Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE vs. Tipalti

ONESOURCE is well suited for organizations that want to maintain their compliance efforts within a single platform. Most of the software looks and operates in a similar manner, which makes it easy to navigate and integrate yourself into additional products. Additionally, the ONESOURCE platform is a great platform for anyone looking for a provider that stays on top of tax law changes and will quickly integrate the changes into their product.

Incentivized

The invoice processing element is far, far easier than manually inputting invoices are we were doing previously. The OCR is not perfect, but having it scanned in and ready for review saves a lot of time. The approvals process is fast and effective, and approvers can approve directly from the email without having even to log into the system. The audit trail function allows the finance team to see exactly who has done what to each invoice, and when. Payments, however, are where we see the most benefit. Vendor bank details are stored securely and controls can be put in place to ensure that any changes to vendor data must be approved. Once fully approved, invoices can be scheduled for payment either on a particular date or on the invoice due date, which ensures vendors are paid on a 'Just In Time' basis. All invoices and payments sync seamlessly to our ERP each day.

• The ability to recall data from prior years is great. We constantly get requests to pull prior year forms and the system allows us to complete these requests efficiently.
• The ability to track tax information events (such as print filing dates, b-notices, and recipient responses) is a huge benefit of ONESOURCE and is one of the main reasons we utilize their service over that of their competitors.
• ONESOURCE customer service is highly responsive. One of the huge benefits of working with ONESOURCE is the assigned CES who answers any & all questions relating to not only the software itself, but the underlying tax requirements and due dates, etc.

Incentivized

• Support is phenomenal! Incredibly responsive, always have the answers, super knowledgeable and will assist in bringing resolution to various concerns, as well, providing not just support, but education as well!
• System is almost always working efficiently, very few incidents that slow me down.
• System is incredibly user friendly. I was able to learn it pretty quickly.

• High TOC. No patching strategy for Onesource. Each bug fix is basically a new implementation, requiring an end-to-end regression test for SSabrix/Onesource and each connected ERP.
• Lack control of developments. Often a bug fix release contains changes to other - undocumented - areas within the application which leads to multiple implementation iterations.
• Limited collaboration with ERP providers. If something goes wrong in the connector to an ERP system (e.g. due to ERP version upgrade), Thomson Reuters is not as connected with the ERP vendor as could be desired i.e. the burden of connecting the ERP provider with the Onesource provider (TR) is laying with the customer. This is especially true for the Oracle Fusion integration.
• High project cost. When connecting to an ERP system for the first time , the integration with Sabrix is costly due to the need for connector development (less for the actual Sabrix configuration).

Incentivized

• In the PO matching queue, there is some clunkiness surrounding updating PO lines. For example, if you need to delete PO lines picked up from the invoice, you currently have to delete each line individually, instead of being able to select multiple and delete.
• Sometimes PO numbers do not properly pick up from the OCR system. For example, the OCR might pick up "PO 18535" instead of "18535". This causes the AP team to have to manually link the PO, creating an extra step.
• For PO-backed Invoices that require you to manually type in the PO amount, there is no option to save your inputs. If there are any changes to the match details (i.e. linking another PO, or unlinking a PO) all inputs are reset to blank.
• If there are non PO line items for an invoice that is in the PO matching queue, there is no option to select a separate department code for that line item.

Incentivized

To reiterate - a very useful tool for private company information, otherwise not forthcoming on the public domain. It is very crucial in Company analyses for various lenses, slices and dices of Company information. Also useful in industry analysis and in list building. Overall a great research and analytics tool.

Solid system performance. Suits our needs and solution provider very inclined to accept feedback and involve users in developing the solution to serve both the provider and the ultimate user. Tipalti has streamlined our process that was previously very manual and prone to error. Now there is transparency of information and role.

Incentivized

The system is incredibly easy to use, with most tasks being completed in a small number of clicks. The user interface is very user intuitive and can be navigated very easily. Multiple payments can be made instantaneously and as the vendors manage their payable account we are able to ensure that payments are being sent to the right account. The advanced functionality for duplicate invoices ensures that we are not processing bills twice and we have found that in 100% of cases it has identified a duplicate bill.

Incentivized

Tipalti has always been responsive to our questions and concerns.

No issues here. Generally has been pretty fast.

The ONESOURCE support has improved significantly over the years. Support sends out emails with the answer provided which helps in the future when the same issue occurs. This reduces the amount of calls to ONESOURCE Support as you can better document the calls and rely on previous answers if the same issue occurs. ONESOURCE support has also implemented a callback feature that reduces the amount of time spent on hold.

Incentivized

Since I also work in customer support, I often have to contact Tipalti's team with questions from our users. Tipalti's support team has always been exceptionally helpful and it was a pleasure to communicate with them. I have always received prompt responses to any inquiries and they are excellent at solving our customers' issues within a short time

Incentivized

Tipalti provides great How to online guide

Implementation went smooth as we used and tested everything in the sandbox first

Thomson Reuters has a central location for the documents. It is time saving and truly is streamlined which is one of the main reasons why this program beats out the competition. Most of the areas that one source is lacking is at the very least the equivalent or better than the competition so the parts that it does better really elevates the software against the competition

Incentivized

Both of these products have treated us well and have their pros and cons. We do a lot of acquisitions though and they are just not friendly the more and more you go. Tipalti has been very helpful with the more we grow. Its a key part in integrating finances

Incentivized

We were given the option of only one integration.

• By moving the tax return preparation process in-house by utilizing ONESOURCE, the company has significantly reduced the costs associated with filing the income tax returns.
• ONESOURCE has given the company better control over the data.
• By utilizing ONESOURCE, the company has better internal documentation that will assist in defending future audits without having to rely on outside accounting firms.

Incentivized

• in my Corporate Controller capacity, I have total visibility of all invoices within the organization
• total staff time spent on the AP process will decrease easily 75% or more
• I have a small staff. Even during PTO of my staff member, I can do necessary AP items, start to finish, in minutes, 100% remotely

Incentivized