AR automation
DSO reduction software and DSO reduction tools that chase every invoice until the ledger shows it paid
DSO reduction software shortens the time between sending an invoice and getting paid by doing the follow-up your team runs out of hours for. It reminds every customer before and after the due date, escalates from email to text to a phone call, stops the instant the payment lands, and matches the cash to the right invoice. Most of the days you can win back are sitting in invoices nobody chased, not in customers who cannot pay.
It helps to put a number on a day. Divide annual credit sales by 365. A company billing 10 million USD a year carries about 27,400 USD of receivables for every day of DSO, so taking DSO from 52 to 40 frees roughly 330,000 USD of cash that is already yours. That is the business case, and it is why the price of the tool matters less than whether it actually reaches the person who approves the payment.
The table below compares the ways companies try to cut DSO, from the reminders built into QuickBooks and NetSuite to enterprise suites, managed AR services and factoring. Where a vendor publishes a DSO result, it is shown as the vendor's own claim. To see the chase on your own numbers, drop an aging export into the tool above.
Connect · chase · apply cash · DSO down
Your books
Collected / wk
Outstanding
AR aging
Current · 30 · 60 · 60+ · paid
Agent worklog
LivePut this AR on autopilot to watch the agent chase, collect and reconcile.
Dunning sequence
Live, interactive · no card, no connection needed
Flat monthly fee · we never take a cut of what we collect · works inside your accounting system
Flat fee no cut of collections
Bank-grade security
Why it works
What your team gets with DSO reduction software
Most excess DSO is invoices nobody followed up
When DSO runs 15 or 20 days past your payment terms, the usual cause is not a customer in trouble. It is an invoice that went to the wrong inbox, a PO number that did not match, or a reminder that never went out because the AR person was closing the month. Software that chases every open invoice on a schedule, without someone remembering to, wins those days back first.
A different channel moves the stuck invoices
After three ignored emails, a fourth email does very little. AccountsReceivable.ai sends a text from your own Twilio number, only in the customer's daytime hours, and Growth adds a live AI phone call that asks for a payment date and records it. Most AR suites publish email only, which is why their customers still keep a collector on the phone.
Stopping at the right moment protects the relationship
Chasing a customer who paid this morning costs goodwill and makes them slower next time. AccountsReceivable.ai checks the live balance in QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Business Central or Acumatica before every message, and matches incoming payments to open invoices so the sequence ends the same day the cash arrives.
Know what you are buying before you sign
Vendor DSO claims vary from up to 10 days to 60 percent, and none of them are audited. The most useful independent figure is a PYMNTS survey run with Corcentric of 100 US CFOs at companies above 250 million USD in revenue: firms that automated more than half of their AR reported DSO about 32 percent lower, roughly 19 days. Treat that as a ceiling for a large company, and judge any tool on your own aging after 60 to 90 days.
What it handles
Chased, collected and reconciled on autopilot
The agent syncs your invoices, chases each one across email, SMS and phone, applies incoming payments to the right invoice, reconciles your ledger, and predicts when every customer will pay.
- Chases every open invoice before and after the due date, by email, then SMS from your own Twilio number
- Adds a live AI phone call on Growth for invoices that ignore every message
- Checks the live balance before each reminder, so nobody who paid is chased
- Reads replies and turns "paying Friday" into a promise to pay with its own follow-up
- Matches incoming payments to open invoices and writes them back to your ledger
- Shows a predicted pay date and the aging trend, so you can see DSO move week by week
- Publishes its price: 299, 799 or 1,899 USD a month, half that billed annually
- 01 Sync Reads the open invoice, its terms and the billing contact from your ledger.
- 02 Chase Escalates from email to SMS to a live AI call as the invoice ages.
- 03 Track Logs replies, disputes and promise-to-pay dates against the invoice.
- 04 Apply Matches the incoming payment, reconciles the ledger and closes the invoice.
How it compares
DSO reduction software and the other ways companies try to cut DSO
Vendor DSO figures are each vendor's own published claim, not an audited result. Prices and channels are taken from each vendor's own pages, checked October 2026.
| Approach | How it moves DSO | Vendor's own DSO claim | Follow-up beyond email | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reminders built into QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite | Sends a templated email on a fixed schedule; someone still has to escalate | None | None; QuickBooks and Xero send email reminders only | Included in the ledger |
| Quadient AR by YayPay | Collector workflow, payment date prediction and a customer payment portal | 34 percent average DSO reduction | None published; email, collector tasks and the portal | No. Quote only, above a minimum company revenue |
| Esker AR suite | Invoice delivery, collections worklists ranked by risk, deductions and cash application | Up to 10 days | A ranked call list; your team makes the calls | No. Subscription plus per-document charges |
| HighRadius | Enterprise order-to-cash with AI agents across collections, credit and cash application | Not one we could verify | None published | No. Vendr median near 12,973 USD a year |
| Corcentric Managed AR | A service: its staff run remittance, matching and collections, and it can pay your invoices early | 60 percent DSO reduction and "Guaranteed DSO" through early payment | Its own collections staff | No. Quote only |
| Chaser | Chasing software with schedules, a payment portal and credit checks | Not one we could verify | SMS and call allowances on its plans | Yes. US plans from 259 USD a month |
| Invoice factoring | You sell the invoice and get cash now; the customer still pays on their old schedule | Not a software claim | The factor collects | A fee on every invoice sold, typically a few percent |
| AccountsReceivable.ai | An agent that chases every open invoice across email, SMS and calls and stops the day it is paid | We publish no DSO figure; measure it on your own aging | SMS from your own Twilio number on Starter; live AI calls on Growth | Yes. 299, 799 or 1,899 USD a month, half that billed annually |
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Why AccountsReceivable.ai
One agent that runs the whole receivables job
Not a reminder tool, not a six-figure suite, and not an agency that takes a cut. Chase, collect, apply cash and forecast in one place, on top of the accounting system you already use.
Chases every invoice
The full dunning sequence runs on autopilot across email, SMS and live AI phone calls, polite and on-brand, so no overdue invoice slips through.
Applies the cash
Incoming wires and ACH batches are matched to the right invoices automatically, so your ledger reconciles and you never chase an invoice that already paid.
Cuts your DSO
A predicted pay date for every open invoice and steady follow-up bring DSO down week over week, so more cash lands when you need it.
Good questions
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Before you buy DSO reduction software
How to reduce DSO
The process changes that cut DSO, from terms and invoice delivery to escalation.
Read the comparisonAverage DSO by industry
Where your number sits against manufacturing, distribution, SaaS and services.
Read the comparisonCollections automation software
The chase cadence itself, from a friendly reminder to a final notice and a call.
Read the comparisonCash application software
Matching incoming payments so a paid invoice is never chased again.
Read the comparisonBest accounts receivable automation software
The wider field compared by ledger, channel and published price.
Read the comparisonAccounts receivable software for small business
If you run QuickBooks or Xero with one person on collections.
Read the comparisonAccounts receivable software for manufacturing
DSO for manufacturers on net-45 and net-60 terms, with deductions in the mix.
Read the comparisonQuadient AR competitors
If Quadient AR and its 34 percent claim is on your shortlist.
Read the comparisonCorcentric competitors
If you are weighing a managed AR service with guaranteed DSO against software.
Read the comparisonInvoice factoring vs AR automation
Buying cash now versus getting paid faster on the invoices you keep.
Read the comparisonAccounts receivable automation pricing
Every plan, what it includes and the invoice limits.
Read the comparisonStop chasing invoices. Put your receivables on autopilot.
Connect your accounting system and the agent chases every invoice, applies the cash and cuts your DSO. Flat monthly fee, and we never take a cut of what we collect.
Works with QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite · bank-grade security · no percentage of collections