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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (96.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (64.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Month
$13.00 Per Month
Assembly
Star Rating
(278)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (96.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansXero
Star Rating
(1,379)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansAssembly vs Xero
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Assembly easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Assembly overall.
- Reviewers felt that Assembly meets the needs of their business better than Xero.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Assembly is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Assembly over Xero.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Assembly
Starter
$39.00
Per Month
For new businesses
- CRM
- Client portal
- Messaging and team inbox
Xero
Starter / Early
$13.00
Per Month
Good for sole traders, new businesses, and the self-employed.
- Send quotes and 20 invoices
- Enter 5 bills
- Reconcile bank transactions
Free Trial
Assembly
Free Trial is available
Xero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
216
8.8
1,119
Ease of Use
9.4
224
9.0
1,174
Ease of Setup
9.4
203
8.8
867
Ease of Admin
9.3
193
8.7
355
Quality of Support
9.5
195
8.4
1,048
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
185
8.6
351
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
206
8.8
1,108
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.2
60
Not enough data
8.6
56
Not enough data
9.5
61
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
7.4
53
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
6.5
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
8.6
54
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
8.9
52
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
71
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
9.3
66
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.7
255
Not enough data
8.9
251
Not enough data
8.5
239
Not enough data
8.5
241
Not enough data
8.4
230
Not enough data
8.4
226
Not enough data
8.8
236
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
8.9
126
Not enough data
9.0
127
Travel Management
Not enough data
7.9
213
Not enough data
7.4
206
Not enough data
7.3
204
Not enough data
7.7
208
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
9.0
241
Not enough data
8.8
229
Not enough data
8.6
229
Mobile
Not enough data
8.4
229
Not enough data
7.8
206
Not enough data
7.5
201
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
191
Not enough data
8.2
194
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
187
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.2
214
Not enough data
8.6
234
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
247
Not enough data
8.5
217
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
9.0
234
Not enough data
8.4
218
Not enough data
6.1
188
File Management
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.5
33
Not enough data
9.6
33
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.6
33
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
Administration
9.5
34
Not enough data
9.2
31
Not enough data
9.6
31
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.4
33
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
41
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.7
767
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
727
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
739
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.7
786
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
689
Not enough data
8.3
707
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
685
Not enough data
8.8
741
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
712
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
8.1
644
Not enough data
8.1
645
Not enough data
8.3
633
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
697
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
757
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
680
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
682
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
780
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
757
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
670
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
770
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
718
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
692
Not enough data
8.7
744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
650
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
752
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
704
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
725
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
648
Not enough data
8.6
680
|
Verified
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.8
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
603
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
8.5
670
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
607
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
572
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
600
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.8
624
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
612
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
580
|
Verified
Payroll
Not enough data
8.4
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
600
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
8.4
432
Not enough data
8.9
433
Not enough data
8.8
433
Not enough data
8.6
431
Not enough data
8.6
429
Not enough data
8.3
426
Not enough data
9.0
434
Not enough data
8.9
433
Not enough data
8.8
425
Not enough data
8.6
426
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
8.8
418
Not enough data
8.9
413
Not enough data
8.9
417
Not enough data
7.7
389
Not enough data
9.0
414
Not enough data
9.0
415
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
8.7
387
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.7
767
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
727
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
739
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.7
786
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
689
Not enough data
8.3
707
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
685
Not enough data
8.8
741
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
712
|
Verified
Document Creation
7.7
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
Workflow
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Analytics
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Administration and Platform
8.6
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.0
7
Not enough data
Contract Management Platform Features
8.3
27
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
20
Not enough data
6.2
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
6.3
9
Not enough data
Billing
8.8
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
Dunning
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Performance
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Reporting
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.5
10
Not enough data
5.5
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Subscription Billing
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.6
245
Not enough data
9.0
245
Not enough data
9.0
240
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.7
237
Not enough data
8.7
237
Not enough data
8.4
235
Not enough data
9.0
244
Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
237
Not enough data
8.6
238
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.7
240
Integration
Not enough data
9.0
248
Not enough data
8.8
241
Not enough data
8.2
231
Not enough data
8.6
241
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.5
146
Not enough data
8.5
147
Not enough data
8.5
148
Channels
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
4.1
13
Not enough data
Design
8.5
14
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.3
12
Not enough data
5.1
13
Not enough data
Payment Processing
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Administration
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Payment Options
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Security
8.0
9
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Content
8.0
151
Not enough data
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.6
151
Not enough data
8.9
148
Not enough data
8.8
141
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.5
148
Not enough data
9.0
153
Not enough data
8.2
146
Not enough data
7.8
135
Not enough data
6.6
129
Not enough data
6.4
127
Not enough data
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
8.7
101
Not enough data
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.6
101
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
8.8
101
Not enough data
8.7
100
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.0
102
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
9.2
100
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.1
106
Not enough data
9.1
107
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.8
103
Not enough data
8.8
103
Not enough data
9.1
107
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
9.2
104
Not enough data
9.3
106
Not enough data
9.3
106
Bill Generation
8.7
56
8.5
225
9.2
61
8.8
230
9.2
60
8.8
231
Bill Processing
8.2
56
8.3
222
7.8
50
8.5
223
8.7
57
8.7
226
Integration
8.3
52
8.9
235
8.6
58
8.7
229
7.8
45
8.1
217
Agentic AI - Billing
6.7
7
8.6
136
Onboarding Setup
9.1
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
Project Tracking
6.5
26
Not enough data
6.5
26
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
Customer Engagement
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
Cloud Support
8.9
48
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Automation
8.3
44
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
Customization
8.7
31
Not enough data
7.0
30
Not enough data
7.5
31
Not enough data
7.6
32
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
7.9
32
Not enough data
6.3
29
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Interface Design
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
Data Control
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Publishing
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Growth
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Content
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Support
9.7
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Assembly and Xero are categorized as Billing
Unique Categories
Assembly is categorized as Client Portal, Client Onboarding, Payment Processing, Customer Communications Management, Subscription Billing, Cloud File Storage, Online Form Builder, No-Code Development Platforms, Website Builder, Cloud Content Collaboration, E-Signature, Proposal, Contract Management, and Workplace Innovation Platforms
Xero is categorized as Invoice Management, Inventory Control, Expense Management, Accounting, and Nonprofit Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Assembly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xero
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
24.7%
Accounting
14.2%
Consulting
7.9%
Financial Services
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
5.2%
Other
40.8%
Accounting
18.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Computer Software
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Apparel & Fashion
5.1%
Other
56.6%
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