hh2 AP Routing & Approval vs Pleo

hh2 AP Routing & Approval helps construction teams capture invoices, assign job and cost codes, attach purchase orders, and route approvals. Rules can send invoices to approvers by job, vendor, amount, or other criteria. Approval paths support thresholds, sequential or parallel reviews, and escalations. OCR extracts invoice data, and users can submit invoices and receipts digitally. During review, teams can add cost coding and supporting documents; approved invoice, coding, and payment data sync to an ERP. Users can follow invoice status in real time and view approval and timestamped audit histories. The system can manage AP processes across multiple divisions or companies. Mobile users can review and approve invoices; hh2 lists iOS 13.4 or later and Android 9.0 or later, with offline app features limited until connectivity returns. Listed integrations include Sage Intacct, Sage 300, Sage 100, Spectrum, Foundation, Vista, QuickBooks Desktop, and QuickBooks Online. Pricing is available on request. hh2 says onboarding, training, and ongoing customer service are included, and most contractors are live within weeks.

Pleo combines company spending cards with tools for managing business expenses and payments. It supports expense management, reimbursements, cash management, accounts payable, and multi-currency use, with real-time expense tracking and automated expense reports. Depending on the plan, businesses can set card limits, approval workflows, and AI-powered spending guidelines. Pleo lists integrations including Xero, NetSuite, QuickBooks, SAP SuccessFactors, FreeAgent, Xledger, Twinfield, and BambooHR. It runs on the web, Android, and iOS, and provides an API. Pleo says it encrypts data in transit using TLS 1.2 with AES256 and SHA384 and stores and processes customer data in AWS data centers in Ireland. Its listed compliance information includes PCI-DSS, GDPR adherence, Google's Cloud Application Security Assessment, and a Cloud Security Alliance CAIQ self-assessment. Plans start at £8 a month, billed monthly; Build is £14 a month per user, billed yearly, and Optimise is £18 a month per user, billed yearly. A free trial is offered for Start and Build.