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3 days -- invoice processing time for Best-in-class automated AP teams (2025)
Best-in-class automated AP teams have an average invoice processing cycle time of roughly 3 days (or 3.1 days).
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3 days
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Duration Days
Data Vintage
2025
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ardent Partners
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https://apsentra.com/best-procure-to-pay-software/ ↗
Source Article
Best Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Automation Tools for Mid-Market Companies in 2026
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Ardent Partners
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Best-in-class automated AP teams: 3 days invoice processing time. Source: Ardent Partners (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/best-in-class-invoice-processing-time-2025
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