BILL
Accounts payable, accounts receivable and spend automation for small and mid-sized businesses, syncing with the accounting system rather than replacing it.
- Starting price
- From $49 / user / month
- API
- Yes, the BILL v3 REST API with webhooks, on the Corporate and Enterprise plans
- Hosting
- Cloud (SaaS)
Overview
BILL, formerly Bill.com, is financial automation software for small and mid-sized businesses built around accounts payable, accounts receivable and spend management. On the payables side it captures bills, routes them through approval workflows and pays vendors; on the receivables side it issues invoices, tracks payments and collects online. BILL is not a general ledger of its own: bills, invoices and payments sync two-way with the accounting platform a business already uses. Payables and receivables are sold in four per-user plans, while the separate Spend & Expense product is free.
Our take
BILL is the right shape when the bottleneck is approvals and chasing payment rather than the books themselves, since it leaves the ledger where it is. A business that wants one system for bookkeeping and payments should look at an accounting suite with billing built in instead. Read the plan ladder before committing, because API access sits on the two upper tiers, so a team that intends to build its own integration is not buying at the entry price. If card spend is the real problem, the free Spend & Expense side may be worth more than the payables subscription.
Key Facts
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Starting price | From $49 / user / month Essentials plan for accounts payable and receivable, billed per user. BILL Spend & Expense is free to use; Enterprise pricing is custom. |
| API | Yes, the BILL v3 REST API with webhooks, on the Corporate and Enterprise plans |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) |
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Features
- Invoicing and quotes
- Yes, accounts receivable with custom invoices, recurring billing, automated reminders and online payment collection
- Bookkeeping and bank feeds
- No general ledger of its own; bills, invoices and payments sync two-way with the accounting platform in use
- Expenses and receipts
- Yes, via BILL Spend & Expense: corporate cards, budgets, expense tracking and reimbursements
- Tax and compliance
- 1099 filing from BILL Accounts Payable: payments to 1099 vendors are tracked and 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC forms are collected, created and filed with the IRS through the Tax1099 integration, or exported as CSV for another filing service
- Payroll
- No payroll product; BILL covers accounts payable, accounts receivable and spend and expense, with employee reimbursements handled in BILL Spend & Expense
- Reports and exports
- Customisable reports and dashboards across AP, AR and Spend & Expense, filtered by date, vendor, customer, department, category, budget, card or user, with company, budget and individual views, plus exception and budget-versus-actual reports; exports and sync into QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics, and CSV export profiles for other systems and BI tools
- Integrations and API
- Yes, the BILL v3 REST API with webhooks, available on the Corporate and Enterprise plans
Integrations
- QuickBooks Online
- QuickBooks Pro/Premier
- QuickBooks Enterprise
- Xero
- Oracle NetSuite
- Sage Intacct
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Acumatica
- Sage 50
- Sage 100
- Blackbaud
- FreshBooks
- Tax1099
- Tallie
- Hubdoc
- Earth Class Mail
- Slack
Deployment and Support
- Deployment
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- Cloud (SaaS)
- Browser-based
- Support
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- Email helpdesk
- Phone
- Chat
- Onboarding
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- Documentation and knowledge base
- Company size
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- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Automates accounts payable and receivable with approval workflows
- Two-way sync with the accounting platform a business already uses
- Separate Spend & Expense product with corporate cards is free to use
- v3 REST API with webhooks on the higher plans
Limitations
- Not a general ledger; a separate accounting system is still needed
- API access is limited to the Corporate and Enterprise plans
Pricing
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Essentials
$49 / user / month
Accounts payable or receivable automation with manual sync to accounting software.
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Team
$65 / user / month
Adds enhanced controls and automatic two-way sync with major accounting platforms.
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Corporate
$89 / user / month
Adds procurement, further customization and API access, for managing AP, AR and procurement together.
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Enterprise
Not stated
Custom pricing; adds multi-entity capabilities, priority support and advanced integrations.
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Spend & Expense
Free
Corporate cards, budgets, expense tracking and access to credit lines, at no software cost.
Alternatives and Comparisons
FAQ
- Is BILL the same as Bill.com?
- Yes. BILL is the current name of the company and product formerly known as Bill.com.
- Does BILL replace my accounting software?
- No. BILL automates accounts payable, accounts receivable and spend, but it is not a general ledger. Bills, invoices and payments sync with the accounting platform a business already uses rather than replacing it.
- Does BILL have an API?
- Yes. The BILL v3 REST API, with webhooks for real-time events, is available on the Corporate and Enterprise plans.
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