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Compare BILL AP/AR and Ottimate 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (58.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 1 user Per Month
No pricing available
BILL AP/AR
Star Rating
(1,562)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansOttimate
Star Rating
(157)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OttimateBILL AP/AR vs Ottimate
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Ottimate easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Ottimate overall.
- Reviewers felt that Ottimate meets the needs of their business better than BILL AP/AR.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ottimate is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ottimate over BILL AP/AR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BILL AP/AR
ESSENTIALS
$49.00
1 user Per Month
Spend 50% less time on AP, automate invoicing, and get paid 2x faster.
- Manually integrate with accounting software via CSV file import/export
- Easily enter bills
- Automate approval workflow
Ottimate
No pricing availableFree Trial
BILL AP/AR
Free Trial is available
Ottimate
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,347
9.1
124
Ease of Use
8.8
1,385
9.1
124
Ease of Setup
8.6
939
8.7
79
Ease of Admin
8.7
795
9.1
61
Quality of Support
8.0
1,185
9.0
115
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
789
9.2
60
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
1,356
9.0
117
Features by Category
Payment Methods
8.8
134
Not enough data
7.5
114
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Payment Processing
8.5
127
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.5
130
Not enough data
8.2
122
Not enough data
8.2
116
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
Security and Compliance
8.7
106
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
8.4
105
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
101
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.8
104
Not enough data
Payment Types
8.8
102
Not enough data
7.8
93
Not enough data
7.2
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment
7.0
23
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.0
21
Invoice Management
8.6
718
|
Verified
8.7
61
7.7
607
8.0
48
8.4
681
|
Verified
8.7
54
Invoice Processing
8.2
687
|
Verified
8.4
55
8.7
764
|
Verified
8.2
44
8.6
725
|
Verified
8.7
52
7.6
626
|
Verified
7.7
43
Analytics
8.8
760
|
Verified
8.2
52
Feature Not Available
7.7
38
7.4
614
|
Verified
7.7
39
Integration
8.7
759
|
Verified
8.9
57
8.5
735
|
Verified
8.6
42
7.8
621
|
Verified
8.2
40
Risk
7.7
604
8.2
44
8.0
614
8.2
47
7.3
569
7.8
40
Recovery
7.5
565
7.5
37
7.6
630
7.6
38
Audit
7.8
635
8.2
43
7.6
572
7.8
38
7.6
599
7.9
43
8.3
635
8.8
59
Fraud
8.0
650
7.8
39
7.8
602
7.9
40
8.0
605
7.8
40
Agentic AI - AP Automation
6.8
248
Not enough data
6.9
245
Not enough data
7.0
243
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
8.2
383
|
Verified
7.8
68
8.7
397
|
Verified
8.3
82
8.4
380
|
Verified
7.7
71
Invoice Processing
9.1
446
|
Verified
8.9
87
Feature Not Available
8.6
87
8.4
388
|
Verified
8.3
80
8.7
375
|
Verified
8.3
81
Analytics
8.9
432
|
Verified
8.4
76
8.1
366
|
Verified
7.7
56
8.0
342
|
Verified
7.5
58
8.9
402
|
Verified
8.2
65
Integration
8.7
437
|
Verified
8.7
83
8.9
436
|
Verified
8.6
66
8.0
360
|
Verified
8.3
62
8.6
407
|
Verified
8.1
69
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
7.4
84
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
7.4
83
Not enough data
Payment Processing
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
7.5
29
Not enough data
6.9
27
Not enough data
6.7
26
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
6.9
24
Not enough data
6.8
23
Payment Options
Not enough data
7.1
22
Not enough data
8.1
27
Security
Not enough data
7.4
26
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
7.9
26
Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Data Transfer
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.2
345
Not enough data
8.6
362
Not enough data
8.5
352
Not enough data
Bill Processing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
362
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
297
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
6.7
66
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
321
Not enough data
8.6
320
Not enough data
Platform Administration
8.0
316
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
7.8
306
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
8.4
309
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
8.5
223
Not enough data
7.3
205
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
Integrations
8.5
219
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Transactions
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.6
242
Not enough data
Workflows
8.6
222
Not enough data
8.2
222
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounts Receivable Automation
6.9
51
Not enough data
AI - Accounts Receivable
7.0
48
Not enough data
6.6
46
Not enough data
6.6
47
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BILL AP/AR and Ottimate are categorized as AP Automation, Invoice Management, and Payment Processing
Unique Categories
BILL AP/AR is categorized as Contractor Payments, Enterprise Payment, Accounts Receivable, Billing, and Cash Flow Management
Ottimate is categorized as Restaurant Business Intelligence & Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BILL AP/AR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Ottimate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Accounting
19.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.0%
Computer Software
6.2%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Financial Services
4.7%
Other
54.9%
Hospitality
29.0%
Restaurants
27.7%
Food & Beverages
13.5%
Accounting
11.6%
Retail
4.5%
Other
13.5%
Discussions
How come some of our sttachments dont sync into Bill.com (they are .pdf's) and otherones do?
2 Comments
EC
hi i am also a victim of this BITLL which until now my money is under frozen how can i get it?Read more
How long does Bill com take to pay?
2 Comments
DW
Far, far too long. Where an international wire usually arrives within a couple of days if done without them involved, they take 7. Worst of all, they appear...Read more
When will you have more flexibility with invoices for billing - i.e. adding the ability to have comments on invoices
1 Comment
KJ
From my account, I have the option to add messages on invoices. I have this option both with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Read more
What is the fastest way to upload?
3 Comments
JN
Forwarding an email is the fastest way. I would contact your vendors and ask them to directly email invoices to your personalized Plate IQ email.Read more
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