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

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

Pick Medius if

• Fits if you run a finance team on one of the listed ERPs and approve a lot of invoices
• Works for firms that want fraud checks on invoices

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you can't see a price, as both plans are quoted by sales
• Too light for expense reports on its own, as expense management is an add-on at extra cost
• Tight if you have several entities, as AP Essentials covers 1 and AP 360 covers 3
• Watch out: Copilot and fraud detection are AP 360 only
• Skip it if your ERP isn't on its list of five

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.

Medius

• No prices are published; both AP Essentials and AP 360 are quoted through sales.
• AP Essentials covers 1 entity and standard support; AP 360 covers 3 entities and adds Copilot and fraud detection.
• Expense management, procurement and payments are separate add-ons at additional cost.
• The site lists ERP connections to Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle NetSuite, Oracle Fusion, Oracle JDE and SAP S/4HANA.

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.

Medius

Invoice capture and matching

Both packages include Medius Capture, multi-way matching, prepayments, recurring invoices and analytics.

AI assistant for approvers

Medius Copilot answers approvers' questions from company data, and Supplier Conversations handles supplier queries; both are in the AP 360 package.

Fraud and risk detection

Machine learning flags risk and enforces policy across the invoice lifecycle, and AP 360 adds a supplier portal.

Statement reconciliation

AI matches supplier statements to invoices to spot missing or mismatched ones and avoid late or duplicate payments.

Spend suite add-ons

Payments, supplier onboarding, procurement, sourcing, expense management and contract management can be added to a subscription.

Esker

Pricing could not be confirmed. See esker.com.

Medius

Pricing could not be confirmed. See medius.com.