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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$13.00 Per Month
Brex
Star Rating
(1,506)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(1,556)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Brex excels in ease of use, particularly for users who travel frequently. Many appreciate the ability to upload receipts on the go and track account balances seamlessly, making it a convenient choice for small and medium-sized businesses.
- Users say Xero stands out for its intuitive interface and simplicity, with many highlighting how easy it is to reconcile payments and manage accounting tasks. Reviewers have noted that the dashboard is not cluttered with unnecessary features, which enhances the overall user experience.
- According to verified reviews, Brex offers a superior support experience, with users praising the quality of assistance they receive. Many find the initial setup process straightforward, requiring just a demo and a quick app download, which contributes to a smooth onboarding experience.
- Reviewers mention that while Xero is effective for small businesses, it sometimes struggles to meet specific workflow needs, with some users reporting configuration challenges. However, they appreciate the platform's capabilities for managing accounting tasks efficiently.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Brex's banking features are particularly well-suited for SMEs, offering a seamless experience that integrates banking and expense management. Users find the service convenient and well-aligned with their operational needs.
- Users say that Xero's setup process is generally easy, but it may not be as streamlined as Brex's. Reviewers have expressed satisfaction with the simplicity of Xero's features, which help in managing accounting without overwhelming complexity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Brex
Premium
Contact Us
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
Xero
Starter / Early
$13.00
Per Month
Good for sole traders, new businesses, and the self-employed.
- Send quotes and 20 invoices
- Enter 5 bills
- Reconcile bank transactions
Free Trial
Brex
Free Trial is available
Xero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
1,129
8.8
1,283
Ease of Use
9.6
1,153
9.0
1,336
Ease of Setup
9.4
540
8.8
1,029
Ease of Admin
9.4
367
8.7
389
Quality of Support
9.4
931
8.4
1,200
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
361
8.6
383
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,054
8.9
1,265
Features by Category
Expense Reports
9.2
617
8.9
286
9.3
687
|
Verified
9.1
289
9.0
645
|
Verified
8.7
264
9.4
729
|
Verified
8.8
270
9.2
515
8.7
252
8.8
329
8.6
255
9.3
607
|
Verified
8.9
266
Agentic AI - Expense Management
9.2
24
9.2
144
9.1
24
9.3
143
Travel Management
9.0
365
8.2
236
8.6
333
7.8
224
8.5
323
7.5
219
8.8
430
|
Verified
8.0
225
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
9.2
272
9.3
537
8.9
254
8.9
387
8.8
248
Mobile
9.4
683
|
Verified
8.6
252
8.7
362
|
Verified
8.1
226
8.6
295
7.8
219
Platform
8.7
380
|
Verified
8.5
210
8.7
357
8.5
213
Administration
9.1
374
|
Verified
8.7
205
Administration
9.0
475
8.6
251
9.2
491
8.7
251
9.1
563
|
Verified
8.5
244
9.1
449
8.5
234
9.3
577
|
Verified
8.8
255
Platform
9.2
534
|
Verified
9.0
282
8.9
417
|
Verified
8.7
239
9.1
382
8.6
228
9.5
644
|
Verified
9.2
259
9.4
586
|
Verified
8.6
244
Feature Not Available
5.5
194
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.6
721
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
700
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.8
758
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
656
Not enough data
8.3
665
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
639
Not enough data
8.8
719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
666
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
606
Not enough data
8.0
598
Not enough data
8.2
583
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
785
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
642
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
791
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
746
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
758
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
687
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
647
Not enough data
8.6
703
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
746
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
653
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
621
Not enough data
8.5
658
|
Verified
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.8
596
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
596
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
553
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
8.5
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
518
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
549
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.8
574
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
561
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
530
|
Verified
Payroll
Not enough data
8.3
506
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
491
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
532
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
548
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
8.4
383
Not enough data
8.9
385
Not enough data
8.7
387
Not enough data
8.5
380
Not enough data
8.5
376
Not enough data
8.2
375
Not enough data
9.0
388
Not enough data
8.8
384
Not enough data
8.7
373
Not enough data
8.5
372
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
8.8
382
Not enough data
8.8
360
Not enough data
8.8
383
Not enough data
6.9
325
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
9.0
378
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
8.6
337
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.6
721
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
700
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.8
758
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
656
Not enough data
8.3
665
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
639
Not enough data
8.8
719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
666
|
Verified
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
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.7
274
Not enough data
9.2
281
Not enough data
9.2
275
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.9
268
Not enough data
8.9
269
Not enough data
8.7
263
Not enough data
9.2
275
Analytics
Not enough data
9.2
270
Not enough data
8.8
268
Not enough data
8.5
251
Not enough data
9.0
273
Integration
Not enough data
9.2
283
Not enough data
9.1
278
Not enough data
8.4
250
Not enough data
8.8
275
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.9
173
Not enough data
8.9
176
Not enough data
8.6
177
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
9.0
123
Not enough data
9.1
124
Not enough data
9.0
124
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
9.3
127
Not enough data
9.2
127
Not enough data
9.0
125
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.2
130
Not enough data
9.1
128
Not enough data
9.1
120
Not enough data
9.0
126
Not enough data
9.5
126
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.3
132
Not enough data
9.3
135
Not enough data
9.2
132
Not enough data
9.1
130
Not enough data
9.2
129
Not enough data
9.4
137
Not enough data
9.2
133
Not enough data
9.5
131
Not enough data
9.5
136
Not enough data
9.6
135
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
8.2
236
8.6
333
7.8
224
8.5
323
7.5
219
8.8
430
|
Verified
8.0
225
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
8.7
251
Not enough data
9.0
259
Not enough data
9.0
258
Bill Processing
Not enough data
8.5
249
Not enough data
8.8
251
Not enough data
8.9
252
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.9
262
Not enough data
8.3
237
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
8.8
161
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Brex and Xero are categorized as Expense Management
Unique Categories
Brex is categorized as Spend Management, Recurring Revenue Finance, Travel Management, and AP Automation
Xero is categorized as Invoice Management, Inventory Control, Billing, Accounting, and Nonprofit Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Brex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xero
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
20.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Financial Services
5.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.5%
Marketing and Advertising
2.9%
Other
55.8%
Accounting
19.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Computer Software
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Consulting
3.3%
Other
55.0%
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Discussions
How has Brex been for you as a small business long term?
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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