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Compare Infor M3 and Xero 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$$-$$$ SaaS pricing per user, per month
$13.00 Per Month
Infor M3
Star Rating
(120)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$-$$$ SaaS pricing per user, per month
Browse all 2 pricing plansXero
Star Rating
(1,318)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansInfor M3 vs Xero
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Xero easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Xero overall.
- Reviewers felt that Xero meets the needs of their business better than Infor M3.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Xero is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Xero over Infor M3.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Infor M3
Infor M3 Cloud
$$-$$$
SaaS pricing per user, per month
The base user subscription to M3 Cloud or an Industry CloudSuite offers end-to-end finance, manufacturing, and distribution capabilities built in and the Infor technology platform, Infor OS and Birst analytics. M3 based CloudSuites are hosted on leading Amazon Web Services providing security and disaster recovery.
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
Infor M3
No trial information availableXero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
84
8.7
1,059
Ease of Use
7.4
85
8.9
1,112
Ease of Setup
6.8
36
8.6
805
Ease of Admin
6.5
36
8.7
372
Quality of Support
7.5
71
8.3
986
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.2
35
8.6
367
Product Direction (% positive)
6.2
74
8.7
1,048
Features by Category
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.7
235
Not enough data
8.9
234
Not enough data
8.5
219
Not enough data
8.5
221
Not enough data
8.4
210
Not enough data
8.3
207
Not enough data
8.7
218
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
9.1
107
Travel Management
Not enough data
7.8
193
Not enough data
7.3
186
Not enough data
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.6
188
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
9.1
223
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.6
208
Mobile
Not enough data
8.3
209
Not enough data
7.7
186
Not enough data
7.3
182
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
172
Not enough data
8.2
175
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
168
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
209
Not enough data
8.4
208
Not enough data
8.2
205
Not enough data
8.1
195
Not enough data
8.6
215
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
231
Not enough data
8.5
197
Not enough data
8.3
188
Not enough data
9.1
217
Not enough data
8.3
200
Not enough data
5.8
170
General Ledger
7.8
21
|
Verified
8.6
679
|
Verified
7.3
15
|
Verified
8.2
634
|
Verified
7.7
22
|
Verified
8.5
648
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
7.7
18
|
Verified
8.7
699
|
Verified
7.7
15
|
Verified
8.3
599
7.9
12
|
Verified
8.2
614
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
8.6
15
|
Verified
8.5
594
8.5
21
|
Verified
8.7
650
|
Verified
8.4
20
|
Verified
8.5
621
|
Verified
Other Functionality
8.0
20
|
Verified
7.9
555
8.1
18
7.9
553
8.0
20
|
Verified
8.0
540
|
Verified
8.4
15
|
Verified
7.8
573
|
Verified
8.1
12
|
Verified
8.4
604
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
8.9
678
|
Verified
7.9
12
|
Verified
8.2
590
|
Verified
8.2
11
|
Verified
8.4
590
Reporting & Analytics
8.1
24
|
Verified
8.8
692
|
Verified
7.7
22
|
Verified
8.6
668
|
Verified
8.1
13
|
Verified
8.4
578
|
Verified
7.6
19
|
Verified
8.7
683
|
Verified
Platform
7.4
23
|
Verified
8.3
629
|
Verified
7.3
23
|
Verified
8.2
600
7.7
25
|
Verified
8.6
656
|
Verified
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.2
558
|
Verified
7.3
24
|
Verified
8.8
665
|
Verified
7.1
19
|
Verified
8.6
612
|
Verified
Integration
8.0
24
|
Verified
8.6
633
|
Verified
7.7
17
|
Verified
8.6
560
7.1
16
8.4
590
|
Verified
Cash Flow
8.3
5
|
Verified
8.7
525
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
546
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
512
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
8.1
13
|
Verified
8.4
578
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
8.6
515
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
479
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
508
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.7
533
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
487
|
Verified
Payroll
Not enough data
8.2
466
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
452
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
494
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
508
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
8.2
340
Not enough data
8.7
340
Not enough data
8.6
340
Not enough data
8.4
338
Not enough data
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.0
336
Not enough data
8.9
343
Not enough data
8.7
341
Not enough data
8.6
332
Not enough data
8.3
333
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
8.7
331
Not enough data
8.7
320
Not enough data
8.7
330
Not enough data
7.2
298
Not enough data
8.8
324
Not enough data
8.9
324
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
8.4
297
General Ledger
7.8
21
|
Verified
8.6
679
|
Verified
7.3
15
|
Verified
8.2
634
|
Verified
7.7
22
|
Verified
8.5
648
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
7.7
18
|
Verified
8.7
699
|
Verified
7.7
15
|
Verified
8.3
599
7.9
12
|
Verified
8.2
614
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
8.6
15
|
Verified
8.5
594
8.5
21
|
Verified
8.7
650
|
Verified
8.4
20
|
Verified
8.5
621
|
Verified
Accounting
9.0
7
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Manufacturing
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality Management
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
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
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Process ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
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
Discrete Manufacturing
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
Process Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ETO Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mixed Mode ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.7
231
Not enough data
9.0
230
Not enough data
9.0
225
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.7
223
Not enough data
8.7
222
Not enough data
8.4
220
Not enough data
9.0
230
Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
222
Not enough data
8.6
224
Not enough data
8.3
210
Not enough data
8.8
225
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
234
Not enough data
8.9
227
Not enough data
8.2
216
Not enough data
8.6
227
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.5
131
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
8.5
133
Accounting
8.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
9.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
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
Manufacturing
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
Quality Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
7.7
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.9
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Inventory
7.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Warehousing
8.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Purchasing
7.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
8.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Assembly
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Logistics
8.0
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
HR
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Distribution ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
8.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Back Office
7.1
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Front Office
7.5
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
8.2
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Production
8.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.9
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.3
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.6
87
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.8
86
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
9.3
86
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.2
93
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.9
89
Not enough data
8.9
89
Not enough data
9.2
93
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
9.3
90
Not enough data
9.4
92
Not enough data
9.4
92
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.5
212
Not enough data
8.8
216
Not enough data
8.8
217
Bill Processing
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
8.5
209
Not enough data
8.7
212
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
221
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.1
203
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
8.6
122
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Infor M3 and Xero are categorized as Accounting
Unique Categories
Infor M3 is categorized as ERP Systems, Process ERP, Mixed Mode ERP, Distribution ERP, and Discrete ERP
Xero is categorized as Invoice Management, Inventory Control, Expense Management, Billing, and Nonprofit Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Infor M3
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
Apparel & Fashion
12.0%
Hospital & Health Care
10.0%
Food & Beverages
6.0%
Textiles
5.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.0%
Other
63.0%
Accounting
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.9%
Construction
3.2%
Other
55.9%
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