Xero Practice Manager and Partner Hub
Build your XPM app stack around one place to work
XPM keeps time, billing and WIP. The rest of your stack, from documents to email to compliance, connects to AccountKit, so your team works from one view of each client.
The XPM app stack
Tap any app to see what it does with AccountKit and XPM
XPM sits on the left and Xero on the right, with AccountKit in the middle. Every app around them connects to AccountKit, so each client’s work sits in one place.
Xero
Xero Practice Manager
Connect Xero Practice Manager with AccountKit for client and contact information, while keeping AccountKit workflow jobs independent. Hover any app to see the relationship.Choose any app to see the relationship.
What Partner Hub changes
XPM is now part of Xero Partner Hub. Here’s what that means for you.
01The name
XPM is now Partner Hub plus Practice Management.
Partner Hub brings Xero HQ, XPM, Xero Tax and the new workpapers into one place. Your partner status decides which parts are free.
See how partner status works02Your work
Jobs, time, billing and pricing carry over.
Xero says the core features stay and the move doesn’t change what you pay.
03Your apps
Apps that sync with XPM are moving to a new API version.
Version 3.0 of the Practice Manager API retires on 6 May 2027, so check each app you rely on.
Read the Partner Hub guide
Document management for XPM
The best document system for XPM is the one your team already trusts
AccountKit connects to every one of these, so you can choose by how your firm works. Here’s what each does with XPM and AccountKit.
- FYIBuilt for accountants. Syncs clients, groups and jobs from XPM, with timesheets going back.
- SuiteFilesFiles in your own Microsoft 365. XPM shows your SuiteFiles folders in its Documents tab.
- SharePointYour own library, permissions kept. AccountKit links each client to its folder.
- OneDriveMicrosoft cloud files connected to the client records that use them.
- Google DriveExisting Drive client files linked to AccountKit registers.
- BoxClient files stay in Box, and each client and task links to its folder.
Guides and comparisons
Everything we’ve written for firms on XPM
Partner Hub and XPM
Running the practice
Moving to Xero and XPM
Learn with our team
Get the setup guide, join a live session, or book training
Our live What’s New sessions walk through what’s new in AccountKit, with time for your questions.
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What firms ask about XPM and Partner Hub
What is Xero Partner Hub?
Xero Partner Hub is the single home for Xero’s practice tools. It brings together Xero HQ, Xero Practice Manager, Xero Tax and a new workpapers product, and Xero now calls XPM “Partner Hub plus Practice Management”. Xero has rolled it out region by region since announcing it in September 2025.
Is Xero Practice Manager being discontinued?
No. Xero says the core features of XPM, including jobs, time and billing, carry over into Partner Hub, and that pricing doesn’t change because of the move. Apps that sync with XPM are moving to version 3.1 of the Practice Manager API.
Which apps connect to Xero Practice Manager?
Xero lists 24 apps in its collection of apps that connect to XPM, AccountKit among them. AccountKit syncs client details both ways with XPM and sends time to it, and its own workflow jobs stay in AccountKit.
What’s the best document management for XPM?
The one that fits how your firm works. FYI is built for accountants and syncs clients, groups and jobs from XPM. SuiteFiles keeps files in your own Microsoft 365 and shows them in XPM’s Documents tab. SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive and Box work too. AccountKit connects to all of them, so the client’s files sit next to their work whichever you choose.
Does AccountKit replace XPM?
No. XPM keeps your time, billing and WIP. AccountKit works alongside it and adds workflow, compliance tools, correspondence and documents around each client group.
The heart of your firm
Bring your XPM stack into one place to work
Start a free trial, connect XPM and Xero, and see each client with workflow, tools, documents and email around it.
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Create the account and bring in the client list your firm already works from.
Shape your AccountKit
Choose the tools, views and workflows that match the jobs your team needs to run.
Put it to work
Use AccountKit with real client work and decide what belongs in your practice stack.