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    Tungsten AP Essentials

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ATungsten AP Essentials (formerly Kofax AP Essentials, or ReadSoft) is an accounts payable solution that automates the capture and validation of invoices from any source, in any format.N/A

    Zoho Billing

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AZoho Billing is a comprehensive billing management solution designed to facilitate one-time invoicing, recurring billing, Subscription Management, and multi-model usage-based billing. The platform automates the entire Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) cycle, ranging from plan configuration to payment collection, revenue recognition, and financial reporting. Zoho Billing functions as a revenue management platform engineered to manage every stage of the Q2C process within a unified…

    $25

    per month per organization (billed annually)

    Pricing
    Tungsten AP EssentialsZoho Billing
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard
    $25
    per month per organization (billed annually)
    Premium
    $59
    per month per organization (billed annually)
    Enterprise Edition
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tungsten AP EssentialsZoho Billing
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    Tungsten AP EssentialsZoho Billing
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Tungsten AP Essentials and Zoho Billing
    Feature
    Tungsten AP Essentials
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zoho Billing
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Document Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced OCR9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of Tungsten AP Essentials and Zoho Billing
    Feature
    Tungsten AP Essentials
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Zoho Billing
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    User Testimonials
    Tungsten AP EssentialsZoho Billing
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    We are using Tungsten with the former Readsoft OCR Products and Ebydos webcycles. All incoming paper-based invoices, delivery documents, advices, etc. will be scanned and digitized incl. OCR by Tungsten. They are highly integrated in SAP processes and own developments. Tungsten Ebydos Webcycle is used for approval workflows for deviations in orders, PO volume, pricing, etc. This is also fully integrated in SAP workflows, incl. own developments.
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    Zoho
    [Zoho Subscriptions is great] for startup agencies or businesses that charge monthly subscriptions of some kind. For most other [softwares,] you are paying at least $100 per month just to have the software. Zoho [Subscriptions] gives you the chance to take advantage of starting at [zero dollars,] which keeps your cost down until you understand the software before you have to upgrade. I feel like you can easily bootstrap your startup business to keep costs down. As you [are] moving forward, and are bringing in several thousand per month in revenue, it can scale up without costing a lot. [The subscriptions] [...] [start] to cost more, [...] if you have one time payments; you then need additional software from Zoho [Subscriptions] to handle the needs, and it starts adding up to typical [back- end] management software, with multiple log in points which start to drain your time budget. [At] that point, I ended up looking for a more all in one software that manages both contacts, one time and recurring invoices, reminders, etc. By the time our revenue exceeded [$5,000] per month[,] I [needed] to save time and looked for other options. [However,] I have other friends who still use it and they are generating $10k or more per month.
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    Pros
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    • Excellent scanning and OCR.
    • Highly configurable workflows.
    • Audit proven transparency in SAP Systems.
    • Scalable and flexible solution.
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    Zoho
    • Integrating with other ZoHo modules
    • Pricing
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    Cons
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    • OCR recognition issues.
    • Interface Issues/sometimes slow interfaces.
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    Zoho
    • Declined payments, there wasn't a big alarm that went off automatically when a payment was declined. I have set up different notifications when this happens in the future though.
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    Usability
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    Industry-leading OCR and workflows, highly integrated into SAP Systems.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Zoho Billing covers our subscription and invoicing needs well and fits nicely into our Zoho setup, but its broken GA4 integration is a real limitation for our use case.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    Industry-leading OCR Products (Readsoft) and Webcycles (Ebydos). Very flexible, scalable, and highly integrated with SAP processes and own developments.
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    Zoho
    Zoho [Subscriptions] is a lot easier to set up recurring payments and notifications than [Stripe] or [PayPal] alone. They offer notification reminders that will help manage clients, versus setting up an API [..] communication system [to] your own with the others. Clients have an easier time changing credit cards around in Zoho [Subscriptions,] whereas in Stripe and Paypal, you have a lot more manual work.
    Thryv is [an] all in one [package] for both one time and recurring payments, which I prefer over Zoho [Subscriptions], without having to create new client files in each system; [Thryv] [...] also has notification options which is a time saver. Thryv can also send test email review requests after a trigger or an [invoice] has been paid, whereas you would have to create an API integration with another service to do so in Zoho [Subscriptions]. Overall, Zoho [Subscriptions] is a great system, for most of my personal clients logging into different systems for different needs. [In] addition to subscriptions, [this] is the downfall, but it [is] still a great option for many businesses.
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    Return on Investment
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    • Not yet, but replaces highly manual efforts.
    • Brings good productivities in AP processing.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • We no longer worry about missing payments or tracking the rental program.
    Incentivized
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