Stampli vs DynamicPoint vs Fluent for Epicor Kinetic AP: matching and approvals compared

Stampli, DynamicPoint EasyAP365 and Fluent all automate parts of Epicor Kinetic AP. Stampli is an AP workflow platform where approvers collaborate on each invoice; DynamicPoint EasyAP365 runs AP automation inside Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. Fluent is an AI agent that reads each invoice, matches it against the purchase order and receipts in Kinetic, drafts it in AP Invoice Entry, and then runs the approval workflow: an approval agent checks the invoice for each approver before they open it and tells them exactly what to look at. For a Kinetic shop that is our recommendation, because the matching runs against Kinetic's own receipts and every approval starts from a checked invoice.

Fluent is our product. Every claim about Stampli and DynamicPoint below comes from their public material; where it says nothing, we tell you what to ask.

The short version

• Stampli suits AP teams whose only slow step is getting answers from approvers. Invoices carry their own conversation, so requesters can ask and answer questions on the invoice.
• DynamicPoint EasyAP365 fits companies that run on Microsoft 365 and want AP to live there, with documents in SharePoint.
• Fluent covers entry, matching and approval in one flow. It drafts each invoice in AP Invoice Entry against the purchase order and receipts, then routes it through approval stages in which an approval agent reviews it for each approver first. AP staff stay in Kinetic, and nothing is written to Epicor while an approval is pending.

Comparison table

"Ask" and "Not described" mean we could not confirm the answer from the vendor's public material. Ask each vendor about your Kinetic version and deployment.

Stampli

Stampli puts the invoice at the center. Capture, coding, approval routing and the questions around each invoice sit in one place, so the history of who asked what and who approved stays attached to the invoice.

Stampli's approval model is a conversation: the approver opens the invoice and asks. In Fluent the approver opens an invoice the approval agent has already checked against Epicor for their responsibility, with a note on what to look at. They can ask the agent about it in a private chat, approve by replying to the email, or return it to AP with a reason. Fluent approvers do not need to learn Epicor either.

When Stampli is enough:

• Invoices need input from many people outside finance, and you want that discussion held in a separate AP system rather than next to Kinetic.

Ask Stampli how its Epicor integration reads vendors, purchase orders and receipts from Kinetic, and at what point in its workflow it writes to Epicor.

DynamicPoint EasyAP365

DynamicPoint builds AP automation on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. Invoices, approvals and the document library live in the Microsoft environment your company already runs, under your existing Microsoft permissions.

When DynamicPoint is enough:

• Your company is standardized on Microsoft 365, and IT requires new tools to live inside it.
• You want invoice documents stored in SharePoint alongside other company files.

Ask DynamicPoint how EasyAP365 connects to Epicor Kinetic, which data it reads from Kinetic, how it handles receipts for matching, and whether anything checks the invoice against Kinetic before an approver opens it.

Fluent

Fluent is a set of AI agents for Epicor Kinetic. The AP agent reads invoices in PDFs, scans, photos, spreadsheets, email bodies, XML and EDI, forwarded or emailed straight to the agent, and drafts them in AP Invoice Entry.

On each invoice, the agent:

• Matches the vendor by name and tax ID.
• Matches parts, including the supplier's own part numbers.
• Runs two-way and three-way matching against the purchase order and the receipts behind it: quantity against what is left to bill, unit price against the order, and freight never billed twice.
• On partial shipments, offers only the quantity still left to bill.
• Shows every difference on the line.
• If no vendor matches, drafts the invoice with a note of what was searched and waits for a person.
• Validates with fiscal authorities such as SAT (Mexico), DIAN (Colombia) and SEFAZ (Brazil).

Nothing is written to Epicor while an approval is pending. The approval workflow runs in stages, and each stage's approver is a named person, whoever is least busy, the first to act in a shared queue, or the person the AI picks from a pool, such as the buyer on the purchase order. Conditions are written in plain language, such as "invoices with no purchase order", and the approval agent reads the invoice to decide whether that approver is needed.

Before each approver opens the invoice, the approval agent reviews it through that approver's written responsibility, with read-only lookups in Epicor, and marks it "nothing flagged" or "needs review" with a note saying exactly what to look at. Where an approver allows it, the agent approves on their behalf when nothing is flagged; if its review fails, the invoice goes to a person, so nothing is approved silently. Approvers who are out of office are routed to a delegate, who signs on their behalf, and every decision is in the audit log alongside every field read. Epicor's own business logic validates each transaction.

Metalworks moved its Epicor Kinetic AP invoices to Fluent. Read the Metalworks story.

Fluent fits when:

• The time goes into typing lines, checking them against receipts and chasing sign-off.
• You want AP staff to stay in Kinetic and approvers to decide from their email.
• Your Epicor administrator does not want anything installed inside Epicor.

Fluent does not pay suppliers or archive documents. Keep your payments tool for the first, and Epicor ECM for the second if you need an archive.

What gets installed

This is often the question an Epicor administrator asks first.

Fluent calls Epicor Kinetic's REST API from outside. There is no customization, no BPM, no staging table and no import file. It works on premise or Epicor-hosted, and restricted networks allowlist Fluent's fixed egress IPs. Each agent generates an Epicor access scope listing exactly the services it calls; you import it and Epicor enforces it. Setup is about thirty minutes of accounts and onboarding, and most teams review documents the same day.

For Stampli and DynamicPoint, ask what their Epicor integration requires in your environment: a connector, scheduled sync, customizations or staging tables, and who maintains it through Kinetic upgrades. DynamicPoint also runs inside your Microsoft 365 tenant, which your Microsoft administrator will want to review.

Stampli alternatives for Epicor

If you are looking for a Stampli alternative for Epicor Kinetic, name the reason first:

• You want to stay in Microsoft 365: DynamicPoint EasyAP365.
• You want Epicor's own product and a document archive: Epicor ECM AP Automation.
• Entry, receipt matching and approval checks are the slow part: Fluent.
• Paying suppliers is the slow part: a payments-led platform.

For a wider list, see our roundup of AP automation for Epicor Kinetic in 2026.

Which option to choose

• Approvers are the bottleneck: Fluent, if each approver should open the invoice already checked against Kinetic. Stampli, if what you want is a discussion thread on each invoice in a separate AP system.
• Microsoft 365 is your standard, and you want AP there: DynamicPoint EasyAP365.
• Keying and matching in AP Invoice Entry is the bottleneck: Fluent.
• Both approvals and entry are slow: Fluent covers both. It drafts and matches in Kinetic, then routes the invoice through its approval stages. If you run Epicor ECM, Fluent can also send documents into ECM workflows.

Decide with a trial on your own awkward invoices: partial shipments, freight lines, suppliers using their own part numbers, and vendors with near-identical names. Then put each product's approval step through the same test:

• Route an invoice to two approvers by a rule written in plain words, such as "invoices with no purchase order".
• Set an approver out of office and see where the invoice goes.
• Approve by replying to the approval email.
• Check what each approver is told to look at before they open the invoice.

See Fluent on your invoices

The AP agent is described on AP automation, and the Kinetic connection on Epicor integration. Paid plans start at $600/month, with usage metered in credits (pricing), and invited teams start on a 30-day trial on one agent. To compare it against your current process, book a demo.