Looking for a Quadient AP alternative? Zentriq works inside Business Central with AI capture, no templates, plus PunchOut and an AI assistant.
Quadient AP, formerly Beanworks, is a cloud accounts payable automation suite that connects to Business Central. It captures invoices, codes them, routes them through approval workflows, and can even handle supplier payments, running as its own platform that syncs with BC through a connector. That model suits finance teams that want a dedicated AP hub, including a payment step Zentriq does not cover. Zentriq takes a different route: AI-first invoice capture that lives natively inside Business Central, with no separate platform to run, no templates to maintain, and a broader single-subscription suite that reaches beyond AP.
Zentriq runs inside BC as an AppSource app, not a separate cloud platform joined by a connector. Nothing extra to host, sync, or log into.
Zentriq AI reads any invoice layout out of the box. No template setup per supplier, no OCR rules to tune, even for suppliers you have never processed before.
More than AP: Zentriq adds PunchOut cart capture and a conversational AI assistant that answers BC questions and returns charts and reports, all in one subscription.
Pay per document or per message, with a free tier. No per-user AP licenses and no separate platform fee.
| Feature | Quadient AP | Zentriq |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Separate cloud platform + connector | Native inside Business Central |
| Invoice capture | OCR, often with correction | AI, no templates |
| Setup | Implementation + configuration | 5 minutes, self-serve |
| New supplier invoices | May need tuning | Works immediately |
| Supplier payments | Included | Not included |
| PunchOut / cart capture | Not included | Included |
| AI assistant for BC | Not included | Included, charts & reports |
| Free tier | No | Yes, 15 messages/month |
Quadient AP is a capable, established AP automation suite, and because it runs the full cycle from capture through approvals to payment, it suits finance teams that want a dedicated AP platform, a payment step Zentriq does not try to replace. If you would rather keep invoice capture native inside Business Central, skip the templates and the extra platform, and get PunchOut and a conversational AI assistant in the same subscription, Zentriq is the lighter, BC-native alternative. Some teams will use both: Quadient AP for its payment run, Zentriq for template-free capture and everything around it.
The best way to decide is to try it. Zentriq is free to start, 15 Agent messages per month, plus 8 PunchOut captures to try, no credit card required.
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