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Center Expense vs Brex: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 11th, 2025
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Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,575 reviews from Spend Management users.
% Fit
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Feature ratings
Receipt Management
4.9
Expense Tracking
5.0
Spend Control
4.8
Approval Workflow
4.5
Spend Analysis
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% Fit
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Feature ratings
Receipt Management
4.1
Expense Tracking
4.5
Spend Control
4.2
Approval Workflow
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Spend Analysis
5.0
User satisfaction
4.9
User reviews23
Ease of use
5.0
Functionality
4.9
Value for money
4.9
Customer support
5.0
4.4
User reviews137
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.4
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For businesses seeking better control over all employee spend, Center's card-first approach to travel & expense management delivers real-time data clarity and smart automation throughout the process.

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
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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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Center Expense

Top Features
39/50
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budget Control
  • Invoice Processing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Prepaid Cards
  • Procurement Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • Requisition Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Credit Card Management
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • ERP integration
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • Spend Analysis
  • Spend Control
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Transaction History
  • Vendor Management
  • Workflow Management
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Brex

10/50
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Center Expense

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Center Expense
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
Center Expense
  • By Center
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2014
Brex
  • By Brex
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2017
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