Overview
Automated Xero backups into cloud storage you already own, or a one-off download of everything.
Boxkite does two things. It automatically and continuously backs up your Xero data and files into your own Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. Connect once, and every new or changed invoice, contact, transaction and attachment flows into your storage 24 hours a day. If you just need a copy, a one-off download gets you everything as a single ZIP.
Why back up Xero?
Most jurisdictions require 5–7 years of record retention, and if you ever cancel your Xero subscription, access to your data goes with it. If you're giving AI tools access to your accounts, you need an independent backup before they touch anything.
Keep your data in storage you control
Most backup tools keep your data on their servers. Boxkite is different: everything is saved in your own Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive, as ordinary files and CSVs. It syncs to your desktop like the rest of your cloud storage, it's there forever, and it never depends on us staying in business.
What Boxkite backs up
Contacts, Debtor Invoices, Creditor Invoices, Bank Transactions, Manual Journals, Financial Statements, Files (Attachments), Purchase Orders, Quotes, Tax Rates, Tracking Categories, Payments, Batch Payments, Items, Accounts, Budgets and Assets.
Two ways to use Boxkite
Continuous backup (set and forget). Boxkite checks Xero for changes around the clock and keeps your cloud folder up to date. Start free (Contacts), upgrade for full coverage.
One-off download, designed for closing an organisation, migrating software, or maybe you need a complete copy for an audit or sale? Pay once, no subscription, and download everything as a single ZIP. Includes attachments plus a structured index of your data.
For accountants & bookkeepers
Back up every client org from one login. Per-seat pricing with volume discounts (1 seat = 1 Xero organisation), so compliance across your whole client base is a few clicks.
Trusted since 2015
Boxkite has been backing up Xero for 10 years, rated 5.0 by Xero users. "Easy to use, easy to set up, reliable and above all gives peace of mind that we'll have a copy of everything."
Boxkite + Xero
Boxkite connects to your Xero organisation. Once connected, it monitors your organisation continuously (checks run roughly hourly) and transfers anything new or modified straight from Xero to your Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. For one off backups it will start discovering all the data in your organisation then transfer it into a zip file for you to download.
Files arrive in their original format alongside CSVs of your accounting data, organised into clearly named folders.
Data is read only and flows one way. Boxkite never changes anything in your Xero organisation.
Typical space needed is small: an organisation with ~2,000 invoices uses under 200MB of your cloud storage.
Pricing plans
This app includes a free trial
Start
- Contacts only
- Continuous sync to cloud storage
Essentials
- Contacts
- Invoices Sent & Invoices Received
- Continuous sync to cloud storage
Professional
- Contacts
- Invoices Sent & Invoices Received
- Bank Transactions
- Manual Journals
- Financial Statements
- Files (Attachments)
- Budgets
- Assets
- Quotes
- Purchase Orders
- Payments & Batch Payments
- Items
- Accounts
- Tax Rates
- Tracking Categories
- Continuous sync to cloud storage
One Off Download
- Contacts
- Invoices Sent & Invoices Received
- Bank Transactions
- Manual Journals
- Financial Statements
- Files (Attachments)
- Budgets
- Assets
- Quotes
- Purchase Orders
- Payments & Batch Payments
- Items
- Accounts
- Tax Rates
- Tracking Categories
Getting started
- Click "Get this app" and sign in with Xero.
- Choose to connect your cloud storage and plan OR start a one off download
- That's it. Boxkite runs in the background from then on. Your first backup starts immediately; new data typically lands in your cloud folder within an hour or two of appearing in Xero.
