Brex vs Expensify

Two expense management tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	BrexBrex	ExpensifyExpensify
In one line	Cards, expenses, and travel for funded companies	Receipt scanning and reimbursements that employees tolerate
Starting price	Free	From $5/person
Six-person team	$0/mo	$30/mo
Plans	Essentials free; Premium $12/user/mo; Enterprise custom	Free for individuals; Collect $5/member/mo; Control custom pricing, as low as $9/active member/mo
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	—	—
Users	Unlimited	Per user
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online, Xero
Also connects to	Puzzle	No others on record
Team size	11–50 people · 51–200 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Plans not stated	Plans not stated
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7	Live chat: 24/7 · Email: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7 · Video call: 24/7
Incidents posted	10 incidents posted on Brex's status page, which covers all Brex products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 10 marked major or critical by Brex. Status page	5 incidents posted on Expensify's status page, which covers all Expensify products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 5 marked major or critical by Expensify. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 139 reviews	4.5 / 5 from 1,393 reviews
Trustpilot score	1.8 / 5 from 576 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 1,286 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	40	55
Fit: Restaurant or café	35	50
Fit: Service business	65	85
Fit: Agency or studio	80	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	45	80
Fit: Online store	80	60
Why people pick it	Travel and expenses in one Global cards	Works with any card Good mobile app
Where it falls short	Aimed at funded startups Underwriting favors cash-rich companies	Per-user price Pushes its own card
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices