Brex vs Neat

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

Compare	BrexBrex	NeatNeat
In one line	Cards, expenses, and travel for funded companies	Scan receipts and documents into searchable records for $200 a year
Starting price	Free	From $16.67/mo
Six-person team	$0/mo	Not listed
Plans	Essentials free; Premium $12/user/mo; Enterprise custom	$200/yr; one account can be shared with up to 4 other users (5 in total) at no extra charge; VIP Service add-on $50/yr; Automated Insights add-on $150/yr; free trial
Pricing model	Free tier	Free trial
Free trial	—	—
Users	Unlimited	Up to 5 (the owner plus 4 shared users)
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online
Also connects to	Xero, Puzzle	No others on record
Team size	11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US	US
Phone support	Plans not stated	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every paid plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7	Not published
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	Neat has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 139 reviews	4.0 / 5 from 100 reviews
Trustpilot score	1.8 / 5 from 576 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 2,362 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	40	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	35	55
Fit: Service business	65	80
Fit: Agency or studio	80	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	45	82
Fit: Online store	80	50
Why people pick it	Travel and expenses in one Global cards	Good at paper receipts Flat yearly price
Where it falls short	Aimed at funded startups Underwriting favors cash-rich companies	No cards or approvals Add-ons cost extra
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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