Switch from Xero
Xero gives you a ledger. You need the whole operating system — time tracking, project profitability, team payouts, and 1099 exports — in one place.
Every one of these is something Xero can't do — or makes painfully hard.
Xero charges per plan with strict limits
CherryWorks Pro includes unlimited users, unlimited clients, and unlimited invoices on every plan. No per-user fees, no client limits, no invoice caps.
No built-in time tracking
CherryWorks Pro has native time tracking with week, month, and day views plus a floating timer widget. No add-on needed.
No timesheet approval workflow
Full Submit → Approve → Lock lifecycle. Approved hours lock automatically so invoices are based on verified, immutable time.
No project profitability or utilization reports
CherryWorks Pro includes 19 reports built for services firms: project profitability, team utilization, AR aging, expense analytics, and more.
No 1099 + W-2 + Corp-to-Corp support
CherryWorks Pro supports all three worker classifications natively. Smart onboarding adapts to each type. Payouts, tax exports, and compliance are built in.
No payout tracking
Automatic payout creation when invoices are sent. Track ACH, Zelle, wire — and export 1099 totals at year-end.
Built for accountants, not services firms
Xero is a general ledger tool designed for bookkeepers. CherryWorks Pro is purpose-built for agencies and consultancies managing multi-person teams across projects.
Where CherryWorks Pro wins — and where Xero still has the edge.
Unlimited users (no per-seat fees)
1099 + W-2 + Corp-to-Corp support
Native time tracking
Timesheet approval workflow
Payout tracking
Auto-reimbursement payouts
Project profitability (labor + expenses)
Client portal with overdue alerts
Import wizard (upload, preview, rollback)
Multi-currency invoicing
Full general ledger accounting
Bank reconciliation
Payroll processing
Inventory management
Estimates & proposals
Resource planning
Enterprise audit logging
Xero excels at general-purpose accounting. CherryWorks Pro excels at running a multi-person services firm.
* Some features require Professional or Business plans. See pricing for details.
Three steps. Five minutes. Zero downtime.
Step 1
Export your clients, invoices, and contacts as CSV files from Xero's reporting dashboard.
Step 2
Upload CSVs to CherryWorks Pro. Preview every record with dry-run. Fix any issues before committing.
Step 3
Execute the import with one click. Your team starts working immediately. Roll back anytime if needed.
Week, month, and day views with a floating timer widget. No add-ons needed.
Project profitability, utilization, AR aging — the reporting Xero doesn't offer for services firms.
No per-seat fees, ever. Add your entire team on any plan.
Team payouts, worker classifications, and year-end 1099 exports in one click.
14-day free trial. Full access. Import your Xero data in minutes.
Start Your Free TrialMarketing Hub adds a full prospect-to-client layer on top of CherryWorks Pro — included in the Business plan, with no cross-contamination between marketing and billing records.
Track prospects and companies in their own tables, completely separate from billing clients. Tags, custom fields, activity timeline.
Broadcast to a segment, or run multi-step automated outreach. Stops the moment a prospect replies or is promoted to a client.
Marketing data lives in dedicated database tables — no foreign keys to your books, no cross-contamination between marketing and billing records.