Cleo Pay
The autonomous back office for hospitality
Ranked #2 in Accounts payable software with QuickBooks integration, and on 1 more ranking.
Cleo Pay is a financial AI platform designed for live events and hospitality. It automates vendor onboarding, invoice scanning, approval routing, and payments.
At a glance
| Best for | hospitality venues and event production teams |
From Cleo Pay's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, Instagram |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- API
- Integrations
What stands out
Cleo Pay enables same-day ACH payouts for approved bills.
“Pay an approved bill from its row, or select several and pay them together.”Cleo Pay, own website
The product uses AI to scan invoices and suggest categories automatically.
“Snap a photo or upload a PDF.”Cleo Pay, own website
Worth knowing
The Cleo Agent feature is currently in early access only.
“In early access.”Cleo Pay, own website
How it ranks
Cleo Pay is ranked 2nd of 10 in Accounts payable software with QuickBooks integration (Lister Score 96.0) and 2nd of 10 in Accounts payable software for restaurants (Lister Score 94.0).
#2 in Accounts payable software with QuickBooks integration · Lister Score 96.0
Uses AI to scan invoices and suggest categories automatically.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 20; buying information on its own site 16.
“Cleo Pay is accounts payable and invoicing software for restaurants, bars, venues, hotels and event teams.”Cleo Pay, own website
“Cleo creates bills, vendors and bill payments in QuickBooks Online and maps your categories to your chart of accounts,”Cleo Pay, own website
| Rank | Accounts payable software with QuickBooks integration | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datamolino | 98.0 |
| 2 | Cleo Pay | 96.0 |
| 3 | Lightyear Automated Accounts Payable | 96.0 |
| 4 | Melio | 94.0 |
| 5 | Tipalti | 94.0 |
| 6 | Bill.com | 92.0 |
| 7 | Yooz | 90.0 |
| 8 | Plate IQ | 88.0 |
| 9 | AvidXchange | 84.0 |
| 10 | Ramp | 76.0 |
#2 in Accounts payable software for restaurants · Lister Score 94.0
Cleo Pay is an autonomous back office for hospitality and live events. It onboards vendors, scans invoices, routes approvals, and processes payments rapidly.
Uses AI to automatically extract invoice data.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.
“Cleo onboards your vendors, scans every invoice, routes approvals, and pays them as fast as same day.”Cleo Pay, own website
“Free templates New Offer sheets, budgets, settlements Chart of accounts Built for restaurants, bars & hotels Open a venue Budget, break-even & opening model”Cleo Pay, own website
| Rank | Accounts payable software for restaurants | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instant Books | 96.0 |
| 2 | Cleo Pay | 94.0 |
| 3 | MarketMan | 94.0 |
| 4 | MarginEdge | 90.0 |
| 5 | Plate IQ | 88.0 |
| 6 | VauPrime | 86.0 |
| 7 | Restaurant365 | 84.0 |
| 8 | xtraCHEF | 84.0 |
| 9 | Accurate Indonesia | 82.0 |
| 10 | Aliaddo | 82.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Cleo Pay rank on Lister?
Cleo Pay is ranked 2nd of 10 in Accounts payable software with QuickBooks integration (Lister Score 96.0) and 2nd of 10 in Accounts payable software for restaurants (Lister Score 94.0).