AvidXchange vs Settle

AvidXchange automates accounts-payable work for middle-market businesses, including invoice processing, approvals, purchasing, and payments. AvidInvoice uses AI to extract invoice data, route invoices, support customizable approval workflows, and show status in real time. It supports two-way purchase-order matching and three-way matching with a receipt. AvidPay automates business bill payments while customers retain approval control and can track payment status. The company says it offers 240 accounting-system integrations, including Oracle NetSuite, Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft, Sage, Acumatica, Blackbaud, MRI, and Yardi. Its AI is described as extracting invoice data with 99%+ accuracy, matching invoices to purchase orders, and recommending approval actions. Suppliers can check invoice and payment status through the AvidXchange Supplier Hub 24/7. The service supports web and API access, multi-entity use, approval workflows, purchase-order matching, and payment execution. AvidXchange describes layered security, fraud monitoring, multifactor-authentication support, and vulnerability management. Pricing is paid and available on request.

Settle is web-based accounts payable automation for high-growth consumer and CPG brands. It captures invoice data, matches bills to purchase orders, routes approvals, and schedules payments without manual data entry. Approval rules can be based on vendor, amount, or accounting category, with single-step or multi-tier workflows. Payment methods include ACH, paper checks, domestic wires, and international payments in 40+ currencies. Approved bills and payments can sync with QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Xero, and Finaloop. The free Launch plan includes unlimited seats and transactions; international wires cost $15.00. Accelerate costs $199 a month, billed monthly, and includes free international wires, a dedicated success manager, and white-glove onboarding support. Settle Working Capital offers non-dilutive funding with flexible 30–120 day repayment terms. Launch also includes procurement, landed costs, AI invoice data extraction, bills of materials, vendor management, and automated W-9/W-8 collection. Settle states that it is SOC 2 Type II Certified.