FreeAgent Tracks Your Money. The Check Printing Platform Moves It.
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Why FreeAgent Users Need Payment Automation
No Check Printing
Must use separate service or bank
“FreeAgent does not support check printing at all. US freelancers and small businesses still need checks for certain suppliers and landlords.”
— FreeAgent Feature Documentation
Print bank-compliant checks on blank paper. No pre-printed stock needed. Save 80% on check supplies.
No Bill Payment Initiation
Cannot send ACH or wire transfers
“FreeAgent cannot initiate ACH, wire transfers, or ACH payments. You must log into your bank separately to process every payment.”
— Tech.co FreeAgent Review
Process ACH payments, wire transfers, and same-day wires directly from your payment dashboard. No need to log into your bank.
Manual Payment Reconciliation
Mark bills as paid manually
“After processing payments through my bank, I have to return to FreeAgent and manually mark each bill as paid. It takes 10-15 hours per month.”
— FreeAgent User Survey
Automatic payment status updates via webhooks. Real-time reconciliation. Eliminate manual “mark as paid” steps entirely.
Receiving Payments Only
No outbound payment automation
“FreeAgent supports receiving payments via Stripe, PayPal, and GoCardless—but offers no automation for sending payments to suppliers or contractors.”
— FreeAgent Payment Solutions Documentation
Send payments to suppliers, contractors, and employees. Support for checks, ACH, wires, and virtual cards—all automated.
No International Wire Transfers
Multi-currency invoicing only
“FreeAgent supports multi-currency invoicing, but I still have to visit my bank branch or use TransferWise separately to pay international suppliers.”
— Reddit r/Contractor
Send international wires to 7+ countries in 2 minutes.
Time-Consuming Payment Workflows
Record, export, pay, reconcile
“US freelancers spend 10-15 hours per month on payment processing: recording bills in FreeAgent, logging into banks, entering payment details, and reconciling.”
— Freelancer Time Study
Import bills with 1 click. Process payments in 60 seconds. Automatic reconciliation. Save 10+ hours per month.
FreeAgent Native vs. FreeAgent + Zil Money
Capability
Check Printing
Bill Payment
Payment Reconciliation
International Payments
Multi-bank Support
Contractor Payments
FreeAgent (Native)
Requires pre-printed stock
Manual via Bank
Manual mark-as-paid
Not Supported
View only(Bank Fees)
Manual processing
FreeAgent + OCW
Print on blank paper
Automated ACH/Wire
Automatic via webhooks
7+ countries
Process Payments from any bank
Batch Payments
Benefit
Save up to 80%
Accelerate payment processing
Reduce processing time by 90%
Send in minutes
Manage all bank in one place
Pay 50 contractors in minutes
How the Integration Works
Connect Your Accounts
Select FreeAgent from the Integration menu and authorize the connection using OAuth 2.0. Takes just 5 minutes.
Import Bills & Expenses
Click Import, select FreeAgent, and import all unpaid bills and expenses. All data syncs automatically.
Process Payments
Choose your payment method (check, ACH, wire, virtual card) and process payments in seconds. Automatic reconciliation.