Billtrust vs. Melio

For a simple invoice-based organization, especially with multiple stores, Billtrust is an appropriate fit. While lacking in design and intuitive functionality, Billtrust got the job done as far as receiving payments from customers. However, if you are in a subscription-based business or one that invoices on a frequent repetitive manner, Billtrust may not be the best solution.

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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.

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• Billtrust's customer service always replies within 24 hours, leaving the case open until it is verified to be resolved.
• The customer portal our credit managers access is exceptionally well designed, allowing us to see when an invoice was delivered, and even when the end-user opened it. There are built-in reports to answer almost any question.

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• 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.

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• Search feature of PO or invoice #, etc. when logged in as the dealer.
• When logged in to Client Connect, would like to choose page number easily, instead of clicking Next Page as many times as needed.
• Have to scroll to right to display all columns when it looks like there is plenty of room to display them without a scroll bar.

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• 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.

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We have a longstanding good record of invoice delivery and a high number of customers who are accustomed to the look and feel for logging to make payments

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I like the interface. I am familiar with functionality. Convenient to send ACH payments.

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Not too busy or elaborate, able to quickly log in & start using right away

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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.

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We deal with our customer's AR personnel to help resolve issues with our open invoices. They can help us but seem to be lacking in the overall understanding of the Billtrust software and why things may work the way they do. We have some accounts that are active that we have been unable to add to our corporate account, and as a result, these bills must be paid via check, and we are not currently receiving statements. It would be great if they had more robust customer service or maybe different criteria for creating accounts.

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They have great customer support system

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Very educative. It was well detailed, organized and knowledgeable.

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Very helpful and we learnt a handful

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I was not here for the implementation

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For a less tech-educated workforce, Billtrust did the job and required minimal developer resources on our end. Also, while Billtrust lacked in several arenas relative to Stripe, it was good for us since we were not a subscription-based business. For the price, Billtrust was a good solution for our invoice-to-pay business.

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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.

The vendor is great

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Very knowledgeable

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• 10 day reduction in our DSO resulting in increased cash flow
• Savings in printing, ink, folding, stuffing, and postage over in-house production, and additional savings with every customer that changes from paper to electronic delivery methods
• Increased payment application by batching payment types by day into one file
• Enhanced knowledge base for staff through webinars, Twitterviews, conferences, classes, and contact with customer support allow our staff to utilize our tools fully

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• 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

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