AvidXchange vs BILL (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, BILL grades higher than AvidXchange: 2.6 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
AvidXchange grades higher on value for money. BILL grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BILL
Bill pay, invoicing and free company cards for small businesses
Which one is for you
Pick AvidXchange if
- Fits if you pay many supplier invoices and want them automated
- Works for companies that run NetSuite, Sage or QuickBooks
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want employee expense reports or company cards
- Watch out: no prices are published, only a demo request
- Tight if your ERP is not listed, since integration depth varies by ERP
- Skip it if you want a free plan or a trial, as neither is listed
Pick BILL if
- Fits if you pay lots of supplier bills by ACH or check and want them approved before money goes out
- Works for accounting firms running bill pay for several clients
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're a small team, as every Essentials user pays $49 a month and each ACH payment $0.59
- Skip it if you want automatic QuickBooks or Xero sync without paying $65 a user for Team
- Tight if you pay bills by card often, since that costs 2.9% a payment
- Watch out: mailed checks are $1.99 each and USD wires abroad $19.99, on every plan
- Watch out: the billing term isn't stated, the trial is offered only in most cases, and NetSuite needs Enterprise
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAvidXchangeWeak | 2.6GPABILLGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo prices are published and the site routes visitors to a demo request. It sits in the middle by default. | DGraded against its bill pay alternatives. A ten-person company paying 20 supplier bills by ACH pays $60.80 a month on Essentials: $49 for one user plus $11.80 in fees at $0.59 each. Nickel, Ramp and Brex send ACH free, and two-way QuickBooks or Xero sync needs Team at $65. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no free plan and no trial are on record for this listing. | CSpend & Expense is free: Divvy cards, budgets, receipts and reimbursements, though card and payment fees still apply. Bill pay and invoicing, the main job, need a paid plan, and the trial is offered in most cases with no length given. |
| Features | CInvoice, purchase order and payment automation plus AP as a service, but it covers payables rather than employee expense reports or company cards. | BThe whole job: a bills inbox with approval rules, payments by ACH, check or card, local-currency transfers to 130+ countries, invoices with auto-pay, Divvy cards with budgets, AI bill coding from Team and purchase orders on Corporate. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. ERP connections and approval flows take setting up. | A4.86 from 48,758 App Store ratings, the top band. There are approval rules and an accounting link to set up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only on the listing, with NetSuite, QuickBooks, Microsoft, Sage, Acumatica and Blackbaud. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, syncing with QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Dynamics and Acumatica, with an API. No desktop app is listed, and Essentials swaps data with QuickBooks and Xero by CSV only. |
| Best for | accounts payable automation and supplier payments | bill pay with approvals and free company cards |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AvidXchange and BILL. How we grade
Where they differ
- AvidXchange also covers workflow automation and reports.
- BILL also covers invoicing, expense tracking and company cards.
At a glance
| AvidXchange | BILL | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $49 per user / month for AP & AR, billing term not stated |
| Free plan | None | BILL Spend & Expense: corporate cards, budgets, expense tracking and reimbursements with no subscription or per-user fee. Card and payment fees still apply. |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial of the AP & AR plans "in most cases"; length not stated |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | AvidXchange | BILL Operations, LLC |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | bill.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AvidXchange
- No prices are published; the site routes visitors to a demo request.
- It covers payables rather than employee expense reports or company cards.
- A pricing page did not exist at the usual address when checked.
- Integration depth varies by ERP; check the integrations list for yours.
BILL
- Payments carry fees on every plan: $0.59 per ACH payment, $1.99 per mailed check, $19.99 per USD wire abroad, and 2.9% to pay a bill by card.
- The Essentials plan exchanges data with QuickBooks and Xero only by CSV file; automatic two-way sync starts on Team, and NetSuite or Sage Intacct needs Enterprise.
- Spend & Expense is provided by Divvy Pay LLC, the Divvy Card is issued by its bank partners, and credit lines depend on approval.
- Every Essentials and Team user pays the full seat price; cheaper approver-only seats come with Corporate and Enterprise.
Key features
AvidXchange
- Invoice automation
- Captures invoices and routes them through customizable approval workflows with a full audit trail.
- Purchase order automation
- Purchase order handling that sits alongside invoice processing in the same AP flow.
- Payment automation
- Pays suppliers by virtual card, AvidPay Direct or mailed check through the AvidXchange Supplier Hub.
- Accounts Payable as a Service
- A managed AP setup that ERPs and accounting systems can embed so they need not build their own.
- Industry integrations
- Connections for NetSuite, QuickBooks, Microsoft, Sage, Acumatica, Yardi, MRI and others.
BILL
- Accounts payable
- Bills arrive in one inbox, are routed through approval rules and are paid by ACH, check, virtual card or card, with W-9s collected by an agent.
- Invoices and receivables
- Send one-off or recurring invoices, chase them with automatic reminders, and get paid by ACH or card with auto-charge and auto-pay.
- Spend & Expense with the Divvy Card
- Corporate cards with budgets and spending rules. Receipts are captured by photo or text message and matched to transactions.
- International payments
- Pay suppliers in more than 130 countries, in their local currency with no BILL fee beyond the exchange rate, or by USD wire.
- AI bill coding
- From the Team plan, the Invoice Coding Agent fills in line-by-line accounting codes on incoming bills.
- Procurement
- Purchase requests, purchase orders, tolerance rules and 2-way matching, included on Corporate and an add-on below it.
Plans
AvidXchange
Pricing could not be confirmed. See avidxchange.com.
BILL
Spend & Expense$0
BILL Divvy Card, budgets, receipt capture, reimbursements and credit lines from $1,000 to $5M, subject to approval.
Essentials$49
per user / month, billing term not stated
Bill entry and approvals, payments by ACH, card or check, invoicing, W-9 collection. Syncs with accounting software by CSV only.
Team$65
per user / month, billing term not stated
Adds automatic two-way sync with QuickBooks and Xero, AI bill coding, custom user roles and cash flow forecasting.
Corporate$89
per user / month, billing term not stated
Adds custom approval policies, purchase orders and requests, cheaper approver-only users, single sign-on and multi-entity books.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds sync with NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Dynamics and QuickBooks Enterprise, 2- and 3-way matching, dual control and premium phone support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AvidXchange or BILL?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AvidXchange has no price we could confirm, and BILL starts at $49 per user / month for AP & AR, billing term not stated.
Which has a free plan, AvidXchange or BILL?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only BILL has a free plan. AvidXchange does not.
Which platforms do AvidXchange and BILL run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only BILL lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
