Why Companies Switched From BILL to Ramp: Customer Stories

From Ramp

August 08, 2025

Press Release

Why fast-moving teams are switching from Bill.com to Ramp

For small finance teams, every hour matters—and legacy tools can quietly steal dozens of them. Companies like Snapdocs and Sandboxx started with Bill.com to manage part of their accounts payable processes. But over time, they realized they needed a BILL alternative and switched to Ramp—and in doing so, enabled new levels of speed, clarity, and control.

Here's what changed.


Snapdocs: Cutting reconciliation time from 5-6 hours to <30 minutes

Before Ramp, Snapdocs was piecing together Bill.com, Expensify, and Brex. Each system had to be manually reconciled at month-end—making close a multi-day ordeal. Approval processes were rigid and often delayed, leading to backlogs across the finance team.

"We wanted to consolidate everything into a single platform to simplify monthly reconciliation...We loved the fact that Ramp has the ability to fully sync up with Quickbooks. We didn't have that level of control with Expensify or Brex, so that was a huge deciding factor." said Fahem Islam, Accounting Associate at Snapdocs.

With Ramp, Snapdocs now reconciles in under 30 minutes, thanks to automation and OCR that pre-populate bill data. Vendor payments, reimbursements, and cards are all handled in one place—no more switching tools or chasing down approvals.

"I spend maybe 10-15 minutes in Ramp every day, and I know that we're set. That puts my mind at ease -- knowing that I need to put minimal time into Ramp to have it take care of our needs."

Full Snapdocs customer story →

Sandboxx: Saving time and scaling benefits

Sandboxx was managing spend across Bill.com, Amex, and Expensify—without a full in-house finance function. CEO Sam Meek found himself spending hours just trying to extract value from tools that didn't talk to each other.

"I was spending four hours a month on Expensify, two hours a month on Amex, and probably five hours a month on Bill.com," he said. "And now, I'm just spending a little bit of time in Ramp. The UI is so intelligent, and I know exactly where I want to go to look at something. If I have a question or pull a report, it's so easy. I'm in and out in five minutes."

Ramp didn't just save time—it also gave the company new flexibility. With custom cards and granular controls, Sandboxx was able to launch preloaded cards for employee wellness and development. Before Ramp, only ~30% of employees used their annual benefits budget. Now, access is easy and tracked automatically.

"We didn't really have an easy way to scale this function until Ramp came along," Sam said. "The amount of time it saves our stakeholders is pretty remarkable."

Full Sandboxx customer story →

Key takeaways

  • Manual workflows and disjointed tools were key drivers in companies switching off Bill.com to Ramp

  • Ramp offers a unified platform for vendor payments, expense management, reimbursements, and cards

  • Snapdocs reduced monthly reconciliation time from 5–6 hours to under 30 minutes

  • Sandboxx saved 10+ hours per month with Ramp's expense management tools

  • Ramp's automation, control, and visibility helped teams shift from chasing expenses to driving strategy

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