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Procurement & Purchase-to-Pay / YOUR COMPARISON
90% evidence coverage
With AI excluded: 85–97/100
£159.00
per month · excl. VAT
UK finance teams replacing emailed purchase approvals while retaining their accounting system.
UK pricing explicitly addresses UK VAT and GBP subscriptions.
The first number is earned from documented features. Unverified capabilities create the range. Product scores do not establish the quality, reliability or price of a particular plan.
| Capability & demo question | Zahara88–98/100 documented fit |
|---|---|
Core workflowStructured purchase requests5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSubmit a request with supplier, line items, cost centre and supporting documents. | ✓ Supported Create structured purchase requests with supplier and line details. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowConditional approval chains5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRoute a high-value request to the appropriate budget holder and an additional approver. | ✓ Supported Route approvals by amount, budget and organisational conditions. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowApproved purchase-order creation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoConvert an authorised request to a supplier-ready purchase order. | ✓ Supported Approved orders generate supplier documents automatically. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowSupplier records and onboarding5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate a supplier record and show how it becomes available to buyers. | ✓ Supported Supplier onboarding and bank-detail validation are documented. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowReceipts against purchase orders5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRecord a delivery and identify the order to which it belongs. | ✓ Supported Record goods received and hold approval until receipt. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowPurchase-order and receipt matching5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCompare an invoice with the order and receipt before it is released. | ✓ Supported Match invoice lines with orders and received goods. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowCommitment and budget visibility5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRaise a request and show its effect on the budget before the invoice arrives. | ✓ Supported Track committed spend against departmental and project budgets. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthControlled supplier catalogues5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSelect an item from an approved supplier catalogue with an agreed price. | ✓ Supported Import supplier price lists for repeat ordering. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthSupplier website baskets5.0 points availableAsk in the demoReturn a supplier website basket into the purchasing approval process. | ? Not verified Not established in the reviewed primary sources; request a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthSupplier quotation requests5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRequest supplier quotations without re-entering the purchase requirement. | ◐ Limited Supplier pricing requests are supported; structured tender comparison unverified. 2.5 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthContract references in purchasing5.0 points availableAsk in the demoLink a purchase to its supplier agreement and inspect related information. | ? Not verified Not established in the reviewed primary sources; request a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthMismatch and missing-receipt exceptions5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSubmit an over-invoiced or unreceived line and resolve the resulting exception. | ✓ Supported Variance controls and duplicate checks flag invoice exceptions. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthSeparate legal entities5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSwitch companies and inspect the appropriate budgets, users and purchasing records. | ✓ Supported Teams includes two business units; larger allowances available. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthMobile purchasing approvals5.0 points availableAsk in the demoReview an order and approve or reject it on a phone. | ✓ Supported Mobile apps support ordering, approval and goods receipt. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthPurchasing audit history5.0 points availableAsk in the demoShow who created, changed and approved a purchase. | ✓ Supported Requests, changes and approvals retain an audit history. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthDetailed spend reporting and export5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAnalyse committed spend by department and supplier and export the results. | ✓ Supported Budget and purchasing reports can be exported. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthFinance integration or procurement API5.0 points availableAsk in the demoTransfer an approved transaction into accounting and show the supported connection. | ✓ Supported Named finance integrations and an open API are documented. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AIAI extraction from purchasing documents5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRead a supplier document with AI and inspect the populated data before use. | ✓ Supported Invoice AI extracts header and line data into workflow. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AIConversational procurement assistance5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAsk a budget or supplier question and inspect the underlying purchasing information. | ✓ Supported Zara answers budget and supplier-price questions. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AIAI review and access controls5.0 points availableAsk in the demoShow how users review AI output or restrict AI access before it affects a purchase. | ✓ Supported Zara respects the requesting user's permissions. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
“Not verified” means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.