▁the ▁company ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁Mac world ' s ▁recommended ▁online ▁business ▁account ing ▁apps . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁X ero ▁was ▁crown ed ▁best ▁account ing ▁software ▁in ▁the ▁Cloud sw ave ▁Awards ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 3 , and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁from ▁Hi - T ech ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁X ero ▁won ▁Product ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Account ancy ▁Awards ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁also ▁won ▁Best ▁Over all ▁Fin tech ▁platform ▁by ▁the ▁Fin tech ▁Break through ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁r ated ▁by ▁Can star ▁Blue ▁as ▁Australia ’ s ▁best ▁account ing ▁software ▁four ▁consecutive ▁years ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 8 . ▁On ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁F T 1 0 0 0 ▁High - G row th ▁Comp an ies ▁Asia ▁Pacific ▁list , ▁X ero ▁was ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁te ch ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million + ▁segment . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁X ero ▁also ▁won ▁‘ Book keep ing ▁software ▁of ▁the ▁Year ’ ▁from ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Cert ified ▁Book keep ers ▁UK ▁and ▁Small ▁Business ▁Account ing ▁Software ▁of ▁the ▁Year ' ▁– ▁Pract ition ers ’ ▁Cho ice ’ ▁from ▁members ▁of ▁Account ing Web ▁( UK ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Com parison ▁of ▁account