Melio is a small business-oriented Accounts Payable tool, presented as a service that helps small businesses keep up with business. A B2B payments experience and payment workflow designed to be simple, and to enable businesses to pay domestic and international vendors, expedite payments, or pay by card.
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QuickBooks Online Advanced
Score 8.6 out of 10
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QuickBooks Online Advanced is a SaaS-based accounting software designed to scale with growing businesses. It includes the functionalities of QuickBooks Online, as well as more robust business analytics, customization, and resource management.
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Pricing
Melio
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Editions & Modules
Card processing fee
2.9%
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Melio
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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QuickBooks Online Advanced
Features
Melio
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Payment Management
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Melio
8.7
10 Ratings
15% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
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Ratings
Customizable Approval Policies
9.27 Ratings
00 Ratings
Financial Document Management
7.57 Ratings
00 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking
9.210 Ratings
00 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail
9.28 Ratings
00 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection
8.77 Ratings
00 Ratings
Advanced OCR
8.27 Ratings
00 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer
9.28 Ratings
00 Ratings
Accounts Payable
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Melio
8.6
14 Ratings
26% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Automated Accounts Payable Processes
8.813 Ratings
00 Ratings
Vendor Management
8.713 Ratings
00 Ratings
Tax Form Preparation
8.58 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customization
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Melio
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.1
93 Ratings
18% above category average
API for custom integration
00 Ratings
8.376 Ratings
Plug-ins
00 Ratings
9.981 Ratings
Security
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Melio
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.0
164 Ratings
8% above category average
Single sign-on capability
00 Ratings
9.0146 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
00 Ratings
8.9160 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
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Melio
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.5
177 Ratings
8% above category average
Dashboards
00 Ratings
8.9167 Ratings
Standard reports
00 Ratings
8.9176 Ratings
Custom reports
00 Ratings
7.8168 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
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Melio
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.2
179 Ratings
17% above category average
Accounts payable
00 Ratings
9.2173 Ratings
Accounts receivable
00 Ratings
9.6168 Ratings
Cash management
00 Ratings
9.0149 Ratings
Bank reconciliation
00 Ratings
9.4171 Ratings
Expense management
00 Ratings
9.6158 Ratings
Time tracking
00 Ratings
9.690 Ratings
Multi-currency support
00 Ratings
9.546 Ratings
Multi-division support
00 Ratings
7.677 Ratings
Regulations compliance
00 Ratings
9.180 Ratings
Electronic tax filing
00 Ratings
9.5100 Ratings
Self-service portal
00 Ratings
9.796 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
00 Ratings
9.976 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting
00 Ratings
7.476 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations
00 Ratings
9.4155 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting
00 Ratings
8.466 Ratings
Configurable Accounting
00 Ratings
9.784 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework
00 Ratings
9.365 Ratings
Standardized Processes
00 Ratings
9.0119 Ratings
Inventory Management
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Melio
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.5
72 Ratings
26% above category average
Inventory tracking
00 Ratings
9.572 Ratings
Order Management
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In my personal experiences, I would recommend Melio to a friend or colleague but would tell them the pros and the con. Melio has really made payments seem seamless and easy. The fact that one can plan his/her payment schedule in advance and at the same time track it, is a very big relief. In as much as Melio has a lot of good features but it still needs upgrade or update, like the notifications of failed payments and delays.
Smaller businesses that need affordable accounting software that many people are used to should look at Quickbooks. QuickBooks makes it easier for people to access your books from multiple locations. If cost is an issue, QuickBooks is very affordable, given you do not need to install and maintain a server.
The simplicity it adds to business payments is a great deal. One feature we really value it the ability to pay vendors by check. Melio prints and mails checks for us which saves time and hassle.
Payment scheduling tool is another thing we enjoy. This tool lets us plan ahead and manage cash flow more effectively by setting payment dates in advance.
Another thing Melio does well is the tracking of payment.
There was a time a vendor claimed that they hadn't been paid, but with just a few clicks we could see the check has already been delivered.
This kind of transparency gives us confident and keep things professional.
The integration with other platform or accounts like QuickBooks is an experience I did love to keep.
It allows us to link to bank accounts in order to get up-to-date, real-time information, which is so important in today's lightning speed work world.
The "canned" reports are excellent and allow for extreme customization also. This makes them very helpful to both me and my clients.
The user interface for QuickBooks Online Advanced is easy to navigate and is intuitive for novices. The screens are well laid out and have cohesiveness on each screen to match tasks with others that match up well.
There should be an automatic link between vendors added with their Melio link and the same vendors that already exist in QuickBooks. As it is now, a new vendor is created when you do that and is not linked with the one that already is in QuickBooks.
QuickBooks Online Advanced is very easy to use and the data is very transparent. The reporting shortfalls (not being able to report the current month and YTD results on the same report) as well as the issues with the limitations with the management reports.
Melio has been a very important tool in the advancement of our business. With great features, it has made payments to vendors seamless and hassle free. In terms of vendor management, account/data tracking, and scheduling of payments in advance. This has formed the base that we are still with Melio till today.
Melio is 100% free if you just use ACH, and that by itself would be reason enough for me to stick with the platform, it boats a ton of other useful features that add to the experience.
QuickBooks Online Advanced isn’t as robust as Netsuite or Sage, but it is generally a great choice for most businesses. This software will meet or exceed the needs of most companies, and should be the first part of your accounting software decision. I would even reach out to a QuickBooks Online Advanced expert to ensure you need to step up to Sage or Netsuite before doing so on your own.
I have been able to save hours every week now that I am only using Melio as my payment processor
I can easily add invoice details which I use to create in another platform and upload to Melio, this saves me time with projects I want to be quicker with
The ease of use for my clients is fantastic, and makes for a seamless workflow