Accupe vs Xero Practice Manager

Accupe combines practice management, client onboarding, e-signatures and AI for professional firms, including accounting practices in the UK and UAE. Client records bring together filing deadlines, recurring jobs, checklists, time, documents and invoicing. Workflow templates can create monthly, quarterly and annual work with tasks, owners and due dates. Accupe imports Companies House details and checks daily for changes. Each client receives an isolated portal for documents, messages, tasks and signature history, with client-code and PIN sign-in. Signature requests support up to ten signers and five CC recipients; completed documents receive a SHA-256 certificate and public verification page. The service connects with Xero and Zoho Books to pull invoices and send completed jobs as draft invoices. It says it uses encryption in transit and at rest and row-level security to separate firm data. Identity and document verification include a review trail, but Accupe does not run sanctions, PEP or adverse-media screening. Solo costs £20/mo, Growth £55/mo and Elite £185/mo. Each paid tier includes a 14-day trial without upfront card details. Accupe lists offices in London and Dubai.

Xero Practice Manager is web-based practice management software for accounting and bookkeeping firms in Xero’s partner program. It is now integrated into Xero Partner Hub, where practices can manage jobs, client work and compliance tasks. Staff can be assigned jobs, check schedules and availability, and set deadlines and milestones. Time can be recorded by duration or start and stop time, then used to create progress or final invoices with fixed prices, rates and markups. Reporting covers jobs, time, costs, productivity and recoverable costs, with options to run standard reports, customise samples or create reports. Practices can configure statuses, categories, templates, workflows and branded documents such as quotes and engagement letters. Invoices and client details sync with the firm’s Xero accounts, and paid invoices appear in Partner Hub. Xero Tax and Xero Workpapers, powered by BGL, are included at no extra cost with the subscription. The product is available on the web, has a free plan for Silver, Gold or Platinum partners, and offers a 14-day trial. Paid plans start at 65 NZD a month for one user; prices exclude GST.