Fill the gaps in the Xero ecosystem
Over the last year, the Xero Add-on Partner program has more than doubled to over 90 certified solutions now integrating directly with Xero. They’re from all over the world, and range from startups to large corporations.
We’ve essentially reached a point where most of the big-picture stuff is taken care of with regional representation across a range of categories.
But the ecosystem is far from complete. We have loads of small business customers who still don’t have an integration between Xero and the key application they use or need to run their business.
It seems like many of the old guard have not yet woken up to the fast pace of change that now dictates the software industry. But their customers have. The result is there are gaps in niche areas, such as:
- Childcare: childcare management systems
- Education: student management systems – regional specialists: NZ, Australia, UK & US
- Farming: farm management software
- Tourism: reservation & property management systems
These gaps mean opportunity for the right people. Whether you are an established player, or are just working on your first version, our global customer base is creating a market for industry applications that work seamlessly with Xero. You can tap into that market if you’re prepared to move fast.
If you’re interested in Xero Add-on Partner opportunities, we would love to hear from you – get in touch. We have customers waiting for you.
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Andrew
@Ronan
Loving the ecosystem, any new providers feel free to reach out if you’re looking to gain access to the Xero ecosystem, happy to have a chat and provide feedback for your application.
Cheers.!
Anja
@Andrew check Capsule CRM and Quotient. They are affordable, easy to use tools for quoting and workflow.
@Ronan would be interested to learn more about the Farm Management Software integration but I cant see it on Xero.com.
love to see the student management software and farm. They are really a mess for many of my clients now.
aXcelerate is “linked” to MYOB, but not really there yet…
Would LOVE to see an operational software that can cater for ‘retentions’ in the NZ Building Industry please (or would be great if the silly thing was dropped all together – like the ‘footpath’ deposit, in favour of delayed invoicing) … anyways, plenty of customers would dearly love to track that easily – appreciate any help
Hello Xero, have you spoken to our HQ people about Basware P2P integration? We already integrate with 230 other ERP/FMIS systems…
Love your work!
Cheers, P
I’m looking forward to a hire/purchase system to be in-built with Xero. It would be a great application to add to my customers who are forced to stay in MYOB because EzyHire integrates with MYOB (and Quicken) only.
Josh
Like to see Xero add some of the basics like contact integration with Google Apps. Being able to push and pull content with one of the biggest names in cloud SAAS would help end users create their own workflows instead of $ upon $ of SAAS links to get something as basic as contact flow working!
Chris
I see the ecosystem model as both a plus and a minus to Xero – I love the integration aspect and the expansion beyond the accounting side of business. However, there’s always a balance with these types of SAAS suppliers that they don’t tread on each others’ toes. I worry that Xero will neglect to incorporate basic accounting functions such as inventory, remittance and payroll for fear of alienating third-party developers.
The risk is that you wind up with an unwieldly ecosystem of interrelated vendors, and suddenly your monthly charge has grown from less than $50 to several hundred dollars.
I hope that Xero’s focus on this model doesn’t distract them from the need to improve their own product and add the features which are commonplace amoungst other accounting systems.
Yes, some sort of education management plugin would be fantastic. Also, a really basic inventory would be a life savor too. We don’t need multiple warehouses, bar codes, etc. We just sell a few books every now and then and keep about 20 on hand. It would be nice to be able to add a quantity on hand to invoice items.
Glad I chose Xero.
Cheers.
@Jerry there is a RTO (Recognised Training Organisation) for student management already available, this in turn connects to Xero for the billing engine and within Wise.net student admin, CRM, e-learning and surveys are managed. If you would like to find out more contact me.
@Ronan, I have been approached by a number of Finance Brokers asking if there is a solution for tracking trailing commissions which are complex and time consuming to manage. End users “wish lists” are indeed calling for retentions, equipment hiring & vet management solutions. The solutions Xero have already delivered for Add-on ecosystem only gets better and better and it is a delight to read informative blogs from your team introducing new partners.
SimpleTix eTicketing and Event Registration software plans to integrate Xero in next month release! SimpleTix powers eTicket shops in over 25 countries!
Just a head’s up that we can help with integration and custom development. Happy to help folks connect Xero with just about anything out there!
Conor Sweeney
@Ronan I have been looking at both the Childcare Mgt and Education Mgt sectors and would be in interested in exploring this a little more with you – how can I contact you directly?
Fingers crossed from some property management solutions — Xero has been great for our vacation rental business, but I wish there was an integrated online booking platform so we wouldn’t have to double-enter customer data and invoices.
Been testing Xero for several months and now using it… To answer the initial question (CRM/Quoting solution that integrates with Xero) –
I started off with the opposite challenge. I have been using Work[etc] for everything from lead management, quoting, project management, support tickets, timesheets, invoicing, etc and was looking for an application to take the financial data (after the invoices get paid).
Work[etc] recently got integrated with Xero and so I am now migrating my accounting data to Xero so that I can have the entire backoffice system running Work[etc]->Xero->ADP
I hope this helps – http://www.worketc.com/blog/Development/104
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