BILL Spend & Expense vs. Melio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BILL Spend & Expense
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
BILL Spend and Expense (formerly Divvy) is an all-in-one expense management solution that combines free software with corporate cards to provide you with real-time visibility and customizable control over your business finances.
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Melio
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Melio is a small business-oriented Accounts Payable tool, presented as a service that helps small businesses keep up with business. A B2B payments experience and payment workflow designed to be simple, and to enable businesses to pay domestic and international vendors, expedite payments, or pay by card.N/A
Pricing
BILL Spend & ExpenseMelio
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Card processing fee
2.9%
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BILL Spend & ExpenseMelio
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBILL Spend & Expense is free for all users
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Community Pulse
BILL Spend & ExpenseMelio
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BILL Spend & Expense

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Melio
Chose Melio
Melio stacked up well against other solutions. The workflow and reporting were simple and the payment options were less expensive, without a monthly subscription. The ability to pay multiple invoicing in a few short clicks was appealing. The updated payment workflow was …
Features
BILL Spend & ExpenseMelio
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
BILL Spend & Expense
9.0
6 Ratings
11% above category average
Melio
-
Ratings
Employee Expense Reporting8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Corporate Card Reconciliation9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
BILL Spend & Expense
8.7
6 Ratings
9% above category average
Melio
8.5
14 Ratings
15% above category average
Customizable Approval Policies8.96 Ratings8.211 Ratings
Financial Document Management8.76 Ratings7.710 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking9.04 Ratings9.214 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail9.54 Ratings8.911 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection7.33 Ratings8.710 Ratings
Advanced OCR8.73 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer8.74 Ratings8.712 Ratings
Accounts Payable
Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Product A and Product B
BILL Spend & Expense
-
Ratings
Melio
8.3
18 Ratings
20% above category average
Automated Accounts Payable Processes00 Ratings8.417 Ratings
Vendor Management00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
Tax Form Preparation00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
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User Ratings
BILL Spend & ExpenseMelio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(16 ratings)
7.9
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(5 ratings)
7.9
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BILL Spend & ExpenseMelio
Likelihood to Recommend
BILL
There is a lot of functionality available for any company, and when you combine it with their A/P processing software, I'm sure the value of the software only increases. If you don't look back through your credit card receipts often, or don't have a lot of volume, the receipts not uploading into the accounting software isn't as much of an issue. For us, with roughly $200k of credit card spending each month, it became an issue. The rewards program was hard for us to take advantage of also, mostly because of our spending being spread across multiple companies. Even though we had everything set up together as one business, they still recognized each one as it's own, with it's own rewards requirements. I wouldn't deter anyone from going with Bill Spend & Expense, it's a solid program with a lot of capability, there are just a few small items that mattered to us more than the capabilities we take advantage of.
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Melio
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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Pros
BILL
  • Divvy does purchases very well. Getting money into the hands of those who need it, when they need it.
  • Budgeting is a breeze because card holders can only spend what is in their specific budget or on their card.
  • Customer support is usually pretty quick to respond
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Melio
  • 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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Cons
BILL
  • I wish there were more options in the BILL reimbursement platform - for example, the ability to do a report instead of submit a single expense.
  • We would love for reimbursements to feed into QuickBooks differently, but we understand that this is an early feature and hope it is further developed in the future.
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Melio
  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
BILL
No answers on this topic
Melio
I like the interface. I am familiar with functionality. Convenient to send ACH payments.
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Usability
BILL
The Divvy card provides convenience and flexibility for Finance to manage and monitor each user's transactions at any time. User can issue many virtual cards for different purposes. Transactions can be easily approved. Since we can monitor transaction closely, fraud can be prevented effectively. Mobile app is user friendly and safe.
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Melio
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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Support Rating
BILL
We have enjoyed using Divvy and its functions. The Divvy team has been great, and their support team is outstanding. They have a chatbox on the platform, and they only seem to be someone on call. I have found its benefits to be outstanding, that I recommend it to my clients. I also feel that Divvy rolling out new features only makes it more compelling to stay on as a user.
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Melio
They have great customer support system
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In-Person Training
BILL
No answers on this topic
Melio
Very educative. It was well detailed, organized and knowledgeable.
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Online Training
BILL
No answers on this topic
Melio
Very helpful and we learnt a handful
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Alternatives Considered
BILL
Nothing out there compares to the agility and ease of use of Divvy. Adoption by those most resistant to any expense reporting tool has always been the #1 painpoint to all other such software. Divvy takes the pain away even for creatives and salespeople!
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Melio
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.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
BILL
No answers on this topic
Melio
The vendor is great
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Professional Services
BILL
No answers on this topic
Melio
Very knowledgeable
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Return on Investment
BILL
  • Divvy is free, so it was tough for us to turn down. We decided to withhold our larger transactions from Divvy to receive those rewards directly.
  • Divvy has saved our Finance/Accounting team tons of time digging through expenses, reimbursements, invoices, etc.
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Melio
  • 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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ScreenShots

BILL Spend & Expense Screenshots

Screenshot of Company Dashboard - High level overview of a business's available credit and current spending.Screenshot of Mobile Wallet - Spend Smarter™ - To manage budgets and expenses on the goScreenshot of Budget Detail - For monitoring business budgetsScreenshot of Insights - Real-time visibilityScreenshot of Transactions - Displays a complete list of all transactions and their current status on a business's physical and virtual cards.