Automated Billing System
Features, Integrations, Benefits, Costs
ScienceSoft applies 16 years of experience in corporate financial software development to help companies create robust billing solutions that help improve the speed and efficiency of billing workflows.
Automated Billing System in a Nutshell
An automated billing system is software designed to generate and send invoices, collect and process payments. It provides full visibility of the due and received payments and may cover the functionality of a customer portal.
Custom billing software is particularly helpful for companies with a large and diverse client base, a wide range of products/services provided, non-standard billing models. Such solutions simplify compliance with region-specific invoicing regulations and offer advanced security of sensitive data.
- Integrations: CRM, payment gateways, accounting software, and more.
- Implementation timelines: 8–12 months for a custom billing system.
- Development costs: $120,000–$350,000, depending on the solution complexity.
Ways to Set Up Billing Automation
Business automation software
Implementing off-the-shelf business automation software that comprises a digital billing tool and an automated payment system.
Pros: Establishing a cohesive business automation environment.
Cons: High subscription cost, chances to obtain a large share of unnecessary functionality.
OOTB billing software
Implementing market-available recurring billing software, which typically covers automated invoicing, payment processing, and tracking dashboards.
Pros: A fast and cost-effective way to leverage billing automation.
Cons: Pre-defined features and integrations, inability to evolve the solution when needed.
Custom billing system
Building a custom automated billing system to get all necessary functional and non-functional capabilities to digitalize your unique billing flows.
Pros: Getting a solution fully tailored to your billing needs.
Cons: Software design requires additional time and investments.
When Custom Automated Billing Software is Your Best Choice
A custom billing system is not a “one-size-fits-all” solution, but it proved to bring an impressive ROI for the range of companies with particular business needs. ScienceSoft recommends opting for custom development if you:
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Need automated billing software to provide specific functionality, e.g., calculations based on custom formulas, AI-powered invoicing analytics, or blockchain-based payments. |
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Look to implement end-to-end automation of industry-specific billing that involves non-standard workflows, e.g., digitally transform medical, SaaS, telecom, utility, or transportation billing. |
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Operate in a regulated industry (e.g., healthcare, insurance, public sector) and need a billing system providing advanced data security. |
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Need to ensure compliance with region-specific invoicing regulations, e.g., ZATCA requirements for the KSA or Peppol standards for the EU. |
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Want smooth and cost-effective integrations between billing automation software and your existing business-critical solutions, including legacy tools. |
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Need a modifiable automated billing solution that allows for easy upgrading of functional and non-functional capabilities when needed. |
Automated Billing System: Key Features
ScienceSoft creates state-of-the-art automated billing systems with functionality closely bound to each customer's unique needs. Below, we share a comprehensive list of billing software features typically requested by our clients.
Important Integrations for Automated Billing Software
ScienceSoft recommends integrating billing software with the following systems to streamline invoice creation and ensure accurate recording and reporting of payment transactions:
- To enable consistent input of relevant customer data when generating invoices and instantly match payment details to the corresponding customer records.
Customer-facing apps
e.g., a servicing portal, a corporate website, an ecommerce platform
For fast distribution of billing documents and convenient customer access to the received invoices.
of banks or independent payment service providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal)
- For smooth processing and real-time tracking of customer payments.
- For the automated input of relevant data when creating entries in general ledger and subledgers.
NB: Direct integration with a revenue management system helps streamline revenue recognition under a subscription billing model.
- To automatically populate product and service pricing details when generating invoices.
Delivery and utilization control systems
e.g., subscription management software, IoT systems of telecom providers and utility companies
- To ensure accurate customer invoicing and rapidly enforce service termination in case of non-payment.
ROI Factors for the Automated Billing System
Our financial IT experts defined a range of important factors that help maximize the value and cost-efficiency of the automated billing solution.
Focus on security
To ensure the safety of payments, customer and financial data protection, as well minimize the risk of malicious user activities.
Advanced analytics
To obtain full visibility into the customer payment behavior, precisely forecast cash inflow, and timely initiate debt recovery activities.
No-code invoice template editor
To enable non-technical users to create custom invoice templates by applying a tailored billing data structure, country-specific requirements, and branding elements.
Mobile invoicing
To easily generate, send, track invoices, and monitor payments from customers on the go.
To improve customer payment experience and speed up receiving of due payments, make sure your automated billing system supports a wide range of payment options, from traditional bank transfers to crypto payments.
Automated Billing Software Implementation Costs
Based on ScienceSoft's experience, average costs for building the automated billing system of moderate complexity vary between $120,000 and $350,000.
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Benefits of the Automated Billing System
Automated billing software is designed to streamline billing workflows, improve their efficiency and safety, and enhance customer payment experience. With a custom billing system, you get:
Implement the Automated Billing System with ScienceSoft
Since 2007, ScienceSoft provides full-cycle billing software development services to help companies design and implement high-performing and secure automated billing systems.
Our Customers Say
The invoicing system created by ScienceSoft automates data integration from different sources, invoice generation, and provides visibility into the invoicing process. We have already engaged ScienceSoft in supporting the solution and would definitely consider ScienceSoft as an IT vendor in the future.
Heather Owen Nigl, Chief Financial Officer, Alta Resources
About ScienceSoft
ScienceSoft is an automated billing software development company headquartered in McKinney, Texas. We help businesses build reliable billing software tailored to their invoicing and payment processing needs. Being ISO 9001- and ISO 27001-certified, we apply a mature quality management system and guarantee cooperation with us does not pose any risks to our customers’ data security.