor and marketplace pages, October 2026 · 38 of 40 checked by us

Has a Zapier app · The vendor lists 1,000+ integrations

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Getting help with Xero

How to reach them
  • Web form: every plan · 24/7
  • Help center: every plan
Onboarding
  • Free personalized onboarding from a product specialist for the first 90 days (plans not stated)

26 incidents posted on Xero Ltd's status page, which covers all Xero Ltd products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 10 marked major or critical by Xero Ltd. Status page

A vendor that posts every small issue can show more incidents than one that posts few, so a low count doesn't prove fewer problems.

From Xero Ltd's support and pricing pages, October 2026 · checked by us 2026-10-14 · How we gather this

Sources
  • Web form: “If you still have questions, use the Contact Xero Support button at the bottom of any article to raise a case.” (xero.com/us/about/contact/)
  • Web form hours: “With Xero you get free online support 24/7 from our customer support team.” (xero.com/us/about/contact/)
  • Help center: “If you're looking for answers, start by searching the support articles in Xero Central.” (xero.com/us/about/contact/)
  • Onboarding: “Free, personalized onboarding from a product specialist for your first 90 days.” (xero.com/us/pricing-plans/)

What reviewers say about Xero

Each site has its own reviewers, so we show the scores side by side and never average them. App ratings cover the mobile app only. Scores read Oct 28, 2026. How we show reviews

Recent changes at Xero

  • Oct 2026LaunchXero offers UAE eInvoicing through the accredited provider Casim at no extra cost on its Starter, Standard and Premium plans. blog.xero.com
  • Aug 2026LaunchLaunched built-in US payroll, run by Gusto, for eligible US customers. xero.com
  • Jul 2026LaunchAdded Ultra, a plan for larger Australian businesses with multi-entity support, at A$500 a month including GST. xero.com
  • Mar 2026LaunchUS customers can now pay bills online directly from Xero. xero.com

Picked from Xero Ltd's own pages and the press, reviewed by us before publishing · checked weekly, last check Oct 26, 2026 · How we pick news

Why people pick it

  • Unlimited users
  • Clean interface
  • Good for multi-currency

Where it falls short

  • Early plan limits are tight
  • Fewer US accountants use it

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