A RepBud Revenue
alternative to Xero
RepBud Revenue is a real double-entry accounting workspace — invoicing, receipt scanning, bank reconciliation, VAT, payroll and year-end accounts — that sits right beside the client work that earns the money.
Xero is a widely-used cloud accounting platform.
What RepBud Revenue is
If you are weighing up Xero, it helps to know what makes RepBud Revenue different rather than what it has in common. Revenue is a genuine double-entry ledger: the trial balance ties by construction, every figure drills down to the transactions behind it, and your accountant can read the whole thing view-only.
What sets it apart is where it lives. Revenue is part of RepBud, so the same place you log a client meeting is where you scan the lunch receipt, allocate that cost to the client it was for, and raise the branded invoice — one login, not two systems bolted together. Multi-currency (GBP, ZAR, USD, EUR) is built in rather than an add-on.
What makes it different
Why people look at Revenue
Scan and allocate to a client
Photograph a receipt, let it read intelligently, and split one receipt across the clients it was for — so cost-per-client is real, not guesswork.
Beside your client work
The books sit next to the CRM where you log meetings and follow-ups. No second login, no export-import dance between two products.
Multi-currency built in
GBP, ZAR, USD and EUR with realised and unrealised FX — useful if you invoice or buy across borders.
Made for your accountant
View-only access, an audit trail that shows who changed what, control-account reconciliation, and a trial balance and general ledger they can export.
Being straight with you
Being straight about the edges: Revenue keeps MTD-ready digital VAT records and prepares the return, produces a Corporation Tax computation, and generates an SA302 tax calculation — but the statutory filing to HMRC of Corporation Tax (CT600/iXBRL) and of RTI payroll is not yet built, so your accountant still makes those filings. If direct HMRC filing of everything from inside one app is the deciding factor for you, weigh that carefully.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about switching
Is RepBud Revenue a Xero alternative?+
For day-to-day bookkeeping, invoicing, expenses, bank reconciliation, VAT preparation and year-end Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet, yes — Revenue is a real double-entry alternative, with the added benefit of sitting beside your client relationships. Whether it is the right alternative for you depends on your own needs; compare both before deciding.
Can I move my books across?+
Yes. RepBud Revenue has a guided importer that brings your chart of accounts, contacts and opening balances across from Xero, QuickBooks and Sage, so switching does not mean starting from a blank set of books.
Can my accountant still be involved?+
Yes — invite your accountant by email as a view-only user, scoped to the one company. They can read the ledger, every report and the audit trail (which shows who changed what, and when) without being able to change anything. RepBud is designed to assist, not replace, your professional judgement.
Does Revenue do multi-currency?+
Yes — GBP, ZAR, USD and EUR are built in, with each invoice, bill and payment carrying its own rate and the exchange difference posted on settlement. Realised and unrealised FX reports are included.
Try Revenue for yourself
Start a 14-day free trial, bring your books across, and invite your accountant view-only. No card required.
Start a free trial →Xero is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with, or endorsing, RepBud. This page describes RepBud Revenue and is based on publicly available information as of July 2026; it makes no representations about Xero's current features or pricing. Please compare both products against your own needs before deciding.