AP Automation for Contractors

Automate accounts payable workflows with AI-powered invoice capture, PO and receipt matching, exception routing, and payables submission to your accounting system

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AP Automation for Contractors that Reduces Manual Invoice Work

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Intelligent Invoice Analysis

Canals identifies invoices, expenses, and vendor statements sent or forwarded to your AP inbox, then extracts supplier, job, PO, receipt, line-item, payment-term, and payable details without templates or vendor-by-vendor setup

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Touchless Submissions

Canals performs three-way matching across invoice, PO, and receipt data, then automatically submits valid invoices into your accounting system as payables when they meet your business rules and tolerance thresholds

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Automated Error Detection

Invoices that cannot be processed are flagged with a clear reason code, routed to your Canals Inbox, and presented for fast review, correction, approval, or submission

Real Customer Results

AP teams use Canals to reduce manual data entry, focus staff’s time on exceptions, and move valid payables through the accounting workflow faster

95%

INVOICES AUTOMATED

High accuracy invoice automation that reduces manual entry or review

80%

LESS MANUAL INTERVENTION

AP teams only focus on mismatches, missing documents, and approval exceptions

$2B+

PAYABLES ANALYZED

AI trained for industry-specific documents, supplier patterns, and payables workflows

Se ROI from Contractor AP Automation in Days

Start saving time quickly with lightweight implementation, pre-built integrations, and an AI workflow that improves as your AP team reviews exceptions

No invoice templates or vendor-specific setup
Pre-built API integrations for your accounting system
Personalized onboarding, rollout, and customer support
AI that learns cost coding, supplier patterns, and exceptions

Save time and eliminate manual review with automated invoice processing, PO matching, and submissions for contractors

Bring AP Automation to Your Accounting System

Canals connects to the systems contractors already use to look up PO and receipt data, apply matching logic, and submit clean payables back into the correct system of record

Support for AP processes and accounting system submissions
Exception routing to a review queue
Approval workflows to mirror your existing sign-off process
Quick deployment for common systems
Integration support for custom setups

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Purpose-Built for
Construction AP Teams

Contractors need AP automation that can handle field-driven purchasing and supplier statement complexity—Canals combines industry-specific AI with construction supply chain experience

Processing for expenses, vendor statements, and more
Team experienced in contractor and distributor workflows
3-way matching across invoice, PO, and receipt records
Set custom logic for discrepancies, mismatches, and more

Trusted by Industry Leaders

Hear from the operators, business systems leaders, and executives who use Canals to simplify operational workflows and reduce manual work. Canals customers value fast implementation, responsive support, and intuitive workflow automation their teams want to adopt.

Isaac Regenstreif

Chief Operations Officer / Owner

Our team loves it

The longer they're in it, the more they love it. If we ever told the team we were taking Canals away, I think we'd have mutiny on our hands. It has very quickly become a need-to-have tool in their tool belt—and not a lot of technology has that kind of impact.

Canals is fantastic

It was very fast to get up and running, both technically and in terms of usage. Our team has all kinds of different backgrounds and technical abilities, and they were able to pick it up easily. We had evaluated some other options, and Canals was the most intuitive. The Canals team has been extremely responsive and willing to accommodate our requests.

John Heinzel

Manager, Business Systems

Revere’s experience implementing Canals has been extraordinary

We're used to software vendors over-promising and under-delivering. With Canals, it worked much better than expected. The few issues we had were addressed immediately. Adoption by our users has also amazed us. We hope you continue to amaze us with your dedication to being the most responsive vendor we’ve ever worked with.

Cole Harrison

Vice President of Operations

"Gamechanger" was the response I received from multiple associates when we launched

Implementation was quick and painless, and benefits were recognized immediately. The team at Canals has been wonderful to work with and responsive.

Dominic Desmond

Chief Operations Officer

We couldn't be happier with Canals

The product and team have delivered on everything they've said, and it just keeps getting better. Whenever we've requested any kind of customization, they've listened carefully to our needs and implemented solutions in days. You guys make stuff happen.