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Corporate cards, expense management, and built-in travel booking with a free tier

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Alt Score · 93

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Verified coverage 90%92
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#4 of 8 in Expense management

Brex ranks #4 of 8 in Expense management, with an Alt Score of 93. It is proprietary, freemium from $12/user/mo and available on Web, iOS and Android. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.

Brex is a corporate card and spend-management platform combining global corporate cards, expense reimbursements, bill pay, budgets, accounting-integration sync, and a built-in managed travel product (Brex Travel). It is offered in three editions -- Essentials (free), Premium ($12/user/month), and Enterprise (custom pricing) -- plus a separate Smart Card procurement-card product.

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Who it's for

Startups through global enterprises that need corporate cards, expense/reimbursement management, and travel booking on one platform, from single-entity companies (Essentials/Premium) to multi-entity global organizations (Enterprise).

What you get

Global corporate cards, card controls and spend limits, expense policies with an automated Policy Rule Builder, reimbursements (including mileage), bill pay, accounting-software sync, Brex Travel booking, budgets/reporting, and a mobile app for iOS and Android.

How it works

Admins configure spend limits, expense policies, and approval chains in a web dashboard; employees spend on Brex cards or submit reimbursements (including mileage) via the dashboard or mobile app, with receipts auto-generated/matched and expenses synced to connected accounting software.

Where Brex stands out

Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.

Travel booking only 4 of 8 apps

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Expensify is a SaaS expense management platform for individuals and businesses.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 100

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Verified coverage 90%100
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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02

Navan (formerly TripActions) is a SaaS platform combining business travel booking with expense management.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 100

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%100
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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03

Ramp is a spend management platform combining a corporate charge card with expense reporting, accounts payable, travel booking, and accounting-software sync.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 96

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%96
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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04

Rydoo is a business expense management platform for multinational finance teams, covering receipt capture, mileage, per diem allowances, approvals, and direct bank reimbursements in one system.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 89

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%88
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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05

Pleo is a centralised business spending platform for company teams, combining physical and virtual employee cards with automated expense capture and reimbursements.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 85

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%83
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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06

SAP Concur is a cloud-based suite of separately sold products — Concur Expense, Concur Travel, and Concur Invoice — for business expense reporting, corporate travel booking, and accounts-payable autom.

Proprietary WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 85

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%83
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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Zoho Expense is a travel and expense management platform from Zoho Corporation that automates receipt scanning, mileage tracking, corporate card reconciliation, and multi-currency expense reporting.

WebiOSAndroid
Alt Score

Alt Score · 85

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%83
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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Feature comparison

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License
Platforms
Receipt OCR scanning
Corporate cards
Mileage tracking
Per diem support
Multi-currency
Approval workflows
Accounting software sync
Travel booking
Reimbursement payouts
Policy enforcement rules
Mobile app
Free tier
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FAQ

Yes. Expensify, Navan and Ramp have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.