Glean AI vs. Skrill

Glean is well suited for any business with multiple vendors and vendor owners/approvers. They help implement controls on approvals/payments that you can't otherwise get in QBO, allow greater visibility across the organization for vendor spend, and cut down on time to manually enter and track invoices.

Incentivized

Skrill is my preferred way of doing money transactions abroad typically when I need a safe secured and efficient way of sending money overseas and the amount is low. Most other portals tend to charge a transfer fee for lower amounts but Skrill does not charge a transaction fee when I use the ACH Transfer even for lower amounts. For personal use, I have used the debit card to fuel transactions and it allows you the same facility as the debit card. If I need to complete the transaction within a day and want the money to be available in the receiving account overseas the same day, I prefer another portal that has the option of express service that Skrill does not offer.

Incentivized

• Gleans update us on particular spending patterns we should be more cognizant of
• Spend tracking and automatic graphs that allow data to be reviewed quite easily
• Customer service is always available

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• It is a global payment processor that accepts payments from all around the world.
• Because of the high security requirements for signing in, no one can readily access the account.
• Real-Time Payments - Payment Gateway

Incentivized

• Skrill's UI can be bloated and slow sometimes, and overcomplicated
• There are some issues with localization and language, some concepts didn't see to be translated properly
• What an e-wallet is, is not super clear to potential users

Incentivized

We ended up using Tipalti which seems to have solved our specific needs better, though it is more expensive.

Incentivized

Because it's simple to use, works well since we have first set it up and we never had any issues with it.

Incentivized

Their cost and billing premise make sense, they allow unlimited users instead of trying to charge you for each and every head, thus allowing you to truly have spend visibility and cost consciousness front of mind for your vendor approvers. Their UI is clean and easy to pick up and understand, even for non-accounting personnel.

Incentivized

I use different payment systems depending on the goal. Skrill is good when my contractor prefers this way of payment. Also, Skrill is a preferred payment option in many online services, which makes it easy to use. Also, Skrill issues a real plastic Visa card you can use like any bank card.

Incentivized

• Freed up so much time my role was able to expand
• Parallel accounting by team that has access to our Glean account

Incentivized

• I can quickly deposit my international multi-currency account without making an expensive wire transfer, with no border restriction as long as I have the mobile app with me.
• Skrill is very convenient for each transfer amount up to EURO 2,500, and EURO 15,000/monthly.
• Possibility of hiring freelancers for my company with immediate payments.

Incentivized