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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

    QuickBooks Online Advanced

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks 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.N/A
    Pricing
    BILLQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $45
    per user/per month
    Team
    $55
    per user/per month
    Corporate
    $79
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BILLQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    BILLQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Considered Both Products
    BILL
    No answer on this topic
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    None
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    I like [QuickBooks Online Advanced] a lot better than Xero, it has more widespread system integrations and seems to be more user friendly. I do think that the support on Xero is better though.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    QuickBooks is so much easier to use than anything I have worked with before.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    66%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    145 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    66%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    130 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    66%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    148 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    120 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    126 Answers
    Features
    BILLQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BILL and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    BILL
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    5% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    -
    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 OCR7.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer7.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of BILL and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    BILL
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of BILL and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    7.9
    110 Ratings
    4% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.791 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BILL and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.4
    203 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.4178 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.3199 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of BILL and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    218 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.3206 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.5218 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.7209 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of BILL and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    226 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.4214 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.5212 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.5188 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.1217 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.5199 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.7106 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings6.554 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings7.294 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.3100 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.8124 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.9119 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.294 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.4193 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings7.985 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.4107 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.980 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.4148 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of BILL and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.3
    88 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.388 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of BILL and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.8
    147 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings6.8108 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings6.597 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.2126 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BILLQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (68 ratings)
    7.9
    (228 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.8
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.4
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BILLQuickBooks Online Advanced
    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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    Intuit
    Well suited for a larger company with many classes that need to be differentiated. It is relatively intuitive to use, whether you have used other versions of QuickBooks, or any other accounting software. Easy to dig into your accounts from wither the Balance Sheet or the Profit and Loss when trying to analyze performance.
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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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    Intuit
    • Budgeting is easy to input. Our entities have multiple departments, so using classes to separate and report the results of each department is important.
    • Reports are easy to customize to provide meaningful data to the board and department managers.
    • QuickBooks Online Advanced has a large market share of accounting software in use, so it is relatively easy to find new employees with prior experience with QuickBooks Online Advanced.
    • Able to open both entities at the same time, which is helpful due to the number of transactions between the two entities.
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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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    Intuit
    • Continued growth around AI usage and tool.
    • There are still some reporting gaps that make setting up custom reports not absolutely top-tier.
    • There can be a lot of UI clutter as different features keep getting turned on. Can become harder to navigate.
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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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    Intuit
    It has become second nature to use Quick Books at the company. If you need a report you log in and pull the report. It helps expedite reconciliation of bank accounts, the automation of most tasks make it easy to get mundane tasks completed quickly.
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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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    Intuit
    QuickBooks Online Advanced is highly usable and intuitive for most day-to-day financial tasks. Its interface is clear, and core functions such as invoicing, reconciliation, and reporting are easy to perform. While some advanced features like report customization or integrations can be less straightforward, overall the platform offers a smooth and efficient user experience.
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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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    Intuit
    In the 5 years I have been using it, I cannot recall there ever having been an outage or not being able to access the system. Sure, there are issues with internet speeds sometimes that are unrelated to Intuit but it is a very reliable system.
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    Performance
    BILL
    Load times can be slow after long use.
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    Intuit
    Since we do not integrate the software with other systems, I do not have any issues with speed related to that. Pages tend to load pretty quickly, but there are times when reports or other pages take a little longer to load than usual. It is not an overly frustrating amount of time, though, and it happens infrequently.
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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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    Intuit
    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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    Intuit
    The online training is good enough.
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    Implementation Rating
    BILL
    I heard from my leadership that it went very well.
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    Intuit
    I did not participate in this part particularly much. The implementation was simple and easy to perform. There were not any major issues that arose during the process. QuickBooks has made the processes pretty streamless and I believe they had anticipated many difficulties ahead of time. This was easy enough
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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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    Intuit
    QBO is great because it does accounting very well, and it can integrate well with everything. I appreciate that it has third-party integrations with many other software companies, so we can focus on doing our accounting through QuickBooks while adding other software as needed through those integrations.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BILL
    None, all good.
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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BILL
    We have multiple locations, and everything works fine.
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    Intuit
    Software is very flexible
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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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    Intuit
    • Spreadsheet sync reduces manual data entry significantly. Exporting data into my customized Excel workbook that has complex formulas and macros for automating makes uploading changes and reconfiguring easy and convenient, saving a lot of time.
    • Automating AP approval has reduced lost paper copies, improved internal controls, and reduced audit findings.
    • Having banking connections has improved cash flow management, streamlined credit card expenses and reconciliation. I have found that utilizing it for my primary operating account actually makes things more difficult and can easily double-post payments, so I avoid using it on the checking account. It has been well for the credit card account, though.
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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.