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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Stampli

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AStampli offers software to run any procure-to-pay (P2P) process — and Billy, an AI employee, to operate it. The platform unifies Procurement, Invoice Management, and Payments in one system that automates AP while keeping teams in control.N/A

    Zoho Books

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AZoho 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. Zoho offers a 14 day free trial.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    StampliZoho Books
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
    Standard
    $20
    per month per org
    Professional
    $50
    per month per org
    Premium
    $70
    per month per org
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    StampliZoho Books
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Zoho 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 Stampli and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Stampli
    8.8
    16 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Document Management8.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking9.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail8.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection8.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced OCR8.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Stampli and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Stampli
    9.0
    15 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes9.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management8.811 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Stampli and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Stampli
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Stampli and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Stampli
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.6
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Stampli and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Stampli
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    9.0
    27 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.727 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Stampli and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Stampli
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.3
    28 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.117 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings8.819 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Stampli and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Stampli
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Stampli and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Stampli
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    25 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.421 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings9.420 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
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    StampliZoho Books
    Small Businesses
    Tipalti
    Score7.7 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yooz
    Score8.8 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Yooz
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    StampliZoho Books
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    8.9
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    5.3
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.8
    (3 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
    The Stampli tech is very good in processing our transactions and linking to our accounting system. And even for any pain points encountered, we have worked with their tech and customer rep teams (specifically [...]) to promptly resolve the matter in a seamless and pain free way (unlike our previous invoice processing provider).
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Stampli
    • Learning - Billy the bot learns much quicker than our previous OCR.
    • Global lookup - we have multiple entities which creates a challenge for finding invoices entered in the wrong place. Stampli has removed this issue.
    • Maximizing manpower - reduces the need for more personnel.
    Incentivized
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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
    • Only 1 template for vendor onboarding--we have multiple vendor "types" that would benefit from having tailored invites to the vendor portal
    • The software doesn't locate invoice details (such as invoice total) after the 1st page
    • Invoice discrepancy reporting could be easier and more robust
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Stampli
    A lot of checks and balances in the system that are an accountant's dream - just takes some time to understand the new process to get up to speed.
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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.
    Incentivized
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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
    Tipalti was not system friendly to what we needed (syncing with NetSuite) and the implementation process was frustrating. We experienced delays and no responses from their team. Stampli has been the complete opposite! It's user friendly, from approvers to coders, reasonably priced, and their team members are responsive, caring, and genuine in getting you set up for success
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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
    • The best testament to Stampli is that is has decreased DTP (days to process) by over 3 days.
    • It has transformed invoice approval. No invoices are being sent duplicate times for approval by error. Stampli does a great job at identifying duplicate invoices.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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