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Online accounts receivable software: cloud based accounts receivable software your team runs from a browser

Online accounts receivable software is AR software delivered over the web, so your team signs in from a browser instead of a program installed on an office PC. There is no server to buy, no version to upgrade on a weekend, and no VPN needed when your controller works from home. The vendor runs the infrastructure and you rent the capability.

That matters more in receivables than in most finance software, because AR is the one process that has to reach outside your walls. Invoices go out to customers, remittance advice comes back from people who do not work for you, and payments arrive through banks and processors on their own schedule. A cloud based system sits where all of that traffic already is.

AccountsReceivable.ai is built cloud-first. It connects to QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or Sage over the web, chases every overdue invoice by email, then SMS, then a live AI phone call, applies the cash the moment it lands, and gives you a predicted pay date per invoice. Flat monthly fee, no percentage of what it collects, and nothing to install.

Works inside QuickBooks, Xero & NetSuite Flat monthly fee · no cut of collections

Connect · chase · apply cash · DSO down

Collections Desk

Your books

Collected / wk

Outstanding

AR aging

Current · 30 · 60 · 60+ · paid

Open invoices

Agent worklog

Live

Put this AR on autopilot to watch the agent chase, collect and reconcile.

Dunning sequence

1 Email
2 SMS
3 Call
4 Promise
Paid

Live, interactive · no card, no connection needed

DSO → collected invoices cleared

Flat monthly fee · we never take a cut of what we collect · works inside your accounting system

QUICKBOOKS XERO NETSUITE

Flat fee no cut of collections

Bank-grade security

Why it works

What your team gets with online & cloud AR

Nothing to install, nothing to patch

Cloud based accounts receivable software updates itself. You are always on the current version, security patches land without a maintenance window, and there is no server in a closet that somebody has to remember to back up. For a finance team with no dedicated IT, that removes an entire category of work and an entire category of risk.

AR is the process that has to reach outside your network

Collections only works if invoices reach customers, replies come back, and payments post. An on-premise system has to be deliberately opened up to do that, usually through a mail relay, a file drop and a VPN. A cloud platform is already on the public internet, so email, SMS, phone calls, payment portals and bank feeds are ordinary traffic rather than an integration project.

You rent capability instead of buying capacity

On-premise means sizing hardware for your busiest month and paying for it all year, plus a license, plus an upgrade project every few years. A subscription moves that to a predictable operating cost. Our version of that is a flat monthly fee rather than a percentage of collections, so a good month does not cost you more.

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.

  • Runs entirely in a browser, so month-end does not depend on one office PC
  • Connects to QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite and Sage over the web with two-way sync
  • Chases overdue invoices by email, then SMS, then a live AI phone call
  • Applies incoming payments and remittance automatically as they land
  • Gives every user a live aging view instead of a spreadsheet emailed on Mondays
  • Predicts a pay date per invoice so you can forecast cash weekly
  • Adds users and volume without buying hardware or a new license tier
ON EVERY INVOICE In order
  1. 01 Sync Reads the open invoice, its terms and the billing contact from your ledger.
  2. 02 Chase Escalates from email to SMS to a live AI call as the invoice ages.
  3. 03 Track Logs replies, disputes and promise-to-pay dates against the invoice.
  4. 04 Apply Matches the incoming payment, reconciles the ledger and closes the invoice.
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How it compares

Cloud accounts receivable software compared to on-premise AR

What actually differs between a browser-based AR platform and receivables running on your own servers. Verified August 2026.

What you are comparing Cloud / online AR software On-premise AR software Who should care
Time to live Weeks, sometimes days, because there is nothing to provision Months, since hardware, install and integration all come first Anyone with a DSO problem this quarter rather than next year
Cost shape A subscription operating cost, sized to users or volume Upfront license and hardware, then an upgrade project every few years Finance teams that would rather not tie up working capital
Upgrades Continuous, handled by the vendor, everyone on one version A scheduled project you plan, test and pay for Small teams with no dedicated IT to run an upgrade
Remote access Any browser, anywhere, no VPN Usually a VPN or remote desktop into the office network Hybrid finance teams and multi-site controllers
Reaching customers Email, SMS, calls and payment portals are native outbound traffic Needs a relay and firewall rules opened deliberately Collections, which is the whole point of AR software
Bank and ERP feeds API connections maintained by the vendor File drops and connectors you maintain yourself Teams doing cash application at any real volume
Data residency and control Data sits with the vendor under their controls and certifications Data never leaves your network, which some contracts require Regulated buyers, government contractors, some healthcare
Works offline No, it needs an internet connection Yes, on the local network Sites with genuinely unreliable connectivity
Customization Configuration plus API, within what the platform allows Anything you are willing to build and then maintain forever Enterprises with a truly unusual receivables process

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

Questions about online & cloud AR

Last updated August 2026

Online accounts receivable software is AR software you access through a web browser rather than install on a computer. The vendor hosts it, maintains it and updates it, and you sign in from anywhere. It handles invoicing, collections follow-up, cash application and AR reporting, and connects to your accounting system over the internet.
Cloud based accounts receivable software runs on infrastructure the vendor operates and is delivered as a subscription. In practice it means the same thing as online AR software: no server on your premises, no manual upgrades, access from any browser, and integrations to your ERP and bank maintained by the vendor rather than by you.
A reputable cloud AR platform is usually safer than a small business server, because the vendor employs full-time security staff, patches continuously and holds certifications like SOC 2. The real questions to ask are where data is stored, who at the vendor can see it, how access is scoped, and what the breach notification terms are in the contract.
On-premise runs on servers you own inside your network; cloud runs on the vendor infrastructure and reaches you through a browser. The practical differences are speed of deployment, cost shape (subscription versus upfront license plus hardware), who handles upgrades, and how easily the system can reach customers by email, SMS and phone.
No. Browser-based AR software needs nothing installed on your machines. Some platforms offer an optional desktop or mobile app for convenience, and a few ERP integrations use a small connector agent, but the core system runs entirely in the browser. AccountsReceivable.ai needs no install at all.
Good cloud AR platforms connect to all four through their APIs, syncing customers, invoices and payments both ways so the ledger stays the source of truth. Coverage varies by vendor though. Versapay, for example, publishes NetSuite, Sage Intacct and Dynamics 365 but does not list QuickBooks or Xero, so confirm your own system is supported before you shortlist.
Most vendors quote rather than publish. BILL lists $49 to $89 per user per month. Contract data from Vendr puts Tesorio near a $17,000 median annual contract and Versapay near $36,800. Some collections providers instead take a percentage of what they recover. We charge a flat monthly fee so the price does not rise when collections go well.
Yes, and small businesses benefit most, because the alternative is a spreadsheet and one person remembering to follow up. There is no hardware to buy and no IT to hire. The thing to watch is per-user pricing, which punishes a small team that wants everyone in sales to see the aging report.
Ask this before you sign, not after. A good cloud AR vendor gives you an export of customers, invoices, payments and the full collections activity history in a usable format, and states a retention and deletion period in the contract. Your ERP still holds the ledger of record, so what you are protecting is the AR activity history.
No, and that is the honest tradeoff against on-premise. In practice the automated work continues on the vendor infrastructure, so reminders still go out and payments still post while your office is offline. You lose the ability to log in and look, not the ability to keep collecting.
No. Accounting software records what you are owed. AR software works the receivable: it sequences the follow-up, escalates when nobody replies, applies the cash, and forecasts who will pay late. Most teams keep QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or Sage as the ledger and add AR software on top of it.
A mid-market cloud AR rollout usually runs from a few days to a few weeks, most of it spent mapping your customers, agreeing the chase cadence and testing against real open invoices rather than on technical setup. On-premise projects run in months because hardware, install and integration all come first.
Very few platforms make outbound collection calls at all. Quadient AR, Versapay, Billtrust, HighRadius, Gaviti and Tesorio all stop at email and portal messaging. Sidetrade is the main exception among the large vendors, and we place live AI calls as the third step after email and SMS.
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Stop 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.

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Works with QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite · bank-grade security · no percentage of collections