SoloOp and Xero · Australia
Keep Xero for the accountant. Run the jobs in SoloOp.
Xero is what accountants recommend, and it does the ledger well. It does not plan a mowing round or invoice from a driveway. SoloOp does that part, free, and hands the accountant what they need without a sync.
Free core tools for Australian businesses. Bank Feeds: A$19 a month for 12 months on one of the first 50 founding spots, then A$39. Save a founding spot →
Recorded in SoloOp.
Start with the fit.
Xero covers invoices and quotes, bank reconciliation, GST and BAS, bills and reporting, with payroll and forecasting on the higher plans, and your accountant lives in it. SoloOp covers the working day on a phone, and hands your accountant a BAS-ready portal: G1, 1A, 1B and the net for each quarter, every sale and purchase behind them. The two do not sync; your accountant works from that portal or the CSV exports beside Xero. If a live Xero sync is a must, SortScape, Tradify and Fergus all have one.
Compare the everyday tools.
Xero Ignite is A$37 a month and Grow A$78 a month at full price, with Comprehensive at A$107; Ignite carries monthly invoice and bill limits, so check them against your volume. A 90%-off introductory offer for three months was running when we checked. See Xero’s Australian plans ↗
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| What to compare | Xero | SoloOp |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Accounting: reconciliation, GST and BAS, bills, reports | The field day: scheduling, quotes, invoices, payments, clients, and a BAS-ready summary for your accountant |
| Price | Ignite A$37 or Grow A$78 a month at full price | Free core; Bank Feeds A$19 a month for 12 months on one of the first 50 founding spots, then A$39, incl. GST |
| Invoices and payments | Invoices and quotes; online invoice payments | Invoices with BSB and PayID; Pay Now by card, or PayTo and BECS with cards off; AutoPay; End of Day batch invoicing |
| Bank transfers | Bank feeds reconciled in the ledger | Bank Feeds match Osko, PayID and transfers to the invoices they pay (A$19 for 12 months, founding); CSV statement upload stays free |
| Your accountant | Works in Xero directly | BAS-ready accountant portal: G1, 1A, 1B and the net for each quarter on a cash or accrual basis, every paid invoice and expense behind the figures, kilometres at the ATO rate, mark as lodged, BAS workpapers CSV; no Xero sync |
Xero’s prices and plan names were read from its Australian pricing page on 1 November 2026; they exclude introductory offers, and GST treatment is as the vendor states it. Promotions, billing terms, payment fees and add-ons affect the final cost. Check current plans on the Xero website.
Checked against the app, not the brochure
What SoloOp does for an Australian business.
- Scheduling with Gravity: it suggests the day and slot for a new job, and Optimise route reorders a day as a round trip from home. Recurring jobs run weekly, fortnightly, three-weekly, monthly, six-weekly, bi-monthly, quarterly or six-monthly.
- Rain Mode moves a rained-out day in one go. Auto timers, an offline run sheet and locked start times are all in the free core.
- Quotes with line items and an Accept link, valid for 7, 14 or 30 days if you set it; accepting creates the job. A site visit before the quote is a one-tap $0 visit.
- Invoices carry your BSB and PayID. With a Stripe account connected (free to set up), clients can Pay Now by card, or by PayTo and BECS Direct Debit if you switch cards off, and AutoPay charges the clients who approve it. End of Day sends the day’s invoices in one batch; overdue reminders go out on a schedule.
- Client emails go from your own Gmail or Google Workspace address, invoices with the PDF attached.
- Expense records with a GST toggle, and a CSV bank-statement upload for matching transfers to invoices by hand.
- Mileage in kilometres for the ATO rate, included for Australian businesses today.
- Crews: owner, office and crew logins with no per-user fee; crew never see pay rates or margins.
- A BAS-ready accountant portal. For each quarter, on a cash or accrual basis: G1, 1A, 1B and the net in whole dollars as the form wants them, the full-BAS labels a click away, every paid invoice and every expense with its GST code behind the figures, kilometres at the ATO rate, refunds, and a BAS workpapers CSV. Your accountant can mark the period lodged. They sign in with their email; you can revoke it any time. They still lodge with the ATO.
- A profit and loss in the app that counts crew hours at their pay rate as a cost, with income, expenses and GST by period.
- A client portal for invoices, upcoming jobs, payment history and AutoPay. Clients and their schedules import from CSV, Excel, PDF or photos.
- Bank Feeds (A$19 a month for your first 12 months on one of the first 50 founding spots, then A$39): Osko, PayID and other bank transfers come in from your business account and are matched to your invoices.
Not in SoloOp: general-ledger accounting, BAS lodgement, payroll, or a sync into Xero. If those are part of how you run, keep them in the decision.
Free core. Bank Feeds when you want them.
Scheduling, invoicing, quotes, client records, expense records with a GST toggle and the bank-statement upload stay free. Australian businesses absorb online payment processing fees: cards 1.7% + A$1.30 (A$0.80 fixed under A$50), PayTo and BECS 1% + A$0.80 capped at A$4.00. See the fee examples →
Bank Feeds, which bring Osko, PayID and other bank transfers in and match them to your invoices, are A$19 a month (incl. GST) for the first 12 months for the first 50 Australian businesses to save a card, then A$39 a month, which is also what new subscribers pay after launch. See the founding offer →
Follow one job through.
Add a client and the next job. See where it fits into your run. Send the invoice and watch how the client pays it, by card, PayTo or a bank transfer. Open your expense records and the accountant portal.
Use that small trial to decide whether SoloOp fits your routine before moving the rest of your work.
Start with your next job.
Free scheduling, invoicing and client tools. Start on iPhone or Android.
