QuickBooks Online vs Xero

Security and compliance comparison across all 32 frameworks.
QuickBooks Online logo

QuickBooks Online

7 of 32 frameworks certified

4 unique to QuickBooks Online in this comparison

Xero logo

Xero

3 of 32 frameworks certified

3 shared

Certified for all of the following, across every vendor in this comparison:

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSS

All 32 frameworks

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Security & General Standards

SOC 2
QuickBooks OnlineXero
SOC 3
QuickBooks OnlineXero
SOC 1
QuickBooks OnlineXero
ISO 27001
QuickBooks OnlineXero
ISO 27017
QuickBooks OnlineXero
ISO 27018
QuickBooks OnlineXero
ISO 27701
QuickBooks OnlineXero
ISO 42001
QuickBooks OnlineXero
ISO 9001
QuickBooks OnlineXero
CSA STAR
QuickBooks OnlineXero
HITRUST
QuickBooks OnlineXero
BSI C5
QuickBooks OnlineXero

Privacy & Data Transfer

GDPR
QuickBooks OnlineXero
CCPA
QuickBooks OnlineXero
UK GDPR
QuickBooks OnlineXero
LGPD
QuickBooks OnlineXero
PIPEDA
QuickBooks OnlineXero
DPDP Act
QuickBooks OnlineXero
PIPL
QuickBooks OnlineXero
EU-US DPF
QuickBooks OnlineXero
Swiss-US DPF
QuickBooks OnlineXero
Global CBPR
QuickBooks OnlineXero
Global PRP
QuickBooks OnlineXero

Industry & Government

HIPAA
QuickBooks OnlineXero
PCI DSS
QuickBooks OnlineXero
FedRAMP
QuickBooks OnlineXero
StateRAMP
QuickBooks OnlineXero
DORA
QuickBooks OnlineXero
CJIS
QuickBooks OnlineXero
FINRA
QuickBooks OnlineXero
IRAP
QuickBooks OnlineXero

Emerging & Strategic

NIST CSF
QuickBooks OnlineXero
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