Brex vs. Expensify

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brex
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Brex headquartered in San Francisco offers a corporate card for expenses, ecommerce, as well as rewards card, and travel expense management.
$12
per month per user
Expensify
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Expensify automates the entire spend management process. Scan receipts, track mileage, submit and approve expenses, manage corporate cards, reimburse employees, pay bills, send invoices, and book travel. Built for individuals and companies of all sizes, anywhere in the world.
$5
per month per user
Pricing
BrexExpensify
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$0
per month per user
Premium
$12
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
per month per user
Collect
$5
per month per user
Control
$9
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrexExpensify
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BrexExpensify
Considered Both Products
Brex
Chose Brex
Brex has been a great choice for our business and truly is a holistic software solution than a line of credit for a growing business. I also like how Brex is continuing to develop more features rather than maintaining a static product offering.
Expensify
Chose Expensify
We used Expensify first mainly because these other solutions were either brand new or didn't exist at the time. We switched from Expensify to Divvy in late 2021, and could not be happier with them. I'd recommend all small business owners check them out if they need a corporate …
Features
BrexExpensify
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
Brex
9.0
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Expensify
9.7
149 Ratings
16% above category average
Employee Expense Reporting9.52 Ratings9.8148 Ratings
Corporate Card Reconciliation8.52 Ratings9.563 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Brex
8.4
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Expensify
9.3
136 Ratings
15% above category average
Customizable Approval Policies8.02 Ratings9.295 Ratings
Financial Document Management10.01 Ratings9.299 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking8.02 Ratings9.7110 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail8.02 Ratings9.888 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection8.52 Ratings8.9112 Ratings
Advanced OCR9.01 Ratings8.991 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer7.52 Ratings9.577 Ratings
Best Alternatives
BrexExpensify
Small Businesses
Dext
Dext
Score 9.6 out of 10
Dext
Dext
Score 9.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Precoro
Precoro
Score 9.4 out of 10
Precoro
Precoro
Score 9.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Emburse Chrome River
Emburse Chrome River
Score 7.9 out of 10
Emburse Chrome River
Emburse Chrome River
Score 7.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
BrexExpensify
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(10 ratings)
9.6
(239 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(14 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(2 ratings)
9.6
(140 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(3 ratings)
8.5
(45 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Configurability
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrexExpensify
Likelihood to Recommend
Brex
Very well suited for founders who are building companies in the US but are not US citizens. Works like a charm for start-ups who are looking for a cutting-edge product and not an outdated bank! Small-medium teams. Not well suited for those who are used to traditional banking and prefer in-person interaction or over the phone.
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Expensify
I think it's really good for small businesses. At least in the way we use it. It's very good for keeping an eye on employee spending in nearly real time. I'm not sure how it works for larger companies when there is a larger number of people to keep track of.
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Pros
Brex
  • Rewards - The rewards were the main reason for us switching. Our previous card provider did not have a good rewards program.
  • User Interface and experience - When a charge is recorded on the Brex card, users immediately receive a text notification asking them to send a picture of their receipt. Brex automatically attaches the receipts to the charge which has saved our users a significant amount of time.
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Expensify
  • Easy to access online portal whether using a mobile device or desktop app
  • Receipts can be uploaded in a breeze and automatically categorized
  • Expense Reports are submitted monthly on autopilot
  • Expenses for gas is calculated on the app by entering the starting/ending destinations.
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Cons
Brex
  • It can be somewhat confusing to transfer money between the credit card and bank side
  • More help identifying areas of overspending
  • More help tracking spending around specific accounts
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Expensify
  • I wish that I could sync accounts on the back end kind of like with banking software, so that Expensify would automatically port over receipts for recurring expenses as soon as they're available
  • It would be nice to one-click submit an expense all the way through instead of having to attach it to a report
  • Wackier profile icons? :) Not a big deal. This software is pretty much amazing as it is now, and typically the urge to update and modify very good software leads to poor outcomes!
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Likelihood to Renew
Brex
It has worked well for us for at least 5 years so I would anticipate us keeping Brex
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Expensify
We like using the tool and we receive positive feedback from employees and management who use the tool. It saves time and helps us concentrate on the value adding activities so we are very likely to keep using Expensify in the future
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Usability
Brex
The usability is pretty great. I love the UI / UX for uploading the Memo; at times, I do not even need to be inside the platform. I simply use Slack.
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Expensify
My rating of 8 out of 10 for Expensify's overall usability reflects its strong performance in empowering individual users and streamlining core expense processes, while acknowledging that there are specific areas, particularly on the administrative or enterprise side, where the user experience could be further refined. Exceptional End-User Experience (for basic tasks).Automation & Time-Saving Features.Clear Workflow for Approvers. Why it's not a perfect 10 (areas for improvement that dock points): Limited corporate bank to choose from, limited multi-currency to pay to ( for instance, as a foreign corporatio,n i cannot pay with my US account to Israeli employees, or pay to our UK employees)
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Support Rating
Brex
Prompt and always extremely fast to respond. I also think the intuitiveness of their solution negates the need for much support
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Expensify
Our rep has been amazing. He has built custom reports for us that have been very time consuming and difficult. Our reps are also currently looking into new submission solutions for us that we are excited about. They came up with this and recommended it on their own without me complaining about an issue. They are about our success and are very excited about the product they offer.
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Implementation Rating
Brex
NA-I wasn't part of the set up process for Brex
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Expensify
The implementation process went rather smoothly, linking it to the bank and cards was handled easily. without too many unnecessary steps. Getting the accounts setup did take some time, but that would be true with any organization. All in all things went smoothly and I was very pleased with the setup and implementation process
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Alternatives Considered
Brex
Divvy allows you to get hyper focused in on how much individuals are allowed to spend. Honestly it is comparable to Brex, but is more well suited for micromanaging organizational spend. Brex is good because I am able to give my employees limits that match our budgets and I don't care about micromanaging their spend.
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Expensify
It is definitely 10 times better than using an Excel spreadsheet. We are talking a digitized with AI type capabilities to do the work for you. It’s honestly a lifesaver. This beats manual calculations and data entry any day. Scanning 100 receipts and saving them to pdf files not only takes space on your storage but it is an extra unnecessary step
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Brex
NA-I wasn't part of the set up process for Brex
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Expensify
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Brex
NA- I don't use Brex in a way that I know how to comment on this
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Expensify
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Brex
NA-I wasn't part of the set up process for Brex
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Expensify
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Brex
  • No fee wire transfer.
  • Net 60 credit card terms is good for our cashflow.
  • Fast and easy employee credit cards saves us time.
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Expensify
  • We went from paying credit card fees with no approval process to a no fees and complex approval processes.
  • I personally save time in not having to develop a spend report I just have my admin assistent fill in the details of the auto generated report and it is done. Went from an hour long process to 5- 10 minutes max to prepare a high quality audit ready report.
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ScreenShots

Expensify Screenshots

Screenshot of the dashboard used to manage expenses, book travel, reimburse employees, and create expense reports.Screenshot of corporate cards. The Expensify Card offers cash back on every US purchase.