RAQOZ Purchase Approvals vs Zoho Procurement

RAQOZ Purchase Approvals records purchase requests, applies organisational value and policy rules, and captures the accountable decision before a supplier commitment. Requests can include the need, location, department, value, purpose and supporting evidence. Configured value, category and policy rules identify the approver. That person can approve, reject or record a controlled exception with a reason. Once authorised, a request can continue into RFQ, comparison, award and order without entering the decision again. Material actions retain the actor and timestamp; corrections add new evidence rather than silently overwriting history. RAQOZ is a web workflow aimed at growing businesses moving away from email and WhatsApp approvals, finance and operations teams handling delegated authority, and multi-location groups. It records procurement decisions and payment states, but does not move money or replace an accounting ledger. The Launch plan is free for one organisation, one location and up to five active internal users. Paid plans start at $49/mo billed annually. Slack and Teams connectors are beta; direct ERP connectors are planned. Cyclotron Technologies publishes and operates RAQOZ.

Zoho Procurement manages purchasing from employee requests through supplier payments as a source-to-pay platform. Employees can submit catalog or ad hoc requests that proceed through hierarchical approvals, custom workflows, and automation rules. Sourcing tools handle RFx events, bid comparisons, evaluations, and supplier shortlisting. Suppliers can use a self-service portal to bid, manage purchase orders, submit invoices, and track payments. The system can create purchase orders from approved requests and RFQs, record partial or complete deliveries, and use OCR and AI to capture invoice data and validate it against orders and receipts. Payment options include ACH, batch payments, and connected banking for India, with availability varying by plan. Premium costs $35 per user per month billed annually; Enterprise costs $75 per user per month billed annually. Each purchased user license includes 50 requester licenses. A 14-day trial includes all features and does not require credit card information to start. The service runs on Android, iOS, web, and API. Zoho lists weekday phone and email support, available 24 hours a day Monday through Friday.