Crater
by Crater · Embedded AR/AP, payments and lending for software platforms
34.2 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Crater supplies embedded accounts receivable and accounts payable features that platforms add to their own products: invoicing workflows, card and ACH payments, advances on receivables and Buy Now, Pay Later on payables, and a general ledger. Integration is through APIs, webhooks and React and Vue SDKs, with data import and export to QuickBooks and Xero.
- Best for
- Software platforms embedding invoicing, payments and working capital tools for their own users.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown on the captured page; the site only offers a demo request and a 'Get Started' link.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- React and Vue SDKs, plus APIs and webhooks, for integration
- Card and ACH payments with Plaid bank-account connection
- Data import and export with QuickBooks and Xero
- Footer states SOC2 compliance
Trade-offs
- No pricing published; the site routes you to a demo request
- Sold to platforms, not to businesses buying invoicing directly
- Embedded general ledger is presented as a new announcement
- No detail given on lending terms, rates or eligibility
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- API quality
- 25 out of 100
- Documentation
- 70 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 53 out of 100
- Changelog
- 25 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 45 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 35 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 40 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 20 out of 100
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