We had a customer who had been using Zahara with Sage for a number of years and switched to Business Central. "We won't be needing Zahara now" they said. One month later, they were back. "Oh, their invoice processing and approvals is horrible compared to Zahara, can we come back?". So let's look into that in a bit more detail. Why would you use Zahara if you already use Dynamics 365?
View spending in real-time with no time wasted waiting for paper-work.
Multiple research institutions, including Ardent Partners, have concluded that companies who automate can process invoices 81% faster than those who don't. With Zahara, we take this a step further. We have made it possible for all four of the key accounts payable components to work smoothly and effectively all in the same app. This both simplifies and hugely speeds up the process, without compromising on functionality or accuracy.
You can now have control over your costs before you commit to spending. Set strict budgets for particular departments and use multi-step approval workflows to decline, amend, or approve purchase orders. You no longer have to leave your accounts to the mercy of human error. The in-built OCR will automatically read and upload your supplier invoices, you can sit back and watch.
Zahara doesn't become redundant as you grow. You can add more users as your team expands, and the system will be able to handle and process invoices where they would normally overwhelm a standard finance team. By taking care of repetitive tasks like keying in invoices, you will be left with more time for financial strategy and planning so you can be ready for whatever life throws at your business.
Once connected, a full sync of BC data can be triggered from within the Integrations section within Business Settings. To sync just one element (Suppliers/Accounts/Etc), head to the corresponding area in Zahara and select the QuickBooks Online Sync button. This will trigger a sync of that one element.
Zahara had modular pricing so you only pay for the users, invoices and orders you need. Head to our pricing page to see the monthly costs.