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Xero vs ZipBooks Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Xero is an award-winning online accounting software designed for small business owners and accountants, available on any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Simplify business admin and get a range of financial insights to help you make better decisions for your business.

ZipBooks is a cloud-based accounting software that caters to the bookkeeping and accounting needs of small to medium-sized businesses and bookkeeping firms. The solution offers core accounting, financial reporting, online invoicing, expense tracking, credit card processing, and more.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

25

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

15

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

3.3K

5

4

3

2

1

1.9K

937

242

70

93

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
77%
would recommend this app

4.5

115

5

4

3

2

1

82

21

7

1

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
74%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Its easy-to-use interface, cloud accessibility, and helpful automation features save a lot of time and simplify day-to-day bookkeeping tasks. While there are a few areas that could be improved, Xero has been a reliable and valuable tool for managing business finances.”
RR

Rebecca R.

Production manager

“Additionally, the mobile app is incredibly convenient for tracking expenses and uploading receipts on the go, and its ability to integrate with over 1,000 third-party apps makes it a highly versatile tool for any business ecosystem.”
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Marquita V.

SALES MANAGER

“My overall experience is that the cloud-based system allows users to access their financial information from anywhere, and its integration with many third-party apps makes workflow management much more efficient for reporting and any other tasks.”
NK

Navpreet K.

Manager and CPA

Pros

“It is the ability to send automated invoices on a recurring basis.”
MM

Melanie M.

Coach

“It has helped me learn to be more organized as a solopreneur but I could see the need to shift to a different software if growth occurs and teams are involved.”
MM

Melanie M.

Coach

“i feel for a small company it is worth trying out for your money”
mk

melissa k.

administrator

Cons

“There can also be occasional syncing delays with bank feeds, and certain customization options for reports and invoices feel somewhat limited compared to other accounting software.”
RR

Rebecca R.

Production manager

“Some of the more advanced reporting features can also feel slightly restrictive compared to other industry-specific solutions, and the cost can add up quickly as you scale and need to integrate more specialized third-party apps”
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Marquita V.

SALES MANAGER

“Its functionality can also depend on my Xero subscription, user permissions, country, and the specific features available to my account, which can make the overall experience less consistent.”
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Jatin K.

Accountants

Cons

“not being able to access on line if you have an android is a bit frustrating.i also find it limited, i feel it is worth looking into”
mk

melissa k.

administrator

“The free trial is very limiting and doesn't seem to work as a good accounting platform.”
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Steven M.

system technique

“Dont have a lot of dislikes besides i dont like credit card fees associated with making payments”
DO

Damian O.

Project Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 months ago

Key features

  • Total features180
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Quoting
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Bookkeeping Services Integration
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CPA Firms
  • Calendar Management
  • Case Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commission Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contingency Billing
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Currency Conversion
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Delivery Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Employee Database
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Accountants
  • For CPA Firms
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Schools
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Trucking Industry
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • K-1 Reporting
  • Kitting
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-State
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Online Banking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Overpayment Processing
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Collection
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Pricing and Cost Calculations
  • Product Identification
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Costing
  • Project Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requisition Management
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shipping Management
  • Sourcing Management
  • Spend Management
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timer
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Trust Accounting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Vendor Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features84
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Quoting
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Bookkeeping Services Integration
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CPA Firms
  • Calendar Management
  • Case Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commission Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contingency Billing
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Currency Conversion
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Delivery Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Employee Database
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Accountants
  • For CPA Firms
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Schools
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Trucking Industry
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing
  • K-1 Reporting
  • Kitting
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-State
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • Online Banking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Overpayment Processing
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Collection
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Reconciliation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Metrics
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Pricing and Cost Calculations
  • Product Identification
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Costing
  • Project Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requisition Management
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Shipping Management
  • Sourcing Management
  • Spend Management
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Supplier Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timer
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Trust Accounting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Vendor Management
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations134
  • Accelo
  • Actionstep
  • ActiveCollab
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Administrate Training Management
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • ApprovalMax
  • AroFlo
  • Asana
  • AutoEntry
  • BigCommerce
  • BlueFolder
  • Buildertrend
  • Capsule
  • Chargebee
  • Chaser
  • Checkfront
  • Chrometa
  • Cin7 Core
  • Cin7 Omni
  • ClicData
  • Clio
  • Constant Contact
  • CreditorWatch Collect
  • Current RMS
  • CustomerSure
  • Cyfe
  • Datamolino
  • Deputy
  • Dext
  • Dryrun
  • EZRentOut
  • Ecwid
  • Emburse Nexonia
  • Entryless
  • Epos Now
  • Everhour
  • Expensify
  • Exsalerate CRM
  • Fathom
  • Fergus
  • FieldAware
  • Financial Driver
  • Fishbowl
  • Float
  • Float Cash Flow
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Futrli
  • GoCardless
  • Google Workspace
  • Harvest
  • Hike
  • Hotelogix
  • Hubdoc
  • Ignition
  • InvoiceSherpa
  • JobAdder
  • Kickserv
  • Klips
  • LivePlan
  • MRPeasy
  • Manu Online
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Mindbody
  • MinuteDock
  • Netskope One Platform
  • OnePageCRM
  • Onsight
  • Operations Hub
  • PandaDoc
  • PayPal Payments
  • Payment Evolution
  • Payoneer
  • Pepperi
  • Plooto
  • Podio
  • ProfitSee
  • Proposify
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Quoter
  • Quotient
  • Qvinci
  • Qwilr
  • Re-Leased
  • Rydoo
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage Accounting
  • SalesSeek
  • Sapaad
  • Satago
  • ServiceM8
  • Shoeboxed
  • Shopify
  • Simple Salon
  • Simpro
  • Slack
  • Solve CRM
  • Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
  • Spotler CRM
  • Spotlight Reporting
  • Square Payments
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Starshipit
  • Streamtime
  • Stripe Payments
  • Synchroteam
  • Tabology EPOS
  • Tallie
  • Tidy
  • Time Tracker by eBillity
  • TimeCamp
  • Timely
  • Total Synergy
  • Tradify
  • Trigger
  • Unleashed
  • Veeqo
  • WORKetc
  • WooCommerce
  • Workato
  • WorkflowMax
  • XEDI Web EDI
  • ZENOTI
  • Zahara
  • Zapier
  • Zoho Analytics
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho CRM
  • authorize.net
  • ezyCollect by Sidetrade
  • ezyVet
  • vWorkApp
  • webexpenses
  • Total integrations5
  • Accelo
  • Actionstep
  • ActiveCollab
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Administrate Training Management
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • ApprovalMax
  • AroFlo
  • Asana
  • AutoEntry
  • BigCommerce
  • BlueFolder
  • Buildertrend
  • Capsule
  • Chargebee
  • Chaser
  • Checkfront
  • Chrometa
  • Cin7 Core
  • Cin7 Omni
  • ClicData
  • Clio
  • Constant Contact
  • CreditorWatch Collect
  • Current RMS
  • CustomerSure
  • Cyfe
  • Datamolino
  • Deputy
  • Dext
  • Dryrun
  • EZRentOut
  • Ecwid
  • Emburse Nexonia
  • Entryless
  • Epos Now
  • Everhour
  • Expensify
  • Exsalerate CRM
  • Fathom
  • Fergus
  • FieldAware
  • Financial Driver
  • Fishbowl
  • Float
  • Float Cash Flow
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Futrli
  • GoCardless
  • Google Workspace
  • Harvest
  • Hike
  • Hotelogix
  • Hubdoc
  • Ignition
  • InvoiceSherpa
  • JobAdder
  • Kickserv
  • Klips
  • LivePlan
  • MRPeasy
  • Manu Online
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Mindbody
  • MinuteDock
  • Netskope One Platform
  • OnePageCRM
  • Onsight
  • Operations Hub
  • PandaDoc
  • PayPal Payments
  • Payment Evolution
  • Payoneer
  • Pepperi
  • Plooto
  • Podio
  • ProfitSee
  • Proposify
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Quoter
  • Quotient
  • Qvinci
  • Qwilr
  • Re-Leased
  • Rydoo
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage Accounting
  • SalesSeek
  • Sapaad
  • Satago
  • ServiceM8
  • Shoeboxed
  • Shopify
  • Simple Salon
  • Simpro
  • Slack
  • Solve CRM
  • Spiceworks Cloud Help Desk
  • Spotler CRM
  • Spotlight Reporting
  • Square Payments
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Starshipit
  • Streamtime
  • Stripe Payments
  • Synchroteam
  • Tabology EPOS
  • Tallie
  • Tidy
  • Time Tracker by eBillity
  • TimeCamp
  • Timely
  • Total Synergy
  • Tradify
  • Trigger
  • Unleashed
  • Veeqo
  • WORKetc
  • WooCommerce
  • Workato
  • WorkflowMax
  • XEDI Web EDI
  • ZENOTI
  • Zahara
  • Zapier
  • Zoho Analytics
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho CRM
  • authorize.net
  • ezyCollect by Sidetrade
  • ezyVet
  • vWorkApp
  • webexpenses