AR-automation tools are great at chasing many invoices at scale — but they stop at the nudge and run on a monthly fee. If you just need to take one stubborn invoice further, here is a pay-per-action alternative.
If you want to escalate a specific unpaid B2B invoice without signing up to an ongoing credit-control tool, RobinReturn takes it through a reminder, a Letter Before Action and a County Court claim on a pay-per-action basis — you pay only for the stage you reach, and there is no commission on what you recover.
These are different jobs. The comparison is about the model — a subscription chasing tool versus a pay-per-action legal escalation for one invoice.
| Dimension | Subscription AR tool | RobinReturn |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | A monthly subscription, whether you chase one invoice or many. | Pay per action, each price shown before you pay: reminder £2.00, LBA £9.50 + £25 review fee plus VAT, paid to the reviewing solicitor, claim prep £35.00. |
| What it's built for | Automating reminders and credit control across your whole sales ledger, continuously. | Taking one specific overdue invoice through reminder → Letter Before Action → County Court claim. |
| Legal escalation | Typically hands the debt off to a separate collections service when chasing fails. | Built in: a solicitor-drafted Letter Before Action and County Court claim preparation, in one place. |
| Commission | A separate collections handoff may charge a percentage of what's recovered. | None — RobinReturn never takes a cut of the debt, interest or compensation. |
| Best for | High-volume, ongoing credit-control automation across many customers. | Escalating a specific undisputed B2B invoice (up to £10,000), paying per action. |
If you chase a high volume of invoices every month and want that running automatically across your ledger, a dedicated AR-automation tool is the right home for that work.
If reminders have run out of road on a specific invoice and you want to take it further — a formal Letter Before Action, then a County Court claim — paying only for the steps you take, RobinReturn is built for exactly that. The two can sit side by side: automate the routine chasing, and bring the stubborn ones here.
Yes. RobinReturn is pay-per-action: you pay only for the stage you reach (a reminder from £2.00, an LBA at £9.50 + £25 review fee plus VAT, paid to the reviewing solicitor, claim preparation at £35.00). It is designed for taking a specific overdue invoice to legal escalation, rather than automating credit control across your whole ledger.
No, and it does not pretend to be. AR-automation software is built to chase many invoices continuously across your ledger. RobinReturn is the legal-escalation step for a specific unpaid B2B invoice — reminder, Letter Before Action and County Court claim preparation.
Not today — accounting integrations are on the roadmap, not built. Invoices are entered or uploaded per case.
RobinReturn's fees total £46.50 across all three stages, with no commission on what you recover. The Letter Before Action also carries a £25 review fee plus VAT, paid to the reviewing solicitor, and the HMCTS court fee is separate and paid to the court.
No commission on what you recover. Start with a reminder and escalate only if you need to.
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