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Forecasting Software
Pigment helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Accounting Software
FloQast helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Expense Management Software
Tipalti helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Forecasting Software
Anaplan helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
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164 profiles. Filter by category, pricing model, deployment type, or trial access.
Pigment helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
FloQast helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Tipalti helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Anaplan helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
AuditBoard helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Abacum is a collaborative FP&A platform that connects finance teams with business stakeholders for real-time planning, reporting, and analysis.
Acumatica is a cloud ERP with unlimited user pricing, covering financials, distribution, manufacturing, CRM, and project accounting.
ADP is the largest payroll and HCM provider globally, serving businesses of all sizes with payroll, tax filing, benefits, and HR management.
Airbase helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Aloha by NCR is an established restaurant POS platform used by major restaurant chains for enterprise-grade table management, ordering, and operations.
Anrok provides sales tax compliance purpose-built for SaaS companies, handling taxability determinations, calculations, and filing for digital products.
ApprovalMax adds multi-step approval workflows to Xero and QuickBooks, giving finance teams control over bills, POs, and expense claims.
Avalara helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
AvidXchange focuses on AP automation and payment execution for mid-market companies, with a payments network that covers checks, ACH, and virtual cards.
BambooHR is an HR platform with payroll, time tracking, benefits, hiring, onboarding, and performance management for small and mid-size businesses.
Basware provides end-to-end AP automation and e-invoicing with a global compliance network spanning over 70 countries.
BILL helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Billtrust automates the full order-to-cash cycle including invoice delivery, payment acceptance, and cash application for B2B companies.
BlackLine helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Board combines planning, business intelligence, and predictive analytics in a unified platform for enterprise decision-making.
Bonsai combines invoicing with proposals, contracts, time tracking, accounting, and tax preparation for freelancers and small agencies.
Botkeeper is an AI accounting platform purpose-built for accounting firms, automating transaction categorization, bank reconciliation, and journal entries with 97% GL posting accuracy across 5,000+ business clients.
Brex offers corporate cards, expense management, bill pay, and travel in a unified spend platform, now expanding from startups to enterprise.
Canopy provides practice management and tax resolution software for accounting firms, covering client management, document workflows, and IRS transcript analysis.
Causal is a modern modeling and planning tool that replaces complex spreadsheets with visual, shareable financial models and dashboards.
CCH Tagetik provides corporate performance management covering financial close, consolidation, planning, regulatory reporting, and ESG disclosure.
Centage provides automated budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for mid-market finance teams with pre-built financial logic and templates.
Center provides free corporate card and expense management with real-time reporting and no expense reports required from employees.
Centime combines AP and AR automation with cash flow forecasting and working capital solutions in a single platform for mid-market finance teams.
Certify (by Emburse) provides straightforward expense management with receipt capture, approval routing, and reimbursement for mid-market companies.
Chargebee is a subscription billing platform with revenue recognition, dunning management, and flexible pricing model support for SaaS and subscription businesses.
Chargify (now part of Maxio) provides B2B subscription billing with component-based pricing, relationship invoicing, and revenue events.
Chaser automates accounts receivable chasing and payment collection with smart reminders that integrate directly with Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage.
Clover provides POS hardware and software for small businesses with an app marketplace for extending functionality across retail, restaurants, and services.
Coupa unifies procurement, invoicing, expenses, and payments into a single business spend management platform used by large enterprises.
CrowdReason provides property tax management and data analytics for enterprises with large real estate and fixed asset portfolios.
CSC Corptax provides corporate income tax compliance, provision, and data management for large enterprises with complex multi-state and international tax obligations.
Cube is an FP&A platform that connects spreadsheets to a central data source, enabling collaborative planning, reporting, and analysis for mid-market finance teams.
DataRails is an FP&A platform that lets finance teams keep working in Excel while adding automation, consolidation, and real-time data connectivity.
Dayforce (formerly Ceridian) provides a single HCM platform with continuous payroll calculation, workforce management, and global capabilities.
Deel enables companies to hire and pay employees and contractors in 150+ countries with built-in compliance, EOR services, and global payroll.
Diligent HighBond helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Drake Software provides professional tax preparation software for individual and business returns, known for speed, value, and tax preparer loyalty.
Drivetrain provides AI-powered FP&A with automated data integration, multi-dimensional modeling, and collaborative planning for growing companies.
Emburse provides a portfolio of expense management products (Abacus, Certify, Chrome River, Nexonia, Tallie) spanning SMB to enterprise.
Epicor provides ERP solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail, and building supply industries with strong shop floor and supply chain capabilities.
Epos Now provides cloud POS for retail and hospitality businesses with 100+ integrations and flexible hardware options.
Esker automates both accounts payable and accounts receivable with AI-powered document processing and a supplier collaboration portal.
Expensify simplifies expense reporting with SmartScan receipt capture, automated approval workflows, and corporate card management for growing teams.
FastSpring is a full-service ecommerce and billing platform for software companies, acting as merchant of record for global digital product sales.
Fraxion provides spend management with purchase orders, requisitions, expense claims, and budget tracking for mid-market companies.
FreshBooks provides invoicing-first accounting software built for freelancers, service businesses, and small teams that need time tracking and expense management.
Fyle provides real-time expense management with credit card integration that automates receipt capture and expense reporting from everyday apps.
Gaviti provides autonomous AR management with AI-driven collections, dispute resolution, credit monitoring, and cash application.
GEP SMART is a unified source-to-pay procurement platform for large enterprises with spend analytics, sourcing, contracts, and PO management.
Gusto is an all-in-one people platform for small businesses, combining payroll, benefits, HR, and compliance in a user-friendly interface.
Harvest combines time tracking with invoicing and expense management, making it a favorite for consultants and agencies billing by the hour.
Heartland provides POS and payment solutions for restaurants, retail, and service businesses with a focus on customer engagement and data security.
Helcim offers free POS software with interchange-plus payment processing, online stores, and invoicing — no monthly fees for the software.
HighRadius helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
HoneyBook combines invoicing with proposals, contracts, scheduling, and client management for creative professionals and service businesses.
IBM Cognos provides enterprise BI, reporting, and planning capabilities with AI-powered insights for large organizations.
IFS Cloud provides ERP, enterprise asset management, and field service management for asset-intensive and project-centric industries.
Infor CloudSuite provides industry-specific ERP solutions for manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, hospitality, and public sector on AWS.
Intuit ProConnect is a cloud-based professional tax preparation platform offering pay-per-return pricing for individual and business returns.
Invoiced automates accounts receivable workflows including invoicing, collections, payments, and cash application for growing B2B companies.
Jaggaer provides enterprise procurement software covering sourcing, supplier management, PO management, and spend analytics with industry-specific solutions.
Jedox is an enterprise performance management platform with a powerful in-memory OLAP engine for planning, budgeting, and forecasting at scale.
Jirav provides FP&A software for small businesses and accounting firms with driver-based planning, dashboards, and workforce modeling.
Justworks is a PEO that provides payroll, benefits, compliance, and HR tools with a simple, transparent pricing model for small businesses.
Kintsugi uses AI to automate sales tax compliance for startups and growing companies, covering nexus analysis, calculations, and filing.
Kissflow Procurement is a low-code procurement platform with purchase orders, vendor management, and approval workflows built on Kissflow's workflow engine.
Kofax (now Tungsten Automation) provides intelligent automation for AP including advanced OCR, document classification, and workflow orchestration.
Kolleno automates B2B collections and receivables management with smart workflows, payment portals, and credit risk scoring.
Lightspeed provides cloud POS and ecommerce for retail and restaurant businesses with advanced inventory, reporting, and omnichannel selling.
Loyverse is a free mobile POS app for small businesses with inventory management, sales analytics, and optional loyalty and advanced inventory add-ons.
LucaNet provides financial consolidation, planning, and reporting with automated data quality checks for multi-entity finance teams.
Maxio (formerly SaaSOptics + Chargify) combines billing management with SaaS financial operations including revenue recognition, analytics, and reporting.
Medius combines AP automation with embedded payment capabilities, letting finance teams process invoices and pay suppliers from a single platform.
Melio is a free B2B payment platform that lets small businesses pay vendors by bank transfer or card, even when the vendor only accepts checks.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 combines ERP and CRM modules with deep Microsoft ecosystem integration for finance, supply chain, and operations.
MineralTree automates invoice-to-payment workflows for mid-market finance teams with smart payment optimization and ERP integration.
Mosaic is a strategic finance platform that provides real-time financial modeling, automated reporting, and metric dashboards for high-growth companies.
Navan (formerly TripActions) combines corporate travel booking with expense management and corporate card programs in a single platform.
Oracle NetSuite is a cloud ERP with built-in accounting, CRM, inventory, and ecommerce that scales from SMB to mid-enterprise.
Numeric helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Odoo is an open-source ERP with modular apps covering accounting, inventory, manufacturing, CRM, ecommerce, and HR at competitive pricing.
OneStream helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
OnPay provides straightforward, affordable online payroll with benefits administration and HR essentials for small businesses.
Oracle EPM Cloud provides enterprise performance management covering financial consolidation, planning, close management, and narrative reporting.
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP provides comprehensive enterprise resource planning covering financials, procurement, project management, and risk in the cloud.
Order.co consolidates purchasing across vendors with automated ordering, spend management, and AP automation for multi-location businesses.
Order2Cash covers e-invoicing, collections, cash allocation, and dispute management with a strong European compliance focus.
Paddle is a merchant of record that handles billing, payments, tax compliance, and global selling so software companies do not have to.
Papaya Global provides global payroll and payments infrastructure for enterprises, processing payroll in 160+ countries with real-time analytics.
Paychex provides payroll, HR, and benefits for small and mid-size businesses with optional dedicated HR support and advisory services.
Paycom provides single-application HCM with Beti employee-driven payroll that lets employees verify and approve their own paycheck before processing.
Paycor provides HCM software covering payroll, HR, benefits, talent, and workforce management for leaders at small and mid-size businesses.
Payhawk combines corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, and accounts payable in a single spend management platform for European and global teams.
Paylocity provides payroll and HCM with a focus on employee engagement, modern user experience, and mid-market service quality.
PayPal Invoicing lets businesses send free invoices and accept payments through PayPal, credit cards, and debit cards globally.
Paystand provides B2B payment infrastructure and AR automation with zero-fee bank-to-bank payments and blockchain-verified transactions.
Planful helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Precoro provides procurement and AP automation with purchase orders, budgeting, and approval workflows at a transparent per-user price.
ProcureDesk provides simple purchase order management and procurement automation for small businesses using QuickBooks or NetSuite.
Procurify provides cloud procurement and purchasing software with PO management, approval workflows, and real-time spend tracking for growing companies.
Prophix provides corporate performance management covering budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting for mid-market finance teams.
QAD provides cloud ERP for global manufacturing companies, specializing in automotive, food and beverage, consumer products, and life sciences.
Quadient AR (formerly YayPay-acquired) automates collections, credit management, and cash application with predictive analytics for B2B finance teams.
QuickBooks is the most widely used small business accounting software, covering bookkeeping, invoicing, payroll, and tax preparation.
Ramp combines corporate cards, expense management, bill pay, and AP automation in a free platform focused on helping companies spend less.
Recurly provides subscription billing with industry-leading decline management that recovers failed payments and reduces involuntary churn.
Remote provides global employment, contractor management, and payroll for companies hiring internationally, with owned local entities in 80+ countries.
Revel Systems provides iPad-based POS for restaurants and retail with an open API, advanced inventory, and enterprise-ready multi-location management.
Rillion (formerly ReadSoft Online) automates AP workflows with AI invoice capture, approval routing, and deep ERP integration for mid-market to enterprise teams.
Rippling combines HR, payroll, benefits, IT, and spend management in a unified employee data platform that automates cross-system workflows.
Sage 300 (formerly Accpac) provides multi-entity, multi-currency ERP for small and mid-size businesses with strong international operations support.
Sage Intacct is a cloud-native accounting platform with deep multi-entity, multi-dimensional reporting built for growing mid-market companies.
SAP Ariba connects procurement and AP workflows through the world's largest B2B commerce network, serving enterprises with deep SAP ERP integration.
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) provides financial consolidation, planning, and budgeting natively integrated with SAP ERP environments.
SAP Business One is an ERP for small and mid-size businesses covering accounting, purchasing, inventory, manufacturing, and CRM.
SAP Concur is the market-leading travel and expense management platform used by enterprises worldwide for policy enforcement and spend visibility.
SAP S/4HANA is SAP's flagship intelligent ERP suite running on HANA in-memory database for real-time enterprise operations.
Shopify POS unifies in-store and online selling with integrated inventory, customer profiles, and omnichannel capabilities for retail businesses.
Sidetrade uses AI-powered order-to-cash automation with predictive analytics to optimize collections, credit, and cash flow for global enterprises.
Sovos provides tax compliance and reporting solutions covering sales tax, VAT, e-invoicing, and regulatory reporting for global operations.
Spendesk provides all-in-one spend management with corporate cards, expense reports, invoice payments, and budgets for European mid-market companies.
SpotOn provides POS and business management for restaurants and small businesses with integrated payments, marketing, and loyalty programs.
Square provides a free POS system with integrated payments, inventory, staffing, and business management tools for small businesses.
Square Invoices lets small businesses send free invoices and accept card payments, integrating with Square's broader payments and POS ecosystem.
Stampli helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Stripe Billing provides developer-first recurring billing with subscription management, usage-based pricing, and Stripe's global payment rails.
Stripe Invoicing provides developer-friendly invoice creation with built-in payment links, hosted payment pages, and Stripe's global payment infrastructure.
SumUp provides affordable mobile card readers and POS solutions for micro businesses and solopreneurs with simple flat-rate processing.
SYSPRO provides ERP for manufacturing and distribution companies with strong inventory, production, and supply chain management.
TaxBit provides tax information reporting and cryptocurrency tax compliance for enterprises, financial institutions, and digital asset platforms.
TaxJar automates sales tax calculations, reporting, and filing for ecommerce businesses across all US states with nexus.
Tesorio provides cash flow performance management combining AR automation, collections, and real-time cash forecasting for finance teams.
Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE is an enterprise tax technology platform covering indirect tax, direct tax, transfer pricing, and tax information reporting.
Toast is a restaurant-specific POS and management platform covering ordering, payments, kitchen display, online ordering, and restaurant operations.
TouchBistro is an iPad-based restaurant POS with table management, menu engineering, staff scheduling, and kitchen display capabilities.
Tradogram offers free procurement software with PO management, supplier management, and RFQ capabilities for small and mid-size businesses.
TriNet is a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) that provides payroll, benefits, HR, and compliance as a co-employment partner for small businesses.
Trintech Cadency helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
UKG provides HCM and workforce management solutions including UKG Pro for HCM and UKG Ready for mid-market payroll and HR.
Upflow helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Vena helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Vend (now part of Lightspeed) provides cloud retail POS with strong inventory management, customer loyalty, and ecommerce integration.
Versapay helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Vertex helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Wave offers free accounting and invoicing software for freelancers and micro businesses, monetized through payment processing and payroll add-ons.
Wolters Kluwer CCH provides corporate tax compliance, tax provision, and tax research tools for accounting firms and enterprise tax departments.
Workday Adaptive Planning helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Workiva provides a connected reporting platform for SEC filings, ESG reporting, internal controls, and financial close management.
Xero is a cloud accounting platform popular with small businesses and their advisors, offering bank feeds, invoicing, and a large app marketplace.
YayPay helps finance and accounting teams run a more controlled operating workflow.
Yooz delivers cloud AP automation with AI-driven invoice capture and over 250 native ERP integrations at a price point accessible to mid-market teams.
Zahara provides purchase order and invoice automation with approval workflows designed to integrate with Xero, Sage, and other UK-focused accounting systems.
Zamp offers fully managed sales tax compliance as a service, handling registration, calculation, filing, and remittance for growing businesses.
Zoho Billing (formerly Zoho Subscriptions) provides subscription billing and recurring invoicing for small businesses within the Zoho ecosystem.
Zoho Books is an affordable cloud accounting platform that integrates tightly with the Zoho ecosystem for small businesses.
Zoho Expense provides affordable expense reporting and travel management for small businesses within the Zoho ecosystem.
Zoho Invoice is a free invoicing application for freelancers and small businesses with time tracking, expenses, and multi-currency support.
Zuora is an enterprise subscription management platform covering billing, revenue recognition, payments, and subscription analytics for large companies.
Head-to-head comparisons
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The best finance software depends on the workflow you need to improve. For accounting and close management, tools like Sage Intacct, NetSuite, and QuickBooks are commonly shortlisted. For AP automation, Bill.com, Tipalti, and Stampli lead. For FP&A and forecasting, Anaplan, Pigment, and Mosaic are popular choices. The right answer depends on your team size, existing tech stack, and most urgent workflow problem.
Start by identifying the software category that matches your workflow problem. Then filter by pricing model, deployment type (cloud vs. on-premise), and whether a free trial is available. Compare shortlisted tools on implementation complexity, integration support, and total cost of ownership — not just feature checklists.
Key evaluation criteria for accounting software include: multi-entity support, automated reconciliation, close management workflows, audit trail depth, ERP integration capabilities, and reporting flexibility. Also consider deployment model (cloud vs. on-premise), pricing structure (per-user vs. per-entity), and implementation timeline.
Several finance tools offer free tiers or free trials. Wave and ZipBooks offer free accounting for small businesses. Many AP automation and expense management tools offer free trials ranging from 14 to 30 days. Use the trial access filter on this page to find tools you can evaluate before committing.