Esker Accounts Payable Automation vs Nanonets Invoice OCR

Esker Accounts Payable Automation handles invoice processing for large companies and complex finance organizations, from receipt through posting to an ERP. AI and machine learning extract and structure invoice data; invoices without detected exceptions can proceed without manual intervention. Business rules compare invoice details with purchase orders and goods receipts, and configured workflows route invoices to approvers based on rules such as entity, amount or cost centre. The supplier portal gives suppliers visibility into invoice and payment status and supports communication and issue resolution. The cloud platform supports AP processes across ERP environments, multiple entities, and dashboards with KPIs and insights. Esker lists pre-built integrations for SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and Sage, along with REST APIs and file exchange. Esker Anywhere lets users review, approve, hold or return invoices on Apple and Android devices. Invoice and workflow history is archived for traceability. The product is paid, with pricing available on request; there is no free plan or trial.

Nanonets Invoice OCR captures invoice data with AI to reduce manual entry. Its interface displays the extracted information for verification, and its pretrained extractor handles key-value fields and tabular details such as line-item descriptions, rates, and quantities. Users can train a custom model on their data to add fields for free, or request a model with additional fields. The first 100 invoices are free; line-item extraction is available on a paid plan. Documents can arrive by email, file drop, cloud folder, or API, and the service offers API integrations and custom workflows. Listed integrations include Gmail, Outlook, Google Drive, Dropbox, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Salesforce, and Slack. It runs on the web, through an API, and as a self-hosted deployment. Nanonets says its products are GDPR compliant and can be hosted on premise. Starter begins with $50 in credits, then costs $100/month for 100 credits; Enterprise lists private deployment, regional data residency, audit logs, SIEM integration, and dedicated support with SLAs.