Stampli vs. Zoho Books

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Stampli
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Stampli is for Accounts Payable teams that want the efficiency of automation, but don’t want to rework their ERP or change their existing AP processes. Stampli provides support for the full range of native functionality for 70+ ERPs.N/A
Zoho Books
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Books is an accounting solution that is designed to help small businesses manage their finances. This solution includes dashboards and a wide variety of reports. Business users can automate tasks and set up custom workflows. The vendor offers a 14 day free trial.
$0
For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
Pricing
StampliZoho Books
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
Standard
$15
Per Organization/Month, Billed Annually
Professional
$40
Per Organization/Month, Billed Annually
Premium
$60
Per Organization/Month, Billed Annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
StampliZoho Books
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$15 Per Organization/Month, Billed Annually
Additional DetailsZoho Books is available for both monthly and yearly plans. Users who sign up for the annual plan get a discount.
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Features
StampliZoho Books
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Stampli
8.8
12 Ratings
37% above category average
Zoho Books
-
Ratings
Customizable Approval Policies9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Document Management8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking9.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail8.811 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection8.911 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced OCR9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts Payable
Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Product A and Product B
Stampli
9.0
11 Ratings
49% above category average
Zoho Books
-
Ratings
Automated Accounts Payable Processes9.110 Ratings00 Ratings
Vendor Management8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Stampli
-
Ratings
Zoho Books
6.0
14 Ratings
16% below category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Stampli
-
Ratings
Zoho Books
9.3
23 Ratings
17% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.018 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.722 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Stampli
-
Ratings
Zoho Books
7.8
22 Ratings
3% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.222 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.221 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Stampli
-
Ratings
Zoho Books
8.3
23 Ratings
11% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.221 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.122 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings5.820 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings7.421 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings6.013 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Stampli
-
Ratings
Zoho Books
6.5
12 Ratings
8% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Stampli
-
Ratings
Zoho Books
8.3
20 Ratings
11% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings7.017 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
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User Ratings
StampliZoho Books
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(16 ratings)
6.7
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(2 ratings)
6.7
(6 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
5.3
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
StampliZoho Books
Likelihood to Recommend
Stampli
Stampli costs about the same as 1/2 an AP salary, but it can easily replace 1 or more headcount. AP has been a difficult position to fill over the last several years, and the quality/accuracy of the work seems to have declined at the same time. Stampli can reduce the time spent on data entry down to seconds per invoice, and it gets the basic info entered accurately before AP staff even looks at it. It can handle PO match invoices better than our ERP system (which it integrates with).
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Zoho
If using other cloud applications and you wish to create Zoho Books transactions via APIs, Zoho Books is great. The overall UI and flow of the application are great. If you need a detailed job cost accounting solution and robust reporting there is some room for improvement here.
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Pros
Stampli
  • Learns and automates how invoices are booked (i.e. what accounts to use, class codes, dept codes, reading invoice details, etc.)
  • Records all actions, comments, approvals for auditing documentation
  • Recognizes and flags any duplicate invoices
  • Validated syncing with our accounting system (NetSuite)
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Zoho
  • Zoho Books invoicing and receipting features are second to none. We find it easy to quickly invoice clients and add items to their bills and also for our own receipting internally.
  • The accounting features are great for our accounting team to be able to see where we are financially and how the business is doing.
  • The ability to add contacts and run a mini CRM channel with clients within Zoho is invaluable. Since we use this in conjunction with our other CRM channels, it helps to have a centralized place to follow up and see through a sales funnel.
  • Zoho Books allows us to take payments from clients around the globe a feature we didn't have when we used another accounting system.
  • The pricing for Zoho Books is fairly reasonable for an SME organization which is a great for us as it pays itself back many times over every month.
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Cons
Stampli
  • It would be awesome if I was able to search for a vendor and check number for proof of payment
  • When asking questions regarding invoices it is a little confusing on how to make the requested changes.
  • Webinar on use of Stampli would be appreciated.
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Zoho
  • Zoho Books is only available in Texas and California. There is no integration allowed for paying employee expenses. The absolute worst aspect is the fact that if you make even the slightest error in data input there is no backing up. You cannot undo an error.
  • The system does not allow change once implemented, so you must get every one of your beginning balances perfect. The practice of Journal Entries is cumbersome. When reconciling, Zoho Books has adopted a number of required steps that significantly overcomplicate reconciliation using practices that are not consistent with general accounting principles in the US.
  • On the customer side, you must look in two places to see the beginning balance and the current receivables that might exist for current invoicing.
  • The way the system works, you must avoid having much trust with the balances depicted. So far, it appears that Zoho Books uses what we called in school "that new math."
  • It would be terrifying to rely on this bookkeeping system to support an IRS Audit. The system violates too many fundamental accounting principles.
  • The software is used by so few people that there is concern that we might never find a skilled bookkeeper.
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Likelihood to Renew
Stampli
I cannot imagine going back to pre-Stampli processes. Our jobs in the Accounting department (not just AP) have all become more engaging because we've cut out so much mindless, non-value added work: data entry, signing checks, stuffing envelopes, stamping envelopes, etc.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Usability
Stampli
It's a modern product with easily recognizable functionality. The user interface was the main factor in our decision of Stampli over it's competitors
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Zoho
Customization is the biggest struggle for us and most of the time we need to involve a tech person. The chat support is a great feature and very helpful. It would be great to be able to customize and create invoices and correspondence (templates) such are reminders in multiple languages within one organization. The currency (USD) would be the same. We have clients in different countries that don't speak English but pay in USD.
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Reliability and Availability
Stampli
Never an issue with downtime
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Performance
Stampli
Very fast and no issues with the Sage Intacct integration
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Stampli
We have a dedicated rep (who was also our implementation rep--they stay with you after implementation) who we can email whenever needed and meet with every quarter. There is a chat option within the software that gets responded to by a real person within minutes.
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Zoho
The support team feels very disjointed. We have filtered through a number of "lead" contacts and are frequently spammed by other Zoho members. Once getting an appropriate support contact on the phone - the team is very helpful, it just takes a lot of hoop jumping to get there. We actually unsubscribed from their support package as we were not getting the value we were looking for.
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Online Training
Stampli
Excellent documentation, step-by-step instructions
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Stampli
We lost an AP employee right as we were deciding to implement, so we had to speed up our timeline. We went from signing the contract to fully functional system within 4 weeks. We did not dedicate any more than 4 hours per week during the implementation.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Stampli
Stampli's ease of use far exceeds that of Bill.com or Divvy. Almost every click is recorded in the audit trail and navigating within the portal is intuitive. Each tab is set up in order to follow the process flow, making even the newest of users comfortable.
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Zoho
We had a lot of problems with Exact Online, support-wise and price-wise. So Zoho Books wins on every point there. While Exact offers way more options, it tends to be really slow... and complex. Again Zoho Books wins. If you want an easy-to-use tool and not pay a lot of money, or if you are a small administration office with a few clients, this tool will be perfect for you.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Stampli
I would not change anything
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Stampli
Ease of deployment both domestic and international
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Stampli
  • decreases manual process - balances out the benefit to cost ratio in automation vs employee time
  • ACH payments allow for elimination of lost checks research and reprocessing
  • Vendor portal connection putt he tools in their hands to research any status they may need instead of internal employee time to research and provide
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Zoho
  • Integration: Zoho Books offers out of the box integrations to extend the functionality and connect with the applications you love like MailChimp, Microsoft Outlook, PandaDoc, and Quickbooks, etc.
  • Flexibility makes Zoho Books great!
  • Since I can use forecast reports, I can create customizable sales forecast data from the dashboard to accurately measure revenue forecasts and establish sales quotas.
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ScreenShots

Stampli Screenshots

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Zoho Books Screenshots

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