Emburse Chrome River vs. Darwinbox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Emburse Chrome River
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Chrome River EXPENSE is expense management software, from Chrome River Technologies in Los Angeles, California.N/A
Darwinbox
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Darwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
Pricing
Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
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
Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
Considered Both Products
Emburse Chrome River
Chose Emburse Chrome River
The overall user interface was easy to use and it made the task of the reporting very easy. Compliance rules are guiding the users to correctly upload and enter receipts, which are already uploaded and recognized via OCR during the business trip. Uploading can easily done via …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
Chrome River seams more updates and the matching of expenses and receipts is something i don't remember Concur doing
Chose Emburse Chrome River
We have not used any other products at the moment as we are still trying to get all employees on the same page with the Chrome River software. Once company wide everyone is on the same page we hope to expand the software to more products to make our work more efficient.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
The user interface and features surpass the experience and similar features of other products because of the following. Good customer support to also make the program better. Also, a good interface to navigate the expense creation process.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
Concur was a very detailed platform that we used at my old company, but it was not very user friendly. The compliance rules set up required heavy detail from the employee that leadership or managers would not even read. the rules set in place resulted in slow processing times …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
With a smaller organization, Chrome River has proven cost-effective yet has all of the tools needed to create efficiencies throughout our expense reporting process.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
This software is basically just the other end of Emburse Chrome River and works in almost the exact same way. They both work well together and I think they are easy to use for any staff, no matter their level of technological knowledge. I would recommend an organization to use …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
The 3 biggest reasons we went with Chrome River were: The dynamic workflow capabilities of Chrome River compared to other systems. We have 30-45 budget owners who need to review/approve based on the budget codes they oversee. Most other systems just allowed for a …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
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 …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
I think Chrome River is much more intuitive and user-friendly. Also, I love the ease of pulling data and diving into analytics with Chrome River. The system is very dynamic and changes in real-time. As far as Concur goes, I had a lot of difficulty and redundant motions when …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
Emburse Chrome River Expense is the first expense management system that our university has used. I do not have any other product to evaluate or compare it with. Before deciding to purchase and use Emburse Chrome River Expense, we did have a few other product demos but high …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
We shopped Rydoo and another online expense reimbursement platform but ultimately chose Emburse Certify for our needs. Emburse Certify was more customizable for our organizations needs. This was our first time using an online expense platform. Previously, as recently as 2018, …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
Expense Track, better since approvals are in the app. The export still isn't as good.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
I can't answer this question.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
Chrome River was selected for ease of use and price per report. One of our affiliates was already using Chrome River and it came highly recommended and we were able to negotiate a price per report that was within our budget. Most of the expense systems have the same features …
Chose Emburse Chrome River
I have not had any experience with implementation of previous T&E products.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
I haven't actually used anything like this before outside of doing expense reports via Excel sheets and coding them by hand into Netsuite, so this is a massive difference.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
We initially tried implementing Concur, but they provided no dedicated resources to our implementation and ended up initially implementing the wrong version and we finally scrapped the project.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
  • Works with our business model
  • Pre-approval method
  • Auto-approval functionality
Chose Emburse Chrome River
Emburse Chrome River has a nicer interface and was easier to implement than Concur.
Chose Emburse Chrome River
We have compared other products and feel that it's value for money.
Darwinbox
Chose Darwinbox
Looks better than Greythr and usability is better with more features
Chose Darwinbox
I felt it was very nice in comparison to others and was simple for everyone in the organization to handle and haven't gone through any other software so till now, Darwinbox is the best for us. Others had various good features too but were a little complex to use, Zoho people …
Chose Darwinbox
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with Monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and …
Chose Darwinbox
Darwinbox is up there with ADP in terms of quality for employers to use in such an open-level style. I personally would support the use of Darwinbox against the competition.
Features
Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
8.5
Ratings
3% above category average
Darwinbox
-
Ratings
Employee Expense Reporting8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Corporate Card Reconciliation9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
7.9
Ratings
1% below category average
Darwinbox
-
Ratings
Customizable Approval Policies8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Document Management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced OCR8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.4
Ratings
15% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
8.8
Ratings
7% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.9
Ratings
21% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
7.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.1
Ratings
13% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.8
Ratings
22% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Chrome River
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
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8.5
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Likelihood to Renew
9.8
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-
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Usability
8.0
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8.0
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Availability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.8
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
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-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
Chrome River in my experience is suited to the employees being more independent when completing their reports, due to the extensive questions and steps. This allows us (the reviewers) to come in and assist the employees more efficiently. I think it fits well with out needs and easy to help our employees
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Employees that come into work are needed to clock in to get paid for the amount of time they are working per day. They will log on to Darwinbox and clock in as soon as they can. Some will use the PTO they have available to use. HR will be able to make payroll in a timely manner for employees.
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Pros
  • [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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  • Leave management & tracking
  • Tax handling, declaration, salary tracking
  • Visibility on org structure
  • Performance review handling
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Cons
  • 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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  • It can improve its UI a little better and make it look more user friendly
  • It can provide a deep analysis about things and should provide a download feature for the analytics shown
  • It should increase its scalability for large organisation as i think it wont be able to handle it
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Likelihood to Renew
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
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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Great tool, however the bugs mar its user experience. If solved for, and if the UI is improved on, it will be an amazing tool
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Reliability and Availability
The software is always running effectively. I use many Cloud based systems and never had issues with Chrome River
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Performance
System runs normal pretty much all the time. Does not slow any other systems down.
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Support Rating
I cannot tell you how relieved we were when utilizing Chrome River support in comparison to other Enterprise level software support centers. Tickets were quick and representatives were swift in [their callbacks] and resolutions to our common and most difficult problems. The team there is professional and makes each new support ticket a breeze.
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Online Training
The software is very user friendly, so the online training was easy to pickup for everyone.
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Implementation Rating
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
The overall user interface was easy to use and it made the task of the reporting very easy. Compliance rules are guiding the users to correctly upload and enter receipts, which are already uploaded and recognized via OCR during the business trip. Uploading can easily done via APP, mail or receipt gallery. There is no need for storing paper. Chrome River is supporting digital archiving
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Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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Scalability
It's very easy software to design to your needs.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
  • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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ScreenShots

Emburse 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

Darwinbox Screenshots

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