Zip Features
Revenue Recognition (3)
Usage Tracking
Track usage per company, custom time period, or contract
Deferred Revenue
Track payments received for products that haven't be delivered yet
Revenue Accrual
Recognition rules to accrue revenue on a daily or monthly basis
Payment Methods (3)
ACH
Automated Clearing House (ACH) is an electronic network that processes large volumes of financial transactions, including B2B payments.
Credit and Debit
Corporate debit and credit cards used specifically for B2B payments
Wire Transfer
Electronic fund transfers between entities
Payment Processing (7)
Batch Processing
Payments can be processed by batch without manual intervention
Payments Scheduling
Ability to schedule payments at predefined dates and times
Automated Workflows
Workflows to manage every stage of the payment process
Self Service
Self-service portals and mobile apps to submit invoices for processing
Reconciliation
Match invoices, payments, and bank statement information
Settlements
Clearing of electronic payments to transfer funds from customers to suppliers
Payment Tracking
Track each stage of the payment process and manage payments history
Security and Compliance (6)
PCI Compliant
Comply with information security standards for credit card processing
P2PE
Point-to-point encryption to convert sensitive financial information into indecipherable code
Fraud Management
Features to protect companies from attempts to steal sensitive information like credit card details
SSL Encryption
Secure Sockets Layer is the standard security protocol for encryption of electronic data
SOX
Comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) to protect companies and the public from accounting erros and fraud
SOC
Ensure compliance with Association of International Certified Professional Accountants standards for cloud vendors SOC1 and SOC 2
Integration (14)
Agnostic Integration
The software can be integrated with any other products
Reporting Consolidation
Reports are generated using financial data from multiple sources
Plugins and APIs
The vendor provides pugins and APIs that customers can use to create custom integrations
Accounting
As reported in 11 Zip reviews.
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payment Integration
Based on 10 Zip reviews.
Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software
ERP
11 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Accounting
This feature was mentioned in 14 Zip reviews.
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payments
As reported in 13 Zip reviews.
Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software
ERP
This feature was mentioned in 14 Zip reviews.
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Account Sync
This feature was mentioned in 14 Zip reviews.
Sync with company accounts to transfer payments for approved invoices
Accounting
This feature was mentioned in 13 Zip reviews.
Provide integration with accounting and financial management software
Payments
12 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software
ERP
14 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems
Procurement
As reported in 12 Zip reviews.
Allow integration with procurement software, such as Procure To Pay, RFP and Spend Management
Setup (3)
Data
Consolidates procurement data from multiple systems such as ERP systems and supply chain suites.
Approvals
Define rules and workflows that managers can use to approve different kinds of spending.
Alignment
Align spending across various departments such as procurement and accounting.
Performance (7)
KPIs
Provide standard spend KPIs that can be customized by users.
Benchmarks
Use historical spend data to create benchmarks per company or department.
Forecasting
Provide forecasts on future trends that may impact spending performance.
Savings
Identify savings opportunities per activity, department, or at the company level.
Evaluation
Allows users to evaluate supplier performance using standard and custom KPIs.
Selection
Provide features to compare suppliers and choose the best option for various activities.
Risk Management
Identify potential issues and how they may impact relationships with suppliers.
Management (7)
Approval
Use criteria to add or remove suppliers to/from approved lists.
Communication
Manage communications with suppliers on multiple channels such as phone or email.
Documents
Capture and maintain documents related to suppliers and their products or services.
Approval
As reported in 19 Zip reviews.
Use criteria to add or remove suppliers to/from approved lists.
Communication
This feature was mentioned in 18 Zip reviews.
Manage communications with suppliers on multiple channels such as phone or email.
Documents
As reported in 19 Zip reviews.
Capture and maintain documents related to suppliers and their products or services.
Receipt of Goods
Based on 13 Zip reviews.
Compare goods received with purchase orders and document variations
Supplier Information (6)
Profiles
Create and manage supplier profiles that include contact and pricing information.
Qualifications
Identify the services and products provided by suppliers, as well as certifications.
History
Track history of all interactions and business transactions with suppliers.
Profiles
As reported in 11 Zip reviews.
Create and manage supplier profiles that include contact and pricing information.
Qualifications
This feature was mentioned in 13 Zip reviews.
Identify the services and products provided by suppliers, as well as certifications.
History
As reported in 13 Zip reviews.
Track history of all interactions and business transactions with suppliers.
Planning (8)
Processes
This feature was mentioned in 30 Zip reviews.
Manage workflows and business processes for procurement.
Contracts
This feature was mentioned in 25 Zip reviews.
Provide standard procurement contracts that can be customized.
Content
This feature was mentioned in 29 Zip reviews.
Maintain a repository of content such as catalogs and other documents.
Requisition
Based on 27 Zip reviews.
Define requisition rules for various types of procurement.
Processses
As reported in 16 Zip reviews.
Manage workflows and business processes for procurement.
Contracts
Based on 16 Zip reviews.
Provide standard procurement contracts that can be customized.
Content
As reported in 14 Zip reviews.
Maintain a repository of content such as catalogs and other documents.
Requisition
As reported in 15 Zip reviews.
Define requisition rules for various types of procurement
Execution (6)
Sourcing
This feature was mentioned in 25 Zip reviews.
Identify and assess suppliers for different products and services.
Purchasing
29 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Create and manage purchase orders for products and services.
Invoicing
Based on 27 Zip reviews.
Include features for procurement invoicing and e-invoicing.
Sourcing
13 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Identify and assess suppliers for different products and services.
Purchasing
This feature was mentioned in 15 Zip reviews.
Electronically create and manage purchase orders for products and services.
Invoicing
As reported in 13 Zip reviews.
Include features for procurement invoicing and e-invoicing.
Analytics (19)
Visibility
Based on 29 Zip reviews.
Improve visibility into procurement activities across the company.
Performance
29 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Monitor the performance of procurement operations.
Spend
Based on 28 Zip reviews.
Analyze procurement spending and identify future trends.
Benchmarking
As reported in 11 Zip reviews.
Provide benchmarking options for comparison with peers
KPIs
As reported in 10 Zip reviews.
Include standard spending KPIs that can be customized
Compliance
As reported in 12 Zip reviews.
Deliver reports for compliance purposes
Errors
Based on 11 Zip reviews.
Analysis that identifies errors in AP processes such as duplicate payments, anomalies, and fraud
Due Dates
As reported in 11 Zip reviews.
Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments
Benchmarking
Ability to compare AP automation metrics with other companies
KPIs
Based on 10 Zip reviews.
Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments
Due Dates
Based on 15 Zip reviews.
Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments
Cashflow
As reported in 11 Zip reviews.
Analyze variations between incoming and outgoing cash
KPIs
Based on 12 Zip reviews.
Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments
Payment Tracking
12 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Track different types of payment such as deposits or partial payments
Visibility
This feature was mentioned in 13 Zip reviews.
Improve visibility into procurement activities across the company.
Performance
As reported in 14 Zip reviews.
Monitor the performance of procurement operations
Spend
As reported in 15 Zip reviews.
Analyze procurement spending and identify future trends.
Due Dates
13 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments
KPIs
11 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments
Data Management (5)
Consolidation
Based on 14 Zip reviews.
Consolidate information from multiple sources or multiple entities
Classification
As reported in 14 Zip reviews.
Classify information by category, supplier, or supplier
External Sources
12 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Integrate with external sources for market intelligence
Integration
As reported in 15 Zip reviews.
Integrates with ERP systems general ledgers for transfering of AP transaction data
Cleaning
12 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Ability to cleanse and consolidate AP data
Invoice Management (5)
Capture
11 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Provide features to capture invoices such as import or scanning
Supplier Portal
10 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Allow suppliers to submit invoices using an online portal
Repository
As reported in 10 Zip reviews.
Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices
Supplier Portal
As reported in 17 Zip reviews.
Allow suppliers to submit invoices using an online portal
Repository
This feature was mentioned in 15 Zip reviews.
Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices
Invoice Processing (11)
Matching
As reported in 12 Zip reviews.
Ability to match AP invoices to POs, contracts, or payments
Payments
This feature was mentioned in 11 Zip reviews.
Identify incomplete or late supplier payments
Workflows
12 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing
Tax Compliance
Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections
Approvals
As reported in 16 Zip reviews.
Include workflows for approvals of invoices or payments
Batch Processing
This feature was mentioned in 12 Zip reviews.
Process multiple invoices without human intervention
Consolidation
10 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Allow users to consolidate multiple invoices into one
Match Invoices
Based on 15 Zip reviews.
Match invoices with purchases and sales orders, as well as with payments
Payments
This feature was mentioned in 11 Zip reviews.
Identify incomplete or late supplier payments
Workflows
15 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing
Tax Compliance
As reported in 12 Zip reviews.
Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections
Invoice Generation (3)
Templates
As reported in 10 Zip reviews.
Provide standard invoice templates that can be customized by users
Digital Invoices
As reported in 10 Zip reviews.
Ability to convert invoices to digital formats such as PDF
Recurring Invoices
Automatically generates invoices at pre-defined time intervals
RFP Generation (4)
Templates
Provide standard templates for different types of RFPs
RFX
Support other types of requests such as RFB/RFI/RFQ
Versioning
Track versions of RFP documents and related changes
Questions Library
Maintain a library of questions that can be reused
RFP Distribution (3)
Tracking
Track submissions from multiple vendors and suppliers
Analysis
Compare submissions and score suppliers
Selection
Choose the best submission for an RFP
Submissions (4)
Collaboration
Allow multiple users to collaborate on submissions
Knowledge Base
Maintain a repository or library of content and documents that can be reused
Review
RFPs can be reviewed by managers before submission
Reporting
Create real-time reports to compare data trends across processes, RFPs, vendors or profiles
Supplier Management (3)
Evaluation
As reported in 12 Zip reviews.
Allows users to evaluate supplier performance using standard and custom KPIs.
Selection
12 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Provide features to compare suppliers and choose the best option for various activities.
Risk Management
12 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Identify potential issues and how they may impact relationships with suppliers.
RFP Response (6)
Project Management
Tracks the progress of any RFP in real time and set milestones to improve efficiency
Content Library
Updates, organizes, and stores content of a project
Access
Assign users, roles, and manage access in order to set tasks and leave comments
Automation
Automate repetitive and manual tasks, such as auto-filling answers and auto-responses
Export
Export files or spreadsheets with the ability to format and accomidate images
Import
Upload files or spreadsheets from multiple sources
Payment Types (3)
AP Automation
Manages large volumes of invoices and financial transactions between a company and its suppliers
E-Commerce
Facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions
Retail
Features a common interface for in-store, online, and on-the-go set across all acceptance points
Risk (3)
Analysis
Reduces future risks through root cause analysis and process improvement
Identification
Reduces frequency of errors, identifies risk and improves efficiency
Scoring
Scores suppliers and employees based on risk factors
Recovery (4)
Recoup
Identifies and recoups funds and prevents errors from happening again
Reporting
Offers reporting to aid in minimizing future lost profits and process breakdown
Historical payments
Approve, reject, or query historical payment transactions to identify anomalies
Overpayments
10 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Recover overpayments, duplicate payments, or unused credits from suppliers
Audit (4)
Filters
Includes a library of audit-tested filters to identify AP outliers that are outside company policy
Post Audits
Conducts a post-audit analysis of large volumes of data to identify historical payment errors and automatically generate claims
Overpayments
Detects and prevents a wide range of overpayment errors
Duplicates
Detects and prevents a wide range of duplicate payments
Fraud (3)
Vendor Checks
Enables automatic checks of new vendors being set up in the system to combat potential billing schemes
Data Generation
Generates comprehensive data needed to conduct a thorough investigation
Monitoring
Provides continuous, proactive fraud monitoring across multiple systems and data formats
AP Data Processing (3)
Workflows
As reported in 12 Zip reviews.
Constantly evaluate AP transactions to optimize workflows
Transparency
12 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Improves management oversight by reconciling external data against internal transaction data
Controls
As reported in 12 Zip reviews.
Strengthens process controls by using analysis to proactively reduce errors before they happen and detect fraud risk
Payment Cards (3)
One-time Virtual
Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, one-time purchases
Recurring Virtual
Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, recurring payments, such as subscriptions or services
Physical
Physical credit cards used by employees for various expenses that allow management to monitor spending and budgets
Reporting (4)
Real time
Report on spend transactions as they happen in real time
Multiple Views
Reports that allow the user to sort and filter by vendor, team, GL, department, etc.
Export
The ability to export reports in various formats, such as excel, CSV, and Google Sheets
Budgets
Report on and track spending against budgets
Payments (4)
Vendor
Pay vendors through a dashboard or portal and maintain vendor payment information
Recurring
Manage and execute recurring payments, such as subscriptions, services, utilities, etc.
Employee Reimbursements
Reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee within the employee's scope of employment
ACH
Allows for the electronic transfer of funds between banks
Fraud & Risk Management (3)
Notifications
Real-time notifications for fraudulant and/or duplicate spending
Unique Cards
Individual, unique cards for each vendor to help manage duplicate and overpayments
Controls
Control spend limits, expiration dates, and lock and unlock stolen or lost cards
Supplier Marketplace (3)
Library
Provides a centralized library containing product data.
Categorization
Enables users to assign custom categories to products.
Data Management
Creates and manages product catalogs.
Contract Management (3)
Compliance
Assists with maintaining compliance with controlled processes, automated tracking, and audit trails.
Revenue
Identifies revenue opportunities by providing better visibility into spend data, improving supplier relationships, streamlining procurement processes, and identifying cost savings opportunities
Negotiations
Provides organizations with the tools and data they need to negotiate contracts more effectively, such as data analysis, collaboration, and contract management.
Data Collection (3)
Spend
Increases spend visibility into pricing and unintended or excessive use of discounts or promotions by customers.
Compliance Reports
Identifies noncompliant spending, fraud, and other activity outside of company policy.
Savings
Analyzes spending patterns and identifies areas to reduce costs.
Project Management (3)
Dashboard
Provides a dashboard for searching and reporting on contracts and projects.
Repository
Manages contracts in a single, online central repository.
Lifecycle
Manages the entire contract lifecycle process by providing visibility into projects and allocating resources across sourcing initiatives.
Purchase Requisition and Approval Workflow - Procurement Orchestration (3)
Notifcations
22 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Notifies users of pending approvals with alerts and notifications
Workflows
This feature was mentioned in 24 Zip reviews.
Allows for predefined approval workflows based on roles, departments, or spending limits
Purchase Orders
As reported in 22 Zip reviews.
Automates the creation, submission, and approval of purchase requisitions
Supplier Management - Procurement Orchestration (3)
Tracking
This feature was mentioned in 20 Zip reviews.
Monitors supplier compliance to guidelines and standards while also managing risks
Onboarding
This feature was mentioned in 20 Zip reviews.
Provides tools for suppllier onboarding and assessing their performance
Database
Based on 20 Zip reviews.
Maintains a repository for storing and organizing supplier details
Spend Management - Procurement Orchestration (2)
Analysis
As reported in 19 Zip reviews.
Uses tools for examining expenditures and generation reports to identify trends
Visibility
As reported in 19 Zip reviews.
Provides real-time insight into procurement costs within categories, departments or projects
Compliance and Risk Management - Procurement Orchestration (3)
Risk Assessment
17 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Uses risk assessment tools for identifying potential supplier or contract risks
Compliance
As reported in 20 Zip reviews.
Automates the enforcement of procurement policies, regulatory requirements, and compliance checks
Audits
Based on 19 Zip reviews.
Creates audit trails and reporting for transparency and accountability
Workflow Automation - Procurement Orchestration (3)
Routing
22 reviewers of Zip have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides onditional routing for purchase approvals, contract reviews, and supplier selection
Configuration
Based on 24 Zip reviews.
Allows for flexible workflow configurations to suit specific business needs
Approvals
As reported in 21 Zip reviews.
Adjusts approval processes based on project, department, or spending thresholds
Agentic AI - RFP (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Agentic AI - Spend Management (1)
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay (1)
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Agentic AI - Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis (1)
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Procurement Orchestration (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Agentic AI - Purchasing (2)
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Vendor Management (1)
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Strategic Sourcing (3)
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Agentic AI - Invoice Management (3)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - AP Automation (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment (1)
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience





