Procurement blog with guides for finance and purchasing teams
Practical guides on purchase orders, approvals, invoice matching and running procurement in a mid-size company, written for controllers, CFOs and purchasing managers.
Bill.com pricing and fees for a purchasing team
Per user plans, payment fees and a worked monthly cost for 5 paying users, with purchase orders and a flat priced option. Replacing the platform? See the Airbase alternative.
Ramp vs Bill.com for purchase orders and approvals
Plans, per user pricing and fees compared for purchasing, with a worked monthly example for a 150 person company. Replacing Bill.com? See the Bill.com alternative.
Tipalti vs Bill.com for purchase orders and approvals
Plans, pricing basis and fees compared for purchasing, with a worked monthly example. Looking to replace a payments platform? See the Tipalti alternative.
Tipalti pricing and fees for accounts payable and procurement
Tipalti starts at 99 USD a month and quotes fees and procurement. See what is published, what buyers report and a flat priced option. Comparing card platforms? See the Ramp alternative.
Purchase order vs invoice and why finance needs both
The difference between the two documents, when each one is created, and why finance needs both to pay the right amount.
The procure to pay process, step by step
Every stage from purchase request to payment, as it runs in a company of about 200 people.
Purchase approval workflow with thresholds by amount and department
How to design an approval matrix that controls spend without slowing everyone down.
Three way match explained, with a worked example
How the PO, the receipt and the invoice are compared, and how to set tolerance rules.
Purchase requisition vs purchase order and when you need each
What a requisition is for, what a PO is for, and where one turns into the other.
How to choose procurement software for a mid-size company
A buyer's checklist for comparing procurement tools on fit, setup, pricing model and integrations.
Procurify pricing and cost, with a published-price alternative
What Procurify quotes are built from, what companies report paying per year, and the questions to ask sales before you sign.
Precoro pricing and cost per year for Core, Automation and Enterprise
What each Precoro plan costs per year, what it includes, what adds to the quote, and a month to month alternative.
Coupa pricing and cost per year, with a published price alternative
What Coupa quotes are built from, what companies report paying per year and for implementation, and how to negotiate or compare.
ProcureDesk pricing and cost per year, every plan compared
What Startup, Growth and Enterprise cost per year at 10, 30 and 60 users, what each includes, and a fixed price alternative.
Procurement Express pricing and cost per year for every plan
What Basic, Better and Best cost per year, how the monthly spend cap picks your plan, and a per company alternative without a cap. If you are replacing ProcureDesk instead, see the ProcureDesk alternative.
Tradogram pricing and cost for every plan
What Essentials, Premium and Scale include and cost, which workflow features sit on quoted plans, and what a 25 user approval chain really costs. Leaving a spend capped tool instead? See the ProcurementExpress alternative.
Procurement software for small business compared by price
What Spendwise, Tradogram, Procurer, ProcurementExpress, Precoro and ProcureDesk cost a 15 person purchasing team per year, and which plan covers approvals and receiving. Outgrowing Tradogram Essentials? See the Tradogram alternative.
Zip procurement pricing and Zip cost per year
What companies report paying Zip per year, the six factors that move a quote, a three-year cost model, and when a published price plan covers the same purchase to pay need. Comparing tools side by side? See the Zip procurement alternative.
ApprovalMax pricing plans and cost per year
What Standard, Advanced and Premium cost for Xero and QuickBooks Online at 100, 300 and 500 approved documents a month, what counts as a document, and when a purchasing system costs less. Buying for a grant-funded organization? See purchase order software for nonprofits.
Ramp procurement pricing and Ramp procurement cost per year
What Ramp Plus costs per user, why the procurement add-on and the platform fee are quoted, how cardholder count drives the bill, and what three mid-size companies would pay. Weighing ApprovalMax instead? See the ApprovalMax alternative comparison.
Spendwise pricing and Spendwise cost per user
What Spendwise Basic and Pro cost per user, why approvals and budgets push most teams to Pro, the yearly cost for 5 to 50 users, and when a per company plan is cheaper. Coming from an AP tool instead? See the Stampli alternative comparison.
Procurement software cost and pricing compared across 13 vendors
Published prices for Procurer, Tradogram, ApprovalMax, Spendwise, ControlHub, ProcurementExpress, Precoro and ProcureDesk, reported contract ranges for Procurify, Zip, Coupa and Ramp, and what drives the bill. Buying for a school? See purchase order software for schools.
Precoro vs Procurify pricing, features and fit
Precoro's published 499 and 999 USD plans against Procurify's quote-only model with free requester seats, integrations, hosting, and a 120 person cost example. Managing properties? See purchase order software for property management.
Spendwise vs Procurify pricing and features
Spendwise's 9 and 19 USD per user plans against Procurify's quote with free requester seats, priced at 5, 20, 50 and 100 users. Running an engineering firm? See purchase order software for engineering firms.
Procurify vs Ramp for purchase orders and pricing
Procurify's quoted procure to pay suite with free requesters against Ramp's procurement add-on on 15 USD per user Plus, priced at 50, 150 and 300 people. Running a plant? See purchase order software for manufacturing.
Stampli pricing and what Stampli costs
Stampli publishes no prices. Reported quote ranges, what drives the AP automation bill, which modules sit outside the core and a flat priced purchasing option. Buying for several sites? See purchase order software for multi-location businesses.
Planergy pricing and what Planergy costs
Planergy publishes no prices. How the per licence quote works, the one-year contract terms to check, every third party estimate we found and a flat priced option. Running clinics? See purchase order software for healthcare.
Order.co pricing and what Order.co costs
Order.co publishes no prices. How the quote depends on locations and usage, the fees in its terms and reviews, the 12-month auto renewal and a flat priced option. Running franchise units? See purchase order software for franchises.
Kissflow pricing and what Kissflow Procurement Cloud costs
Kissflow publishes no prices. The reported Procurement Cloud starting figure, the fixed annual agreement, the questions to put to sales and a flat priced option. Buying for a venture-backed team? See purchase order software for startups.
Fraxion pricing and what Fraxion spend management costs
Fraxion publishes no prices. The directory estimates by company size, the setup costs to ask about, a worked first year example and a flat priced option. Buying for several sites? See purchase order software for hotels.
Bill.com purchase orders and when a dedicated purchase order system is the better buy
Bill.com offers purchase orders on Corporate and as an add-on on Essentials and Team. See what each plan includes, a worked monthly cost and a flat priced option. Buying for contract work? See purchase order software for government contractors.
Vroozi pricing and what the platform costs per year
Vroozi publishes plan limits but no price. See what the three plans include, the reported cost range, questions for the quote and a flat priced option. Buying services for client work? See purchase order software for service businesses.
Airbase pricing and what the platform costs after the Paylocity deal
Airbase publishes no price and its pricing page now redirects to Paylocity. See what is confirmed, where purchase orders sit, questions for the quote and a flat priced option. Buying services for clients? See purchase order software for law firms.