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Medius vs Moneybird

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Medius

Accounting

Accounts payable automation and supplier payments for mid-market finance teams, Marlin Equity owned

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Moneybird logo

Moneybird

Accounting

Dutch online bookkeeping software for freelancers and growing entrepreneurs

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Moneybird has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Moneybird compact tier severely limits functionality with only 5 monthly transactions
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Medius and Moneybird actually diverge.

Attributes where Medius and Moneybird differ
AttributeMediusMoneybird
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb

Identical on both: 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 Medius

  • Invoice capture and coding
  • Matching and exception handling
  • Fraud and anomaly detection
  • Supplier payments
  • Approval workflow
  • ERP integration

Only in Moneybird

Nothing recorded that Medius does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Medius

  • A mid-market finance team where most spend arrives as an invoice with no purchase order to match againstnot Moneybird
  • A group with several legal entities on different ERPs that wants one AP process across all of themnot Moneybird
  • Reducing invoice fraud exposure with automated detection of supplier bank detail changesnot Moneybird
  • Replacing a scanning bureau and a shared AP inbox with automated capture and exception-based reviewnot Moneybird

Moneybird

  • Freelancer bookkeepingnot Medius
  • Small business accountingnot Medius
  • Growing entrepreneur accountingnot Medius
  • Full-featured bookkeeping managementnot Medius

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Moneybird

  • Compact tier severely limits functionality with only 5 monthly transactions
  • Bank connections limited to 5 on Start and Groei tiers until Compleet level
  • Multi-user support only available starting at Groei tier (29 EUR/month)

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Moneybird

Free
  • Compact$3/month
    • 1 user
    • 5 monthly transactions limit
    • 0 bank connections
  • Start$15/month
    • 1 user
    • 20 monthly transactions
    • 5 bank connections
  • Groei$29/month
    • 5 users
    • 50 monthly transactions
    • 5 bank connections
  • Compleet$41/month
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited monthly transactions
    • Unlimited bank connections

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.
Medius review

Choose Moneybird if

  • You want to start without paying.
Moneybird review

Questions people ask

Is Medius or Moneybird better?
Neither clearly leads. Medius starts at On request and Moneybird at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Medius or Moneybird?
Moneybird has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Medius and Free for Moneybird.
Does Medius or Moneybird run on more platforms?
Medius runs on Web, iOS, Android. Moneybird runs on Web.
Can I use Moneybird for free?
Yes. Moneybird has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Medius starts at On request.
What is Medius best used for?
Medius is most often used for a mid-market finance team where most spend arrives as an invoice with no purchase order to match against, a group with several legal entities on different erps that wants one ap process across all of them, reducing invoice fraud exposure with automated detection of supplier bank detail changes, replacing a scanning bureau and a shared ap inbox with automated capture and exception-based review. Of those, a mid-market finance team where most spend arrives as an invoice with no purchase order to match against and a group with several legal entities on different erps that wants one ap process across all of them are not what Moneybird is typically brought in for.
What can Medius do that Moneybird cannot?
Medius covers Invoice capture and coding, Matching and exception handling, Fraud and anomaly detection, Supplier payments.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Medius: 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.

Moneybird: How much does Moneybird cost and what free trial is available?

Plans start at EUR 3/month for Compact tier, with a 60-day free trial offering full Compleet access (EUR 41/month value) at no cost. Annual billing offers up to 25% discount across all tiers.

Source
Medius: Who owns Medius?

Marlin Equity Partners, which acquired it in 2017 and has funded several bolt-on acquisitions since.

Moneybird: What user limits exist across different Moneybird plans?

Compact and Start tiers are limited to 1 user. Groei supports 5 users. Compleet tier has unlimited users, making it the only option for multi-team organizations.

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Medius: How is it priced?

By quote, driven by invoice volume and entity count, with payments billed separately on transaction volume.

Moneybird: How many transactions can I process monthly on each Moneybird tier?

Compact allows 5 transactions/month, Start allows 20, Groei allows 50, and Compleet allows unlimited transactions. Transaction limits reset monthly.

Source
Medius: Does it replace our ERP?

No. It sits alongside the ERP and posts approved invoices into it.

Moneybird: Do Moneybird plans have bank connection limits?

Compact tier has zero bank connections. Start and Groei tiers each support 5 bank connections. Only the Compleet tier (EUR 41/month) offers unlimited bank connections.

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