Xero totals spend by contact, which for software means by supplier. Run it for twelve months, export it, and you have the list of what the company pays for before opening a single vendor account.
Find the spend · guide 2 of 7 · Reviewed Oct 25, 2026
Xero Central documents an Expenses by Contact report. Open Reports, search for it by name, set the date range and the basis you keep your books on, run it, and export it. Xero's report export menu is where the spreadsheet formats live; labels vary by region and plan, so check the page linked below.
Open Reports and search for “Expenses by Contact”.
Set twelve months so annual plans show up. Choose the accounting basis your books use.
Run it, then export the result to a spreadsheet format.
A report is only as complete as the contacts behind it. If half your tools are paid by card with no contact, start from the card account instead.
Open the free audit and choose the exported file or paste the contact and total columns. It matches lines to the apps we cover and ranks them, in your browser, with nothing sent anywhere.
Send us the export and see which lines are worth a second look. A connected version is planned.