Mercury alternatives: 12 tools compared (October 2026)

Lunos is an accounts receivable platform built around AI agents. It handles collections outreach, invoice disputes, cash application questions and contact research for B2B companies, from small teams on QuickBooks or Xero to enterprises with several entities.

Key functions

• The Collections Agent emails and calls customers with overdue invoices and records promises to pay
• The Dispute Management Agent answers invoice queries and creates promises to pay once a dispute is resolved
• A cash application agent requests missing remittance details and flags payments sent to the wrong account

Compared with Mercury

• Different pricing model: usage-based instead of freemium.
• Strong in the same markets as Mercury: United States.

Check before buying: Data is processed in the United States, and Lunos relies on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and standard contractual clauses for transfers, so European buyers should request a data processing agreement. The agents write to your customers in your name, so agree on tone, approval rules and escalation. SSO is limited to the Enterprise plan, and ERP connectors differ by plan.

Panax is a treasury management platform from Tel Aviv with a US headquarters in New York. It connects bank and ERP data for midsize and large companies and uses AI for transaction categorization, cash forecasting and custom finance agents.

Key functions

• AI categorizes bank transactions by description, vendor and past classifications, even without ERP data
• AI-powered cash forecasting from bank and ERP history with scenarios and variance hints
• Agent Builder turns a plain-language description into reports, dashboards and workflows on live data

Compared with Mercury

• Built for larger organizations than Mercury's smallest customers.
• Strong in the same markets as Mercury: United States.

Check before buying: Check which plan you need, since AI forecasting and SSO are only in Pro and prices are quoted individually. Confirm connections for your banks and ERP beyond the named NetSuite, Dynamics, Priority and Sage Intacct links. Data is hosted in the United States, so European buyers should review the data processing agreement and the standard contractual clauses. Ask for the current SOC 2 report and ISO 27001 certificate.

Ripple Treasury, Powered by GTreasury, is an enterprise treasury management system for cash visibility, forecasting, risk management and payments, with GSmart AI agents that propose actions based on company policy and wait for human approval.

Key functions

• GSmart agents propose actions with the cited policy clause and wait for human approval
• Knowledge Studio turns company policies into enforceable rules
• Audit trail automatically documents the policy basis of every action

Compared with Mercury

• Built for larger organizations than Mercury's smallest customers.
• Strong in the same markets as Mercury: United States.

Check before buying: Clarify how the Ripple ownership affects your contract, product roadmap and data handling, and whether you want the digital asset features at all. The security page lists SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II; ask which storage region you can select and request the DPA and sub-processor list, which were not published on the pages we reviewed in September 2026. Check ERP and bank connectivity and the approval workflow for payments.

Stampli is a procure-to-pay platform for midsize and large finance teams. It centers on accounts payable, where its AI assistant Billy codes, matches and routes invoices, and adds procurement, vendor management, payments and card spend.

Key functions

• Billy codes invoices line by line to GL accounts, departments and custom dimensions
• Two- and three-way matching of purchase orders, receipts and invoices, with alerts for missing items
• Identifies approvers from past approvals, invoice data and company policies

Compared with Mercury

• Can store data in the EU; Mercury states no EU option.
• Built for larger organizations than Mercury's smallest customers.
• Strong in the same markets as Mercury: United States.

Check before buying: Check whether your ERP has a full Stampli integration or only a file-based connection, which affects how far coding and matching sync automatically. Ask for the SOC 1 report for your auditors and clarify which data stays in the AWS Ireland region, since the privacy policy also allows transfers to the United States. Request a quote early, as no prices are published.

Tipalti is a payables platform for midsize and growing companies that pay many suppliers, often across borders. It covers invoice processing, approvals and global payments, and uses a set of AI agents for capture, matching, approvals and reporting.

Key functions

• Invoice Capture Agent extracts invoice data and fills in fields, with capture in more than 145 languages according to the vendor
• PO Matching Agent matches bills to purchase orders based on their descriptions
• Bill Approvers Agent predicts and recommends the right approvers

Compared with Mercury

• Built for larger organizations than Mercury's smallest customers.
• Starts higher: from $99 per month, Mercury from $29.90 per month.
• Strong in the same markets as Mercury: United States.

Check before buying: Model the full cost, since the monthly fee is only the base and each invoice and payment adds a transaction charge. Tipalti holds ISAE 3402 SOC 1 Type II and ISAE 3000 SOC 2 Type II reports, which auditors can request. The public data processing addendum includes EU standard contractual clauses and a UK addendum and states that personal data is hosted on AWS in the United States. The sub-processor list is only available on request. Check whether your ERP is among the prebuilt integrations.

Airwallex is a global financial platform for businesses with multi-currency accounts, international payments, FX and spend management. Its AI enforces expense policies, reads receipts and processes bills before they are paid in more than 90 currencies.

Key functions

• Expense Policy Agent checks every expense against policy across entities, currencies and languages
• AI extracts receipts and bills, auto-categorizes expenses and sends approvals to the right reviewer
• AI processes uploaded bills and routes them for approval before payment in 90+ currencies

Compared with Mercury

• Strong in the same markets as Mercury: United States.

Check before buying: Check which Airwallex entity and license will hold your funds, since this differs by country, and how client money is safeguarded. SSO was listed as coming soon at our check in September 2026, which matters for IT access control. Compare the per-user fee and platform fee with FX and transfer fees, and ask for the data processing agreement and data hosting details.

AvidXchange is accounts payable and payments software for middle market companies in the United States. It captures and codes invoices, matches them to purchase orders, routes approvals and pays suppliers through its own payment network, with AI in each step.

Key functions

• Extracts invoice data down to line items, with 99.2 percent accuracy according to the vendor
• Matches invoices to purchase orders at header and line level and highlights discrepancies
• Approval Agent recommends approvals based on historical approval data

Compared with Mercury

• Built for larger organizations than Mercury's smallest customers.
• Strong in the same markets as Mercury: United States.

Check before buying: AvidXchange is built for US companies: the privacy notice does not mention GDPR, a data processing agreement or a storage location, so non-US buyers should clarify these first. Request the SOC 1 Type II report and bridge letter through the Trust Center for your auditors. Confirm that your ERP or industry system is among the integrations, and ask how payment fees through the AvidPay Network are charged, since no prices are published.

BILL is accounts payable and receivable software for small and midsize businesses in the United States and their accounting firms. It captures and codes bills, routes approvals and pays vendors, with AI agents taking over coding and W-9 collection.

Key functions

• Invoice Coding Agent extracts multi-line bills and codes them based on previous coding behavior
• W-9 Agent emails vendors, collects W-9 tax forms and enters the data
• Detects duplicate invoices and bills missing from payment history

Compared with Mercury

• Different pricing model: per user instead of freemium.
• Strong in the same markets as Mercury: United States.

Check before buying: Calculate total cost: user fees are only part of the price, since each ACH payment, check and wire carries its own fee regardless of plan. Two- and three-way matching is included from the Corporate plan and an add-on below it, while single sign-on, multiple entities and dual control require Enterprise. Ask for the SOC 1 report for your auditors and confirm where AP data is hosted, as the security page does not name a region for it.