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Why Gravitate Accounting love Xero!

Xero is one of the leading accounting software solutions in the world.

Author: 

Mike Crocker

FCCA

5 Minutes

July 6, 2023

Updated:

February 17, 2026

Xero is one of the leading accounting software solutions in the world. It is used by millions of businesses, large and small, to manage their finances and keep track of their operations. Xero is a cloud-based accounting platform that offers a range of features and capabilities to help businesses manage their finances more effectively.

Reasons we love it and use it ourselves:

1.    Automations available- there are loads of time saving functions from bank feeds to repeating invoices

2.    Cloud based- we can look at the same thing the client is looking at and advise in live time on what they can do to be efficient

3.    Xero is just the start- if your accountant tells you to use Xero but doesn’t help advise on apps and shortcuts maybe they don’t get it themselves. Xero is a start point and there are so many powerful tools that can be linked to it to make it a beautiful beastly piece of kit

4.    Xero is an affordable accounting solution for businesses of all sizes. Xero offers plans that are tailored to businesses of different sizes, allowing businesses to choose a plan that fits their budget and requirements.

We talk about Xero a lot and have numerous other blogs worth checking out on the topic- if you would rather just book a demo of the software let us know and we can show you

About the author

Mike Crocker
FCCA & AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians)
Co-founder & Director

Mike Crocker co-founded Gravitate with Sam Newton in 2019. He has over 18 years of experience and is an ACCA and AAT qualified chartered accountant.