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Xero

UK accounting with VAT filing, bank reconciliation and an extensive connected-app ecosystem.

Evidence checked 15 Oct 2026 ยท Product-level research, not a hands-on review

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Published starting point

Accounting software

ยฃ18.00

Ignite ยท organisation/month ยท monthly billing
excl. VAT

Ordinary ยฃ18 monthly; introductory discounts are temporary. Growth plans and usage extras cost more.

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Consider before choosing

  • Ignite caps invoices and bills; higher plans expand workflows.
  • Payroll, payments and project usage can add charges.

Connected workflows

  • Xero App Store

Confirm the integration's direction, permissions, plan and sync behaviour with the supplier.

BEHIND THE AI CLAIM

AI capabilities

JAX answers financial questions and can help draft invoices; review remains important.

Documented capabilities

  • Financial questions
  • Invoice assistance
  • Permission-aware answers

Plans, limits & questions

  • JAX pricing may change.
  • Feature and user permissions still apply.
AI evidence โ†—

Feature-by-feature evidence

Accounting software โ€” 20 scored checks

Inside the feature comparison

โœ“ Supported ยท โ— Limited ยท โˆ’ Not supported ยท ? Not verified

Accounting software: feature evidence and contribution to the score
Capability & demo questionXero60โ€“100/100 documented fit
Core workflowSales invoicing5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Create and send a VAT invoice with customer details, line items and a due date.

โœ“ Supported

Quotes and sales invoices; Ignite limits apply.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowBank feeds and reconciliation5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Import your bank's transactions and reconcile a transfer, fee and customer payment.

โœ“ Supported

Bank feeds and reconciliation documented.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowMTD VAT submission5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Prepare a return for the relevant VAT scheme and show the submission receipt.

โœ“ Supported

Direct VAT returns to HMRC.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowSupplier bills and payment tracking5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Enter a supplier bill, allocate its VAT and show its outstanding balance.

โœ“ Supported

Bill entry and tracking documented.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowFinancial reports and dashboards5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Drill from a monthly report into its underlying transaction.

โœ“ Supported

Financial reports and dashboards.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowEmployee expense recording5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Submit a receipt and show its allocation to the right expense category.

โœ“ Supported

Expense claims available by plan.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowAccountant collaboration5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Invite an accountant without sharing the owner's credentials.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm accountant collaboration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthRecurring invoices and reminders5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Schedule a repeat invoice and inspect the reminder history.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm recurring invoices and reminders.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthForeign-currency bookkeeping5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Invoice in euros and show the realised exchange difference when paid.

โœ“ Supported

Comprehensive and Ultimate include multiple currencies.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthProject profitability5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Allocate time, expenses and invoices to a job and inspect its margin.

โœ“ Supported

Ultimate includes project time and cost tracking.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthBudget versus actual reporting5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Set a departmental budget and investigate a variance.

โœ“ Supported

Higher plans include budgeting.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthConstruction Industry Scheme workflow5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Process a subcontractor deduction and show the CIS return or export.

โœ“ Supported

CIS calculations; return submission is an add-on.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthStock quantities and cost tracking5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Sell a stocked item and inspect quantity and cost-of-sales changes.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm stock quantities and cost tracking.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthFixed-asset lifecycle5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Add an asset, post depreciation and record its disposal.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm fixed-asset lifecycle.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthRole restrictions and period locks5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Prevent an ordinary user changing a closed period or privileged setting.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm role restrictions and period locks.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthTransaction audit history5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Find who changed an invoice and review the previous values.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm transaction audit history.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthData export or documented API5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Export ledger detail or retrieve invoice data through a documented integration.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm data export or documented api.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI document extraction and categorisation5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Upload an unfamiliar receipt, review suggested fields and correct a wrong category.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm ai document extraction and categorisation.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI financial queries or anomaly detection5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Ask a financial question or inspect a flagged anomaly and verify it against the ledger.

โœ“ Supported

JAX answers questions using financial data.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
AIReview and permission controls for AI5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Use a restricted role and show how AI output is reviewed before an accounting action.

โœ“ Supported

JAX respects roles; output can be reviewed.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—

โ€œNot verifiedโ€ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.

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