Quick Answer
Timesheet apps that connect to both MYOB and Xero include SprintSuite, Deputy, Connecteam and job management platforms such as Simpro and AroFlo. Xero Me connects only to Xero and MYOB Team only to MYOB, since each is native to its own payroll platform. For Australian mining, shutdown and field service crews, SprintSuite adds what the accounting platforms don't do: offline timesheet entry, award and EBA interpretation, swing patterns and travel days, and hours coded to jobs — then exports approved hours to MYOB or Xero payroll.
What "connects to MYOB and Xero" actually means
An integration can mean three very different things. The weakest is a CSV export you upload into payroll manually. The middle option pushes approved hours into the payroll platform as draft timesheets. The strongest also pulls employees, pay calendars and leave balances back, so you maintain one employee list instead of two that slowly drift apart. Ask which of the three you are buying, because all three get marketed with the same logo on a website.
The other thing to be clear about: Xero and MYOB apply pay rates. They do not interpret an award or a mining EBA. Deciding whether a shift attracts overtime, a travel-day payment or a site allowance happens in the timesheet app before anything syncs. If your app can't do that, the interpretation ends up in a spreadsheet — which is exactly where underpayments come from.
Timesheet apps and their MYOB / Xero support
A neutral read on the apps Australian trade, mining and field service businesses shortlist most often. Integrations change, so confirm current support — and your exact MYOB product — with each vendor.
| App | Xero | MYOB | Best for | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SprintSuite | Yes — approved hours and payroll categories | Yes — MYOB Business and AccountRight payroll export | Mining, shutdown, workshop and field service contractors | Offline entry, swing patterns, travel days, job and cost-code capture, invoicing from the same hours |
| Deputy | Yes — native two-way integration | Yes — MYOB Business and AccountRight | Shift-based retail, hospitality and multi-site teams | Kiosk clock-in and award interpretation, but no job costing depth |
| Xero Me | Native — part of Xero Payroll | No | Small office-based teams already on Xero | Simplest path to a pay run; no job costing or offline site capture |
| MYOB Team | No | Native — part of MYOB payroll | Small teams already on MYOB | Basic timesheet approval only |
| Connecteam | Yes | Partial — usually via export file | Deskless teams wanting comms plus a time clock | GPS clock-in and forms; no Australian award engine |
| WorkflowMax / Xero Projects | Native to Xero | No | Professional services and project time billing | Great for billable hours, not built for site or award complexity |
| Clockify / Toggl / Harvest | Yes — invoice or expense level | Limited | Office, agency and consulting time tracking | Task timers only; no payroll award rules |
| Simpro / ServiceM8 / AroFlo | Yes | Yes | Trade and field service businesses | Job management with timesheets attached; varying offline and EBA support |
8 things to check in a MYOB or Xero timesheet integration
1. Payroll categories, not just totals
A real MYOB or Xero integration maps ordinary hours, overtime, allowances, leave and site loadings to the correct payroll category. If it only pushes a single total, someone still splits it by hand every pay run.
2. Direction of sync
Ask whether employees, pay calendars and leave balances flow from the accounting platform into the timesheet app, and whether approved hours flow back. One-way exports create two employee lists that drift.
3. Approval before sync
Only approved hours should reach payroll. Confirm the integration is triggered by a supervisor approval, not by the employee hitting submit.
4. Job and cost codes stay attached
Payroll needs hours by person; your margin needs hours by job. Check the timesheet app keeps cost coding on its own side even when it only sends totals to Xero or MYOB.
5. Offline capture
Xero Me and MYOB Team assume coverage. Pits, underground and remote workshops don't have it, so a site-grade app has to record on the device and sync later.
6. STP and record-keeping
Single Touch Payroll reporting happens in Xero or MYOB, but the hours behind it must be accurate and retained for seven years. An audit trail of edits and approvals is what makes digital timesheets defensible.
7. Award and EBA interpretation
Xero and MYOB apply pay rates; they do not interpret a mining EBA with swings, travel days and site allowances. That interpretation has to happen in the timesheet app before the sync.
8. Error handling
Ask what happens when a sync fails mid-pay-run — silent failures are the most common cause of underpayments discovered weeks later.
Best fit by scenario
Mining and shutdown contractors on MYOB
You need swing-aware timesheets, travel days and per-client cost codes before anything touches MYOB. SprintSuite captures hours offline, applies your EBA rules, then sends approved hours to payroll while keeping job costing for claims and invoicing.
Field service businesses on Xero
Start from the job, not the clock. Labour, travel, standby and callout captured once means the same approved hours drive both the Xero pay run and the customer invoice in the same week.
Workshops with a bookkeeper on either platform
Hours by work order are what turn quoted hours into real recovery rates. Push totals to Xero or MYOB for pay, and keep the job-level detail for pricing your next quote.
Small office teams
Under about ten staff, no sites and no award complexity? Xero Me or MYOB Team is usually enough. Move to a purpose-built timesheet app once jobs, sites, crews or EBAs enter the picture.
How to set the integration up without breaking a pay run
Common mistakes with timesheet-to-payroll integrations
Best for site-based crews
SprintSuite — offline timesheets, swing and travel-day handling, job and cost-code capture, supervisor approvals, then approved hours out to MYOB or Xero payroll.
Best simple option
Small office-based team on one platform? Xero Me or MYOB Team is the shortest path from timesheet to pay run — until jobs, sites or an EBA enter the picture.
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