FloQast vs. Tipalti

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FloQast
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
FloQast offers their financial close software to streamline accounting month end close, simply providing automation around reconciliation and eliminating human error, and visibility via a close status dashboard, as well as providing a complete audit trail.N/A
Tipalti
Score 7.2 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
FloQastTipalti
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FloQastTipalti
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredRequired
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
FloQastTipalti
Considered Both Products
FloQast
Chose FloQast
Middle market approach that was a better fit for my company.
Chose FloQast
FloQast more than holds it own on pricing and is definitely a cut above in customer service and innovation.
Chose FloQast
We primarily use FloQast for close and variance analysis whereas we use Monday for project tracking including Audit PBC
Tipalti
Chose Tipalti
Concur was a miserable experience on the payables automation side for us. In my opinion, the implementation team did a poor job. Data sync into NetSuite was not real time. To me, the interfaces were archaic. Tipalti was such a breath of fresh air. I love working with their …
Chose Tipalti
I had limited use of Bill.com before my company made the switch. However, a big point of emphasis was the ability to sync the pdf invoice to our ERP when the invoices are synced over.
Chose Tipalti
Coupa was significantly more expensive, takes longer to implement and seemed to be more than we needed. AvidXchange was more similar to Tipalti, but Tipalti sales team seemed hungrier for our business.
Chose Tipalti
We chose Tipalti over other options as it provided us the flexibility we needed to process payments with minimal inputs and at a price point that really made sense for us. It removed some of the roadblocks that existed with other products in this space. The ease in …
Features
FloQastTipalti
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
FloQast
7.8
126 Ratings
2% below category average
Tipalti
-
Ratings
Financial data consolidation7.676 Ratings00 Ratings
Journal entries and reports8.856 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency management4.239 Ratings00 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails9.692 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Workflows8.8106 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
FloQast
-
Ratings
Tipalti
8.8
62 Ratings
17% above category average
Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.750 Ratings
Financial Document Management00 Ratings8.047 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
FloQast
-
Ratings
Tipalti
8.5
55 Ratings
21% above category average
Automated Accounts Payable Processes00 Ratings8.952 Ratings
Vendor Management00 Ratings9.052 Ratings
Tax Form Preparation00 Ratings7.532 Ratings
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User Ratings
FloQastTipalti
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(153 ratings)
8.5
(101 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(7 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(6 ratings)
8.8
(77 ratings)
Availability
6.5
(4 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(3 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(10 ratings)
7.3
(14 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.4
(2 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Configurability
7.3
(3 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(3 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.4
(4 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.3
(3 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.3
(3 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FloQastTipalti
Likelihood to Recommend
FloQast
I used another vendor for close management before, and comparing the two, FloQast is easier to use and the site navigation is much easier. The looks and feels of the site are more engaging and pleasant. As mentioned before in the previous question, their Journal Entry posting functionality is not suited for a company with multiple entities since it only allows you to book an entry when debits and credits are hitting the same entity
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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
FloQast
  • Provides a clear status of the month end close.
  • Allows us to analyze tasks by team member and reassign as needed.
  • It syncs with our ERP Netsuite to ensure balance sheet reconciliations can be tied out directly.
  • It also connects with Slack to notify users of key deadlines and changes in review status for team tasks.
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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
FloQast
  • A setting to allow for attachments to automatically be opened within the app (Adobe, Excel, etc.) rather than as a separate tab in the browser
  • Some of our tasks are quarterly or annual so assigning a very specific date would be helpful
  • Eliminate the need of "closing" review notes. Once we change the status to Resolved, that should be sufficient. Make Resolved and Closed one and the same
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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
FloQast
It has proven to enhance our procedures with closing. It is an effective tool that I would recommend to create a more efficient closing procedure and get the team more aligned. It increases the accountability among the staff and helps to keep us on task and on time. It is easy to sign into and has reminder emails for tasks that are coming up or late.
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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
FloQast
FloQast is incredibly intuitive and easy to use. The only reason I don't give it a 10 is that the Flux Analysis feature is not great in terms of getting the information into the system. Once it's in, fantastic! But some work is needed
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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
FloQast
We have only noticed a slight slow down in accessing FloQast on a couple of occasions (near the beginning of a month when many people were likely trying to get online to close their books). The issue has always resolved itself with three to five minutes, so it's never been a hinderance.
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Tipalti
Tipalti has always been responsive to our questions and concerns.
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Performance
FloQast
FloQast's performance is great. The pages always load quickly, and reports are completed fast! I've never noticed any slowdown in our ERP from the interface with FloQast.
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Tipalti
No issues here. Generally has been pretty fast.
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Support Rating
FloQast
They are rapid in their response. If they can't immediately offer a solution, they continue to keep in contact with you to let you know where they are in resolving your issues. The staff is friendly & speaks to you in layman's terms, not so high-tech that you can't understand
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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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In-Person Training
FloQast
The FloQast team members are just so personable. FloQast has clearly done a great job hiring people who are not just good at what they do, but are also fun to work with! They have placed people in the right roles and the customer benefits from this. I have enjoyed every opportunity I've had to work with a FloQast team member on training.
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Tipalti
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Online Training
FloQast
The online training is good. But like all online, pre-recorded training, it is never quite as good as in-person or live training where one can ask questions or get clarification. That said, FloQast has an extensive training library and most of the time, if one finds they need help on a topic, it can be answered by going to the online training and watching appropriate recording.
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Tipalti
Tipalti provides great How to online guide
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Implementation Rating
FloQast
Implementation occured before I started with the company (but despite the instruction to skip the question if I did not participate, the site required I put in a rating in order to move on to the next page)
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Tipalti
The salesperson involved was involved in implementation which I found very helpful.
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Alternatives Considered
FloQast
At the time we picked FloQast, they were the most cost effective and easiest tool to use. Fast forward a little bit, and Numeric has come to market. I really lie Numeric to be honest and feel that their pricing is better and for that lower pricing, they include more functions. However, we continued with FloQast for ease of continuity and my team is time strapped. What that said, FloQast is great - nothing wrong with it other than it could be cheaper.
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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
FloQast
I had no control over the contract
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Tipalti
I did not make the decision to purchase this product.
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Scalability
FloQast
We started using it with one client/customer and now use it with fourteen entities and plan to add two more in the next couple of months. It has made it possible to grow our business without hiring additional personnel. We can do more work with the same number of people
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Tipalti
We were given the option of only one integration.
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Return on Investment
FloQast
  • Floqast has reduced our closing schedule by roughly 15-20% of the time it took us beforehand.
  • The product has been very beneficial for us during audit time when we can easily demonstrate our control workflows on reconciliation and task approvals.
  • I can update our CFO at any point in time how we are trending towards close and can coordinate with finance as to the moment journal entries have been completed
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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

FloQast Screenshots

Screenshot of the analytics that displays progress throughout the closeScreenshot of flux analysisScreenshot of reconciliations

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