AP Automation Software
Take control over invoice and bill processing with smart, intuitive, and actionable AP Automation
The Stampli AP Automation Approach
Stampli is a complete Accounts Payable Automation (AP Automation) software that brings together accounts payable communications, documentation, corporate credit cards, and ACH or check payments all in one place, allowing AP to have full control and visibility over corporate spending.
By centering communications on top of the invoice itself, AP departments collaborate and communicate better with approvers, vendors, and any stakeholder involved with purchases, allowing approvals to happen 5x faster.
Stampli’s AP Automation software solution uses Artificial Intelligence technology — Billy the Bot — to automate AP invoice processing and learns an organization’s unique patterns to simplify GL-coding, automate approval notifications, identify duplicates and more.
Automating accounts payable in this way gives users visibility into bill activities, statuses, and ownership with greater transparency and accountability. Audit-ready histories of approved bills are stored in the Stampli AP Automation system, and invoices can be accessed anytime.
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- Intelligent AP Automation
- Real-Time, Accurate Invoice Capture & Coding
- Keep Pace with Change
- Scale for Growth
- Centralized Collaboration
- AP Automation Process Visibility
- Automated Communications
- Audit-Ready History
- Launch in Days, not Months
- Keep Existing Process & Systems
- Easy-To-Use, Intuitive AP Automation Interface
- Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device
Stampli AP Automation Software Capabilities
Segregation of Duties
Enforce internal controls and mitigate fraud by using standard and customizable roles and permissions.
Collaboration Hub
Centrally send, track, view invoice communications and activities directly on top of the invoice.
Smart AP Processing
Automate invoice capture & coding with AI, machine learning, and advanced AP Automation technologies.
Intuitive Dashboard
Effortlessly transition from paper to virtual trays using the Stampli AP Automation dashboard familiar to any AP processor.
Full Visibility
Gain 360-degree visibility into invoice status and metrics using advanced search, reports, and management dashboard.
Payment Agnostic
Pay vendors using any payment systems with the ability to easily update payment informationin Stampli.
Seamless Integration
Easily integrate Stampli AP Automation into your specific procurement and accounting processes, and any financial system without IT support.
Fast Implementation
Get started with AP Automation in days — not months — as our Customer Success team guides you through a fast and easy setup process.
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AP Automation Reports
2022 G2 Report for AP Automation Software
Stampli is named to G2’s Leader Quadrant for AP Automation in a field of 44 players, and is rated #1 in Customer Satisfaction.
Download this AP Automation report for Fall 2022 to learn why customers love Stampli, how AP Automation streamlines payment and invoice processes, and more.
In this report, you will receive:
- The G2 Grid® Report for AP Automation Software
- AP Automation Index Reports for Implementation, Usability, Relationship, and Results
- Software Reviews and Satisfaction Ratings for AP Automation Software
- Accounts Payable Automation Product Comparisons
- AP Automation Customer Testimonials

What is Accounts Payable Automation?
Accounts Payable Automation (AP Automation) is a technology system used by accounting teams to automate accounts payable invoice processes. AP Automation software is equipped with intelligent optical character recognition (OCR) technologies which integrates both artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) softwares to automate accounts payable invoice and payment processes.
The most common automation for accounts payable takes place with the receipt, capture, and coding of invoices.
Intermediate AP Automation systems will also streamline processes such as purchase order (PO) matching and three-way matching against goods or services delivered. At the intermediate level, you can expect the identification of duplicate invoices, mismatch notifications and other fraud prevention functionality.
Advanced AP Automation systems take it a step further by bridging the communications divide between AP teams and non-accounting colleagues by turning invoices into a collaboration tool to ensure control over the procure-to-pay process.
Best of breed AP Automation systems are rare and they provide end-to-end AP Automation with the ability to pay inside the system or outside the AP Automation system. All the while offering a variety of payment methods which don’t push fees on vendors and they make payment reconciliation easy.
AP Automation FAQs
AP Automation from Stampli streamlines the accounts payable invoice approval process by identifying the correct approvers, sending notifications, and automating reminders. In addition, AP Automation enables businesses to keep all documents (Purchase Orders, receiving documents or receipts, and previous invoices) in one place so everyone has what they need to take action.
Yes. With AP Automation from Stampli, the invoice itself becomes a communications channel and historical record where all comments, questions, answers, and invoice inputs are documented in a central and searchable location. Anyone can be invited to the conversation including vendors where they have limited access to what they can see if invited.
AP Automation securely stores all invoice-related documents electronically within the system for up to 7 years. Documents for AP Automation often include supplier invoices, files and contracts, W-9s, and invoice history.
Where there is an integration with an ERP or accounting system, documents like Purchase Orders (POs) allow for easy access to adjustments and real-time receiving information of POs from your accounting system.
Yes. The Stampli AP Automation has built-in advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify duplicate invoices. Stampli’s AI-helper, Billy the Bot performs duplicate invoice checks along the way. Billy the Bot checks from the time an invoice is uploaded, to when it’s registered, and even when communicating with integrated systems. When there is a duplicate or potential duplicate invoice, Stampli will present a warning message at the top of the invoice.
In short, yes. AP Automation from Stampli provides controls in more ways imaginable to mitigate fraud and improve security over your financials. An example of control for the invoice approval process—is by setting approval limits for a specific or all users. Or requiring an additional approver when a limit is reached or invoice amount is changed by AP. Reporting functionality tools also provide full control and visibility into suspicious activity by AP staff or management.
With Stampli, the AP Automation software digitally captures invoice data by utilizing technologies like advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make invoice processing fast and easy. Stampli’s very own, Billy the Bot, can manage approval identification and auto-populates fields based on your specific accounting codes which includes any custom fields you might have.
Invoice approval workflows can be either dynamic or predefined. Dynamic approvals use machine learning capabilities to auto-suggest approvers for specific invoices. Predefined approvals require you to define approvals using an approval workflow builder.
Vendors can interact with AP Automation in a few ways. They can send invoices or bills directly into your Stampli account. Then a Vendor Portal is available for all customers that enable this feature through their system settings. The Stampli Vendor Portal must be enabled by the Stampli customer and is available by invitation only.
The benefit of the Stampli Vendor Portal is that it helps customers reduce the communications overhead by providing an online portal to their vendors where the status of an invoice can be accessed 24/7.
Any external users including vendors can be asked a question on top if the invoice in Stampli as an external contact. As an external contact, they can only view the invoice image and a section to respond to the specific question asked.
Stampli AP Automation offers API integrations to connect directly with a company’s accounting, financial, or ERP system. The Stampli API integration ensures up-to-date and constant data flow between systems. Stampli also offers a file integration for systems without an API integration.
There are 29 software providers in G2’s Grid® Report for AP Automation in Winter 2022 and Stampli has the best satisfaction rating at 96/100. Stampli AP Automation is the best across indexes as the company is ranked #1 overall in Implementation, Usability, Relationship, and Results indexes.
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AP Automation News, Blogs & Case Studies

There has been a broad shift underway in the accounts payable world in recent years. years. Where once paper invoices were processed strictly by hand, a cumbersome effort that could take weeks, if not months, companies are now opting en masse for AP automation software. It’s easy to see why this happens. Companies that look… read more

We’re excited to announce that Stampli is named an Accounts Payable (AP) Automation Leader in G2’s Spring 2022 Reports. This marks the 11th consecutive quarter we’ve received this distinction, and we’re delighted to provide our happy customers with the levers to intelligently control corporate spend no matter how it’s paid – from corporate credit cards… read more

By Ernie Humphrey, CTP, Treasury Webinars In my last blog, I examined how companies are investing in AP automation. In this blog I will leverage the results of the AP Automation: The How, Why and ROI survey to offer insight into why companies of all sizes across a diversity of industries are investing in AP Automation… read more

We’re excited to announce that Stampli has been recognized in G2’s 2022 Best Software Awards, earning several spots on its global Best Software Products for 2022 lists. “This recognition from G2 validates the work we’re doing at Stampli to deliver the best end-to-end AP Automation software to our customers,” said Tiffaney Fox Quintana, Vice President… read more

AP automation software is a good investment. It promises to save time and money and turn accounts payable into a strategic driver for business by streamlining manual processes and providing transparency and visibility of invoice data. The challenge for CFOs is turning the promise into an actual business plan for automation – which means understanding… read more

We’re thrilled to announce that Stampli has been recognized as the “Best Automation & Invoice Management Software” in the 2021 FinTech Awards by Wealth & Finance Magazine. The 2021 FinTech Awards honors excellence in the global FinTech industry for companies delivering game-changing financial innovations that transform the way businesses manage finances. This award comes in… read more

Seeing is believing. We’ve all heard this maxim hundreds of times, but it rings especially true when it comes to accounts payable automation. At Stampli, we’ve written a lot of content around the benefits of AP automation, the ROI your organization can expect, and even how to work with the management team on implementation. While… read more

Does your accounts payable department struggle with any of the following challenges? Lost invoices and other important documents? Approval bottlenecks? Understaffing? Sketchy purchase orders? Duplicate invoices or documents? Employees not following expense claims policies? Late invoice payments that impact operations? Mountains of paperwork? Invoices and other documents in a multitude of different formats? Tedious,… read more

Facilitates digital transformation by reducing physical office space needs by 3X Eliminating manual processes is getting easier for businesses with the rise in digitization of offices and use of cloud computing. Many businesses are looking for automation to eliminate manual tasks, which can lead to costly errors, and streamline costs in order to position the… read more

Many companies lack end-to-end accounts payable integration, whether they know it or not. Sure, they might have purchased a top-of-the-line enterprise resource planning system in recent years, with cloud computing making ERPs much easier for companies to implement. Perhaps a business has implemented invoice scanning with OCR, or optical character recognition software – a low-hanging… read more

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By Ernie Humphrey, CTP, Treasury Webinars AP automation demanded the attention of Controllers and CFOs in 2020 as working in a remote environment exposed and magnified weaknesses in accounts payable processes and systems at companies of all sizes and across all industries. That is why I partnered with Stampli to conduct the AP Automation: The… read more

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Small businesses, mid-size firms, and enterprise-level companies have something in common: All can need more time than they should from when they receive an invoice to when they pay it. As Stampli and Treasury Webinars found in a 2021 survey report, “AP Today: Bottlenecks, Benchmarks & Best Practices” small businesses need an average of 15 days,… read more

Less is more… We’ve all heard this maxim plenty of times, but there’s tons of truth when you apply it to your AP department. Think about it for a minute: Accounts payable automation benefits include: Less overhead, more efficiency Less paperwork, more easily accessible digital files Less chance of error, more accuracy Less monotony for… read more

It’s a pain for the vendors, who have to ‘jump through all sorts of hoops’ just to get paid. It’s a pain for the rank-and-file employee who doesn’t want to fuss over lots of financial details that have very little to do with their actual responsibilities at work. And as you are likely well aware,… read more

By Ernie Humphrey, CTP Accounts payable, what’s with all the hype? No one paid much attention to accounts payable beyond accounts payable professionals for many years, even decades, until just a few years ago. Then, boom, an explosion of AP automation companies, and webinars, conferences and associations all dedicated to excellence in accounts payable. Is… read more

As a Controller or AP leader which oversees the Accounts Payable function, have you thought much about AP automation? When we say AP Automation, we’re not talking about outsourced coding centers that take 1-2 days to manually code an invoice, or spotty Purchase Order (PO) matching, and the occasional coding error. We’re also not talking… read more

AP automation can help businesses save money, reduce errors, and even lower the risk of losing millions of dollars due to fraud. It seems like a no-brainer, yet the implementation process can feel overwhelming. You might be experiencing push back from managers and executives, or you might be unsure where to start when choosing an… read more

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The wonderful world of accounts payable automation… It has more of what you want (accuracy, time savings, departmental efficiency), and less of what you don’t want (duplicate payments, strained vendor relationships, and soul-crushing work). Sounds like a win-win, doesn’t it? Accounts Payable automation (AP automation) uses the power of machines to streamline your accounts payable… read more

In the early years of civilization, clay tablets were used to record the number of items delivered. Essentially ledgers, these clay tablets are some of the earliest examples of writing and accounts payable processes. In modern times, accounts payable became a paper and ledger process. Purchase orders and invoices were handwritten, approvals took days, and… read more

Accounts payable (AP) automation refers to the software that digitizes the manual invoice processes performed by the accounts payable department. Automating accounts payable eliminates these paper-based invoice processes, and saves time from manually chasing down approvals or collecting invoice documentation. In addition, the software provides accounting with complete control and visibility into corporate spend. There… read more

For many businesses, their accounts payable needs haven’t stopped due to the remote reality of working from home during a global epidemic, but they have shifted. We understand it can be challenging to keep business processes moving forward during an epidemic or other force majeure events. If your AP Automation project needs urgent attention or… read more

Anyone who’s worked in or managed an accounts payable (AP) department might have had an “Ah ha!” moment at some point with AP automation. After all, AP automation can relieve many accounts payable pain points like cumbersome invoice data entry, duplicate payments, and clunky approval processes. Getting upper management to see the need for AP… read more

We’ve all been there. Using a software that doesn’t really fit with how we work during our day. This software might be just a little too this. That one just a little too that. None are really just right. It’s a Goldilocks challenge. But teams and companies come in all sizes and shapes. And, as… read more
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