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Most popular apps for 2026

Begin your search for the best apps for your business with what your peers are loving. The Standard Setters are the most popular apps across all categories and types, the tools connected to the most by Xero customers via the Xero App Store in the past year.

The Standard Setters Power List highlights the top apps that deliver automation and efficiency across key areas of your business, from payments to people management. If you’re looking to build the best software stack around Xero, these are the integrations you need to see.

How popular apps can help your business thrive

The apps on this list span critical business functions like payments, data automation, reporting, and payroll. The collective power of these integrations can help you establish highly automated, accurate, and efficient financial workflows:

  • Accelerated payments: Automatically sync major payment processor transactions directly into Xero, to help accelerate reconciliation and improve cash flow.
  • Intelligent data capture: Eliminate manual data entry for receipts and bills using AI-powered automation, ensuring accurate, paperless record-keeping.
  • Streamlined commerce: Integrate leading ecommerce platforms to manage sales, inventory, and cost of goods sold in real-time.
  • Effortless people management: Simplify payroll and staff scheduling with seamless timesheet and tax data flow directly into Xero.
  • Proactive cash flow: Gain deep financial insights and powerful predictive reporting to make informed decisions about your future growth.
  • Automated approvals & jobs: Control spending with approval workflows and manage complex field service or trade jobs and get immediate financial syncing.

Ready to see why these integrations are setting the standard? Explore all of the most popular apps below or see all Power Lists to explore the top apps for key industries and business bottlenecks.

  1. Featured app
    Carbon accounting, Reporting and forecasting

    Sumday

    5 out of 5 stars
     5
    Carbon accounting, Reporting and forecasting
    Learn, measure and report on your emissions with ease. 🌎 Xero customers can now sign up to access Sumday Carbon Small Business Plan, free for 12 months*.
  2. Accountant tools, Reporting and forecasting

    Syft

    4.81 out of 5 stars
     475
    Accountant tools, Reporting and forecasting
    Reports | Graphs | Forecasts | Consolidations | Budgets | Valuations | Financial Statements | Tax | Industry Benchmarks | AI Insights
  3. Accountant tools, Bills and expenses

    Dext

    4.81 out of 5 stars
     1092
    Accountant tools, Bills and expenses
    Automate your bookkeeping with Dext. Capture receipts, track expenses and mileage, and connect to Xero, 11,500+ apps, banks, and more. Save time, reduce errors, boost efficiency. Free trial!
  4. Payments

    Stripe

    2.57 out of 5 stars
     360
    Payments
    Stripe makes it easy to accept payments from debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay for online invoices sent from Xero—so you can get paid faster.
  5. Payments

    PayPal

    3.47 out of 5 stars
     136
    Payments
    Give customers more ways to pay with PayPal - and automatically view and reconcile transactions within Xero.
  6. Bills and expenses, Invoicing and jobs

    ApprovalMax

    4.79 out of 5 stars
     618
    Bills and expenses, Invoicing and jobs
    ApprovalMax gives Xero finance teams complete control over every payment that leaves the business, from the moment a bill arrives to the moment it's paid.
  7. Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking

    ServiceM8

    4.56 out of 5 stars
     340
    Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
    The job management app for trade contractors & service businesses, with everything to help you cut paperwork, complete more jobs & provide amazing customer service.
  8. Payroll HR, Time tracking

    Deputy

    3.94 out of 5 stars
     147
    Payroll HR, Time tracking
    Simplify Shift Work with Staff Scheduling, Time Tracking & Labor Compliance. Generate Xero invoices in one click from employees' worked time!
  9. Payroll HR

    SimplePay

    4.77 out of 5 stars
     70
    Payroll HR
    Payroll software that simply works, for South Africa, Ireland, Singapore and Hong Kong. Fully online and up to date with the relevant legislation.
  10. Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking

    Tradify

    4.63 out of 5 stars
     184
    Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
    The job management app trusted by 60,000+ tradespeople worldwide! Manage enquiries, quotes, scheduling, staff, timesheets, job tracking, invoicing and more. Works seamlessly with Xero to automate your accounts.
  11. Accountant tools, Ecommerce

    A2X

    4.96 out of 5 stars
     901
    Accountant tools, Ecommerce
    A2X automates ecommerce accounting into Xero for sellers on Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, and PayPal. Trusted by 1000s of the world's leading ecommerce accounting professionals. Recent Awards: Xero Practice App of the Year!
  12. Payroll HR, Time tracking

    Jibble

    4.83 out of 5 stars
     102
    Payroll HR, Time tracking
    Jibble is a 100% FREE employee time tracking app for timesheets, payroll, attendance, activity, and project tracking. Transform your business with award-winning web and mobile applications to get accurate work hours, measure the efficiency of your employees, and improve time utilization.
Although Xero reviews each app in the Xero App Store, we can’t give any guarantees. It’s up to you to assess the performance, quality and suitability of any app before going ahead.