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    BILL

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ABILL is an online service for SMBs which provides a central dashboard for managing Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and cash flow management. It syncs with all major accounting systems like QuickBooks, Sage, Intaact, and NetSuite.

    $45

    per month

    Pricing
    BILL
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $45
    per user/per month
    Team
    $55
    per user/per month
    Corporate
    $79
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BILL
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BILL
    Considered Both Products
    BILL
    Chose BILL
    BILL has been our one and only go-to, and we have no intention of switching.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    1. Automation & Workflow Efficiency.2. Integration Capabilities with other softwaresWe needed a centralized, automated, and scalable solution for managing both payables and receivables. The strong integration with our existing accounting software was a key factor.The platform …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I will say Bill is a solid solution in comparison to other solutions used.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I don't recommend BILL to anyone
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    top solution out there to simplify accounting and finance tracking. Only negative note: they started charging for every single client ACH payment done through Quickbooks. Originally this feature was free, but then it grew to up to $10 per transaction. Reason for which we had to …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    In my last job, we used Clients and Profits (which isn't listed as a product). We switched from it to NetSuite and I believe used Epay to print checks from CSV import files generated from NetSuite. Bill.com seems way easier and streamlined.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Bill.com was something my employer uses in the US. But it certainly doesn't work here in Canada [in my experience]. Paypal is easy to retrieve payments from and Quickbooks is almost seamless. The sign-in process through the Bill.com App is ridiculous [in my opinion] and …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    My client selected Bill.com. I would advise future clients to simply send a bank transfer or use an alternative service. I loathe PayPal but at least it works [in my experience].
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I have received paper checks and direct deposit from my previous employers. Those are much much easier to use.
    The only problem I have had with those is being unable to deposit coin with my check for $x99.96 at some banks.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    It's more flexible and affordable than Expensify and QB online. It allows a more novice user to understand and manage the backend of the platform. It costs less for growing companies since you don't have to sign a long contract. Its similar in flexibility of payments to PayPal …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    We left Bill.com and went back to Sage Intacct AP module, corporate email inbox, and Amex Vender Payment Services.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Bill.com is very user friendly
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    We used to use microsoft GP and microsoft access to process our invoices. But Bill.com is much more effective and user friendly than the others.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Bill does not stack well against it competitors. I believe Sage Intacct Accounts Payable or Purchasing Module would be a lot better used for all Accounts Payable needs. I also believe AvidXchange and Concur would come into a close second due to the fact that the publishers …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    We currently use Ariba, Coupa, Tungsten Network and many more invoice upload websites. Bill.com is a much easier user friendly site than majority of these other sites. Bill.com allows the upload process of invoices to be much simpler than many other sites. It also allows us to …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    We are switching from Bill.com to Tipalti because it is able to handle everything Bill.com cannot and allows our company to quickly scale. Bill.com has had the opposite effect on our company. We could not continue to scale until we decided to stop using their service. It was …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Bill.com's strongest characteristic is that it integrates seamlessly with our GL system. Of the systems that I have used, Bill.com has required the least amount of mental energy ensuring that everything is being processed correctly and that all payments/transactions integrate …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Any corporate card management software.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Bill.com is the only one that does both receivables and payables in one platform. Bill.com is more for that than it is for document management.
    Incentivized
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    Compared to Mineral.tree, Bill.com offers much of the same functionality at a much nice price point. I think Mineral Tree has Bill.com beat with some higher-end features, such as international capabilities, etc. Yet most domestic organizations do not require this advanced …
    Incentivized
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    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    We looked at software called Connect Booster that would have integrated with another piece of software we use (ConnectWise). We selected Bill.com over Connect Booster because it was much more cost-effective. I wish there was a way to integrate credit card payments as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I have not come across another solution as complete as Bill.com. I have looked at Concur, Quickbooks bill payments, bank payment systems and even more advanced systems like Intacct or Oracle, but none of then provides the features and benefits of Bill.com.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I was not involved in the selection process but we implemented Bill.com when the business started in 2013, so we have used it from the beginning. We use QuickBooks Online for our management company bookkeeping but we choose to process payments through Bill.com because it's more …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I have not used any other online AP systems recently.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    66%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    66%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    66%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    Features
    BILL
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BILL
    Feature
    BILL
    8.1
    6 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Customizable Approval Policies8.54 Ratings
    Financial Document Management8.26 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking8.96 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail9.16 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection9.04 Ratings
    Advanced OCR6.42 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer6.35 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of BILL
    Feature
    BILL
    5.9
    3 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes6.92 Ratings
    Vendor Management9.73 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation1.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BILL
    Small Businesses
    Tipalti
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Stampli
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Yooz
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BILL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (66 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (17 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BILL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BILL
    It depends, Bill.com certainly has a strong reputation and I agree it can be a great solution in the right scenario but I think the implementation and initial setup are critical and need to be well thought out based on the setup of the organization you are a part of.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BILL
    • The fact that bill.com automatically processes most information on the invoice is really helpful - leads to quicker processing
    • The "to do list" feature ensures you see the tasks that need to be completed ASAP
    • The reports section is very helpful in year end prepping for audits
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    Cons
    BILL
    • Currently, our company uses a different platform to submit expenses, we only use bill.com to receive them. So perhaps this isn't actually a place where bill.com could improve, but the expense submission process may not have been robust enough for our company.
    • The bill.com platform wasn't the most beautiful or pleasing to use, but this is a minor fault.
    • I'd love a way to set up recurring payments (e.g., my phone bill is reimbursed each month).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BILL
    While our firm does not use Bill.com internally, we know many customers that use Bill.com and are very happy with it. Based on the feedback from current users, I would say that the product should have a strong renewal forecast. Once customers move their AP to the cloud, they would be unlikely to move it back given a choice.
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    Usability
    BILL
    Bill.com continues to raise the bar with new features and improved interface. The Fast Pay option is another innovation that reduces administrative time when you have to get an overnight check out. The new Chat Support interface, powered by Zopim, which is world-class, adds to the responsiveness of Bill.com's support team and makes getting real-time answers that much easier.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BILL
    The only time Bill.com was ever "unavailable" was then the Sync to Quickbooks function failed. That happened a time or two but was usually quickly remedied. I'm not sure if that's an issue with newer online versions of Quickbooks Enterprise -- at the time we were using a remotely hosted Quickbooks instance accessed via terminal server (vs a cloud offering like Bill.com is)
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    Performance
    BILL
    Load times can be slow after long use.
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    Support Rating
    BILL
    I could not explain to them how I was trying to remove an old email account from my company page while granting the new email account access to the bank account that the first email account had added. The "set a bank account as inactive" button is labeled delete, but they don't seem to recognize that. I requested my Bill.com account be deleted on Wednesday so I could start all over with a fresh account; this seemed to be completed Wednesday night, but when I tried to create a new Bill.com account from the same email, it took me to my old bill.com account.
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    Online Training
    BILL
    The online training provided by Bill.com is concise and since the firm consistently improves the platform functionality, users are able to select the training for the modules they specifically need.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    BILL
    I heard from my leadership that it went very well.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    BILL
    1. Automation & Workflow Efficiency.2. Integration Capabilities with other softwaresWe needed a centralized, automated, and scalable solution for managing both payables and receivables. The strong integration with our existing accounting software was a key factor.The platform gave us better visibility and control over cash flow and approval processes.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BILL
    None, all good.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    BILL
    We have multiple locations, and everything works fine.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    BILL
    • After receiving an offer to 'finance' outstanding invoices, I was enticed by the promise of a 3% total cost for a 60-day period, with the possibility of extending the financing for an additional 10 months (for an additional fee). Eager to access funds, I decided to finance an invoice worth $17,160.00. Within 24 hours, BILL deposited $16,645.20 (97% of the invoice amount) into my account.
    • However, when the customer paid their $17,160 invoice four days later, instead of the funds being deposited into my checking account as I expected, BILL chose to retire the loan and retain my $514.80 fee for the 4 day advance period. This unexpected turn of events resulted in an effective interest rate of a staggering 273.75%. It was clear that this arrangement was far from what I had initially understood, and the financial impact was outrageously high.
    • Frustratingly, my attempts to resolve this issue through customer service were in vain, as I spoke with three agents who provided no satisfactory solutions. To anyone contemplating using BILL's services, I strongly urge you to carefully scrutinize the fine print and consider opting for a more reputable finance company."
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    ScreenShots

    BILL Screenshots

    Screenshot of BILL’s central dashboard, which displays upcoming bills, invoices, and ingoing and outgoing payments.Screenshot of BILL automatically pulls in bills via email and automatically starts the process. It also checks for duplicate invoices by looking at the invoice numbers and payment amounts to flag questionable invoices.Screenshot of BILL's desktop and mobile applications so users' teams can review invoices and send payments on-the-go.Screenshot of BILL’s mobile app, which can be used to review invoices, add comments, and approve from anywhere.Screenshot of The overview screen, where the status of invoices can be reviewed to get a bird’s eye view of tasks.