Recovery audit firms bring specialist people and judgment to finding past overpayments, and AllCaps is software that checks invoices against contracts. The choice is often not either-or, because audit firms can also use AllCaps as the AI backend for their own work.
A good recovery firm knows its categories, its suppliers, and how to get a claim paid. AllCaps reads contracts and tests every invoice against them, with evidence for material findings. Finance teams can use AllCaps directly, work with a recovery firm, or work with a firm that runs on AllCaps.
This describes each category in general. Individual products vary, so confirm specific capabilities with each provider.
| Area | AllCaps | Recovery audit firm |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | Software with human review, run by your team or an audit partner. | A specialist team of auditors working on your behalf. |
| Timing | Historical invoices first, then continuous audit if useful. | Typically periodic reviews of past payments. |
| Where it is strongest | Applying contract terms consistently across every invoice. | Category expertise, supplier negotiation, and claim follow-through. |
| Where it stops | External action remains subject to your approval. | Coverage depends on the firm's scope, categories, and capacity. |
| Commercial model | A one-time Proof Audit fee, then a subscription. | Often a share of recoveries, and varies by firm. |
| Customer invoices | Also audits invoices you send against customer contracts. | Usually focused on payables. |
Send up to three governing contracts, amendments or rate cards, and up to 100 historical invoices. AllCaps returns evidence-backed findings with contract and clause support for material issues.
No. AllCaps is contract-to-invoice audit software. Finance teams can use it directly, and specialist audit firms can use it underneath their own services.
Yes. Firms can use AllCaps as an analyst copilot, production backend, white-label service, or through APIs. The client, brand, methodology, and economics stay with the firm.
Use a recovery firm if you want specialists to run the work end to end. Use software if you want your team to check every invoice on an ongoing basis. Many needs can be met by combining them.
Not without your approval. Findings come with contract and clause support for your team to review, and external action remains subject to your approval.
Yes. A firm can run its work on AllCaps, or your team can use AllCaps for ongoing checks while a firm handles specialist categories or supplier claims.
AllCaps starts with a one-time Proof Audit fee, scoped and priced to your contracts and invoices. Ongoing audit is a subscription based on contract and invoice volume.