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Controlc

By Controlc
5 out of 5 stars
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More than Xero backup: Control‑C gives you independent access to your Xero data, with instant search, full exports, and audit-ready records for continuity, compliance, and peace of mind—even if access is lost. Protect Xero Business, XPM, Payroll, Fixed Assets, Projects.
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May 2017

Overview

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

Control-C gives businesses and advisors an independent financial data assurance and continuity layer for Xero. It helps protect access to key records, supports continuity planning, and makes it easier to search, export, verify, and retain Xero data outside the live platform.

More than backup, Control-C is built for organisations that need confidence in their financial records, whether preparing for audit, meeting retention obligations, managing multiple entities, supporting clients, or planning for outages, access issues, cyber events, or other disruptions.

New and extended features include: • Business continuity invoicing when Xero access is unavailable • Create and issue invoices to customers, then sync them back to Xero when access is restored • Granular roles and permissions for tighter control over sensitive financial data • Bulk export of invoice attachments and supporting documents • Enhanced visibility across multiple Xero organisations

What Control-C helps you do: • Keep an independent, automated copy of Xero data • Access records even when live platform access is unavailable • Search accounting, payroll, fixed assets, projects, and Xero Practice Manager data • Export data and supporting records for review, audit, reporting, and retention • Maintain tamper-evident backup history for confidence and traceability • Monitor and manage multiple Xero organisations from one dashboard • Support continuity, disaster recovery, and assurance workflows

Control-C helps businesses keep operating when Xero access is unavailable. Users can create and issue invoices from Control-C, then sync those invoices back to Xero once access is restored.

Control-C also adds an extra security layer outside the live Xero platform. Granular roles and permissions allow firms and businesses to control who can view sensitive financial data, client records, exports, and attachments.

Other practical features include bulk exporting of invoice attachments, making it easier to retrieve supporting documents and evidence for audits, reviews, disputes, or reporting.

Built for accountants, bookkeepers, advisors, MSPs, and growing businesses, Control-C turns Xero data protection into a practical continuity and assurance process - not just a technical backup task.

For professional firms, Control-C supports scalable client oversight. Advisors can manage multiple organisations, help clients retain independent records, and provide confidence around access, continuity, audit readiness, and data control.

Control-C uses authorised access and is designed to work alongside Xero. It does not replace Xero or interfere with day-to-day accounting workflows. Instead, it adds an independent layer of protection, visibility, access control, and continuity capability.

If your business depends on Xero, Control-C helps you stay in control of your data — with independent access, searchable history, exportable records, controlled permissions, and continuity confidence when it matters most.

Pricing plans

This app includes a free 7 day trial

*All prices are exclusive of tax

Accounting

Accounting
USD 12.00 /month (billed monthly)
  • + $12.00 /month
  • All Accounting Financials

Accounting & Operations

Accounting, Fixed Assets, Payroll, Projects
USD 12.00 /month (billed monthly)
  • + $12.00 /month
  • All Accounting Financials
  • Payroll
  • Fixed Assets
  • Projects

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Samantha Prince
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5 out of 5 stars

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
Posted
5 out of 5 stars

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
Posted
5 out of 5 stars

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

Functions

OtherAccountant tools

Industries

ManufacturingProfessional servicesAccounting

App details

By Controlc
Added in 2017

Countries

Australia, Canada, Global, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

Languages

English

Support

Setup walkthroughContact supporthelp@control-c.com

Contact

+6421403033

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