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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Melio

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMelio 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

    PaySimple

    Score6 out of 10
    N/APaySimple is a payment gateway software solution offered by PaySimple.

    $59.95

    per month

    Pricing
    MelioPaySimple
    Editions & Modules
    Card processing fee
    2.9%
    Subscription
    $59.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MelioPaySimple
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    MelioPaySimple
    Considered Both Products
    Melio
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    PaySimple
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    78%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MelioPaySimple
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Melio and PaySimple
    Feature
    Melio
    9.4
    14 Ratings
    22% above category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Document Management9.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking9.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail9.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection9.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced OCR9.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Melio and PaySimple
    Feature
    Melio
    9.4
    18 Ratings
    27% above category average
    PaySimple
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes8.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management9.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation9.811 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Melio and PaySimple
    Feature
    Melio
    -
    Ratings
    PaySimple
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Fraud Detection00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    API or SDK00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Global Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MelioPaySimple
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (24 ratings)
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MelioPaySimple
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    PaySimple
    PaySimple has made it next to impossible to become PCI compliant unless we purchased a separate computer for the sole purpose of invoicing. We switched to Chase Bank who does not store sensitive info on our computers allowing us to accept credit cards and still remain PCI compliant. Our money is available much faster by not using the 3rd party. Additionally, a simple company name change required more paperwork than closing the account and setting up a new one even when the same bank account was going to be used. This was the primary reason to shop around. We happily contacted Chase Bank and now save $125 a month and receive access to our funds faster. I cannot believe I stayed with PaySimple as long as I did. It's amazing anyone would jump through the hoops of PCI compliance when the technology exists to keep sensitive information off your small business computers. If this review stops anyone from paying those monthly fees, the time was well worth it! PaySimple, requires business owners to fill out forms that make no sense in laymens terms. Chase Bank fills them all in for you and highlights the areas that need to be signed and initialed. PaySimple, charges excessive fees and in my opinion has very emotional customer service reps. Chase Bank, was eager to help and get things rolling so you can focus on your business. I would never recommend PaySimple.
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    Pros
    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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    PaySimple
    • PaySimple is awesome for recurring payments. It's easy to set one up and make changes as needed. Without this feature, our business would be dead. Being able to easily set up recurring payments for our retainer is a must and PaySimple does it beautifully.
    • The payment portal feature is also really good fro collecting payments of differing amounts. We setup a single portal where customers enter the payment amount accessed from a link in the invoice email. This feature has transformed out collections and cut down our time to get paid significantly.
    • If you do have product type offerings, it's easy to setup individual products or an entire store.
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    Cons
    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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    PaySimple
    • More proactive and empowering role in merchant fee's and alternative processors. Transparency is challenging in understanding Paysimple's role and relationship to the processors.
    • Identifying areas for further value to clients.
    • More targeted small to mid-size business perspective to anticipate growth challenges and prevent blocks on funds for legitimate sales and growth.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Melio
    I like the interface. I am familiar with functionality. Convenient to send ACH payments.
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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Melio
    They have great customer support system
    Incentivized
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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Melio
    Very educative. It was well detailed, organized and knowledgeable.
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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Melio
    Very helpful and we learnt a handful
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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    PaySimple
    Authorize.net and a handful of other merchant processors and gateways. Most payment gateways (online portals to process payments) are rudimentary and not extremely intuitive. PaySimple is not and they are constantly coming up with new ways to improve upon an already very impressive platform.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Melio
    The vendor is great
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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Melio
    Very knowledgeable
    Incentivized
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    PaySimple
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    PaySimple
    • Because we've got a really awesome rate with them it's definitely a positive ROI. I can't say what that figure is but it's pretty good. Also, our customers have a huge ROI over their prior way of getting payment from their customers.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    PaySimple Screenshots

    Screenshot of PaySimple DashboardScreenshot of Online InvoicesScreenshot of Web Payment FormsScreenshot of Point of Sale (POS)Screenshot of Mobile AppScreenshot of Collect payments on the go.