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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LessAccounting

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ALessAccounting is a simplified, core, cloud-based accounting platform for small businesses from LessAccounting.com based on Jacksonville, Florida. It contains expense management features (sorting by project and expense type, tracking and reminders), automated invoicing, simple business overview and reporting features (e.g. profit and loss reporting, balance sheet, receivables and payables reports, etc.), integration with bank account, document management and integration with many apps and…N/A

    Tipalti

    Score7.7 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
    LessAccountingTipalti
    Editions & Modules
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    LessAccountingTipalti
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—Pricing 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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    LessAccounting.com
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    94 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    85 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    94 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    68 Answers
    Features
    LessAccountingTipalti
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of LessAccounting and Tipalti
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Tipalti
    -
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    Pay calculation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of LessAccounting and Tipalti
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Tipalti
    -
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    API for custom integration9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of LessAccounting and Tipalti
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Tipalti
    -
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    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of LessAccounting and Tipalti
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Tipalti
    -
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    Dashboards9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of LessAccounting and Tipalti
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Tipalti
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    Accounts payable10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of LessAccounting and Tipalti
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Tipalti
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    Pricing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of LessAccounting and Tipalti
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    LessAccounting
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    Ratings
    Tipalti
    9.0
    64 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.952 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings8.749 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings9.461 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings9.255 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings9.354 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings8.346 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings9.550 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of LessAccounting and Tipalti
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    -
    Ratings
    Tipalti
    8.6
    56 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes00 Ratings8.953 Ratings
    Vendor Management00 Ratings9.153 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation00 Ratings7.833 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    LessAccountingTipalti
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (103 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (79 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
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LessAccountingTipalti
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LessAccounting.com
    If you are an entrepreneur and you want to focus on building your business, start with Less Accounting. It's a full-blown accounting system that has a simple implementation and it can connect to your financial accounts to automate many parts of the business. Our 1st four years of business, we worked without a bookkeeper at all due to the level of automation.
    It is not limited in any regard and is not simply for invoicing or tracking hours, it more or less does everything. Perhaps one area that it wouldn't be ideal is for firms that need to have more rigid accounting, with charts of accounts etc for industries that are audited or highly regulated.
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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
    LessAccounting.com
    • Categorize Expenses Automatically
    • Profit and loss Statements
    • Interfaces with Credit Union
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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
    LessAccounting.com
    • With the flexibility comes room for folks not adhering to specific accounts. There is no numeric chart of accounts so at times you will see 2 line items for a single item. We tend to overcome this limitation with extensive tagging.
    • Invoices and sales orders don't have an obvious way to assign credit to specific salespeople or consultants. We reached out to LA and they have shown us a different way to do this which we'll try soon.
    • The visual interface can use some sprucing up. It's easy to navigate but I believe the navigation can be slightly improved. I do find myself hitting the back button to get into other parts of the app.
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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
    LessAccounting.com
    It works, it keeps our historical data and is easy to use
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    LessAccounting.com
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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
    LessAccounting.com
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    Tipalti has always been responsive to our questions and concerns.
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    Performance
    LessAccounting.com
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    Tipalti
    No issues here. Generally has been pretty fast.
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    Support Rating
    LessAccounting.com
    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
    LessAccounting.com
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    Tipalti provides great How to online guide
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    Implementation Rating
    LessAccounting.com
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    The salesperson involved was involved in implementation which I found very helpful.
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    Alternatives Considered
    LessAccounting.com
    I had been with QuickBooks for a few years (unwillingly) at the behest of accountants. It took me a while to realize there were other options out there and I needed to begin a hunt to find them. I found LessAccounting. While it's not the most appealing software, it sure helped me see the breakdown of things and allowed me to reconcile my books without feeling like I needed a degree in Accounting.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    LessAccounting.com
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    I did not make the decision to purchase this product.
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    Scalability
    LessAccounting.com
    No answers on this topic
    Tipalti
    We were given the option of only one integration.
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    Return on Investment
    LessAccounting.com
    • + Less time worrying about my accounting
    • + actually reconciling my books at the end of each month or quarter
    • + being able to access my P+L anytime!
    Incentivized
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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