Futureproof vs Xero

See why founders are upgrading from solid accounting to AI-powered financial operations

Revenue Recognition

Stop manual journal entries. Start automated revenue recognition

Xero forces you to manually create journal entries for subscription revenue, deferred income, and contract billing. Futureproof automatically handles SaaS revenue recognition. No spreadsheets or manual calculations required.

Futureproof
100% Automated: Annual subscriptions, usage billing, and multi-element contracts recognized automatically
Xero
Manual Categorization:
Create journal entries for deferred revenue, manually calculate subscription recognition, spreadsheet reconciliation

Ditch manual tracking categories. Embrace smart tracking

Xero makes you manually tag every transaction with predefined categories. Futureproof's smart tracking automatically discovers profitable customer segments, product lines, and acquisition channels using AI revealing insights you never knew to look for.

Futureproof
AI-Powered Discovery: "Enterprise customers from referrals have 6x higher LTV and 50% lower churn"—found automatically
Xero
Manual Categorization:
Create Department/Location categories, manually tag every transaction, analyze reports yourself
Smart segments feature showing AI-driven transaction categorization by department

Track founder metrics, not just accounting metrics

Xero gives you great P&L reports. Futureproof gives you the metrics that actually matter for scaling: burn multiple, LTV:CAC ratios, gross margins by segment, and runway calculations.

Futureproof
Founder Focused KPIs: Burn multiple, LTV:CAC, gross margin by segment, MRR growth, runway calculator
Xero
Traditional Reports:
P&L, balance sheet, cash flow. Manual KPI calculations required.

Your cap table, is as critical as your cash flow

Every funding round changes your ownership structure. Futureproof integrates cap table management with your automated revenue recognition, so you can model dilution scenarios and fundraising impact with real-time financial data.

Futureproof
Integrated Equity Modeling: SAFE tracking, dilution scenarios, employee equity—all connected to automated financials
Xero
Multiple tools: Need separate tools like Carta ($2,000+/year), creating data silos and manual reconciliation

Track SaaS metrics automatically, not manually

Xero gives you traditional accounting reports. Futureproof automatically calculates the metrics that matter for scaling SaaS companies: MRR, ARR, churn, LTV:CAC, gross margin by cohort—all updated in real-time from your automated revenue recognition.

Futureproof
Automated SaaS KPIs: MRR, churn, LTV:CAC, burn multiple, runway calculated automatically from revenue recognition
Xero
Manual Calculations:
Export P&L data, build spreadsheets for MRR tracking, manually calculate SaaS metrics

Fundraise with automated data rooms, not manual exports

When investors ask for financial data, Futureproof automatically generates investor-ready materials from your real-time revenue recognition and smart tracking data. No more exporting Xero reports and building decks manually.

Futureproof
Automated Investor Tools: Deal rooms, board reports, and unit economics generated automatically from clean revenue data
Xero
Manual Assembly: Export reports, clean up revenue recognition errors, build investor decks manually

One automated platform not manual exports

With Xero, you need Carta for cap tables ($2,000+/year), spreadsheets for revenue recognition, and manual calculations for SaaS metrics. Futureproof automates it all in one platform with unified, real-time data.

Futureproof
Unified Automation: $100-200/month for automated revenue recognition, smart tracking, cap tables, and SaaS metrics
Xero
Multiple manual tools: Xero ($39) + Carta ($2,000) + spreadsheets + manual work = $3,000+/year plus hours of reconciliation
The Evolution: Automated Operations

Xero handles accounting well. Futureproof automates the entire financial operation. When you're ready to eliminate manual journal entries and discover hidden profit drivers automatically, make the upgrade.

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I'm already comfortable with Xero. What would actually change for me?

Can Futureproof replace Xero entirely, or do I need both?

What if I have a bookkeeper or accountant who uses Xero?

Does this work with my billing setup (Stripe, annual contracts, usage-based)?

How long does migration take, and will I lose historical data?

What founder metrics does Futureproof track that Xero doesn't?

Can I test automated operations alongside my current Xero setup?

Does automated revenue recognition work for complex SaaS billing models?