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96% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Brex

Expense Management Software

4.8 1,368 user ratings

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CloudBooks

Expense Management Software

4.4 28 user ratings

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Pleo

Expense Management Software

4.8 1,469 user ratings

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Shoeboxed

Expense Management Software

4.5 181 user ratings

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Overview

Description

Brex is an expense management solution for startups and e-commerce. Use the partner directory to market your services to thousands of well-funded, fast-growing Brex customers. Get a dedicated Brex account manager, co-branded marketing materials, and financial incentives to share in the upside. Get a complete, centralized view of your clients’ expenses, without tracking and reimbursing spend across hundreds of individual cards. Startup clients enjoy high-value rewards and e-commerce clients enjoy interest-free financing, built to help companies scale. Read more

Cloudbooks is an easy-to-use online invoicing software with time tracking that helps you send invoices for your projects and customer expenses, receive payments and track the overall health of your business quickly and efficiently. Helps Track all your invoices. Quickly see the ones that are paid and the ones that are still open. Ensure faster payments from customers by allowing them to make online payment to your invoices. Read more

Pleo us an advanced expense management solution that offers smart business cards that automate expenditure reports and make business spending easier. It lets you provide each employee with a corporate ID card and set spending restrictions for each user individually. With Pleo, you can create Pleo cards with restrictions for your employees with a single click and you can immediately disable or enable them. The platform automates cost management so you and your team can focus your time and resources on the things that matter most. It keeps track of all of your team's spending in real time. Furthermore, it enables the admins to view all recurring software expenses in one location, allowing your staff to pay only for the tools they use. Pleo allows the users to be free of expenditure reports, stacks of receipts, and swapping business cards. It can be used to pay for the tools and services that your company needs and you can check out what everyone is signing up for too with Pleo. Pleo can be integrated with your accounting software. Read more

Shoeboxed is a compact receipt scanning and expense tracking software, helping out users turn receipts into data within no time. Receipts generated via Shoeboxed are clearly categorised, legibly scanned and easy to locate as well, ready for audit on the go. Moreover, precise scanning technology and inbuilt OCR/human data verification metrics are incorporated within the same, archiving and digitising individual receipts within a unified cum secured location. The collected receipts are thoroughly verified by professionals and then segregated into different categories/fully searchable documents on the go. An exclusive Magic Envelop service, helps users to get rid of paper piles by dumping them over mails and Shoeboxed gets them transformed into digitalised data in no time. For detailed expense reports both mobile device and web interface can be relied upon. Shoeboxed promises real-time integration with a variety of external platforms like Evernote, Wave, QuickBooks, HP, RightSignature, GoDaddy and more. Read more

Pricing Options

Free Trial Available
Brex Offers Custom plan.

Free Trial Available
Starts at $10.0. Offers Free-forever plan.

Free Trial Not Available
Pleo Offers Free-forever and Custom plan.

Free Trial Available
Starts at $18.0.

SW Score & Breakdown

96% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more

100%
Reviews

92%
Momentum

64%
Popularity

96%

86% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more

91%
Reviews

76%
Momentum

60%
Popularity

77%

94% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more

93%
Reviews

88%
Momentum

73%
Popularity

93%

93% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more

92%
Reviews

90%
Momentum

70%
Popularity

89%

Features

Total Features	14 Features	11 Features	11 Features	11 Features
Common Features for All	Bank Feed Sync Can sync with bank notification and fetch expenses to make entries in the record book. Card Spending Tracker Automatically tracks the expense done using a linked debit or credit card. Expense Approval Managers can review and approve expense reports. Expenses not in compliance are automatically flagged or rejected. Mileage Tracking Facilitates tracking mileage automatically and stop recording when a location is reached & it can produce IRS compliant reports Multi-level Approval A sequential and thorough review process to approve expenses. Multiple Reporting Currency Reports entries from different origin currencies in the native exchange rate. Receipt Management Store and manage receipts of the expenses incurred by the employees. Receipt Scanner OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool to scan and upload a paper receipt to make entries on the go. Reconciliation Summary A statement prepared to report total outstanding payments and receipts. Reimbursement Management Helps in managing employee expenses claims and regularize the approval process. Spend Control To reduce spending and prevent unauthorized use by setting transactional control. Tax Claim Helps with tax reclaim on expenses and maximizes the tax benefit of the organization. Third-party Integration Offers synchronization with third-party applications Time & Expense Tracking Time and Expense is the process of recording and tracking hours worked and expenses as they relate to projects + 11 More - Show Less	Bank Feed Sync Can sync with bank notification and fetch expenses to make entries in the record book. Card Spending Tracker Automatically tracks the expense done using a linked debit or credit card. Expense Approval Managers can review and approve expense reports. Expenses not in compliance are automatically flagged or rejected. Mileage Tracking Facilitates tracking mileage automatically and stop recording when a location is reached & it can produce IRS compliant reports Multi-level Approval A sequential and thorough review process to approve expenses. Multiple Reporting Currency Reports entries from different origin currencies in the native exchange rate. Receipt Management Store and manage receipts of the expenses incurred by the employees. Receipt Scanner OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool to scan and upload a paper receipt to make entries on the go. Reconciliation Summary A statement prepared to report total outstanding payments and receipts. Reimbursement Management Helps in managing employee expenses claims and regularize the approval process. Spend Control To reduce spending and prevent unauthorized use by setting transactional control. Tax Claim Helps with tax reclaim on expenses and maximizes the tax benefit of the organization. Third-party Integration Offers synchronization with third-party applications Time & Expense Tracking Time and Expense is the process of recording and tracking hours worked and expenses as they relate to projects + 8 More - Show Less	Bank Feed Sync Can sync with bank notification and fetch expenses to make entries in the record book. Card Spending Tracker Automatically tracks the expense done using a linked debit or credit card. Expense Approval Managers can review and approve expense reports. Expenses not in compliance are automatically flagged or rejected. Mileage Tracking Facilitates tracking mileage automatically and stop recording when a location is reached & it can produce IRS compliant reports Multi-level Approval A sequential and thorough review process to approve expenses. Multiple Reporting Currency Reports entries from different origin currencies in the native exchange rate. Receipt Management Store and manage receipts of the expenses incurred by the employees. Receipt Scanner OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool to scan and upload a paper receipt to make entries on the go. Reconciliation Summary A statement prepared to report total outstanding payments and receipts. Reimbursement Management Helps in managing employee expenses claims and regularize the approval process. Spend Control To reduce spending and prevent unauthorized use by setting transactional control. Tax Claim Helps with tax reclaim on expenses and maximizes the tax benefit of the organization. Third-party Integration Offers synchronization with third-party applications Time & Expense Tracking Time and Expense is the process of recording and tracking hours worked and expenses as they relate to projects + 8 More - Show Less	Bank Feed Sync Can sync with bank notification and fetch expenses to make entries in the record book. Card Spending Tracker Automatically tracks the expense done using a linked debit or credit card. Expense Approval Managers can review and approve expense reports. Expenses not in compliance are automatically flagged or rejected. Mileage Tracking Facilitates tracking mileage automatically and stop recording when a location is reached & it can produce IRS compliant reports Multi-level Approval A sequential and thorough review process to approve expenses. Multiple Reporting Currency Reports entries from different origin currencies in the native exchange rate. Receipt Management Store and manage receipts of the expenses incurred by the employees. Receipt Scanner OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool to scan and upload a paper receipt to make entries on the go. Reconciliation Summary A statement prepared to report total outstanding payments and receipts. Reimbursement Management Helps in managing employee expenses claims and regularize the approval process. Spend Control To reduce spending and prevent unauthorized use by setting transactional control. Tax Claim Helps with tax reclaim on expenses and maximizes the tax benefit of the organization. Third-party Integration Offers synchronization with third-party applications Time & Expense Tracking Time and Expense is the process of recording and tracking hours worked and expenses as they relate to projects + 8 More - Show Less

Technical Details

Organization Types Supported	Freelancers Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Freelancers Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Freelancers Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Freelancers Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business
Platforms Supported	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS
Modes of Support	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online	24/7 (Live rep) Business Hours Online

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	4.8/5 1,368 user ratings	4.4/5 28 user ratings	4.8/5 1,469 user ratings	4.5/5 181 user ratings
Rating Distribution	Excellent 88.4% Very Good 6.4% Average 1.2% Poor 0.7% Terrible 3.4%	Excellent 60.7% Very Good 25% Average 7.1% Poor 3.6% Terrible 3.6%	Excellent 88.4% Very Good 9.2% Average 0.3% Poor 0.4% Terrible 1.7%	Excellent 61.3% Very Good 28.2% Average 7.7% Poor 1.7% Terrible 1.1%
User Sentiments	Easy to Use Interface, Extensive Integrations, Seamless Expense Tracking, Virtual Card Functionality Account Suspensions, Inconsistent Mobile App Experience, Slow Bank Transfers, Devaluation of Rewards Points	Not Available	Excellent Customer Service, Easy to Use Interface, Extensive Integrations, Time-Saving Efficiency Occasional App Instability, Limited Offline Functionality, Inconsistent Receipt Fetching, Limited Card Acceptance In Specific Locations	Ease of receipt uploads, Receipt organization and categorization, Accurate data extraction from receipts, Mobile app convenience Slow processing times for receipts, Occasional bugs and glitches, Inaccurate data extraction in some cases, Limited features in the free version
Review Summary	Brex, a popular financial management platform, receives mixed feedback from its user base. While many users appreciate its user-friendly interface, seamless expense management, and rewards program, others criticize its occasional technical glitches and limited customer service availability. Users also express concerns over the platform's strict spending limits and fees associated with certain transactions. Despite these drawbacks, users generally acknowledge Brex's potential to enhance financial control and efficiency for businesses.	Not Available	Users appreciate Pleo's user-friendly interface, ease of use, and ability to streamline expense management. They find it particularly helpful for tracking and categorizing expenses, setting spending limits, and generating reports. Additionally, Pleo's integration with various accounting and financial tools is highly valued. However, some users have mentioned occasional technical glitches and a limited range of features compared to more comprehensive expense management solutions. Overall, Pleo is well-received for its user-friendly design, efficient expense tracking, and integration capabilities.	Shoeboxed users generally appreciate its ease of use, time-saving features, and accurate data capture. The mobile app is praised for its convenience and the ability to quickly scan and upload receipts. However, some users report occasional syncing issues and suggest improvements to the user interface for better organization. They also express a desire for more robust reporting capabilities and seamless integration with accounting software. Overall, users find Shoeboxed helpful for managing receipts and tracking expenses, but some areas need improvement to enhance user experience and functionality.
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Pricing

Pricing Options	Free Trial Available Brex Offers Custom plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $10.0. Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Not Available Pleo Offers Free-forever and Custom plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $18.0.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	Brex Custom	Free Free Team $10.00 $10.00 per month Agency $20.00 $20.00 per month	Free Free Pro Others Premium Custom	Startup $18.00 $22.00 per month Professional $36.00 $45.00 per month Business $54.00 $67.00 per month
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