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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Customer Focus

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/ACustomer Focus is solution that includes order management, inventory management, warehousing, CMS, E-mail marketing, CRM, and general accounting functions. E-Commerce web stores are also included in the solution.

    $50

    # of stores and users

    Pricing
    BILLCustomer Focus
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $45
    per user/per month
    Team
    $55
    per user/per month
    Corporate
    $79
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Standard
    $50
    # of stores and users
    Ultimate
    $99
    # of stores and users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BILLCustomer Focus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$249 Site setup and training
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    Community Pulse
    BILLCustomer Focus
    Considered Both Products
    BILL
    No answer on this topic
    Customer Focus, Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    66%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    66%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    66%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BILLCustomer Focus
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BILL and Customer Focus
    Feature
    BILL
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Customer Focus
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Document Management7.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced OCR7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of BILL and Customer Focus
    Feature
    BILL
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer Focus
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of BILL and Customer Focus
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    Customer Focus
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of BILL and Customer Focus
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    Customer Focus
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of BILL and Customer Focus
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    Customer Focus
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of BILL and Customer Focus
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    Customer Focus
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Shipping00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BILLCustomer Focus
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    Tipalti
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Stampli
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Yooz
    Score8.8 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BILLCustomer Focus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (68 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BILLCustomer Focus
    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.
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    Customer Focus, Inc.
    Today, with a globalized competition and without truce, a company must evaluate and take into account its size, and use this to analyze which of the tools available in the market is more suited to their needs. If it is a small company, you can improve your customer service by incorporating a chat. But a company of national level must evaluate other aspects like: marketing, tastes, preferences, tendencies, etc. To achieve the effective management of relationships with our customers, this technology provides us with effective tools and easy access.
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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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    Customer Focus, Inc.
    • Facilitates the interaction between the company and customers, through various communication channels, thanks to the storage of information of interest, such as the needs and preferences for products or services.
    • Access data of interest (about the clients, their histories, products, prices, etc.,) from any place with access to the internet
    • An extensive knowledge about the clients allows the company to present commercial offers adapted to their needs, so the income is also higher, through a lower sales cycle. The CRM allows to enhance sales and marketing functions.
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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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    Customer Focus, Inc.
    • Cost is always an element to consider when purchasing a computer solution, both for the purchase of the software and for its maintenance, many forget about the ongoing support costs that come with software.
    • Many systems are backed up automatically through the cloud or through some other solution, but not all. So there is a good chance that the data will be lost. it is therefore necessary to take the safe backup forecasts in the event of any unforeseen occurrence and cause us an unpleasant surprise.
    • There is a difference between being served by a real person when making a phone call, to an automated attention system. Sometimes it is good to make the tasks more automatic, but it is also good to have a little personalized help to avoid losing the human value of relationships.
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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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    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Customer Focus, Inc.
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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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    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    BILL
    Load times can be slow after long use.
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    Customer Focus, Inc.
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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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    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Implementation Rating
    BILL
    I heard from my leadership that it went very well.
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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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    Customer Focus, Inc.
    Sales management is based on the management of customer relationships and must be centralized so that its analysis is effective. The data that is collected must be available for the generation of statistics for decision making by the directory. This tool allows us to generate the necessary data to generate results, save time and production cost. The other products did not fit our objectives.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BILL
    None, all good.
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    Customer Focus, Inc.
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    Scalability
    BILL
    We have multiple locations, and everything works fine.
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    Customer Focus, Inc.
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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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    Customer Focus, Inc.
    • With the information available, about the clients, the company can know and segment the markets and develop effective and successful marketing campaigns.
    • With the information the employee can develop more personalized relationships with the client.
    • This customer service tool facilitated the administrative processes of sales to achieve higher performance and better results in the 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.