Odoo Xero Sync Accounting GL Invoices Credit notes Purchases Payments

The Odoo Xero connector lets you keep operations in Odoo and accounting in Xero — without your finance team rekeying invoices into both systems. Software4Business installs, customises and supports the Odoo Xero connector for Australian SMEs, so invoices, payments, contacts and tax lines flow between the two systems automatically.

If you’ve moved operations into Odoo but kept Xero for accounting, you don’t need to choose between them — you need them talking to each other.

We’ve already paid the school fees on this Odoo Xero connector

We’ve tested every Odoo–Xero integration on the market. We’ve installed the good ones, debugged the broken ones, and made our peace with the ones that don’t survive a real Australian SME workload. That experience is the product as much as the connector itself is.

Installing an Odoo add-on the right way is its own specialty — and it’s what we do. Not just the install. Knowing from experience which modules actually work, which ones break under load, and how to fix the ones worth fixing. That’s why we only deploy modules we’ve built ourselves or vetted to the same standard. The Odoo Xero connector is one we’ve put through that filter.

Setting up the Odoo Xero connector is very specific work and needs to be done properly from day one. That’s the bit we’re for.

What syncs between Odoo and Xero

Sales invoices and credit notes — posted from Odoo, written into Xero with line items, account codes and tax codes intact.
Bills (vendor invoices) — flowing the direction that fits your operation.
Payments and reconciliation references — so the bank rec in Xero stays clean.
Contacts (customers and suppliers) — kept in sync between the two systems’ address books.
Tax codes (GST and BAS) — Australian GST mapping doesn’t work out of the box. We map every Odoo tax code to the right Xero tax code so your BAS reports stay accurate. That’s part of what you’re paying us to do.
Chart of accounts — configurable per-account mapping, so the Odoo P&L lines land in the right Xero accounts.

Who an Odoo Xero connector is for

Australian SMEs that have moved operations (sales, inventory, manufacturing, projects) to Odoo but kept statutory accounting in Xero — usually because the bookkeeper or accountant is established on Xero and a full GL migration isn’t worth the disruption. If your finance team is currently exporting Odoo invoices and re-entering them into Xero, the Odoo Xero connector removes that workload.

How the Odoo Xero connector works (and what we do)

The connector uses Odoo’s REST API and the official Xero API. Sync runs incrementally on a schedule you choose. The integration itself is mature — but mature doesn’t mean drop-in. Every Australian COA is different, every tax setup has its quirks, and the gap between “installed” and “working” is where most of the work sits.

What you get from Software4Business:

Local Australian installation and configuration on your Odoo instance — connector setup, OAuth authentication to Xero, and initial mapping of accounts and tax codes.
GST and BAS tax mapping done properly so your BAS reports reconcile cleanly between Odoo and Xero.
Code fixes when we spot them — real installs surface edge cases the standard module doesn’t handle. When we see something faulty, we update the code so it’s stable on your setup.
End-to-end testing against your live Odoo and Xero data before go-live, with sandbox/staging cycles where you want them.
Ongoing support — when Odoo upgrades, when Xero changes their API, when your accountant adds a new tax code, you’ve got a local Australian implementer to call. Not an offshore ticket queue.

What an Odoo Xero connector setup costs

Setup is consulting-hours based. Typically 6–10 hours from kick-off to a working sync — covering install, OAuth, COA and tax mapping, test runs, and fixes. The exact number depends on how clean your Odoo and Xero setups already are and how unusual your tax structure is. We’ll quote a tighter range after a 15-minute scoping call.

Why an Odoo Xero connector and not native accounting in Odoo?

You can run accounting natively in Odoo — and many of our clients do. But if your team is already on Xero, your accountant is on Xero, and migrating away would create more disruption than it solves, integrating the two systems is the pragmatic answer. Odoo for operations, Xero for the books.

Talk to us about your Odoo Xero connector

Book a 15-minute Odoo scoping call to talk about your specific Odoo and Xero setup. We’ll confirm whether the Odoo Xero connector fits your situation, walk through the GST and BAS mapping work, and give you a tighter hours estimate.

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