Accounting Links vs Apron
A smarter alternative to Apron for invoice approvals
Accounting Links gives finance teams control, visibility, and fraud detection before money moves, built for accountants, not just payment processors.
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WHY ACCOUNTING LINKS
Safeguard every payment before it leaves your business
Apron moves money. Accounting Links makes sure every payment deserves to move—by validating, approving, and securing bills before they reach your bank feed.
Bill Validation
Automatically checks every bill for accuracy before it enters your workflow.
Approval Control
Ensures the right people review and approve payments at the right time.
Risk Reduction
Flags inconsistencies and helps prevent payment mistakes or fraud.
Supplier Management
Supports finance teams handling many vendors with smoother, safer processes.
Accountant-Friendly
Helps accountants manage client payments without friction or uncertainty.
COMPARISON
What sets us apart from Apron
FEATURES
Switch from Apron to Accounting links
- Apron focuses on payments. Accounting Links focuses on accuracy.
- Apron eases payments but without pre-payment checks, risks like fraud and duplicates remain.
- Accounting Links adds approvals, bank checks, and automated reconciliation to create a single source of truth.
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FEATURES
Built for workflows, not wallets.
Bill Validation
Automatically checks every bill for accuracy before it enters your workflow.
Approval Control
Ensures the right people review and approve payments at the right time.
Risk Reduction
Flags inconsistencies and helps prevent payment mistakes or fraud.
Supplier Management
Supports finance teams handling many vendors with smoother, safer processes.
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FEATURES
Fraud detection that runs before any payment
- Supplier bank account ownership
- Invoice duplication
- Invoice manipulation or mismatched data
- Suspicious submission behaviours (VPNs, mismatched IPs, etc.)
XERO INTEGRATIONS
Seamless Xero Integration
Bills are pushed to Xero as approved or drafts based on configuration
When payments are made, Accounting Links can auto-match and mark bills as paid via the bank feed
The reconciliation logic ensures your accounting file always stays clean
FEATURES
Transparent pricing and predictable costs
- Accounting Links offers simple, transparent pricing with no hidden fees per transaction or user.
- Apron charges per transaction; Accounting Links charges per connected business. That means predictable costs as you scale.
Summary
Why choose Accounting Links
