Emburse Certify vs. Ramp

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Emburse Certify
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Certify is travel and expense management software developed by the company of the same name in Maine, which merged with Chrome River in 2019 to form Emburse.N/A
Ramp
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Ramp is a corporate card and spend management solution that helps companies of all sizes to accelerate growth without compromising on their finances. Boasting best in class user experience and a direct integration with the user's accounting solutions, the vendor states Ramp helps finance teams save 1-2 days a week tracking expenses, following up with employees, and closing their books. With Ramp, companies have real time visibility into spending, automated expense reporting, and advanced…N/A
Pricing
Emburse CertifyRamp
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Emburse CertifyRamp
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$8 Expense reportNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCertify AP has volume based pricing based on processed invoicesRamp is 100% free.
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Small Businesses
Dext Prepare (with Receipt Bank)
Dext Prepare (with Receipt Bank)
Score 9.1 out of 10
BILL Spend & Expense
BILL Spend & Expense
Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
BILL Spend & Expense
BILL Spend & Expense
Score 8.9 out of 10
Lola.com
Lola.com
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Webexpenses
Webexpenses
Score 8.5 out of 10
GEP SMART
GEP SMART
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Emburse CertifyRamp
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(55 ratings)
9.7
(15 ratings)
Usability
7.2
(40 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.9
(5 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Emburse CertifyRamp
Likelihood to Recommend
Emburse
Certify is not well suited for multi-dimensional ERPs. Although Certify 'offers' general ledger dimensions GLD, the use of them is extremely limited. Filtering on any GLD can only be done once. There is not the possibility for creating hierarchies with the dimensions. The only method of exporting is via a flat file or the open API, which I understand is quite limited. This software is for a smaller scaled business that is not trying to track across dimensions or create hierarchies. Data flow is one directional. I cannot emphasize enough the shortcomings of the reporting. The parameters are mostly based on expense dates rather than expense reports. There are entirely too many of them, and some of them perform the function!
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Ramp Business Corporation
Ramp is great if you want to automate your expenses process. Ramp immediately responds when I (or someone on my behalf) make(s) purchase and I can easily pass receipts and notes live. No more searching for "stuff"!! I spend more time on my job and not worrying about chasing things down or forgetting what was purchased. I charge, I send notes, and I'm done. It's so easy!!! It's incredibly helpful to be able to instantly spin up a virtual card for employees on the go or who have planned expenses. It gets you away from a delayed reimbursement to remote employees and having expenses coded by the employees shortly after they make their purchases.
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Pros
Emburse
  • Integration with Amtrav or other travel booking systems. Certify has a tight integration with travel systems that makes it feel nearly like one cohesive tool.
  • Easy expense options. Use OCR on receipts, import from credit cards and merge items, approve and inquire about expenses. Track your submissions.
  • Easy UI. Friendly and easy to navigate without getting lost.
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Ramp Business Corporation
  • You can forward your receipts to receipts@ramp.com and it will auto-approve.
  • You can easily reverse charges if an employee accidentally places a charge on their work card.
  • You can send employees physical Ramp cards.
  • You can create as many virtual cards as needed.
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Cons
Emburse
  • Reporting: I would like to see more chart availability from the program. We include various data points from Certify in our monthly financial statement package. Currently, we export data from the program and create our own pivot tables to create charts.
  • Dashboard feature: It would be nice to be able to use the data for a specific date and then be able to print that information.
  • Can't think of another one. As stated before, they listen to their customers so prior issues have been addressed and implemented.
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Ramp Business Corporation
  • More flexible spend rule requirements that align with the $75 IRS compliance rule for food/travel purchases. Our organization has a $25 compliance threshold for food and travel. It would be helpful if Ramp provided the ability to customize this type of spending requirement for particular categories with respect to receipt requirements.
  • A little more support in implementing a two-entity environment.
  • Increased heads-up on : auto approval of credit card returns.
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Usability
Emburse
If the integrations with our card programs had succeeded, I expect [Emburse] Certify would have worked well for expense submitters and approvers. During the short time that the American Express Business integration was active, transactions flowed smoothly, and the expense reporting and receipt matching functions were quite good. The [Emburse] Certify mobile app was particularly powerful and easy to use.
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Ramp Business Corporation
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Support Rating
Emburse
The measure of support is how well they respond when you really need them, like when the system is not performing correctly. We have been on the platform less than a year, and there have been at least 2 instances, where the platform was down. The 2nd time was the day before out fiscal year end. And they need a development website. When they are making changes to your LIVE instance, and things go wrong, the client is the first to know about it! I've come to understand that Certify has tiers of support. Those in tier 1, barely know more about the software than the users. I sent a request for a report that shows expense reports currently pending approval and after 5 days of back and forth I was told to build it myself.
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Ramp Business Corporation
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Alternatives Considered
Emburse
Before Certify, there was only manual expense reports entered for our company. This took too much time for employees too finish and caused a delay of efficiency. With Certify, it is easier to access and finish each report with the right amount of effectiveness and efficiency it needs. Certify is really helpful in saving a lot of time for employees that do not have time.
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Ramp Business Corporation
We moved to Ramp from Expensify at our accountant's advice. We went with her advice due to ease of use, ease of Quickbooks sync, ability to send reminders with one click, and more. We are very happy with the decision to switch to Ramp.
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Return on Investment
Emburse
  • The organization and automatic flow of the expense report to approvers and then AP saves time for all. The user has agreed that it is easier and quicker to prepare the expense report and the managers and AP department finds the automated process to be quicker and more efficient. Time saved is money saved.
  • Certify can recognize if a duplicate expense is submitted or if an expense is submitted too late to be reimbursed according to our policies. This prevents us from reimbursing an expense in error.
  • We use a customized report to track a specific type of expense that gets submitted by our sales team. There is a limit on what can be spent on specific expenses that fall into an entertainment category and the report helps us to stay within the limits. Previously, without this tool, we had spent so much more time manually tracking these expenses and had gone over the limits, creating a deficiency in our processes.
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Ramp Business Corporation
  • It has given us the ability to make informed decisions for controlling costs.
  • Increased oversight (mandatory rules) impacts people to be more mindful when spending funds.
  • Setting static limits on cards and being able to monitor with a click of a button.
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ScreenShots

Emburse Certify Screenshots

Screenshot of Certify Homepage - User interface for all users that includes a quick view of their expenses, pending expense reports and approval requests.Screenshot of Certify Mobile - Snap photos of receipts on the go and upload them instantly to your virtual Certify Wallet.Screenshot of Certify Travel - Now, corporate travel is even easier. Introducing Certify Travel, your end-to-end corporate travel solution to simplify bookings for employees while helping your company manage travel practices and costs. All for one low monthly fee and no booking fees! Certify Travel is easy to use, yet it is also a powerful enhancement to your company’s expense management system.Screenshot of Certify Reporting & AnalyticsScreenshot of Certify AP- manage cashflow with accounts payable automationScreenshot of Certify AP- streamlining employee purchasing

Ramp Screenshots

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