Darwinbox vs. Emburse Enterprise

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Darwinbox
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
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
Emburse Enterprise
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Emburse 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
DarwinboxEmburse Enterprise
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DarwinboxEmburse Enterprise
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
DarwinboxEmburse Enterprise
Features
DarwinboxEmburse Enterprise
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.4
5 Ratings
14% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Pay calculation9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
5 Ratings
12% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.8
5 Ratings
6% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.9
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
7.9
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Report builder7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.1
3 Ratings
12% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
New hire portal9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.9
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
4 Ratings
15% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Performance plans10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders6.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.8
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
3 Ratings
16% above category average
Emburse Enterprise
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
-
Ratings
Emburse Enterprise
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 Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
-
Ratings
Emburse Enterprise
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
DarwinboxEmburse Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(5 ratings)
7.1
(124 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(18 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 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
DarwinboxEmburse Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
Darwinbox
Darwinbox provides multiple functions and features related to Human resources and I Like the best where it maintains Attendance records and employees smartly. Darwinbox helps us to brings all the organization level activity on one platform which helps the management to take the crucial decisions. Sometimes it hangs and does not function properly due to an internet connectivity issue.
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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
Darwinbox
  • Maintaining Attendance from payroll with HR.
  • Employees self portal to ask for PTO or to check hours.
  • User Interface is user friendly for our employees.
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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
Darwinbox
  • The UI is very buggy at times
  • Some of the process flows need improvement such as being able to save the draft at the time of performance reviews
  • Better report generation
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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
Darwinbox
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
Darwinbox
It overall helps me with applying for holidays and shows how many holidays I have left, whether it's an earned leave or casual leave, and even tells what all are the upcoming holidays. It helps me to read the firm's documentation and helps in writing things for my appraisal cycle, It even tells the performance and the tasks in my queue.
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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
Darwinbox
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
Darwinbox
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
Darwinbox
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
Darwinbox
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
Darwinbox
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
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 on one place.
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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
Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Emburse
It's very easy software to design to your needs.
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Return on Investment
Darwinbox
  • 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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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

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Emburse Enterprise 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