The 5 Best Xero Add-Ons to Supercharge Your Business Accounting in 2025
Maximise your Xero setup with these 5 powerful add-ons. Discover how Free My Cloud uses automation, integrations, and offshore talent to streamline your business accounting.
Unlock More from Xero with These Game-Changing Add-Ons
At Free My Cloud, we don’t just help Australian businesses migrate to cloud accounting—we help them scale efficiently using tools like Xero and the best automation add-ons available in 2025.
Below are the 5 essential Xero integrations we recommend and implement for our clients, especially those using our outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services.
1. Spotlight Reporting – Visualise Your Financial Future
Spotlight Reporting transforms raw Xero data into clear, visual dashboards, forecasts, and board-ready reports.
How we use it at FMC:
We deliver monthly management reports using Spotlight so our clients can make fast, data-driven decisions—no spreadsheets needed.
- Integrated with Xero, Google Sheets, and WorkflowMax
- Custom KPIs and multi-entity consolidation
- Ideal for advisory-led reporting and cash flow insights
2. Dext Prepare – Receipt Management Made Simple
Dext Prepare (formerly Receipt Bank) lets you snap and send receipts from your phone. It extracts data automatically and syncs it to Xero—saving you hours.
Why our offshore bookkeepers love it:
It gives us the real-time info we need to keep your books up to date and ATO-compliant.
- Instant document capture
- Reduces manual data entry
- Full audit trail and easy to review
3. Deputy – Payroll and Rostering for Shift-Based Teams
Whether you run a café, clinic or construction crew, Deputy simplifies your staff rostering, time-tracking, and payroll.
Paired with Xero Payroll, Deputy ensures your staff are paid correctly—and your records are always clean.
- Real-time attendance tracking
- Easy roster creation
- One-click payroll export to Xero
Looking for help setting up Xero Payroll and Deputy? Get in touch with our team.
4. Capsule CRM – Keep Sales and Accounting in Sync
Capsule CRM gives you one place to manage leads, contacts, and opportunities—while pulling in invoice data from Xero.
Perfect for service-based businesses, Capsule shows you who owes what, when, and helps keep sales and finance aligned.
- Simple client management
- Financial insights at your fingertips
- Tracks communications and follow-ups
5. Quotient – Convert Quotes to Cash Faster
Tired of chasing approvals? Quotient makes it easy to send professional quotes your clients can accept instantly. It then auto-generates an invoice in Xero, so you can focus on delivery.
- Clear, interactive quotes
- Faster sales cycles
- Seamless integration with Xero
Looking to simplify your quoting and invoicing workflow? Let our Xero experts help.
🚀 Ready to Optimise Your Xero Setup?
At Free My Cloud, we help you get more out of your Xero investment by combining smart add-ons with expert offshore accounting support.
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