SAP Concur vs. Tipalti

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Concur
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
SAP Concur is a SaaS expense report management product, and handles corporate travel booking, expense report automation, reimbursement, audit, and business intelligence, and corporate card integration.
$9
per month
Tipalti
Score 8.2 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
SAP ConcurTipalti
Editions & Modules
Concur Travel and Expense
$9.00
per report (average price)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP ConcurTipalti
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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
SAP ConcurTipalti
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SAP Concur

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Tipalti
Chose Tipalti
SAP Concur did not have consistent invoice entry. Depending on who at SAP Concur entered your invoice, the vendor could be incorrect, the vendor number could be missing a digit, the amount of the invoice entered wrong, etc. We had too many issues with SAP Concur because they …
Chose Tipalti
Tipalti was in fact the only solution that met all our critical requirements (e2e) and supported ISK payments. Credit cards is not an available functionality outside the US, but wasn´t a critical feature for us.
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
Tipalti's system is much easier to manipulate, it felt like you needed an advanced degree to utilize Concur effectively.
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 …
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Features
SAP ConcurTipalti
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Concur
8.3
320 Ratings
6% above category average
Tipalti
-
Ratings
Employee Expense Reporting8.4314 Ratings00 Ratings
Corporate Card Reconciliation8.2230 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Concur
8.1
275 Ratings
5% above category average
Tipalti
9.0
59 Ratings
22% above category average
Customizable Approval Policies8.1236 Ratings9.347 Ratings
Financial Document Management8.5193 Ratings8.044 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking8.3237 Ratings9.356 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail8.3216 Ratings9.350 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection7.8186 Ratings8.850 Ratings
Advanced OCR7.8165 Ratings8.943 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer8.2157 Ratings9.445 Ratings
Accounts Payable
Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Product A and Product B
SAP Concur
-
Ratings
Tipalti
8.2
53 Ratings
26% above category average
Automated Accounts Payable Processes00 Ratings8.850 Ratings
Vendor Management00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
Tax Form Preparation00 Ratings6.930 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP ConcurTipalti
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(799 ratings)
8.7
(98 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(32 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(75 ratings)
8.2
(74 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(11 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(8 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(38 ratings)
7.6
(14 ratings)
In-Person Training
5.2
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(5 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(11 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(5 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.3
(51 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.1
(50 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.0
(7 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.2
(6 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP ConcurTipalti
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP Concur
SAP Concur works very well to book travel. It provides several options for airlines, hotels and cars. Automatically updates the calendar. Reminds to complete relevant subsequent activities. The app allows to capture the receipts and amounts very easily. While reconciliation this becomes very easy and fast. It allows to capture tips and one can manually update the amount.
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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
SAP Concur
  • SAP Concur has mobile applications for iOS and Android devices.
  • It offers capabilities that automate complex and repetitive accounting processes.
  • In addition, SAP Concur offers invoice, travel, and expense modules in one place.
  • It eradicates errors when paying vendors by matching POs, invoices, and receivables.
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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
SAP Concur
  • For a new user of SAP Concur, it becomes difficult to file the first reimbursement as that person is new to the application and probably, one needs to to go through the instructions to get used to it. So, user interface can be improved and could be tried to make more interactive. Other than that, it's all good to go.
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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
SAP Concur
Now that we are fully on Concur, switching is not an option. Concur has become ingrained in our expense reporting process. Furthermore, Concur continues to improve its offering. Each month, they release updates and changes, many of which were client requested. Concur's constant evolution means it is adapting with my business
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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
SAP Concur
I think it is very easy to use, especially once you are acquainted with it. I think the UX could be improved so some things, like accessing old reports, are more intuitive once you learn it though it is not difficult to replicate.
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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
SAP Concur
In prior years I would have given them a 9.5 for availability. Unfortunately in 2015 so far this rating has dropped to a 7 overall.
We have experienced far too many interruptions - from admins to employees who rely on it for day to day booking of travel and submission of expense reports. Server errors, slow system response time and spinning wheels are too common place. Those things should be a rare occurrence, not a daily interruption.

While Conur still has great product offerings overall, they are currently not offering world class or best in class product (and customer service) availability. Remaining hopeful they step up and get their A game going again soon.
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Tipalti
Tipalti has always been responsive to our questions and concerns.
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Performance
SAP Concur
Pages always load quickly, reports are always completed in a quick and efficient time frame, and everything about the experience is swift. I've never had any frustrations or complexities that can't be handled easily
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Tipalti
No issues here. Generally has been pretty fast.
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Support Rating
SAP Concur
I have never had to use customer support when using Concur Expense - the UX could be a bit nicer on the eyes or easier to understand, but there have never been any problems when using Concur Expense that I have had to ask or reach out to customer support to help me with anything.
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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
SAP Concur
My Seniors were the ones who taught me about Concur. Concur Support team has sent me training links and answered me in their tickets too. Usually they are helpful and knows their stuff. There are times when webex meetings is conducted for reporting training. They were very patient and took down all the details from me.
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Tipalti
No answers on this topic
Online Training
SAP Concur
I can use it after that training, so it fits the purpose.
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Tipalti
Tipalti provides great How to online guide
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Implementation Rating
SAP Concur
There are different implementation teams for each module of the product you purchase, so implementation is not a 'one size fits all' environment. Also, the different implementation teams have different ways of doing things, so Concur could stand some standardization and streamlining in this area. A Project Manager can make or break an implementation so don't be scared to ask for a new one if things are rocky.
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Tipalti
The salesperson involved was involved in implementation which I found very helpful.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP Concur
Expensify and Zoho Expense work for small and mid-size businesses. Big multinationals do not receive benefits from the apps. Coupa is good as a solution for organizations with non-SAP leading systems. If you plan to use SAP ERP as the main/lending system then SAP Concur is the best solution, mainly for its native integration with SAP ecosystem.
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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
SAP Concur
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Tipalti
I did not make the decision to purchase this product.
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Scalability
SAP Concur
This program has been very helpful, user friendly and has been a great asset to use to assist with time management. Not only are leadership involved with using this program but all staff as well. This is also a great way to hold each accountable. Easy startup with not many means for hands on training
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Tipalti
We were given the option of only one integration.
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Return on Investment
SAP Concur
  • Concur's automation has produced impressive efficiency improvements, which have decreased the time and effort required for expense management.
  • Manual errors and policy violations have decreased, which has led to cost savings.
  • We now adhere to corporate regulations better, which lowers risks thanks to Concur's policy compliance checker.
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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

SAP Concur Screenshots

Screenshot of a picture of a receipt snapped from a smartphoneScreenshot of analytics from SAP ConcurScreenshot of the integrated travel and expense applicationScreenshot of the SAP Concur mobile app

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