Account Sync: Easy Xero Sync vs Xero
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Account Sync, Oct 27, 2026 for Xero.
The short answer
- Only Account Sync lists a free plan.
- Account Sync lists 13 features Xero’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bank reconciliation, Billing and invoicing, COGS tracking.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 50 orders per month
- · Automatic daily sync, your timezone
- · Daily summary journal to Xero
- · Payouts, fees & chargebacks matched
- · Tax & payment method mapping
Core
- · 300 orders per month
- · COGS journals from variant costs
- · Everything in Free
- · Per-order invoices in Xero
- · Tracked Xero item per variant
Growth
- · 1,000 orders per month
- · Duplicate-safe repeat runs
- · Everything in Core
- · On-demand sync & date-range replay
- · Run history with per-run errors
Pro
- · Built for high-volume stores
- · Everything in Growth
- · Full historical order backfill
- · One-click Xero rollback & re-sync
- · Unlimited orders, no monthly cap
Free to install
- · Get 100% off Xero for 6 months
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAccountSync automatically connects your Shopify store to Xero, so your bookkeeping runs itself. Every order syncs as an accurate invoice with sales, shipping, discounts and GST mapped to Xero accounts. Payments and Shopify payouts reconcile automatically — the deposit in your bank matches your books. Choose detailed per-order invoices or tidy daily summaries, plus optional COGS tracking.
Connect Shopify and Xero to automate data between your store and your books. Sync a daily summary of sales and payments to keep your ledger lean, or sync individual orders for granular tracking of customer details and inventory. Automatically match Shopify payouts with your Xero bank feeds to reconcile fees, refunds, and taxes in just a few clicks.
- Auto-sync Shopify orders to Xero as accurate, GST-ready invoices
- Shopify payouts reconciled to the cent — bank deposits match your books
- Payments posted to Xero clearing accounts automatically
- Choose per-order invoices or tidy daily summaries to suit your books
- Save time with flexible syncing: Daily summaries or per-sale details.
- Fast reconciliation: Auto-match fees, refunds, and taxes.
- New to Xero? Get your first 6 months free.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Account Sync |  Xero |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Account Sync | Xero |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.6 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 68 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | Account Sync | Xero |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Account Sync | Xero |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #197 | #5(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #1 on Rookies in Accounting |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 29, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | That Web Agency | Xero |
FAQ
Account Sync and Xero: common questions
- Is Account Sync or Xero cheaper?
- Only Account Sync lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Account Sync lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Bank reconciliation, Billing and invoicing, COGS tracking, Expense tracking. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Account Sync, Oct 27, 2026 for Xero; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Account Sync, Oct 27, 2026 for Xero. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.