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Compare Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) and Sage Expense Management 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$120.00 15 Users Per Month
$11.99 1 active user/month (Minimum billing: 5 users) Per Year
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Star Rating
(1,104)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$120.00 15 Users Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansSage Expense Management
Star Rating
(1,782)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.99 1 active user/month (Minimum billing: 5 users) Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansEmburse Spend (formerly Abacus) vs Sage Expense Management
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) easier to use and set up. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy, and preferred doing business with Sage Expense Management overall.
- Reviewers felt that Sage Expense Management meets the needs of their business better than Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sage Expense Management is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sage Expense Management over Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Emburse Spend - Basic
$120.00
15 Users Per Month
- Cards: Feed integration & issuance
- Accounting: Quickbooks, Xero, custom export template
- Payments: 50 monthly ACH reimbursements
Sage Expense Management
Growth
$11.99
1 active user/month (Minimum billing: 5 users) Per Year
Ideal for small and growing companies, unlimited expense tracking and real-time card integrations
- Unlimited receipt tracking from Text Messages, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Fyle's Mobile & Web App, and Email Forwarding
- Automated data extraction and coding
- Real-time card integrations with Visa and Mastercard, and direct integration with American Express. Get instant visibility into employee spending, and collect & match receipts via text.
Free Trial
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Free Trial is available
Sage Expense Management
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,004
9.3
1,473
Ease of Use
9.3
1,031
9.2
1,499
Ease of Setup
9.1
141
9.0
558
Ease of Admin
8.9
136
8.9
129
Quality of Support
9.0
617
9.2
1,069
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
126
9.3
129
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
985
9.1
1,450
Features by Category
Expense Reports
9.3
718
|
Verified
9.2
1307
|
Verified
9.1
796
|
Verified
8.9
1031
|
Verified
8.5
730
|
Verified
8.5
1119
|
Verified
9.1
808
|
Verified
9.1
1226
|
Verified
9.4
825
|
Verified
9.1
1216
|
Verified
9.1
256
|
Verified
8.4
884
|
Verified
8.9
228
|
Verified
8.8
922
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
8.1
6
7.5
76
8.1
6
7.7
76
Travel Management
8.7
34
8.1
776
|
Verified
9.0
34
7.9
745
|
Verified
8.8
32
7.6
611
8.5
109
8.0
785
|
Verified
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.2
284
|
Verified
8.4
814
|
Verified
8.8
221
|
Verified
8.3
751
|
Verified
Mobile
9.4
752
|
Verified
9.2
1207
|
Verified
9.1
294
|
Verified
8.4
883
8.3
14
7.9
710
|
Verified
Platform
8.7
140
|
Verified
8.0
777
|
Verified
8.9
141
|
Verified
8.3
819
|
Verified
Administration
8.9
113
|
Verified
8.1
576
Administration
8.8
166
|
Verified
8.5
834
|
Verified
8.9
190
|
Verified
8.7
916
|
Verified
8.6
173
|
Verified
8.8
951
|
Verified
8.9
163
|
Verified
8.6
848
|
Verified
9.0
189
|
Verified
8.7
906
|
Verified
Platform
8.7
184
|
Verified
8.9
1006
|
Verified
8.7
142
|
Verified
8.3
746
|
Verified
8.7
26
8.3
739
|
Verified
9.0
216
|
Verified
9.0
1068
|
Verified
9.2
188
|
Verified
9.0
990
|
Verified
8.6
116
|
Verified
8.2
778
|
Verified
Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Payment Cards
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Payments
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Card Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) and Sage Expense Management are categorized as Expense Management
Unique Categories
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) is categorized as Payment Card Issuance and Spend Management
Sage Expense Management has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sage Expense Management
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
14.4%
Internet
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.2%
Information Services
7.0%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
53.6%
Computer Software
11.9%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.3%
Construction
5.9%
Marketing and Advertising
4.8%
Other
60.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can I use Abacus to create custom reports?
2 Comments
Official Response from Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Abacus works like a search engine - cataloging every expense individually. This means that you can create a report by using any combination of expense and...Read more
Can I sync my corporate card program?
1 Comment
Official Response from Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
You can connect your corporate card program to Abacus and see the status of all cards in a single dashboard view. As they are used, you will see posted...Read more
Can you read receipt images?
1 Comment
Official Response from Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Just snap a photo or forward your receipt and we'll start drafting the expense for you - filling in date, vendor, amount and then auto-categorizing it based...Read more
Can there be more categories included for which we can add/track the expense (i know "Others" cover those), but wanted some expenses for specific category to track those
2 Comments
Official Response from Sage Expense Management
Hi Anil,
Categories are set by your company. An admin has the necessary rights to add categories. You may write to admin at your organization.
Read more
How can i add a custom expense category?
2 Comments
PP
Not possible yet. But you can ask about it here: https://www.fylehq.com/help/en/Read more
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