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Bento for Business vs Brex: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 13th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,429 reviews from Spend Management users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Receipt Management
5.0
Expense Tracking
5.0
Spend Control
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Approval Workflow
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Spend Analysis
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% Fit
Missing features
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Feature ratings
Receipt Management
4.1
Expense Tracking
4.5
Spend Control
4.2
Approval Workflow
NA
Spend Analysis
5.0
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews62
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.7
4.5
User reviews135
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.4
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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One-time payment
Free version
Free trial
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Designed for small and midsize businesses, it is an expense management solution that automates payment processing operations including billing, invoicing, reporting, and more using Bento cards.

For finance leaders: make your finance team a hero, not a blocker. For controllers: create a culture of speed and financial discipline. For bookkeepers: end the month-end struggle.

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Andrew B
Founder
5.0

Andrew B: My name's Andrew. I'm the founder of Mountain Dog Marketing. We're a small business, and I would give Brex a five star. Before Brex, we were using a hodgepodge of credit cards, QuickBooks and spreadsheets to track what we're using now with Brex. We chose Brex for a one-stop shop for a variety of our needs. Obviously credit cards, but it was a much more powerful credit card for us where we could not only use the track spending, but impose limits very easily, upload receipts and set spending limits for certain employees, have virtual cards as well as basically essentially a bank account, which pays a very high interest rate for just having a daily deposit. It was simple to get started with Brex. They have both a web browser-based version and an app. It seems to have gotten a little bit more complicated as they've added on layers but to initially get started, it was very easy to sync all of our bank accounts with either the app or the browser. If you're considering Brex, you almost have a backup plan. It's a great FinTech app for our business, but they don't take anybody. For example, I've suggested them for some of my customers who've not been able to be accepted by the platform. If you're not 100% sure you can get it, you might need to look around for other opportunities. Should you do get accepted, it's very easy to get started, to get prepared for the experience. It takes a little bit more to get used to now because there are different settings that they have now. For example, how much spending one of your users can get. But it's very straightforward right out of the box.

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Bento for Business

Top Features
24/50
  • Accounting
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Credit Card Management
  • Data Import/Export
  • Financial Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reminders
  • Requisition Management
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Vendor Management
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Budget Control
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Customizable Reports
  • ERP integration
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • Prepaid Cards
  • Procurement Management
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Spend Analysis
  • Spend Control
  • Transaction History
  • Workflow Management
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Brex

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Bento for Business
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Brex
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Bento for Business
  • By Bento for Business
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2014
Brex
  • By Brex
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2017
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