AI handles the entire invoice workflow: extraction, three-way matching, approval routing, and ERP export. Stop keying data and start processing invoices in minutes, not weeks.
Drag and drop files, connect a cloud drive, or set up email auto-forwarding. Any file format works—PDF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or digital documents.
The AI identifies fields by context and meaning, not fixed coordinates. Names, dates, amounts, and custom fields are extracted automatically.
Get structured output in Excel, Google Sheets, CSV, or JSON. Use the REST API for direct integration into your systems.
“Our invoice cycle time went from 14 days to same-day. The three-way matching alone saved us two full-time headcount that we redirected to strategic finance work.”
“We were paying late fees on 8% of invoices because manual processing couldn’t keep up with volume. Since automating the workflow, we haven’t missed a single payment deadline.”
“The exception handling is what makes this work at scale. Clean invoices sail through automatically, and we only touch the ones with real discrepancies. Our team handles 3x the volume now.”
Audited controls over a sustained period, not a point-in-time check.
Bank-grade encryption at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit.
Documents deleted within 24 hours. No copies retained.
AI invoice processing is the automation of the complete accounts payable workflow—from the moment an invoice arrives as a PDF or email attachment through data extraction, validation against purchase orders and goods receipts, approval routing based on business rules, and final export to an ERP or accounting system. Unlike standalone OCR, which only handles the extraction step, full invoice processing eliminates every manual touchpoint between document receipt and payment authorization.
The bottleneck in most AP departments is not data entry itself but the surrounding workflow: matching invoices to POs, chasing approvals, resolving discrepancies, and manually keying validated data into an ERP. Even teams that adopt OCR for extraction often find that the downstream steps still require significant manual effort. AI invoice processing closes this gap by treating extraction as one component of an automated pipeline rather than the entire solution.
Three-way matching is where automation delivers the highest ROI. Manually comparing an invoice against a purchase order and a goods receipt for every line item is tedious and error-prone at scale. AI reads all three documents, compares quantities and unit prices programmatically, and routes only the exceptions for human review. Lido provides this matching capability alongside its extraction engine, with per-field confidence scores that let AP teams define their own tolerance thresholds for auto-approval.
Organizations evaluating AI invoice processing should look beyond extraction accuracy and assess the tool’s ability to handle their specific matching rules, approval hierarchies, and ERP integration requirements. The goal is not a faster way to key data into spreadsheets—it is a system where invoices flow from receipt to payment readiness without human involvement except for genuine exceptions.
Invoice OCR is just the first step—it extracts data from a document image. AI invoice processing covers the entire workflow from document intake through data extraction, three-way matching against purchase orders and receipts, approval routing, exception handling, and final export to your ERP or accounting system. This full pipeline moves invoices from receipt to payment-ready status without manual intervention.
Three-way matching compares the invoice against the original purchase order and the goods receipt to verify that quantities, prices, and terms align before approving payment. AI invoice processing automates this by extracting structured data from all three documents and running the comparison programmatically, flagging discrepancies like quantity mismatches or price variances and routing them for review while auto-approving clean matches.
Yes. AI invoice processing tools typically export to ERP systems via CSV import, direct API integration, or middleware connectors. Lido supports export to Excel, Google Sheets, CSV, and JSON, plus a REST API for direct integration with systems like NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, and Xero.
AI extracts data from a single invoice in under 10 seconds. The full processing cycle—extraction, validation, matching, and routing—depends on your approval workflow configuration but typically completes in minutes rather than the days or weeks common with manual processing. Documents are processed as they arrive via email forwarding, so there is no batching delay.
When the AI extraction confidence falls below your configured threshold or a three-way match fails, the invoice is flagged for human review rather than silently processed with errors. Per-field confidence scores show reviewers exactly which fields need attention. Over time, exception rates decrease as the system handles more document variations.
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Built on Lido’s OCR engine
Built on Lido’s OCR engine
Built on Lido’s OCR engine