Debt collection agency or software

Recover overdue invoices without commission and without straining customer relationships

A debt collection agency usually takes over invoices long after the due date and charges a commission on what it recovers. Sunbay starts earlier. It reminds your customers to pay on behalf of your company and issues interest notes and demand letters, and you pay a monthly subscription instead of a commission.

No commission on recovered amounts
Messages go out on behalf of your company
Subscription from 290 euro a month
Wiśniewski Hurt
PLN 18,400 · 9 days overdue
Email from Marta K.
3 days before due · from her mailbox
Sent
Text message to accounts payable
Day 5 after due · delivered
Sent
Interest note and demand letter
Day 14 · statutory interest
Planned
Call from finance
Day 16 · task with the full history
Task
Handover to a law firm
Only if the customer still does not pay
If needed
Commission on recovered amounts
PLN 0 · you pay a monthly subscription
No commission
Comparison

How a debt collection agency differs from collections software

Both are about getting your money back. The difference is in the cost, when they start and who talks to your customer.

Debt collection agency
Sunbay
When it starts
Debt collection agency
When the invoice is already long overdue
Sunbay
Before the due date
Cost
Debt collection agency
A commission on the amount recovered
Sunbay
A monthly subscription based on invoice volume, with no commission
Who contacts your customer
Debt collection agency
The agency, in its own name
Sunbay
Your company, including from the account manager's mailbox
Customer relationship
Debt collection agency
Can suffer, because an outside firm handles the case
Sunbay
Tone and order of steps set for each customer group
Control over the process
Debt collection agency
The case leaves your company and you wait for a report
Sunbay
You see every step and decide on escalation yourself
Court cases
Debt collection agency
Often handles court collection as well
Sunbay
Prepares a package with the case history for a law firm or the KRD debtor register

The two do not rule each other out. Sunbay handles day-to-day receivables, and only cases where reminders and demand letters did not help go to an agency or a law firm.

How it works

What Sunbay does before a case goes to an agency

Every customer follows the path set for their group, and a payment booked in your ERP closes the case at any step.

1

Reminders before and after the due date

Emails and text messages in the customer's language, sent on behalf of your company, including from the account manager's mailbox.

2

A response to every reply

A promise to pay pauses reminders until the agreed date, and a complaint goes to the right person as a task.

3

Interest note and demand letter

At the step you choose, Sunbay issues an interest note with interest calculated in line with the law and sends a demand letter.

4

A package for a law firm, when needed

If the customer still does not pay, Sunbay puts the invoice, demand letters with delivery dates and the contact history into one package for a law firm or KRD. This is part of the Pro plan.

Customer stories

What changed for our customers

PLN 5 to 10k
a month less spent on collections
Several thousand
PLN a month from interest notes that customers pay
“
Sorting this out went so quickly that not doing it would be the real mistake.
Krzysiek Romaniak
Krzysiek Romaniak
Co-founder, Energetyczny Projekt

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85%
fewer late payments at Flowmore

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1 or 2
overdue invoices at Open Loyalty at any one time, down from up to 12

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0
invoices more than 90 days overdue at Tequipy

Read the Tequipy story

Who it is for

When Sunbay is enough and when you need an agency

Sunbay is enough when

  • You issue hundreds of invoices to many customers every month.
  • Most overdue invoices are ones customers forgot about or keep putting off.
  • You want to keep working with customers who pay late.
  • You want to know where every case stands.

An agency or a law firm makes sense when

  • The debtor has not responded for months and you do not plan to keep working with them.
  • The case needs a lawsuit or enforcement by a bailiff.
  • You have one large, old debt rather than many current invoices.

Would you rather hand collections to a team?

We are preparing a full collections service that the Sunbay team will run for you, for a fixed fee and with no commission.

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Pricing

How much Sunbay costs

You pay for the number of invoices each month, not for users or a share of what you recover. ERP integrations and their maintenance are included in the subscription.

Basic

€290
a month

Automated email reminders, customer segmentation, collection workflows and receivables reporting.

Standard

€490
a month

Everything in Basic, plus interest notes, payment demand letters, text messages and the AI agent.

Pro

€690
a month

Everything in Standard, plus legal collections management, up to three texts per invoice a month and a dedicated Slack channel with our team.

Prices at 250 invoices a month. Implementation is a one-time fee of €1,000.

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FAQ

Questions about collection agencies and Sunbay

What to know before you hand invoices to a debt collection agency.

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Is Sunbay a debt collection agency?

No. Sunbay is an accounts receivable platform. Reminders, interest notes and demand letters go out on behalf of your company, and you decide on every escalation. When a case needs formal collection, you pass it with its full history to the KRD debtor register, a law firm or your in-house legal team.

How much does an agency cost compared with Sunbay?

A debt collection agency usually charges a commission on the amount recovered, and the rate depends on things like the age and size of the debt. With Sunbay you pay a monthly subscription based on the number of invoices, with no commission. At 250 invoices a month, plans cost from 290 to 690 euro, and onboarding is a one-off fee of 1,000 euro.

Will reminders put my customers off?

You set the tone, channels and order of messages for each customer group. A loyal customer might only get a polite reminder before the due date, while a new one also gets a text message and an interest note. Messages can go out from the mailbox of the account manager the customer already knows.

What happens if a customer still does not pay?

At the step you choose, Sunbay sends a demand letter and then creates a task for the person who decides on escalation. If the case should go further, you pass a package with the invoice, demand letters and contact history to a law firm or the KRD debtor register. The handover package is part of the Pro plan.

Can I use Sunbay and an agency at the same time?

Yes. Sunbay handles day-to-day receivables and the early steps, and only cases where reminders and demand letters did not help go to an agency or a law firm. Each of those cases then comes with full documentation.

How do I get started with Sunbay?

You start with a demo where we show you the system and talk about your process. Then we connect Sunbay to your ERP or start from a CSV file of invoices, and we set up paths for different customers together.

See how to recover receivables without commission

In the demo we show you the system live and paths for customers like yours.

In the demo

  • A live walkthrough of the product
  • What we can do in your case
  • Sample paths for different types of customers
  • Connecting your ERP and CRM