Congratulations to our winner, Socket!
Socket is the proposal and engagement management platform built for accountants and bookkeepers to level up client engagement, prevent scope creep, and protect profitability by pricing with clarity. Socket streamlines client journeys from beautiful, high-value proposals through to automated repricing and renewals.
Key features include:
- Fast, high-value proposals: Lands higher-value deals quickly using branded proposals with options, extras, and automated reminders.
- Automated billing: Enables set-and-forget invoices that automatically track and apply changes in Xero to cut manual effort.
- Profit protection: Uses customisable pricing and price monitoring to ensure prices align with costs, even when rolling out updates.
- Full ecosystem integration: Connects seamlessly with Xero, Dext, Karbon, and more for end-to-end practice workflow automation.
Learn more about Socket below and meet the rest of our finalists that are empowering accountants and bookkeepers to scale and better serve their clients.
- Accountant tools, Invoicing and jobs
Socket
5 out of 5 stars13Accountant tools, Invoicing and jobsPower-up your practice with Socket, the client engagement suite for accountants and bookkeepers. Win more work with branded, interactive proposals, onboard clients the moment they sign, and protect your margins with automated billing through Xero. Xero Global App Award Winners 2025. - Accountant tools, Reporting and forecasting
Mayday
4.98 out of 5 stars308Accountant tools, Reporting and forecastingMonth-end close software for Xero. Automate balance sheet reconciliations, prepayments, deferred revenue, accruals and intercompany. Close in hours, not days. Xero People's Choice Award winner 2025 & 2026. - Bills and expenses, Invoicing and jobs
Tofu
4.88 out of 5 stars120Bills and expenses, Invoicing and jobsTofu is AI bookkeeping automation for accounting firms. Process invoices, receipts, and bank statements in 200+ languages and post them straight into Xero. Used by accountants across 50+ countries, including 7 of the top 10 global accounting networks. - Accountant tools, Practice manager
XBert
5 out of 5 stars67Accountant tools, Practice manager5 x 2026 App Finalists. XBert is AI Work Intelligence for bookkeepers and accountants — the workflow platform built on live accounting data. 150+ built-in & prompted data quality checks arrive as assignable work, not another report. Workflow, capacity, analytics & XPM sync in one place. MCP Enabled.
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