Proper alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Proper in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Proper actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Proper. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Proper's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Proper?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanate/Fellow | API for Invoice Financing | Summer 2016 | 2 | Inactive |
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Minerva | AI native financial institution | Spring 2025 | 5 | Active |
| Finmark | Financial planning software for startups | Summer 2020 | 14 | Acquired |
| Sigma | Lakehouse-as-a-Service (LaaS) for pre and post-acquisition | Fall 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Fuell | Fuell is a leading Expense Management solution that modernizes… | Winter 2022 | 23 | Acquired |
| Bujeti | The Finance Control Centre for African Businesses | Winter 2023 | 35 | Active |
| Topkey | — | Winter 2021 | 17 | Active |
| BHRD | BHRD ("Be Heard") helps public companies communicate with investors. | Summer 2018 | 3 | Inactive |
| Trébol | Your back-office, on autopilot | Winter 2022 | 14 | Active |
| haddock | AI agents to run restaurant operations | Winter 2022 | 40 | Active |
Is Proper still active?
Proper has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Proper. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Proper's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.