Keep the current tracker
When one owner can keep it trustworthy.
Use the free workbook if the volume is modest, definitions are stable, and review happens without chasing. Paying us would add little value.
Get the workbookCompare approaches
Choose the operating model your team can keep dependable.
A managed application is not automatically better than a spreadsheet or an enterprise suite. The right choice depends on breadth, ownership, recurrence, integrations, and appetite for implementation.
| Decision factor | Current spreadsheet or tracker | ApprovalNorth | Enterprise suite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best when | The operation is small and one owner can maintain it | Accounts payable operations needs a connected operating view without a major rollout | Many departments need live system-of-record functions |
| Time to start | Immediate, if definitions are already clear | Four checkpoints; no system migration | Usually a broader configuration and change project |
| Operating burden | Buyer maintains formulas, definitions, review, and follow-up | ApprovalNorth runs the six-module model; buyer reviews and acts | Buyer administers users, workflows, integrations, and governance |
| Data movement | Stays in the buyer's current files | Minimum agreed export; no published-plan connector | Often imports, connectors, or a central repository |
| Breadth | Whatever the buyer builds and maintains | Six connected modules for accounts payable operations | Cross-department modules and broad automation |
| Decision authority | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer, subject to platform configuration |
| Commercial model | Internal time and maintenance | Published monthly workload plans | Software subscription plus implementation and administration |
Use ApprovalNorth
When the operation needs connected control.
The service fits when the buyer wants six connected operational views, a dependable cadence, and portable outputs without administering an enterprise suite.
Review the platformChoose an enterprise suite
When live execution matters more than a lighter start.
A suite is more appropriate when you need live system-of-record functionality, many integrations, self-service user accounts, or cross-department automation.
Check fit boundariesA useful first conversation
Tell us what your current approach cannot keep up with.
Describe it in general terms. We will tell you which plan fits, what we would need, and where we would draw the line.