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    Overview
    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

    Recurly

    Score8.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Recurly is a subscription billing platform and manages customer communications via email, business performance monitoring, and account changes. A merchant bank account is required to work with Recurly. A payment gateway is part of the product but it integrates with other gateways, such as PayPal, to give shoppers a more comprehensive suite of payment options.

    $249

    per month

    Pricing
    BILLRecurly
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $45
    per user/per month
    Team
    $55
    per user/per month
    Corporate
    $79
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    All-Access
    <1%
    As low as <1% of billing volume, billed annually
    All-Access for Shopify
    <1%
    As low as <1% of billing volume, billed annually
    Starter
    $249
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BILLRecurly
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details——
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    Features
    BILLRecurly
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BILL and Recurly
    Feature
    BILL
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Recurly
    -
    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 Recurly
    Feature
    BILL
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Recurly
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BILLRecurly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (68 ratings)
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    9.4
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 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
    BILLRecurly
    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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    Recurly
    Recurly is great for tracking transactions and reviewing payment method declines. The platform is extremely helpful when dealing with scenarios where someone believes they have been fraudulently charged for the product. Recurly allows for transaction filtering, which is very helpful when trying to find possibly fraudulent charges very easy. If expecting precise, detailed information about a card decline, Recurly would not be very helpful.
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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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    Recurly
    • It handles 1:1 and 1:many accounts to subscription set up.
    • It has a good billing customization option (cadence, pricing, etc.)
    • Can easily set up a customer account and invoice - billing link can be generated so no need to take credit card info over chat, phone, or email.
    • Great and responsive customer support.
    • Supports multi-language.
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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).
    Incentivized
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    Recurly
    • I really can't think of any shortcomings on Recurly because they have tried to cover all bases well. However, I believe that pricing could be little competitive because Recurly can become quite expensive when you have acquired a good number of subscribers. So apart from price, there are no shortcomings I can think of on product side.
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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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    Recurly
    I believe we would continue to use Recurly because they have shown that they are continually improving their software, and they listen to their customers
    Incentivized
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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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    Recurly
    Recurly is very good at showing all the data we need to see on a day to day basis. Keeping track of invoices and subscriptions across many markets helps us see the overall map of our business operations. Our representatives that do not work in billing can easily understand from viewing the platform of our progress.
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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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    Recurly
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    BILL
    Load times can be slow after long use.
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    Recurly
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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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    Recurly
    They have always been quick to respond and help. I love their chat feature at the bottom right-hand corner of the platform.
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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.
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    Recurly
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    BILL
    I heard from my leadership that it went very well.
    Incentivized
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    Recurly
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Recurly
    Recurly does a much better job at handling subscription payments than QuickBooks Online. We only use QuickBooks Online when we have a client who cannot pay via credit/debit card. In those cases, we send out automatic invoices via QuickBooks Online instead. 95% of our clients are processed through Recurly.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BILL
    None, all good.
    Incentivized
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    Recurly
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BILL
    We have multiple locations, and everything works fine.
    Incentivized
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    Recurly
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Recurly
    • Providing an interface for our subscribers to manage their own accounts has simplified our business tremendously. This alone has freed up hours of our staff's time each day.
    • Many customers receive new credit cards due to expiration or fraud. The time we spent in updating this information prior to using Recurly's Revenue Recovery feature versus now is significant.
    Incentivized
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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.

    Recurly Screenshots

    Screenshot of Payments with smart routing to improve transaction success rates and conversions by offering a variety of payment methods, such as credit cards, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH.Screenshot of The flexible ways to configure subscription billings workflows, and automate recurring invoicing based on the subscription parameters.Screenshot of Automated dunning communications to increase collection effectiveness. Configurable across period and timing, if the payment is past due or declined, selected and personalized dunning campaign launch.Screenshot of The features to set up and test different products, plans, and pricing options, plus promotional tools like free trials, coupons, and gift subscriptions and cards to attract more customers.Screenshot of Recurly analytics, which provides a 360° view into the health of a subscription business's plan performance, churn trends, campaigns results, financial metrics. These inform decisions for business growth.