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At a Glance
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Star Rating
(1,104)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$120.00 15 Users Per Month
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Sage Expense Management
Sage Expense Management
Star Rating
(1,783)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.99 1 active user/month (Minimum billing: 5 users) Per Year
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Emburse 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
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Sage Expense Management
Growth
$11.99
1 active user/month (Minimum billing: 5 users) Per Year
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Free Trial
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Free Trial is available
Sage Expense Management
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,004
9.3
1,474
Ease of Use
9.3
1,031
9.2
1,500
Ease of Setup
9.1
141
9.0
559
Ease of Admin
8.9
136
8.9
129
Quality of Support
9.0
617
9.2
1,070
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
126
9.3
129
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
985
9.1
1,451
Features by Category
8.8
906
8.5
1,436
Expense Reports
9.3
718
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Verified
9.2
1308
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Verified
9.1
796
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Verified
8.9
1032
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Verified
8.5
730
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Verified
8.5
1120
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Verified
9.1
808
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Verified
9.1
1227
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Verified
9.4
825
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Verified
9.1
1217
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Verified
9.1
256
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Verified
8.4
885
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Verified
8.9
228
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Verified
8.8
923
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Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
8.1
6
7.5
77
8.1
6
7.8
77
Travel Management
8.7
34
8.1
777
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Verified
9.0
34
7.9
746
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Verified
8.8
32
7.6
612
8.5
109
8.0
786
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Verified
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.2
284
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Verified
8.4
815
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Verified
8.8
221
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Verified
8.3
752
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Verified
Mobile
9.4
752
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Verified
9.2
1208
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Verified
9.1
294
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Verified
8.4
884
8.3
14
7.9
711
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Verified
Platform
8.7
140
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Verified
8.0
778
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Verified
8.9
141
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Verified
8.3
820
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Verified
Administration
8.9
113
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Verified
8.1
577
Administration
8.8
166
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Verified
8.5
835
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Verified
8.9
190
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Verified
8.7
917
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Verified
8.6
173
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Verified
8.8
952
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Verified
8.9
163
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Verified
8.6
849
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Verified
9.0
189
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Verified
8.7
907
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Verified
Platform
8.7
184
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Verified
8.9
1007
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Verified
8.7
142
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Verified
8.3
747
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Verified
8.7
26
8.3
740
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Verified
9.0
216
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Verified
9.0
1069
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Verified
9.2
188
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Verified
9.0
991
|
Verified
8.6
116
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Verified
8.2
779
|
Verified
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Payment Cards
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Reporting
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Payments
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Fraud & Risk Management
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Card Management
Not enough data
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Controls
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Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Sage Expense Management
Sage Expense Management
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) and Sage Expense Management are categorized as Expense Management
Unique Categories
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) is categorized as Payment Card Issuance and Spend Management
Sage Expense Management
Sage Expense Management has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
52.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.5%
Sage Expense Management
Sage Expense Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
32.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
53.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
14.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Computer Software
14.4%
Internet
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.2%
Information Services
7.0%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
53.6%
Sage Expense Management
Sage Expense Management
Computer Software
11.9%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.3%
Construction
5.9%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
60.9%
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Discussions
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) 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
Do I have to approve one expense at a time?
1 Comment
Official Response from Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
No. Although expenses are submitted and tracked individually, you can easily create a dynamic report (such as "unapproved expenses by user") and bulk approve...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
Sage Expense Management
Sage Expense Management Discussions
Can I join as an individual or an employee?
4 Comments
Abhishek D.
AD
Hi you can join as employee Read more
Can I automate submissions?
2 Comments
PP
Yes. Using extension in google chrome browser. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fyle-expense-tracking-rep/abggpefphmldapcoknbcaadbpdjjmjgkRead more
Can I use it for filing the expense for an year?
2 Comments
Bharadwaj S.
BS
You can use the expense categories that your organization's Fyle Administrator has setup to track different kinds of expenses. Refer the following link for...Read more