Xero vs EasyBooks: Which Is Better Accounting Software?

We compare them based on real user reviews, prices and what features they both offer.

Xero vs EasyBooks Basics

	Xero	EasyBooks
Software Website	Xero Website	EasyBooks Website
HMRC MTD Status	Approved	Not Included
Who Can Use It?	Agents and businesses	Businesses and Self-employed
HMRC Listed Features	Digital record keeping, Updates to HMRC for self-employment, Tax estimates from HMRC based on provided updates, Updates to HMRC for UK property	Record Keeping and simplified expenses
Platforms	Web-based application, Android, iOS	Web, Mac and iOS

Note data for this section comes from HMRC here and here

Wondering if Xero or EasyBooks has better user reviews. We compared them below.

	Xero	EasyBooks
Trustpilot Rating	4.3	No Rating
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	6017	No Reviews
iPhone App Rating	4.7	4.4
Number of iPhone Reviews	12700	582
Android App Rating	4.6	No Rating
Number of Android Reviews	11900	No Reviews

Please note ratings we’re accurate at the time of writing but may have since changed

Which is cheaper Xero or EasyBooks? Here are their prices compared.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

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	Xero	EasyBooks
Payroll Software Integration	Yes	No
Track VAT	Yes	Yes
VAT Filing	Yes	Yes
Real-Time Financial Reports	Yes	Yes
Prepare Self Assessment	Yes	No
Income Tax Estimates	Yes	No
Manage Income & Expenses	Yes	No
Create Invoices	Yes	Yes
Forecast Cash Flow	Yes	Yes
Accept and Make Payments In Different Currencies	Yes	Yes
Employee Time Tracking	Yes	Yes
Projects	Yes	No
Bank Feed Integration	Yes	Yes
End of Year Filings	Yes	Yes
Capture Bills And Receipts	Yes	Yes
Bulk Reconcile Transactions	Yes	Yes
Track Inventory & Stock Levels	Yes	Yes

	Xero	EasyBooks
Pros	User Friendly User Interface Saves Time Integrations Cloud Based	Platform is pristine and streamlined Efficient Accounting application Read-outs are non-cluttered and professional looking Inexpensive and easy to use Defaulted to most used accounts which made the entering time much quicker
Cons	Expense Report Issues Not User Friendly Expensive Room for Improvement Technical Issues	Not many reports you could pull Customer service availability Several times per week that the software went down When they switched to a subscription module vs and one time fee