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BILL vs Rho (2026): which should you pick?

As of Nov 12, 2026, BILL grades higher than Rho: 2.6 against 1.6 out of 4.0.

Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA

BILL grades higher on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms. Rho grades higher on value for money.

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

Free plan · from $49/mo

Rho

Business banking, corporate cards and expense tools in one app

Paid

Which one is for you

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

Pick Rho if

  • Fits if you already bank with Rho and want to approve and file on your iPhone
  • Works for founders who handle receipts from their phone

Look elsewhere if

  • Not for you if you use Android, as only an iPhone listing is on record
  • Pricey if you can't see a price, as none could be read
  • Watch out: Rho says it is not a bank, and banking and cards come from Webster Bank, N.A., Member FDIC
  • Too light for full expense policies, as the listing shows card, receipt and approval screens only

How we grade them

2.6GPABILLGood1.6GPARhoWeak
Value for money
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.
CNo price could be read, as rho.co blocked automated requests. Middle by default against the category's $7.50, $12 and $20.
Free plan and trial
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.
FNo free plan and no trial on record, so nothing to try before paying.
Features
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.
CCard management, receipts, reimbursement requests, payment approvals and balances. It is an account companion more than a full expense system.
Ease of use
A4.86 from 48,758 App Store ratings, the top band. There are approval rules and an accounting link to set up first.
C4.6 on the App Store, but from only 53 ratings, which is under the 300 we need for a rating to count. You also need an account.
Platforms and integrations
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.
CiPhone only on record, with no web or Android listing confirmed. One family of devices.
Best forbill pay with approvals and free company cardsmanaging a Rho business card and bank account on iPhone

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: BILL and Rho. How we grade

Where they differ

  • BILL also covers invoicing.
In commoniOSExpense trackingBill payCompany cards

At a glance

BILLRho
PricingFree planPaid
Starts at$49 per user / month for AP & AR, billing term not statedNot published
Free planBILL Spend & Expense: corporate cards, budgets, expense tracking and reimbursements with no subscription or per-user fee. Card and payment fees still apply.None
Free trialFree trial of the AP & AR plans "in most cases"; length not statedNone listed
Web
iOS
Android
Made byBILL Operations, LLCUnder Technologies, Inc. (Rho Technologies)
Price read frombill.comNot confirmed
CheckedOct 18, 2026Nov 12, 2026

Worth knowing

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.

Rho

  • No prices could be read: rho.co answered automated requests with a security check, so pricing is unverified.
  • The App Store listing is for iPhone only; other platforms were not confirmed from a page we could read.
  • Rho says it is not a bank; banking services and cards come from Webster Bank, N.A., Member FDIC.

Key features

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.

Rho

Card management
The app lets users monitor, lock and create Rho cards, and add cards to a mobile wallet.
Receipts and expense details
Employees file receipts and expense details from the app, and a recent update lets them split one transaction into parts and categorize each.
Reimbursement requests
Staff can request reimbursement for mileage and out-of-pocket spend from the app.
Payment approvals
Approvers can approve or reject payments from the app.
Balances and check deposit
The app shows banking balances and supports depositing checks.

Plans

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.

Rho

Pricing could not be confirmed. See rho.co.

Common questions

Which is cheaper, BILL or Rho?

As of Nov 12, 2026, BILL starts at $49 per user / month for AP & AR, billing term not stated, and Rho has no price we could confirm.

Which has a free plan, BILL or Rho?

As of Nov 12, 2026, only BILL has a free plan. Rho does not.

Which platforms do BILL and Rho run on?

As of Nov 12, 2026, only BILL lists a web app and an Android app. Both list an iOS 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.
How we review and grade