Brex vs Pleo
No clear leader: Brex (60.4) and Pleo (57.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for expense & procurement software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Brex
A comprehensive financial management suite that integrates corporate cards, expense tracking, bill payments, and banking services with AI-powered automation for spending control and real-time reporting. Serves startups through enterprises across 120+ countries.
Pleo
Pleo streamlines business expense management by providing physical and virtual corporate cards with individual spending limits, automatic receipt capture, and real-time spend visibility. It eliminates manual expense reports and simplifies accounting by integrating with accounting software and automating approval workflows.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Brex
From free (Essentials) to $12/user/month (Premium); Enterprise and Smart Card pricing available on request.
- EssentialsFree
- Global card acceptance and 1 local card program
- AI-powered custom rules
- Up to two entities
- Accounting integrations
- Local currency wires
- +5 more
- Premium$12/user/month
- Everything in Essentials plus
- Multiple customizable expense policies
- Dynamic expense review chains
- AI-powered compliance audit detection
- Advanced approvals with dynamic spend limit chains
- +5 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Premium plus
- Unlimited US or global entities
- Local card issuance, collections, reimbursements, and policies
- Named account manager
- Admin center
- +1 more
- Smart CardContact sales
- Global cards accepted worldwide
- Local-currency cards in 50+ countries
- Merchant card controls and custom approvals
Pleo
From €4/month (Starter annual). Monthly and annual billing available for most plans.
- Starter€4/month (annual billing) + €5/user/month additional. Includes up to 3 users max.
- Physical and virtual cards
- Accounts payable
- Real-time expense tracking
- Automated expense notes
- Accounting integrations
- +3 more
- Essential€18/month (annual) or €20/month (monthly) + €11/user/month additional (annual)
- All Starter features
- Reimbursements
- Mileage tracking
- AI expense guidance
- Flexible card limits
- +4 more
- Advanced€99/month (annual) or €109/month (monthly) for 3 users + €15/user/month additional (annual)
- All Essential features
- Cashback (0.5% for qualifying users)
- Advanced card controls
- Up to 100 supplier cards
- Budget management
- +3 more
- BusinessContact sales
- All Advanced features
- Multi-entity management
- Premium integrations
- AI expense review
- Advanced supplier management
- +4 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Brex
- 1Password
- ADP Workforce Now
- Alexis
- Altera Payroll
- Bamboo HR
- Breathe
- Campfire
- Charlie
- ChartHop
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- ClayHR
- Conferma
- Coupa
- Dashblock
- Dayforce
- Deel
- Digits
- Everest
- Expensify
- Fintua
- Freshteam
- GEP
- Google Workspace
- +26 more
Pleo
- Xero
- Exact Online
- Fetch
- TravelPerk
- Perk
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Microsoft 365
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- Mastercard
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.