Originally Posted by
Harvey Specter
I've read a different review which found Xero the winner, pretty much on the basis that everything that it doesn't do well (and there is a bit), 3rd party apps do very well. This is a deliberate ploy by Xero - they are excellent at the core accounting function, but if you want stock (or good payroll), go to an external provider - why, because there are multiple options and one of them should hopefully suit your business perfectly. The inventory requirement of a farmer, retailer, cafe, manufacturer are all different so trying to build one that works for all will compromise your product. Back end accounting however hasn't changed since some dude thought up debits, credits and double entry accounting.