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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

    ScaleFactor

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Austin-based ScaleFactor provides their small business accounting automation platform designed to combine software and expert assistance to SMBs and remove concern for financial, tax and accounting challenges.N/A
    Pricing
    BILLScaleFactor
    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
    BILLScaleFactor
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BILLScaleFactor
    Considered Both Products
    BILL
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    ScaleFactor
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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
    BILLScaleFactor
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BILL and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    BILL
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    4% above category average
    ScaleFactor
    -
    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 ScaleFactor
    Feature
    BILL
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    ScaleFactor
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BILL and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of BILL and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of BILL and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of BILL and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of BILL and ScaleFactor
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    ScaleFactor
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Plug-ins00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BILLScaleFactor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (68 ratings)
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 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
    BILLScaleFactor
    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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    ScaleFactor
    I work with several businesses and have attempted to bring ScaleFactor into multiple. Thus far the business status/environment has been suitable for ScaleFactor only once, but I'll continue to look for more. ScaleFactor is great when a company has matured beyond the owner making all accounting and banking entries. As soon as multiple systems are needed, it's likely a decent time to call ScaleFactor. I'm confident my operations could run through ScaleFactor for a long time as the next step for us would be something akin to NetSuite or some other more rigid enterprise solution. Additionally, our business has a geographically displaced work force, typically working from home. Having access to all systems via the cloud has been great. No longer do we have to pass a specific computer back and forth for a physical computer software license. It's enabled maximum work flow convenience.
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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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    ScaleFactor
    • ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff
    • Presenting data clearly.
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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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    ScaleFactor
    • Could connect with All saving accounts i.e. Building society saving aswell as major banks.
    • When a connected bank or savings account hasn't been used for a month or 2 it could show a 0 transaction to keep it updated rather then saying "last updated 3 months ago"
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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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    ScaleFactor
    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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    ScaleFactor
    ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff.
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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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    ScaleFactor
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    BILL
    Load times can be slow after long use.
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    ScaleFactor
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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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    ScaleFactor
    Not sure if support is still available.
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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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    ScaleFactor
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    Implementation Rating
    BILL
    I heard from my leadership that it went very well.
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    ScaleFactor
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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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    ScaleFactor
    Scale factor, can be used like Xero I believe. However all my past data was already stored in Xero so I used it as an add on. It is a lot more user friendly and helpful, i.e. you don't need to be an accountant to use it. However I am not sure it is useable anymore or supported, so i have gone back to using Xero alone.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BILL
    None, all good.
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    ScaleFactor
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    Scalability
    BILL
    We have multiple locations, and everything works fine.
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    ScaleFactor
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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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    ScaleFactor
    • They have been fundamental in helping us grow and scale at a relatively low cost in comparison to out-sourcing these functions. We can spend more on other items that can fuel growth while knowing the back end is taken care of.
    • They provide automated supports for key areas like payroll, expenses, etc so that we can quickly get back to focusing on the other items.
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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.

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