Accounting & Invoicing
BILL
End-to-end AP/AR automation with approval workflows and payments.
4.4· 1,564 reviews· via G2Founded 2006 · San Jose, CA
What is BILL?
BILL (formerly Bill.com) is a financial operations platform that automates accounts payable and accounts receivable for small and mid-sized businesses, including approval workflows and vendor payments. It syncs with major accounting software.
Best known for: End-to-end AP/AR automation for SMBs
Key features
- Accounts payable automation
- Accounts receivable and invoicing
- Approval workflows and controls
- ACH, card, and check payments
- Accounting software sync
- Spend and expense management
Who BILL is best for
- SMBs and mid-market needing structured AP/AR approvals
- Accounting firms managing multiple clients
- Companies wanting ERP/accounting-system sync
Ideal team: Growing SMB to mid-market finance teams (10–200 employees) needing multi-approver controls.
BILL pricing
Essentials
$49/per user / mo
- AP or AR (one direction)
- Standard approvals
- ACH & check payments
Team
$65/per user / mo
- AP and AR together
- Custom approval roles
- Accounting sync
Popular
Corporate
$89/per user / mo
- Advanced workflows
- Automated data entry
- API access
Enterprise
Custom
- Custom pricing
- Dual entitlement
- Premium support
Costs to watch before you commit
- Priced per user/month, so costs scale fast with seat count.
- Transaction fees apply on top of subscription: ACH $0.59, check $1.99 (overnight $24.99).
- International wire $19.99; instant payment 1% ($9.99 min / $100 max); card-funded 2.9%.
- Advanced features and API often push you to the Corporate tier.
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