Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great OCR Automating Software"
4/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

The best part of Ascend is it's ability to accurately and timely process our invoices through their software directly into our ERP allowing our team to focus on processes rather than processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

Our version of Ascend is in need of an update. We are unable to make mass selections and changes without delays or unresponsiveness. The Elevate AP software will fix these issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Real Estate
UR
Verified User in Real Estate
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Do not migrate to the new platform, Elevate"
0/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

Ascend was helpful by using OCR to read document, had the ability to copy previous documents automatically Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

Pushed to migrate to new software "Elevate". Elevate is a disaster, poor recognition-actually substituting the wrong supplier, and the inability to duplicate previous invoices, ...... Will request to migrate back to Ascend platform. In many instances, manualy processing the invoices in Workday would be quicker than using Elevate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ashley Stafford of Ascend

First, we want to say thank you for your honest feedback. While this is never a response we want to hear, we see this as an opportunity to gain the necessary insight that will create a positive shift in our partnership. To start, the post mentions 'had the ability to copy previous documents automatically'. While we do have both the ability to duplicate an invoice line as well as set a rule to copy from a previous invoice, we believe you are referring to the ‘On Demand’ version. This was not provided in the first release but is on our roadmap to be delivered. We would love the opportunity to do a working session to see if leveraging the Document Rules will be a suitable bridge gap until the On-Demand is available.

With respect to recognition, this is something where partnering can yield the quickest improvement. We have customers that have experienced a large increase in both overall recognition as well as pass-through (or Touchless processing) after collaborating. ElevateAP has new technology in the way of recognition, and we want to ensure we are taking full advantage of every part of that.

Next, we do hear you clearly on the communication around the new product release and how that could have been better, and we apologize for that. We have since made several large changes to both the processes, methods, and frequency of communication, and the teams that support the migrations.

Lastly, we want to learn from this experience and show you that Ascend and our products are designed to improve efficiency and reduce friction in the day-to-day lives of the companies and their users we serve. I would like to extend my direct contact information to work with you and your team to resolve the above-mentioned issues. I can be reached at sgurrola@ascendsoftware.com (Shelly Gurrola, Director of Customer Experience).

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Harshit S.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Finance projects lead"
3/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

simplicity and ease to use the tool and easy to amend the invoices in workflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

Ocr and 3 way matching could be more improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Anna F.
S
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Our lives have been much easier with Ascend!"
5/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

Ascend has helped us accurately auto-upload invoices into our system. This has saved us from having to manually touch each invoice.

For the invoices that are not auto-loaded, you can make the needed corrections in Smart Touch. The majority of the invoice information is already there, you only need to fill in the blanks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

I dislike the ques. It would be nice if we were able to maintain these and move invoices from que to que. It would also be nice if you could sort the hold que by who placed the invoice on hold. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
AH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Ascend is always willing to go the extra mile for our organization."
5/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

Customer support is top. We're not the easiest customer to work with, and Ascend has done a fantastic job with us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

With their new product, Elevate, MFA is throwing us a curveball, but Ascend is doing everything they can to accommodate us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Elika H.
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Elika H.
Admin Manager of Accounts Payable
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Ascend has helped my team be more efficient."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

What is most helpful about Ascend services is having a validation team services. This service has saved my team time and they are able be more productive in other areas. Ascend also schedules a monthly meeting after go-live to review monthly metrics to ensure we are meeting our target goal and makes recommendations accordingly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

Ascend does not have the ability to tie PO Invoice Adjustments to Workday, this causes some manual work to get the PO credits to link back to the PO. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Brandie S.
Director of Accounting-Assistant Controller
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Friendly, knowledgeable, easy to work with."
5/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

Ascend/Smarttouch AP allows our AP staff to focus on building relationships with our vendors and not just keying invoices. It allows them to work on more advanced tasks and clean that is needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

I don't know that there is anything that I dislike about the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Jenna G.
Accounting-Revenue Specialist II
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"SMART IS RIGHT"
5/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

I really appreciate how quickly SmartTouch AP is learning our invoices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

I dislike that STAP puts invoice in the duplicate bin for amts. We receive a lot of invoices that are the same $ amt, & IMHO they should not hit the dup bin Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"AP Supervisor"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

Ascend is the only product that integrates with Workday. So we are forced to use them. The implementation was pretty smooth. The customer service has recently improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

Their response rate to our tickets fell greatly in 2021. But with new customer service reps, they are doing much better. I would like to see their ticket response rate continue to improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Megan G.
Finance Shared Services Clerk
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Overall Love Using Ascend, team is very helpful with resolving problems."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Ascend?

Ease of use, everything automatically pulled by Ascend is 99% of the time accurate. The team has always been helpful and quick with resolving issues. My history with other competitors does not compare to the Ascend functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ascend?

Some minor errors occur, such as recognition for specific suppliers, not a frequent occurrence, though. Sometimes line recognitions are an issue as well as synchronization with Workday. Sometimes invoices are not populated as quickly as I would like. I would also like to duplicate a line that includes Worktags from that line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.