Compare Tropic and Zip 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (88.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (61.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Tropic
Star Rating
(94)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (88.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(83)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (61.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Meets Requirements
8.9
88
8.6
63
Ease of Use
8.9
87
9.0
65
Ease of Setup
8.7
68
8.6
53
Ease of Admin
8.9
70
8.6
53
Quality of Support
9.5
86
9.1
63
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
70
9.3
53
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
85
9.6
55
Features by Category
Payment Methods
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
7
Payment Processing
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Security and Compliance
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Payment Types
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tracking
8.5
61
Not enough data
6.7
53
Not enough data
5.9
24
Not enough data
Management
9.1
63
Not enough data
7.7
50
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
Insights
7.8
50
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
7.6
48
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
Setup
7.9
21
7.6
7
9.2
22
8.6
7
8.7
21
8.3
7
Performance
8.1
21
7.6
7
8.3
22
6.1
6
8.2
20
6.4
6
9.0
22
7.2
6
Payment Cards
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
6.2
15
Not enough data
Reporting
7.6
15
8.7
5
7.8
15
7.3
5
8.3
16
7.7
5
7.4
15
Not enough data
Payments
7.5
16
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
8.0
17
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supplier Information
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
7.2
20
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
8.6
22
Execution
Not enough data
6.5
20
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.8
22
Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.4
23
Data Management
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
6.9
12
Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.3
11
Recovery
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
7.3
10
AP Data Processing
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
7.9
7
Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
7.6
9
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.3
10
Risk
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
5.5
7
Recovery
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
7
Audit
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
7.9
8
Fraud
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
6.9
7
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
13
Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
RFP Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
RFP Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Submissions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
RFP Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.7
29
9.5
16
8.6
31
9.3
15
9.1
28
9.2
16
6.5
28
7.8
10
Planning
8.4
29
9.9
13
8.8
30
8.3
13
8.3
28
8.9
11
8.3
28
8.9
12
Invoice Management
6.5
26
Feature Not Available
6.5
27
7.4
14
7.2
27
8.3
12
Supplier Management
7.5
27
7.4
9
7.7
27
6.5
9
6.3
27
7.0
9
Execution
7.2
27
6.8
10
7.8
29
9.0
12
5.9
28
8.3
10
Invoice Processing
6.1
27
Feature Not Available
5.9
27
8.9
9
7.4
29
9.7
13
6.2
27
7.3
10
6.7
27
Feature Not Available
Supplier Information
7.1
26
8.3
9
6.9
26
8.5
11
7.5
25
9.4
11
Analytics
8.6
29
8.8
12
8.5
27
8.6
13
8.5
27
8.2
13
8.1
28
9.4
11
6.7
27
7.8
9
Integration
6.7
26
8.0
11
6.2
26
8.0
11
6.0
24
8.1
12
7.7
29
9.2
11
Supplier Marketplace
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Contract Management
9.4
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
Data Collection
7.5
8
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Project Management
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Purchase Requisition and Approval Workflow - Procurement Orchestration
8.9
6
8.6
14
9.2
6
8.8
14
8.3
6
8.2
14
Supplier Management - Procurement Orchestration
8.1
6
7.5
14
8.3
6
7.9
14
8.1
6
8.2
14
Spend Management - Procurement Orchestration
9.2
6
7.8
13
8.6
6
8.5
13
Compliance and Risk Management - Procurement Orchestration
6.7
6
7.3
11
8.6
6
7.8
12
9.2
6
8.2
11
Workflow Automation - Procurement Orchestration
9.4
6
9.2
13
9.2
6
9.1
13
9.2
6
9.1
13
Revenue Recognition
7.6
29
Not enough data
5.9
25
Not enough data
5.5
26
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Tropic and Zip are categorized as Purchasing, Vendor Management, Spend Management, Strategic Sourcing, and Procurement Orchestration
Unique Categories
Tropic is categorized as SaaS Spend Management
Zip is categorized as Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis, Procure to Pay, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), RFP, Enterprise Payment, AP Automation, and Invoice Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Tropic
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zip
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
28.7%
Information Technology and Services
21.3%
Marketing and Advertising
6.4%
Financial Services
5.3%
Retail
4.3%
Other
34.0%
Computer Software
32.5%
Information Technology and Services
14.5%
Financial Services
13.3%
Accounting
4.8%
Marketing and Advertising
3.6%
Other
31.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Tropic
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jerridan M.
Verified User in Computer Software
The company excels in maintaining an exceptionally high level of communication.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The process needs refinement. As legal, our team receives constant notifications to approve certain matters but often times there are no legal documents updated. In cases documents are updated, the legal team is not updated in real time. Afterward, legal...
Zip
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Carey Beth K.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
-Zip’s UI/UX is intuitive, clean, easy. Think the opposite of the old ERP system. -It’s a no-code configuration, declarative design, highly configurable
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Automotive
I wish that Zip gave a more of a Linkedin community, the arena to make connections.
Jerridan M.
Verified User in Computer Software
The company excels in maintaining an exceptionally high level of communication.
Carey Beth K.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
-Zip’s UI/UX is intuitive, clean, easy. Think the opposite of the old ERP system. -It’s a no-code configuration, declarative design, highly configurable
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The process needs refinement. As legal, our team receives constant notifications to approve certain matters but often times there are no legal documents updated. In cases documents are updated, the legal team is not updated in real time. Afterward, legal...
Verified User in Automotive
I wish that Zip gave a more of a Linkedin community, the arena to make connections.
Discussions
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