Compare Folio vs. Ivalua

Folio is an all-in-one procure-to-pay solution designed specifically for hospitality teams, requiring no prior training and streamlining ordering, invoice management, and supplier payments within a unified interface. Users can quickly place orders through Folio Buy, accessing a curated list of approved vendors via a sleek, user-friendly dashboard. The Folio Bills feature harnesses AI to automate invoice processing, ensuring accurate data capture, matching invoices to purchase orders, managing approval workflows, and highlighting discrepancies, which can save teams as much as 40 hours each week. Additionally, Folio Pay integrates invoices, orders, and payments, facilitating rapid and secure bill settlement while incorporating rebates directly into the platform. There is no necessity for third-party portals or self-managed systems, as suppliers and product catalogs are automatically populated during the import process. Furthermore, the onboarding process is highly efficient, enabling connections with suppliers, the setup of approval workflows, budget imports, and team member invitations to be completed in mere days rather than months, thus significantly enhancing operational efficiency.

The Source-to-Pay (S2P) process represents a comprehensive sequence of activities that link an organization with its suppliers, initiating with the identification of suitable suppliers to meet specific needs, followed by negotiations and contract agreements for the acquisition of goods and/or services. This process concludes with the invoicing and payment to these suppliers. S2P also involves strategic procurement processes, including spend analysis, sourcing, contract management, and supplier management, which addresses supplier information, risk assessment, and performance evaluation, along with downstream tasks such as electronic procurement, purchase orders, invoice automation, and accounts payable operations. Organizations leverage the Source-to-Pay framework to minimize expenses, mitigate risks, foster innovation, enhance supplier partnerships, and achieve a range of other objectives. Additionally, Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay platform streamlines and digitizes the entire process across all categories of spending and supplier relationships, thereby improving efficiency and effectiveness in procurement activities. This holistic approach empowers businesses to respond quickly to market changes while optimizing their supply chain management.