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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Airbnb for Work

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAirbnb for Work is a travel management option providing work-ready homes for remote employees traveling or on the go.N/A

    Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AEmburse Enterprise is the enterprise expense and invoice-management product that replaces the former Chrome River name. Emburse states that the renaming does not change the product’s expense and invoice functionality, workflows, interface, or support; existing Chrome River customers use the same product under Emburse branding.N/A
    Pricing
    Airbnb for WorkEmburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Airbnb for WorkEmburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWe offer three cost-effective, subscription-based pricing models: A transaction-based model, priced according to expense report volume A submitter-based model, priced according to an average number of monthly submitters An enterprise-level model that includes unlimited expense reports. Pricing for this model is based on total employee headcount Feel free to contact us to discuss the best one for your organization.
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    Community Pulse
    Airbnb for WorkEmburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Considered Both Products
    Airbnb
    No answer on this topic
    Emburse
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    Airbnb for WorkEmburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Expense Management
    Comparison of Expense Management features of Airbnb for Work and Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Feature
    Airbnb for Work
    -
    Ratings
    Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Employee Expense Reporting00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Corporate Card Reconciliation00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Airbnb for Work and Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Feature
    Airbnb for Work
    -
    Ratings
    Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    7.9
    4 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Airbnb for WorkEmburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
    7.1
    (124 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (108 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (113 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Airbnb for WorkEmburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Airbnb
    It is great for those travelers looking for longer-term accommodations, such as greater than a week or a few weeks. For those staying for only a day or two, it can still be useful, but a hotel may be more appropriate for these kinds of stays. Moreover, many of our travelers like the ability to have a full apartment due to the nature of their stay or the length, and thus using this allows us this added flexibility in finding accommodations with this.
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    Emburse
    The Emburse Chrome River is well suited for tracking expenses and reimbursement. The compliance part of the software makes the task very easy to ensure all the reports that are being used within the company are updated and easy to verify. The Automating invoice processing makes some redundant task easy to execute.
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    Pros
    Airbnb
    • Offer new ways to travel and connect
    • Find homes and boutique hotels known for great hospitality and 5-star ratings from other business travelers.
    • It has work ready places to stay
    • It also brings teams together with experiences
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    Emburse
    • [Emburse] Chrome River listens to its customer's needs and does its best to match current products to those needs, or collaborate internally to determine if an enhancement can be made available that will not only benefit that customer, but will be a good use case for all Chrome River customers.
    • The [Emburse] Chrome River customer service team is great. Unlike most companies, you can speak to a liver person!
    • [Emburse] Chrome River's training offerings are relevant and pertinent to the day to day operations of the software.
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    Cons
    Airbnb
    • video support for virtual team experiences could be improved
    • Perhaps a questionnaire or search feature to narrow down options for those unsure of what experience/trip they are thinking to go with
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    Emburse
    • Would be great to have pre-saved templates available to apply to line items at the expense report header level rather than having to go into each line.
    • Would be nice to have a mass upload functionality for things like cost codes, allocations, and credit card users.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Airbnb
    No answers on this topic
    Emburse
    Chrome River is easy to use. We needed little training for our users and instead pointed them to Chrome River's Help Guides which are clearly written and easy to understand. With tools SNAP and the ability to email receipts means we can be completely remote when submitting reports.
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    Usability
    Airbnb
    The user interface is very user friendly. It makes it easy to filter through the different options it has to offer based on price, location, and the scenery you as the customer would most prefer. This is an extremely helpful feature when there are so many choices to choose from
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    Emburse
    I would rate Chrome River Expense a 10 because, as I mentioned before, it is very simple and easy to use. This is important from an administrative point-of-view as well as for the field employee. Being a general contractor, it makes it all the better for our employees to use a program that is easy to understand and requires little time and effort. It has made tracking expenses very simple and has been well received by the entire company.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Airbnb
    No answers on this topic
    Emburse
    The software is always running effectively. I use many Cloud based systems and never had issues with Chrome River
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    Performance
    Airbnb
    No answers on this topic
    Emburse
    System runs normal pretty much all the time. Does not slow any other systems down.
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    Support Rating
    Airbnb
    No answers on this topic
    Emburse
    This has been easy for me because we have a rep that contacts the supporters for this product to correct any issues we may have with the software or changes needed to help out employees use Chrome River easier. This from my understanding has been a hit or miss kind of interaction with our rep and Chrome River.
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    Online Training
    Airbnb
    No answers on this topic
    Emburse
    The software is very user friendly, so the online training was easy to pickup for everyone.
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    Implementation Rating
    Airbnb
    No answers on this topic
    Emburse
    Before implementation begins, make sure you have a plan on how you would like your workflow and platform setup for a system like Chrome River. It will speed the process and eliminate the need to make changes when you go live.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Airbnb
    Airbnb for Work is very useful for any city. Our practicality of staying where we want is excellent, it really helps us a lot and I'm sure it has already "saved" several people who made last minute reservations, just like me hahaha. We have other platforms that can also help us, but we have a certain preference for Airbnb.
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    Emburse
    It's the [industry-leading] software for Enterprise level organizations with [large-scale] teams and financial responsibilities. The software has the most robust set of tools and pays for itself with the amount of time it saves. Many newer alternatives have sprouted up but I don't know that we would ever trust another software to do our Expense Tracking and Management.
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    Scalability
    Airbnb
    No answers on this topic
    Emburse
    It's very easy software to design to your needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Airbnb
    • It has helped our organization to save costs since one place can accommodate many co-workers rather than booking rooms for only two people where the team travels in a group.
    • Better deals are available if you are regular customer
    • Upgrade options are available which help save money rather than buying a premium suite
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    Emburse
    • We have seen a return on approver time of nearly 60% meaning our approvers have tripled their output.
    • We have had feedback from our users that time spent creating expenses has gone from an average of 2 hours to perhaps 20 minutes, tops.
    • We have seen in our dashboards that the Emburse Certify Suite of tools has returned an average savings of over $500K a year.
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    ScreenShots

    Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River) Screenshots

    Screenshot of A consistent experience across any screen size or operating systemScreenshot of Simple, customizable tiles for expense entryScreenshot of Approve expenses directly from your inbox with a single click