The only Xero backup & business continuity platform for Business, Payroll, Fixed Assets, Projects and XPM. Never lose access—instant search, full exports and audit, even if Xero is offline. Automated, complete, tamper‑evident backups for compliance and peace of mind.
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May 2017Overview
Control‑C: True Control Over Your Xero Data 🚀
🔧 What Is Control‑C?
Control‑C is an independent platform that ensures uninterrupted access to your Xero data—even during outages, cyber events, or disaster scenarios. It provides a secure, separate copy of your records to support business continuity and keep operations running.
🌟 Key Features & Benefits
🔒 Data Sovereignty
- Repatriate Xero and Xero Practice Manager data to your chosen location
- Maintain ownership, control, and compliance with Xero Terms of Use and local regulations
💼 Business Continuity
- Access your data independently of Xero during disruptions
- Support disaster recovery planning and operational resilience
📊 Beyond Backup
- Automated, complete backups of Xero data
- View, search, audit, export, and report anytime
- Access attachments and records even when Xero is unavailable
🛠️ Centralised Control
- Manage and monitor multiple Xero organisations from one dashboard
- Streamline administration and improve visibility
🔑 Advanced Capabilities
- Export to XML, XLSX, and PDF
- API integration and third‑party cloud sync
- Secure, offline‑ready architecture
🤝 Built for Professionals
- Designed for accountants, advisors, MSPs, and partners
- Enables new revenue streams and stronger client data assurance
⚠️ Compliance First
Control‑C uses authorised, read‑only access and supports adherence to Xero Terms of Use and regulatory requirements.
✅ Why Control‑C?
- Independence from platform availability
- Protection against data loss
- Confidence in compliance
- Continuity during outages
What It Does — And Doesn’t Do
✅ What It Does
- Creates automated, independent backups of Xero data
- Provides external access to records (via In‑Control)
- Supports audit, compliance, and retention requirements
- Uses read‑only access (no changes to Xero data)
🚫 What It Does Not Do
- Replace Xero or its accounting functions
- Write back, edit, or interfere with Xero
- Provide live accounting or transaction processing
- Bypass Xero security controls
Designed to Work Alongside Xero
Control‑C complements Xero by adding an independent layer of protection and access—without changing how you use the platform.
Controlc + Xero
🌟 Welcome to Control-C - Your Data's New Best Friend! 🌟
Exciting times! Your account is now connected, and guess what? Your backups are gearing up and will start immediately! Do be patient though, as this can sometimes take a couple of days or more, depending on the amount of data you have in Xero. 😄
Here's your VIP pass to the Control-C Control Panel: 👉 Check-In Anytime:
- Keep tabs on your backup status.
- Manage your account details effortlessly.
🚀 Download Galore:
- Fancy some financial data, attachments, or your Journal?
- Download them in a blink, in sweet XML, CSV, PDF or XLSX format.
👩💻 Need a Hand? We've Got You:
- Stumbled upon an issue? No sweat.
- Reach out through our support portal or drop us a friendly email.
☎️ Talk to Us - We're Real People!
- Urgent matters or just craving a chat?
- Call us! Find the numbers on our website, and a friendly Control-C champ will be right there with you.
Your data's in good hands, and so are you! Here's to a seamless journey with Control-C. Cheers to hassle-free backups and a worry-free experience! 🚀🎉
Pricing plans
This app includes a free 7 day trial
*All prices are exclusive of tax
Accounting
Accounting
MYR 56.00 /month (billed monthly)
- + RM56.00 /month
- All Accounting Financials
Accounting & Operations
Accounting, Fixed Assets, Payroll, Projects
MYR 56.00 /month (billed monthly)
- + RM56.00 /month
- All Accounting Financials
- Payroll
- Fixed Assets
- Projects
Pricing is provided by app partners. Pricing is correct at time of publishing.
Getting started
🚀 Embark on a Seamless Journey with Control-C!🚀
Exciting news! Whether you're weaving the magic of Xero or syncing with XPM, our onboarding wizard is here to make the connection a breeze. 🌟
🔮 The Onboarding Magic:
Dive into the enchanting world of Control-C with our user-friendly onboarding wizard. It's like having a virtual guide, holding your hand through the entire process.
🚀 How to Kickstart Your Journey:
Ready to take the first step? Follow our step-by-step guide on how to get started. It's a breeze, we promise!
Your data adventure is about to get a whole lot smoother. Let the onboarding magic begin! 🌈✨
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Samantha Prince
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Xero full back-up - offline & independent
Your add on "In Control (Next Generation Backapp)" program is helping with a rather large gap that arises from not having a way to back-up full company file and access it after the business ceased trading for read only purposes. My son is transitioning from a Sole Trader to a company structure, and I was concerned that we had no way of accessing info from Xero for the closed entity following transition. The ability to view all aspects of the company file without the need to maintain a Xero subscription for a non-trading entity is excellent and provides security in case of an audit within the 7-10 year document retention requirements. I was surprised (alarmed) at the prospect of full reliance on the provider (Xero) for back-up services and feel much more secure knowing the file can be accessed offline and independently. Works with Controlc to provide a full offline backup with independent read only viewing of all data.
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Chris Gibbings
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I love it
Until a couple of months ago, I had been using Ledgerscope for 6 years or so for xero backups. But gradually it's ability to do things like export to onedrive just got worse and worse and the response from Ledgerscope got worse, too. No features or improvements were made. Eventually, the export just didn't work at all. I think they just aren't investing anything in it. When I searched for an alternative I saw good feedback about Control-C and saw that the company owner was happy to give a demo. So, I booked him in and just from the demo alone I could see that Control-C is light years ahead of Ledgerscope - for the same price. Ledgerscope is bare bones. It holds 30 days of backup and, if your xero data is not too big, you can export it. Control-C holds unlimited incremental backup (for the same price as Ledgerscope) and gives all these other things that I didn't expect but actually really like:
* a full working parallel kind of lite version of xero that you can use if xero goes offline (like it did a while back)
* I can give other staff separate user access
* Nice clean intuitive interface
* notification and warning emails
* Campbell (the owner) is really enthusiastic about the product, keen to improve it and responsive to feedback.
So far, honestly, I haven't come across anything I don't like. Everything works, too. The initial syncing process took a long time (about a week for one of the organisations) I think because of Xero's API limits - but it displayed its progress as it went.
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Jeanette Taylor
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Exceptional Customer Service
I have been using Controlc for a few years for my Xero back-ups after they were referred to me by someone else. I had no idea what was involved or how to organize it, but Campbell was amazing in getting me all set up seamlessly. Since then, he and his team have been exceptional in keeping me up to date with improvements and giving excellent guidance if I ever needed to do anything on my end. It really has been problem free.
Additional info
Shared data
Xero
Controlc
Invoicesshared from Xero to Controlc and from Controlc to Xero
Quotesshared from Xero to Controlc
Timesheetsshared from Xero to Controlc
PayRunsshared from Xero to Controlc
Accountsshared from Xero to Controlc
Overpaymentsshared from Xero to Controlc
Usersshared from Xero to Controlc
Tracking Categoriesshared from Xero to Controlc
Tax Ratesshared from Xero to Controlc
Reportsshared from Xero to Controlc
Receiptsshared from Xero to Controlc
Purchase Ordersshared from Xero to Controlc
Paymentsshared from Xero to Controlc
Manual Journalsshared from Xero to Controlc
Journalsshared from Xero to Controlc
Itemsshared from Xero to Controlc
Employeesshared from Xero to Controlc
Currenciesshared from Xero to Controlc
Credit Notesshared from Xero to Controlc
Contactsshared from Xero to Controlc
Bank Transfersshared from Xero to Controlc
Bank Transactionsshared from Xero to Controlc
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