Accounting · head to head
FloQast vs Medius

FloQast
Accounting
Close management software for accounting teams
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -

Medius
Accounting
Accounts payable automation and supplier payments for mid-market finance teams, Marlin Equity owned
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: FloQast no pricing is published, and the vendor states packages scale with business outcomes rather than seat count, which gives a buyer no unit to estimate against; Medius the sourcing, contract and procurement modules are considerably less developed than the AP core, so buying Medius as a full source-to-pay suite means accepting weak upstream tooling.
- They diverge on capability: FloQast covers Close management, Medius covers Invoice capture and coding.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FloQast and Medius actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).
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 FloQast
- Close management
- Reconciliation
- Flux analysis
- Audit prep
- Team collaboration
- NetSuite
- QuickBooks
- Sage
Only in Medius
- Invoice capture and coding
- Matching and exception handling
- Fraud and anomaly detection
- Supplier payments
- Approval workflow
- ERP integration
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
FloQast
- Managing the accounting close with checklists and reconciliationsnot Medius
- Automating account reconciliation and compliance workflowsnot Medius
Medius
- A mid-market finance team where most spend arrives as an invoice with no purchase order to match againstnot FloQast
- A group with several legal entities on different ERPs that wants one AP process across all of themnot FloQast
- Reducing invoice fraud exposure with automated detection of supplier bank detail changesnot FloQast
- Replacing a scanning bureau and a shared AP inbox with automated capture and exception-based reviewnot FloQast
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FloQast
- No pricing is published, and the vendor states packages scale with business outcomes rather than seat count, which gives a buyer no unit to estimate against
- The product is split into five separately packaged solution categories
- Every route to a figure runs through a personalised demo
Medius
- The sourcing, contract and procurement modules are considerably less developed than the AP core, so buying Medius as a full source-to-pay suite means accepting weak upstream tooling.
- Pricing is quote-only and driven by invoice volume, so a business with many low-value invoices pays disproportionately relative to the spend being controlled.
- Payments are billed on transaction volume separately from the AP subscription, which is easy to omit from a cost comparison against a licence-only AP tool.
- Private equity ownership since 2017 has produced an acquisition-driven product line, so payments and adjacent capability come from bought-in technology rather than the original platform.
- ERP integration depth varies sharply by system, and organisations on less common or heavily customised ERPs face integration work that lengthens the implementation.
Pricing, plan by plan
FloQast
$29/month- StandardFree
- Custom pricing
- Close management
- Reconciliation
Medius
On request- Medius AP Automation$undefined/year
- Two packaged AP automation tiers
- Priced by invoice volume and entity count
- Sourcing, contracts and procurement modules sold separately
Which should you pick?
Choose Medius if
- You need invoice capture and coding.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want matching and exception handling.
Questions people ask
- Is FloQast or Medius better?
- Neither clearly leads. FloQast starts at $29/month and Medius at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FloQast or Medius?
- FloQast starts at $29/month and Medius at On request.
- Does FloQast or Medius run on more platforms?
- FloQast runs on Web. Medius runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is FloQast best used for?
- FloQast is most often used for managing the accounting close with checklists and reconciliations, automating account reconciliation and compliance workflows. Of those, managing the accounting close with checklists and reconciliations and automating account reconciliation and compliance workflows are not what Medius is typically brought in for.
- What can FloQast do that Medius cannot?
- FloQast covers Close management, Reconciliation, Flux analysis, Audit prep. Medius covers Invoice capture and coding, Matching and exception handling, Fraud and anomaly detection, Supplier payments.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
FloQast: How much does FloQast cost?
FloQast does not publish specific pricing with dollar amounts. Instead, the company offers customized packages that scale with business outcomes rather than seat count. Pricing is tailored to each organization's unique needs, scope, and scale.
SourceMedius: Is Medius a procurement suite or an AP tool?
Primarily an AP automation platform with procurement modules attached. If sourcing is your main requirement, look elsewhere.
FloQast: Does FloQast charge per user?
No. FloQast explicitly states 'No Per-User Fees. Pricing Built Around Value, Not Headcount.' The company's pricing is customized to organizational requirements rather than based on the number of users.
SourceMedius: Who owns Medius?
Marlin Equity Partners, which acquired it in 2017 and has funded several bolt-on acquisitions since.
FloQast: What is FloQast's pricing model?
FloQast uses a value-based pricing approach with customizable packages across solutions like Close Management, Compliance & Risk, Financial Reporting, and AI Automation. Each organization receives a personalized pricing recommendation based on their unique challenges and objectives.
SourceMedius: How is it priced?
By quote, driven by invoice volume and entity count, with payments billed separately on transaction volume.
Medius: Does it replace our ERP?
No. It sits alongside the ERP and posts approved invoices into it.
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