Melio
Melio is a business platform for bill pay, invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payment processing.
What Melio is
Melio is a business platform for bill pay, invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payment processing. It can capture bills through OCR or a dedicated email address, route them through approval workflows, and sync payments with QuickBooks, Xero, or NetSuite. Businesses can make one-time, recurring, and batch payments using ACH, cards, instant transfers, paper checks, and other methods. International vendor payments can be made in USD or local currencies, and vendors can be paid without creating an account. Teams can assign roles such as viewer, approver, and admin. The mobile app supports reviewing, approving, paying, and managing payables and receivables. Agent Mel answers questions about bills, vendors, and payments, and W-9 collection connects with Tax1099 e-filing sync. The Go plan is free for one user and includes five ACH payments monthly; each additional ACH payment costs $0.50. A 90-day trial offers access to all features, after which accounts without a paid subscription move to the limited Go plan. Core costs $25/mo after the trial, Boost $55/mo, and Unlimited $80/mo. Melio says it is built for US businesses and lists an annual SOC 2 Type II audit and several ISO certifications.
Good
- Captures bills by OCR or dedicated email
- Supports recurring and batch payments
- Syncs with QuickBooks, Xero, or NetSuite
- Mobile app supports payables and receivables
Watch out
- Go is limited to one user
- Go includes five free ACH payments monthly
- Extra ACH payments on Go cost $0.50 each
- Paid plans start at $25/mo after the trial
Who it suits
Melio suits US businesses managing vendor bills, approvals, and payments, particularly small and midsize businesses moving beyond paper-based processes. Its mobile app and team permissions may also suit teams that manage payables on the go.
Verdict
Melio combines bill capture, approvals, payment execution, and accounting sync, with a free Go option and a 90-day trial. Check the Go plan's user and ACH limits and the paid-plan cost after the trial.
Plans and prices
From Melio's own pricing page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Go | Free | 5 free ACH/month · $0.50 per ACH after free monthly payments · pay by ACH, wire, check, or card · AI bill capture · international payments · free AR & invoicing · Limited to one user |
| Core | — | 20 free ACH/month · QuickBooks Online and Xero sync · batch payments · custom approval workflows · W-9 collection · 1099 automation · priority chat support · $0 /first 90 days; then $25/mo; plus $10/mo per additional user · annual price $20/mo plus $8/mo per additional user |
| Boost | — | 50 free ACH/month · advanced user roles · QuickBooks Desktop sync · premium phone support · vendor credits · advanced approvals · $0 /first 90 days; then $55/mo; plus $10/mo per additional user · annual price $44/mo plus $8/mo per additional user |
| Unlimited | — | Unlimited free ACH · unlimited user seats · NetSuite sync · premium phone support · advanced user roles · vendor credits · $0 /first 90 days; then $80/mo · unlimited users · annual price $64/mo · billed annually |
| Platinum | Priced on request | Custom transaction fees · preferred card fees · priority payment processing · faster settlement times · white-glove account management · custom integrations and API access · eligible high-volume businesses · Custom pricing |
| Free trial offer | Free | Special offer; access to everything Melio has to offer · free for your first 90 days |
The facts
Each one read from Melio's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting integrations
- Melio integrates with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, and NetSuite, with payments syncing to accounting software after transactions.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Accounting sync
- Payments sync automatically with QuickBooks, Xero, or NetSuite.checked 27 Sep 2026
- AI assistant
- Agent Mel answers questions about bills, vendors, and payments.checked 27 Sep 2026
- AP automation
- Melio automates invoice capture, approval routing, payment processing, and recording in an end-to-end accounts-payable workflow.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Batch payments
- Supports one-time, recurring, and batch payments.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Bill capture
- Captures bills through automated OCR scanning or email to a dedicated address.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Business segments
- Melio lists small businesses, midsize businesses, multi-entity businesses, and high-volume businesses.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Card-data handling
- Melio says it does not store, process, or transfer sensitive card information and uses a third-party processor certified PCI Level 1 compliant.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Customer support
- The pricing page lists live chat support, dedicated email support, priority support, and premium phone support as plan-dependent support options.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Digital security
- Melio describes security as reducing risk when paying and getting paid digitally.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Help center
- The Help Center provides answers to questions about Melio.checked 27 Sep 2026
- International payments
- Melio supports payments to vendors in eligible countries in USD or select foreign currencies; its official information page says it supports 80 countries and 15 currencies.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Invoice capture
- aichecked 20 Sep 2026
- Multi-entity support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 25checked 20 Sep 2026
- Payment execution
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Payment methods
- Businesses can pay vendors by ACH bank transfer, card, wire transfer, or check, and vendors do not need a Melio account to receive payment.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Payment volume
- More than $100 billion in payments have run through Melio.checked 27 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Approval workflows
- Supports multi-level approvals based on team members, roles, payment amounts, and vendors.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Mobile app
- The Melio mobile app lets users review and approve bills, create invoices, track payment status, import bills, and use biometric login from a phone.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Company scale
- Melio says it processes tens of billions of dollars in payments every year for hundreds of thousands of US businesses and their vendors, plus thousands of accounting firms.checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free offer
- The special offer provides access to everything for the first 90 days at no cost.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Free-plan limits
- The Go plan includes five free ACH payments per month, is limited to one user, and charges $0.50 for each ACH payment after the free monthly allowance.checked 28 Sep 2026
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