Compare
Comparing practice tools? See how they fit together.
Each comparison is checked against the vendors’ own pages and says what each product does well. Then it shows how AccountKit brings your Xero stack together.
Moving off a desktop suite
Pick the suite your firm runs on today.
01MYOB AE and AO
Leave MYOB AE and keep one place to work.
MYOB AE and AO compared with Xero, XPM and AccountKit: tax, Practice Manager, documents, PDF editing and how the move works, with setup and training help.
AccountKit vs MYOB AE and AO02HandiSoft
Keep the jobflow detail you rely on in HandiSoft, now on Xero.
Access HandiSoft (formerly Sage HandiSoft) compared with Xero, XPM and AccountKit: HandiTax, HandiLedger, workflow, Microsoft 365 and how the move works.
AccountKit vs HandiSoft03APS
Move from APS to Xero and keep your Microsoft way of working.
APS (formerly Reckon APS, now Access APS) compared with Xero, XPM and AccountKit: APS Tax, Workflow+, SharePoint and Outlook, and how the move works.
AccountKit vs APS
Choosing your stack
Weighing up tools that work with Xero? Start here.
01XPM alternatives
Before you replace XPM, check what you’d give up
Looking for a Xero Practice Manager alternative? See what replacing XPM involves, the tools firms consider, and how adding AccountKit fills the gaps instead.
Read XPM alternatives02Karbon vs XPM
Karbon or XPM? Choose by how your team works
Karbon and Xero Practice Manager compared: workflow, email, time and billing, Xero integration and pricing, plus how AccountKit brings an XPM stack together.
Read Karbon vs XPM03FYI vs SuiteFiles
FYI or SuiteFiles? AccountKit works with both
FYI and SuiteFiles compared for Xero and XPM firms: where files live, Outlook, XPM, signing and portals, and how AccountKit works on top of either.
Read FYI vs SuiteFiles
Help with the switch
We set your team up, train them and stay on hand after go-live.
01Setup
Onboarding sessions with the AccountKit team
Every new subscription starts with onboarding sessions with our team, so you’re set up properly from day one. It’s a one-off fee by plan, shown on the pricing page.
Talk to us about your setup02Training
Training built around your team
Book an AccountKit expert for a session built around your partners and staff, at $330 an hour. Use it before go-live, and again whenever someone new joins.
Book a training session03Support
Help that doesn’t end at go-live
Recorded deep dives and the support centre cover every tool, and our team answers when they don’t.
See the training library
The heart of your firm
Plan your move with the people who’ll set you up
Tell us what your firm runs today. We’ll show you the same work in Xero, XPM and AccountKit, and plan onboarding and training around Xero’s migration timeline.
Tell us what you run today
A short call about your suite, your clients and how your team works, so we can plan the move around it.
Line up Xero’s migration help
Xero’s conversion toolbox and partners move client ledgers and practice data. We plan AccountKit around their timeline.
Onboard and train your team
Onboarding sessions and training get every person working in AccountKit from the first week.
