Compare Xero and Big Red Cloud - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Xero or Big Red Cloud?

Big Red Cloud is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Xero, and Xero is rated higher (94/100) than Big Red Cloud (62/100). Xero offers users more features (13) than Big Red Cloud (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Xero!

Looking for the right Core Accounting solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Xero Vs. Big Red Book

Xero : Xero was founded in July 2006 by successful technology entrepreneur Rod Drury and specialist small business accountant Hamish Edwards. Xero is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange and is a fast growing company with teams in Wellington, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, San Francisco, and Milton Keynes...

Big Red Book: Big Red Cloud started out as Big Red Book, an on premise accounting software. For over 20 years our accounting software has been making it easier for small businesses, their accountants and bookkeepers to manage their accounts. With the advent of cloud technology Big Red Cloud arrived in 2012, carrying on Big Red Book’s ethos of enabling small b...

Who is more expensive? Xero or Big Red Cloud?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Core Accounting software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Xero and Big Red Cloud.

Xero price starts at $12 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Xero is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Core Accounting software. Big Red Cloud price starts at $28 per month , When comparing Big Red Cloud to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Core Accounting software cost.

Bottom line: Big Red Cloud is more expensive than Xero.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Xero Vs. Big Red Cloud based on some of the most important and required Core Accounting features.

Xero: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Budgeting & Forecasting, Fixed-Assets, Purchase Orders, Data Analysis Tools, Forecasting.

Big Red Cloud: We are still working to collect the list of features for Big Red Cloud.

Target customer size

Xero is best for small businesses, freelancers and non-profit organizations. and Big Red Cloud's target customer size include: SMBs.