Joiin Xero: permissions, data access and exchange rates for a Xero group

Joiin Xero: adding an organization

Joiin adds a Xero organization when the person connecting it holds Standard (with Reports) or Advisor permission in that organization, per Joiin's help center. The steps are Add Company, then Xero, then choosing the organizations to connect. Joiin is listed on the Xero App Store, and the listing says data refreshes daily or on demand.

Joiin prices by the number of companies connected. As read on October 30, 2026, five companies cost $77 a month on Core and $83 a month on Pro, both billed monthly; billed annually, Core is $62 a month, or $744 a year.

What Joiin reads from Xero

Joiin pulls data from your accounting files and builds reports from it; its Xero help article says it writes nothing back to Xero. Xero and QuickBooks companies can be reported on a cash or an accrual basis, per Joiin's help center.

By default, accounts from different companies with the same type and name combine into one account in a Joiin report, and the mapping can be changed in settings. Each company then shows in its own column beside a consolidated total. For what Xero itself offers a group, see Xero consolidated financial statements.

Intercompany balances in a Xero group

Xero allows no separate Accounts Payable account for intercompany balances, Joiin's help center says, so they can sit in the same account as ordinary payables; Joiin can eliminate part of such an account.

An elimination group names the accounts or contacts on each side of an intercompany item. Joiin eliminates by account, by contact or by transaction; the contact and transaction methods work for Xero and QuickBooks companies only.

Currencies when Xero and Joiin use different rates

Joiin's default exchange rates come from Open Exchange Rates, while Xero uses Xe.com, so converted figures may differ slightly from Xero's. Core reports in a single currency; Pro and Max report in several. Your own rates are a Max feature in Joiin's pricing grid.

Joiin or Syft for a Xero group

Xero announced on September 17, 2024 that it would acquire Syft, and Xero says Syft stays available as a standalone application. Xero describes Syft as built for accountants and bookkeepers. Syft's pricing page lists Standard at $23 a month and Plus at $47 a month, and Syft prices each connected entity. The two are compared in full on Joiin vs Syft.

Pick Joiin for a Xero group of 2 to 20 companies that wants the group profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow on every plan. Pick Syft for goodwill and non-controlling interest journals. Pick Fathom, the financial reporting app (fathomhq.com), for a group that mixes Xero with QuickBooks Desktop or MYOB. The best consolidation software for Xero compares more options.

The 14-day trial runs on Max, Joiin's most complete plan, and takes no card, so a Xero group can connect its organizations before choosing Core, Pro or Max.