Instead of Cleo Pay
Cleo Pay alternatives
Cleo Pay is for small and mid-sized hospitality and service businesses that need to handle invoices and vendor payments in one workflow. It captures invoice details from email or photos, routes approvals by amount, GL code, or vendor, and schedules ACH payments. Vendors can onboard through a web link, provide W-9 details, and connect a bank account to receive payments. Its two-way QuickBooks Online connection covers vendor records, bills, payments, and chart-of-accounts data; a REST API is also available.
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Zoho Payroll
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebIndian businesses combining employee and contractor payroll — Zoho Payroll combines employee and contractor pay runs with India-specific TDS handling, unlike Cleo Pay’s vendor-payables focus.
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PayWow
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebSmall businesses needing payroll, tax filing, and timekeeping — PayWow adds employee payroll, tax filing, timekeeping, and contractor 1099 filing to contractor payments.
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BuildFair
Free plan WebAustralian residential construction project payments — BuildFair holds project funds and releases payments against verified construction progress and project rules, rather than handling general vendor payables.
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Petl Pay
Free plan APIWebProject teams managing contributor pay runs and invoices — Petl Pay ties multi-party invoices and contributor payouts to projects, with supported bank and stablecoin payment workflows.
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Plane Contractor Management
Free plan APIWebCompanies paying international contractors and employees — Plane supports contractor payments in 240+ countries and 70+ local currencies, and also handles employee HR and payroll.
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Payoneer Payer
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebBusinesses paying international contractors in batches — Payoneer Payer supports contractor payments across 150+ countries, including batches of up to 150 payouts in one click.
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IRIS Practice Engine
Paid APIWebAccounting firms managing jobs, time, expenses, and billing — IRIS Practice Engine manages accountancy-firm jobs, staff time, expenses, billing, and client compliance rather than vendor payment workflows.
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Lano Contractor Management
Free plan APIWeb - 9
TLC IT
Free plan APIWeb - 10
OnPay
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1 - 11
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Gusto
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+15.9 Visit site - 13
Papaya Global
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1 - 14
Remi
Free trial APIWeb - 15
Glory Flow
Paid APIWeb - 16
Trolley
Free trial APIWeb - 17
G-P Contractor
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Moonworkers
Paid APIWeb5.5 Visit site - 19
QuickBooks Contractor Payments
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Qurbie
Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb5.4 Visit site - 21
Rise Global Contractor Pay
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Wingspan
Paid APIWeb - 23
Worksuite
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TemPay
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YunoJuno Contractor Payments
Paid APIWeb
Alternatives may suit teams whose main need is payroll, international contractor payouts, or project-based payment management. Cleo Pay’s free plan has no outbound payments, while paid plans start at $99 per month and set monthly payment allowances, with extra charges above them. Payout coverage is single-country. When switching, weigh whether a product handles employees as well as contractors or vendors, supports the regions and payment methods you need, and connects to your accounting workflow. Platform access and the alternative’s pricing also matter, particularly if your team relies on mobile approvals or has a high volume of payments.
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