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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    ZipBooks

    Score7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ZipBooks is an accounting software solution for small business owners and accountants. Users can track expenses, manage their team, send recurring invoices and manage projects.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    TipaltiZipBooks
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    ZipBooks Starter
    $0
    ZipBooks Smarter
    $15
    ZipBooks Sophisticated
    $35
    ZipBooks Accountant
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TipaltiZipBooks
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    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
    TipaltiZipBooks
    Considered Both Products
    Tipalti
    No answer on this topic
    ZipBooks
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    94 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    85 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    94 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    68 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    TipaltiZipBooks
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Tipalti and ZipBooks
    Feature
    Tipalti
    9.0
    64 Ratings
    18% above category average
    ZipBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies8.952 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Document Management8.749 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking9.461 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail9.255 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection9.354 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced OCR8.346 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer9.550 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Tipalti and ZipBooks
    Feature
    Tipalti
    8.6
    56 Ratings
    18% above category average
    ZipBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes8.953 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management9.153 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation7.833 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Tipalti and ZipBooks
    Feature
    Tipalti
    -
    Ratings
    ZipBooks
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Tipalti and ZipBooks
    Feature
    Tipalti
    -
    Ratings
    ZipBooks
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Tipalti and ZipBooks
    Feature
    Tipalti
    -
    Ratings
    ZipBooks
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Tipalti and ZipBooks
    Feature
    Tipalti
    -
    Ratings
    ZipBooks
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Tipalti and ZipBooks
    Feature
    Tipalti
    -
    Ratings
    ZipBooks
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Credit card processing00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    TipaltiZipBooks
    Small Businesses
    BILL
    Score8.2 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Stampli
    Score8.4 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
    TipaltiZipBooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (103 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (79 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TipaltiZipBooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    ZipBooks
    ZipBooks is really strong for small businesses (and non-profits like the ones I help manage). It may not yet be ready to handle medium or large businesses given the deep, niche functionality that is sometimes required in those cases.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    ZipBooks
    • Invoicing is particularly easy-to-use, quick, clean and beautiful. GREAT for branding.
    • The time tracker was unexpected, but very useful and integrates well with the invoicing. Leads to quick invoicing every time.
    • Customer support is phenomenal -- the support staff is friendly and helpful.
    • Although they are a new company, they are definitely on the right track!
    • I recommend this software to clients, colleagues, and friends alike, mostly for it quick and beautiful invoicing.
    • They do what they can to live up to their name! It doesn't take very long to get set up, or very long to create a complete invoice and send it to the right person.
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    Cons
    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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    ZipBooks
    • There is some difficulty with a need to learn the use of the menus, they are not open and click, at the moment, the user needs to open the menu then using the pad keys scroll down and use enter to select from the drop-down menu. A mouse does not work.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Tipalti
    Tipalti has always been responsive to our questions and concerns.
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Tipalti
    No issues here. Generally has been pretty fast.
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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
    Incentivized
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Tipalti
    Tipalti provides great How to online guide
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Tipalti
    The salesperson involved was involved in implementation which I found very helpful.
    Incentivized
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    ZipBooks
    I've primarily compared ZipBooks vs. Quickbooks because I've used Quickbooks at larger companies before. ZipBooks was the right fit for a smaller organization because it still had all the core features of Quickbooks but at a dramatically lower price that fits the budget.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Tipalti
    I did not make the decision to purchase this product.
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Tipalti
    We were given the option of only one integration.
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    ZipBooks
    • ZipBooks is entirely affordable, and with my current $15/mo payments, I get ROI pretty quickly.
    • Invoices are simple and easy to make, while staying beautiful and functional at the same time. This saves me TIME, which means that I don't need to spend 15-20 minutes fiddling with the software to make it do what I want it to do. It just works. And that means, I can spend more time doing client work, and managing projects and sales.
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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

    ZipBooks Screenshots

    Screenshot of ZipBooks DashboardScreenshot of ZipBooks TransactionsScreenshot of ZipBooks InvoicingScreenshot of ZipBooks Accountant Messaging