Looking for a Ascend alternative?
Comparing modern insurance payment platforms? Here is a checklist worth running before you commit — and where Simply Easier Payments fits.
What to compare before you switch
Use this list with any vendor, including us.
Track record in insurance payments
Ask how long the platform has processed insurance premium specifically, and for references in your line of business.
Agency bill and direct bill
Confirm both are first-class workflows, not one model with the other bolted on.
Premium finance options
Check whether the platform connects to independent finance companies or only offers its own financing product.
Reconciliation write-back
Payments should be matched to policy, invoice, and deposit, then written back to your AMS, GL, or ERP automatically.
Total cost of acceptance
Look past the headline rate: surcharging rules, ACH pricing, chargeback handling, and platform fees all move the real number.
Support model
Ask about response times, whether support is staffed by people who know insurance, and who helps your insureds.
Where Simply Easier stands
- Serving insurance payments since 2006 — this is all we do
- Purpose-built agency bill and direct bill workflows
- Interchange optimization that lowers carrier processing cost
- Auto pay, text-to-pay, ACH, and card in one platform
- Automated reconciliation with AMS, GL, and ERP write-back
- Concierge support for your team and your insureds
Switching platforms is a real project. We handle implementation, data migration, and insured communication so the change does not land on your team.