Customer Focus vs. Tipalti

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Customer Focus
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Customer 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
Tipalti
Score 7.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Tipalti automates critical financial processes to drive efficiency, including accounts payable, mass payments, procurement, and expenses, all on one global finance automation platform that grows with the organization, automating, de-risking and simplifying finance.
$129
per month
Pricing
Customer FocusTipalti
Editions & Modules
Standard
$50
# of stores and users
Ultimate
$99
# of stores and users
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Customer FocusTipalti
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup Fee$249 Site setup and trainingRequired
Additional DetailsPricing starts at $149 per month for the platform fee. Users can upgrade to Tipalti's more advanced capabilities as their businesses gets more complex. The Tipalti pricing model is designed to grow with the user's company. Advanced features such as W-8 tax forms, international tax IDs, or multi-entity payables are available as needed.
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Community Pulse
Customer FocusTipalti
Features
Customer FocusTipalti
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
9.2
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Tipalti
-
Ratings
Product catalog & listings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk product upload10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Branding9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile storefront9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product variations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Website integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual customization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
CMS9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
9.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Tipalti
-
Ratings
Checkout user experience9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
8.0
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Tipalti
-
Ratings
Personalized recommendations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Tipalti
-
Ratings
Shipping9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom functionality9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
-
Ratings
Tipalti
8.8
62 Ratings
16% above category average
Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.650 Ratings
Financial Document Management00 Ratings8.147 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings9.259 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings9.053 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings9.052 Ratings
Advanced OCR00 Ratings8.545 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings9.348 Ratings
Accounts Payable
Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
-
Ratings
Tipalti
8.5
55 Ratings
19% above category average
Automated Accounts Payable Processes00 Ratings8.952 Ratings
Vendor Management00 Ratings9.152 Ratings
Tax Form Preparation00 Ratings7.632 Ratings
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User Ratings
Customer FocusTipalti
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(101 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(77 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(14 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Customer FocusTipalti
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Tipalti
I would tell them that it manually syncs to ERPS. Additionally I would include the fact that you can pay multiple entities in one pay run allowing to be very efficient. I would also include that they can add rules to bill approvals or set up auto payments for certain vendors. Lastly, there are many reports you can run providing you will very informational data in seconds.
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Pros
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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Tipalti
  • Tipalti has a very user friendly interface, clearly laid out and easy to navigate
  • The audit trail feature is hugely helpful to track an invoice's progress through the system
  • Being able to schedule invoices to be paid exactly on their due date ensures we pay on time but not earlier than necessary
  • We were able to put in strong controls around changes to vendor data
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Cons
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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Tipalti
  • The report that provides the "Not payable" vendors does not work well for us, particularly because the sync to our ERP goes both ways, which means all of the employees also sync over to Tipalti and remain as Not Payable. So the list is very long, and I don't find a good use for it.
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Likelihood to Renew
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
Solid system performance. Suits our needs and solution provider very inclined to accept feedback and involve users in developing the solution to serve both the provider and the ultimate user. Tipalti has streamlined our process that was previously very manual and prone to error. Now there is transparency of information and role.
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Usability
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
Two-time Tipalti selector, implementor, and user. The payment features in the app saves many steps in the payment process. No longer do you have to set-up or upload payment information to your bank and then go back to your accounting system and mark items as paid. Tipalti does all of this with a click of a mouse. The payment feature is the stand out feature. Many vendors can process your invoices. Look at how at the payment process of others.....you will see.
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Reliability and Availability
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
Tipalti has always been responsive to our questions and concerns.
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Performance
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
No issues here. Generally has been pretty fast.
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Support Rating
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
Since I also work in customer support, I often have to contact Tipalti's team with questions from our users. Tipalti's support team has always been exceptionally helpful and it was a pleasure to communicate with them. I have always received prompt responses to any inquiries and they are excellent at solving our customers' issues within a short time
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Online Training
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
Tipalti provides great How to online guide
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Implementation Rating
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
The salesperson involved was involved in implementation which I found very helpful.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Tipalti
From initial implementation through to user experience, Tipalti has been able to exceed our expectations in terms of its functionality and useability. We have found with other systems implemented in the past they did not match our expectations which resulted in us terminating these services.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
I did not make the decision to purchase this product.
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Scalability
Customer Focus, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Tipalti
We were given the option of only one integration.
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Return on Investment
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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Tipalti
  • Vendor onboarding has taken the responsibility from one person to the Vendor directly. This provides the vendor with the ability to enter their own banking information for payments and upload their Federal W9 form.
  • Vendors can upload their own invoices to the system, taking the possibility that our AP team did not receive an emailed or mailed invoice to upload. This also increases payment efficiency as the vendor's invoice is processed in a more timely manner.
  • AP can review invoices for accuracy and concentrate on how to code an invoice, rather than be a paper pusher or a data entry clerk. AP doesn't spend time searching for invoices that might be a duplicate, the system will communicate this on the software review process and if AP has uploaded by email the same invoice multiple times, an email will be sent to AP to indicate that the invoice was not uploaded due to duplication.
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ScreenShots

Tipalti Screenshots

Screenshot of Intelligent invoicing workflowScreenshot of Mobile approvals for invoices and paymentsScreenshot of Brandable self-service supplier portal (including handling tax forms)Screenshot of Brandable self-service portal to collect and validate payment detailsScreenshot of Combined payment methods, currencies, and entities in a single payment fileScreenshot of an early payment, which can be offered to suppliers through email or the supplier portal