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Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
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Starting at $6.30 Per Month
Brex
Star Rating
(1,509)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(959)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.7% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Brex excels in overall user satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score compared to FreshBooks. Users appreciate Brex's seamless banking experience, particularly highlighting its convenience for tracking expenses while traveling.
- Users say FreshBooks shines in its invoicing capabilities, with many praising its user-friendly design that allows even those without accounting knowledge to manage invoices effectively. The dashboard view that summarizes client statuses and pending payments is also a notable feature.
- Reviewers mention that Brex offers a superior ease of use, especially for mobile users. The ability to upload receipts on the go and have them automatically populated with required fields is a significant advantage for busy professionals.
- According to verified reviews, FreshBooks is recognized for its excellent customer support, with users noting that the platform simplifies managing time, projects, and expenses, making it a reliable choice for small businesses.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while FreshBooks has a strong focus on invoicing and project management, it may not meet the specific workflow needs of all users, leading to some configuration challenges compared to Brex's more integrated banking solutions.
- Users report that Brex's setup process is notably quick and straightforward, with many finding that a single demo is sufficient to get started, contrasting with FreshBooks, which, while user-friendly, may require more time for users to fully explore its features.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Brex
Premium
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For mid-sized companies looking to scale. Everything included in Essentials plus:
- Custom expense policies and approvals
- In-app travel booking and management
- Live Budgets with real-time tracking
FreshBooks
Lite
Starting at $6.30
Per Month
For professionals with basic needs
- Send unlimited invoices to up to 5 clients
- Track unlimited expenses
- Send unlimited estimates
Free Trial
Brex
Free Trial is available
FreshBooks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
1,130
8.8
765
Ease of Use
9.6
1,155
9.1
861
Ease of Setup
9.4
542
9.2
466
Ease of Admin
9.4
367
9.2
336
Quality of Support
9.4
932
9.2
714
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
361
9.2
331
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,055
8.7
762
Features by Category
Expense Reports
9.2
617
8.6
106
9.3
687
|
Verified
8.0
100
9.0
645
|
Verified
7.6
99
9.4
730
|
Verified
8.1
98
9.2
515
7.1
80
8.8
329
7.2
87
9.3
608
|
Verified
7.9
90
Agentic AI - Expense Management
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.1
24
Not enough data
Travel Management
9.0
365
6.8
79
8.6
333
6.5
76
8.5
323
6.1
71
8.8
430
|
Verified
6.5
72
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
9.0
136
9.3
537
8.4
119
8.9
387
8.2
124
Mobile
9.4
684
|
Verified
8.2
84
8.7
362
|
Verified
6.9
81
8.6
295
5.6
73
Platform
8.7
380
|
Verified
6.2
63
8.7
357
6.3
66
Administration
9.1
374
|
Verified
7.0
63
Administration
9.0
475
7.2
105
9.2
491
7.8
106
9.1
564
|
Verified
7.6
113
9.1
449
7.2
103
9.3
577
|
Verified
7.9
111
Platform
9.2
534
|
Verified
8.3
128
8.9
417
|
Verified
7.2
97
9.1
382
7.0
94
9.5
645
|
Verified
9.0
126
9.4
586
|
Verified
8.3
115
Feature Not Available
7.0
99
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.1
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
225
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.7
399
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
275
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.3
272
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
143
Other Functionality
Not enough data
7.2
126
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
157
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
129
Not enough data
7.3
133
Not enough data
7.5
144
Not enough data
7.6
155
Not enough data
8.6
316
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
201
Not enough data
7.6
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
387
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.9
165
Not enough data
7.6
151
Not enough data
8.4
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
138
Not enough data
9.1
380
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
154
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
217
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.3
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
245
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
7.6
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
204
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.4
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
164
Payroll
Not enough data
7.8
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
125
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
7.5
37
Not enough data
7.4
36
Not enough data
7.0
39
Not enough data
7.4
46
Not enough data
7.6
40
Not enough data
7.1
43
Not enough data
7.5
38
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Taxes
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Integration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.6
14
Setup
9.0
262
Not enough data
9.2
300
Not enough data
9.0
245
Not enough data
Performance
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.5
206
Not enough data
8.3
211
Not enough data
8.7
220
Not enough data
Payment Cards
9.2
255
Not enough data
9.1
264
Not enough data
9.3
294
Not enough data
Reporting
9.2
278
Not enough data
9.1
241
Not enough data
9.2
241
Not enough data
9.0
240
Not enough data
Payments
9.1
258
Not enough data
9.0
247
Not enough data
9.1
262
Not enough data
9.1
249
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
9.3
302
Not enough data
9.2
282
Not enough data
9.2
273
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Spend Management
9.4
15
Not enough data
Invoice Management
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Analytics
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Integration
10.0
8
Not enough data
10.0
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
Risk
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
Recovery
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
Audit
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Fraud
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Payment Processing
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
7.3
67
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
84
Not enough data
6.8
68
Not enough data
6.6
84
Not enough data
7.0
64
Not enough data
7.1
66
Not enough data
6.8
67
Not enough data
7.0
67
Payment Options
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
8.4
75
Security
Not enough data
7.4
62
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
67
Not enough data
7.1
64
Expense Reporting
9.7
28
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.3
26
Not enough data
9.6
26
Not enough data
Travel Management
9.0
365
6.8
79
8.6
333
6.5
76
8.5
323
6.1
71
8.8
430
|
Verified
6.5
72
Approval
9.5
27
Not enough data
9.5
26
Not enough data
9.5
27
Not enough data
AI - Travel Management
9.2
22
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Travel Management
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.4
143
Not enough data
8.6
146
Not enough data
8.3
134
Bill Processing
Not enough data
7.6
128
Not enough data
7.8
124
Not enough data
8.3
127
Integration
Not enough data
7.9
131
Not enough data
8.4
133
Not enough data
7.1
102
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Dashboard
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
42
Not enough data
9.3
44
Not enough data
9.3
43
Not enough data
Integrations
9.3
42
Not enough data
9.4
46
Not enough data
9.5
42
Not enough data
Analytics/Reporting
9.5
45
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
9.7
43
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Recurring Revenue Finance
9.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.9
77
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
9.0
136
9.3
537
8.4
119
8.9
387
8.2
124
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.6
76
Administration
9.0
475
7.2
105
9.2
491
7.8
106
9.1
564
|
Verified
7.6
113
9.1
449
7.2
103
9.3
577
|
Verified
7.9
111
Platform
9.2
534
|
Verified
8.3
128
8.9
417
|
Verified
7.2
97
9.1
382
7.0
94
9.5
645
|
Verified
9.0
126
9.4
586
|
Verified
8.3
115
Feature Not Available
7.0
99
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Brex and FreshBooks are categorized as Expense Management
Unique Categories
Brex is categorized as Spend Management, Recurring Revenue Finance, Travel Management, and AP Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Brex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
FreshBooks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
20.6%
Information Technology and Services
11.6%
Financial Services
5.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.5%
Marketing and Advertising
2.9%
Other
55.8%
Marketing and Advertising
17.3%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Graphic Design
4.6%
Accounting
4.6%
Computer Software
4.1%
Other
63.0%
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Discussions
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2 Comments
EL
Terrible customer service. Tried to add a new checking account for autopay. Had to delete the old accounts and is taking a week to reestablish the credit...Read more
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3 Comments
PM
I'm a long-time user, and yes. Freshbooks does recurring billing flawlessly. Your client can also have their credit card information stored so they don't...Read more
How do you like using Freshbooks
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ZB
Hi Rodney,
We have used Freshbooks since 2013, and are in no way affiliated with them.
For the most part, our experience overall has been positive,...Read more
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