Xero is a 21st Century "software as a service" as opposed to Quickbooks which has been around for some time and frankly, just like Sage, its showing its age. We have nothing against "ageing" we hasten to add! However, when companies such as Sage start to act like the bankers you know it’s time to move on.
Xero's user interface and its fantastic API mean non-accountants can use the software. It's a piece of cake. At Alexander Rosse we're campaigning against the vast majority of dinosaur accountants who are just not willing to move into the 21stCentury.
Xero's customer service and back up is very good. Nathan and his team at Xero do a fantastic job.
Cost - dinosaur packages such as Sage , Quickbooks etc just cannot cope with the cost and benefits angle of Xero. £189 per annum for a fully integrated accounting software package!? In a funny way, we’re looking for the VAT change back to 17.5% (rumours abound it may even go up to 20 %...) as Xero will do this and we all benefit.
We tend to agree with what Rachael of edgeofmyseat.com [http://edgeofmyseat.com/] said about Quickbooks and why she chose to move over to Xero. Check out her blog -
http://www.rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2009/08/22/moving-accounts-from-quickbooks-to-xero/
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