Basware vs Esker (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Basware if

• Fits if you are a large company with many supplier invoices
• Works for finance teams that need e-invoicing and compliance

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want employee expense reports or cards, as it doesn't handle them
• Watch out: no prices are published, only a talk to the team
• Skip it if you are small: the site is framed for large organizations
• Skip it if you want a free plan or a trial, as neither is listed

Pick Esker if

• Fits if you want invoices, purchasing and collections handled in one suite
• Works for finance teams that already run an ERP and want to add to it

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need employee expense reports; they show up only as a mobile approval item
• Not for you if you have no ERP, because it sits beside one rather than replacing it
• Pricey if you want to compare costs first, as no price is published
• Watch out: the site mentions mobile approvals but names no iOS or Android app

Basware

• No prices are published; the pricing page says to speak to the team about a subscription.
• It handles supplier invoices and procurement, not employee expense reports or cards.
• The site frames it for large and mid-sized organizations with complex requirements.

Esker

• No prices are published; the site directs visitors to request a demo or contact sales.
• It is built around invoices, purchasing and collections; employee expense reporting appears only as a mobile approval item.
• It sits beside an ERP rather than replacing one, so a company needs its own accounting system.
• The site mentions mobile functions for approvals, but does not name iOS or Android apps.

Basware

AP automation

Solutions listed include SmartCoding, SmartPDF, invoice matching and InvoiceAI for PO and non-PO invoices.

e-Invoicing network

Receive and send e-invoices through a network Basware says has 220+ partners, with an archive and interoperability between formats.

Compliance

Basware says it is VAT compliant in 60+ countries and lists a global e-invoicing compliance map for changing mandates.

Invoice and payment protection

Guardian for AP covers AP Protect, AP Audit & Recovery, statement matching and bank account verification through Trustpair.

e-Procurement

A procure-to-pay line with e-procurement and a marketplace extends from invoices into spend management.

ERP connections

The pricing page claims integration capability for 250+ ERP systems across more than 175 countries, including an SAP Cloud ERP hub.

Esker

Accounts payable automation

AI-driven data capture and electronic workflow for supplier invoices, aimed at touchless processing and a payment approval workflow.

Procurement and contracts

Sourcing, supplier onboarding and risk management, purchase requisitions and a single repository for contracts.

Order-to-cash

Order and claims management, credit approval, invoice delivery, online payment, cash application and collections for the receivables side.

E-invoicing compliance

The site claims e-invoicing compliance in 60+ countries and has dedicated pages for France, Italy and Spain, plus EDI.

ERP integration and mobile

Integrates with over 70 ERP systems rather than replacing them, and has mobile functions for approving requisitions, invoices and expense reports.

Basware

Pricing could not be confirmed. See basware.com.

Esker

Pricing could not be confirmed. See esker.com.