Migrate from Xero to ERPNext

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Export the chart of accounts and a transaction report from Xero while the subscription still opens, then enter opening balances in ERPNext.

How long: A sitting for one small company. Longer if you also move bills, payroll, or several organizations.

Take it out

Step 1
Export while you still have access
Export the chart of accounts and an account transactions report to a spreadsheet. Save contacts the same way if you still need them. Put the files on a disk you control before you cancel. That export is the rollback. Confirm the current clicks in Xero's own help, because the menus move.
Step 2
Leave the bank feed and payroll where they are
A bank feed, payroll, and payment services do not travel inside the spreadsheet. Download any invoices you still need as PDF.

Put it in

Step 1
Bring a sample into ERPNext
Create the company in ERPNext, enter opening balances, and import a short slice of the history. ERPNext is a large install, not a one-evening app.
Step 2
Then do the rest
If the sample balances, import the rest. If it does not, stop and fix the mapping. Do not cancel the old account in the middle.

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What does not come with you
Live bank feeds, payroll filings, and invited-user logins stay behind. People need new accounts.
The price you were paying
Cancelling stops the subscription. It does not move a discount, a multi-organisation rate, or an add-on such as payroll.

Xero is the online ledger. ERPNext is the free app this guide moves toward. Cost and the checklist marks for ERPNext stay on the ERPNext listing.