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Canals identifies invoices, expenses, and vendor statements sent or forwarded to your AP inbox, then extracts relevant details without any templates or vendor set up
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Three-way matching is performed for all invoice types and valid invoices are automatically submitted into your accounting system as payables
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Any invoice that can’t be processed is flagged with a clear reason then sent to your Canals Inbox for easy review, correction, and submission
INVOICES AUTOMATED
MANUAL INTERVENTION
PAYABLES ANALYZED
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Hear from a few of the thousands of people who use Canals every day

Isaac Regenstreif
Chief Operations Officer / Owner
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.


Justin Murphy
Chief Operating Officer
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
President
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
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
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.


Isaac Regenstreif
Chief Operations Officer / Owner
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.


Justin Murphy
Chief Operating Officer
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
President
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
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
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.


Have a question that’s not answered here? Please email us at sales@canals.ai and we’ll get back to you shortly.
Accounts Payable (AP) automation is the use of technology to streamline the tedious, manual process of creating payables in your accounting software and completing three-way matching to determine if and when they should be paid. It typically involves technology that can read (“parse”) an invoice, lookup POs and receipts in your accounting system, and submit the invoice for payment with all the necessary information, including supplier details, at the appropriate time.
Instead of having to individually key in the information from each invoice and then find the corresponding PO and receipt, users can focus only on the exceptions, where there is a quantity or price mismatch between the invoice and what was ordered or received. Most invoices are auto-submitted as long as everything falls within your tolerance thresholds, and require no manual intervention.
Advanced AP automation goes beyond invoices, managing expenses and vendor statements while factoring in payment terms to save time and reduce your costs.
The most direct benefit of AP automation is time savings. By eliminating manual data entry and lookup, invoice processing becomes much more efficient and accurate. Canals customers have cut manual intervention on invoices by up to 80%.
Because AP automation processes invoices as soon as they're received, it also reduces late payments and improves cash flow visibility. Beyond avoiding the financial penalties, it helps improve your reputation as a customer and strengthens your relationships with suppliers. AP automation can also help identify and capture early payment discounts and available credits, creating additional savings. With more accurate invoice processing and less time spent on manual entry, your team can take a more proactive approach to payment strategy and forecasting instead of drowning in data entry.
All of this makes AP work less tedious and less stressful, giving your team more time to manage exceptions and the confidence to take time off without the fear of falling behind.
Traditional software relies on if-then rules and templates. Every exception, every new format, every way you can refer to the same thing requires a new rule. If you’ve ever used legacy software for workflow automation, you know the pain of having to create a new template and map it for each customer or supplier. Most distributors only bother setting it up for their top partners or a fraction of their total business.
In contrast, AI does not require any templates or rules. It interprets information just like a human, and automatically gets smarter based on everyday user input. No setup is required to get started. Instead, your team can simply start using an AI tool, and it will get more and more accurate as it learns from what they do.
AI-powered workflow automation independently learns and remembers customer and individual preferences and how exceptions are handled. If something changes, it might not get it right the first time, but just by using it, users teach it what it should do. It automatically adjusts for next time without any further human effort.
In short, AI is better at workflow automation because it’s more flexible. Instead of relying on rigid templates and rules, it uses all the information it has learned to approach a task, much the way people do.
For the most common ERPs and accounting systems, technical implementation can be completed in just a few days. It only requires a few hours of your IT person's time to grant Canals the appropriate access, and then it syncs the data automatically. A day or two later, Canals is ready for your team to use. If we do not yet integrate with your ERP or accounting system, implementation is typically completed in 30 days or less.
Every customer receives a Customer Success Manager, who works with you through onboarding and rollout, as well as post-implementation. They partner with you on the best rollout strategy for your company and conduct all trainings to help onboard your teams.
In addition, users can reach out to our Customer Support any time via email or chat.
We offer a complete suite of AI-powered workflow automations to strengthen operations across your business
Catch order changes early with PO-to-acknowledgment matching
Automated invoice processing, matching, and submissions
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