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Bill.com vs Cloze

Bill.com logo

Bill.com

Software

Automate your financial workflows

From
Free
Rated
-
Cloze logo

Cloze

Software

Relationship management for professionals

From
$50/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Bill.com has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Bill.com limited customization of approval workflows and user permissions for complex business needs; Cloze four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
  • They diverge on capability: Bill.com covers AP automation, Cloze covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bill.com and Cloze actually diverge.

Attributes where Bill.com and Cloze differ
AttributeBill.comCloze
Starting priceFree$50/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20062012

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bill.com

  • AP automation
  • AR automation
  • Payment processing
  • Approval workflows
  • Document management
  • Vendor management
  • Cash flow insights
  • Mobile approvals

Only in Cloze

  • Contact management
  • Communication history
  • Relationship insights
  • Task management
  • Integration aggregation
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • LinkedIn

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bill.com

  • Invoice processingnot Cloze
  • Bill paymentsnot Cloze
  • Vendor paymentsnot Cloze
  • Cash flow managementnot Cloze
  • Financial automationnot Cloze

Cloze

  • CRM that builds contact records automatically from email and calendarnot Bill.com
  • Tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entrynot Bill.com

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bill.com

  • Limited customization of approval workflows and user permissions for complex business needs
  • Limited international payment capabilities compared to specialists like Tipalti
  • Customer support response times are slow, with agents often lacking product expertise

Cloze

  • Four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
  • Campaign automation, marketing mail and generative AI require the Business Platinum plan at $42 per user per month
  • Lead routing, sub team hierarchies and enterprise controls are Platinum only
  • Even the Business Gold plan at $29 per user excludes the matching engine and lead capture
  • The concierge service is an add on at $20 per user per month with a $500 monthly minimum
  • Every published rate assumes annual billing

Pricing, plan by plan

Bill.com

Free
  • Essentials$49/month
    • Core AP and AR functionality
    • Manual CSV import/export
  • Team$65/month
    • Automatic 2-way sync with QuickBooks Online, Xero
  • Corporate$89/month
    • Procurement features
    • Custom approval policies
    • Sync with NetSuite, Dynamics

Cloze

$50/month
  • Professional$50/month
    • Contact management
    • Communication history
    • Insights
  • Team$100/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Team collaboration
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Bill.com if

  • You need ap automation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want ar automation.

Choose Cloze if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want communication history.

Questions people ask

Is Bill.com or Cloze better?
Neither clearly leads. Bill.com starts at Free and Cloze at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bill.com or Cloze?
Bill.com has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bill.com and $50/month for Cloze.
Does Bill.com or Cloze run on more platforms?
Bill.com runs on Web. Cloze runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Bill.com for free?
Yes. Bill.com has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Cloze starts at $50/month.
What is Bill.com best used for?
Bill.com is most often used for invoice processing, bill payments, vendor payments, cash flow management. Of those, invoice processing and bill payments are not what Cloze is typically brought in for.
What can Bill.com do that Cloze cannot?
Bill.com covers AP automation, AR automation, Payment processing, Approval workflows. Cloze covers Contact management, Communication history, Relationship insights, Task management. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bill.com: What payment methods does Bill.com support?

Bill.com supports ACH transfers, checks, corporate cards, and international transfers. ACH payments cost $0.59 per transaction, checks cost $1.99, and card payments incur a 2.9% fee.

Source
Bill.com: Does Bill.com offer a free tier?

Yes. Bill.com offers a free Spend & Expense plan for access to credit lines from $1,000-$5M with corporate cards, budgets, and expense tracking.

Source
Bill.com: Which accounting systems does Bill.com integrate with?

Bill.com integrates with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Enterprise, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, and Xero, with automatic two-way syncing on most plans.

Source

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