Brex
Spend management software
Accounts payable automation software
Recurring revenue finance software
Travel management software
Expense management software
Travel & expense software
Procurement software
Accounting & finance software
Expense billing software
Receipt design software
Receipt generating software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
Take the quiz to check if Brex and its alternatives fit your requirements.
$12 per user per month
Free TrialFree version
Small
Medium
Large
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation
- Media and communications
- Information technology and software
What is Brex
Brex is a spend management platform that combines corporate cards with software for expense management, bill pay/accounts payable workflows, and travel booking. It is used by finance and operations teams to control employee spend, automate approvals, and sync transactions to accounting systems. The product emphasizes policy-based controls at the point of purchase, automated receipt capture and coding, and integrated card and non-card spend workflows in one system.
Integrated cards and spend controls
Brex combines corporate cards with configurable spend limits, merchant/category controls, and approval rules. This can reduce reliance on after-the-fact expense policing by enforcing policies at authorization time. Finance teams can centralize card issuance, user provisioning, and policy management in the same system used for expense reporting.
Automated expense capture and coding
The platform supports receipt capture and matching to transactions, with workflows for categorization and review. It provides configurable approval flows and supports syncing transaction and expense data to common accounting systems. This can reduce manual data entry and shorten month-end close activities related to employee spend.
Travel and expense in one workflow
Brex includes travel booking and travel-related policy controls alongside expense management. This supports a single workflow for booking, payment, and reconciliation of travel spend. Organizations can apply consistent policies across travel and non-travel expenses and consolidate reporting across both.
Not a full procurement suite
While Brex covers card spend, expenses, and bill pay, it is not designed as an end-to-end source-to-pay suite with deep sourcing, supplier lifecycle management, and complex procurement orchestration. Organizations with advanced procurement requirements may need additional systems for supplier onboarding, contract-centric buying, and multi-stage purchasing processes. This can increase integration and process complexity in larger procurement environments.
AP depth varies by use case
Accounts payable automation capabilities may be sufficient for many SMB and mid-market workflows but can be less comprehensive than dedicated AP platforms for complex invoice capture, global tax/VAT handling, and high-volume exception management. Companies with multi-entity, multi-currency, or highly regulated invoice processes may require additional controls and configurations. Fit depends on invoice volume, approval complexity, and ERP requirements.
Geographic and eligibility constraints
Brex’s availability and feature set can vary by country, entity type, and underwriting/eligibility criteria because it is tied to financial products and regulated services. This can limit suitability for globally distributed organizations that need consistent card issuance and spend workflows across many jurisdictions. Buyers should validate supported countries, entities, and any program requirements during evaluation.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $0 user/month | Global card acceptance and 1 local card program; AI-powered custom rules; Up to two entities (1 global entity); Accounting integrations; Local currency wires; Travel booking (free on Essentials); Real-time reporting; Brex API access; Bill pay; Reimbursements. |
| Premium | $12 user/month | Everything in Essentials plus multiple, customizable expense policies (category rules, role-based policy exceptions, auto-approval rules); Dynamic expense review chains; AI-powered compliance audit detection & insights; Advanced approvals with dynamic Spend Limit approval chains; Multi-entity (US & International); Customizable ERP and HRIS integrations; VAT documentation; Group travel and advanced travel rules; Live budgets. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Contact sales. Everything in Premium plus unlimited US or global entities; Local card issuance, collections, reimbursements, and policies; Named account manager; Admin center; Fully customizable implementation services. |
| Smart Card | Custom pricing | Procurement-focused offering (global cards, local-currency cards in 50+ countries, merchant card controls and custom approvals). Contact sales. |
Seller details
Brex Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2017
Private
https://www.brex.com/
https://x.com/brexHQ
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brex/
