--- title: Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Reviews meta_title: 'Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 1122 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.5 review_count: 1122 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-06-25' parent_category: name: Travel & Expense url: https://www.g2.com/categories/travel-expense --- # Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Reviews **Vendor:** Emburse **Category:** [Expense Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/expense-management) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 1,122 ## About Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Emburse Spend is the modern, all-in-one platform that helps SMBs streamline expense management while keeping their existing credit card program. ## Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users praise the **ease of use** of Emburse Spend, finding it simple and convenient for managing expenses. (23 reviews) - Users appreciate the **easy receipt upload** feature of Emburse Spend, enhancing their expense management experience. (12 reviews) - Users appreciate the **easy upload** feature, simplifying receipt management on both mobile and desktop platforms. (8 reviews) - Users appreciate the **efficiency** of Emburse Spend, enjoying streamlined expense management and quick tracking in one platform. (8 reviews) - Users find the **intuitive interface** of Emburse Spend easy to navigate, even for beginners. (8 reviews) - Users love the **simplicity** of Emburse Spend, finding it easy to use and enhancing their overall experience. (8 reviews) - Easy Submission (5 reviews) - Users find Emburse Spend to be **easy for tracking expenses** promptly and simplifying accounting processes. (5 reviews) - Receipt Management (5 reviews) - Tracking Ease (5 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users express frustration with **authentication issues** that disrupt access and complicate their experience on Emburse Spend. (3 reviews) - Users find the **interface unintuitive** , leading to confusion until they become familiar with the process. (3 reviews) - Users face **approval issues** due to mandatory 2-factor authentication, complicating access and hindering ease of use. (2 reviews) - Users find the **learning curve steep** , especially those less comfortable with technology, impacting their initial experience. (2 reviews) - Users face **slow transaction processing** , requiring multiple retries and delays before transactions appear in the system. (2 reviews) - Users experience **syncing issues** as transactions can take 2-3 days to appear, causing delays in tracking expenses. (2 reviews) - Users find the **time-consuming transaction retrieval process** frustrating as it often exceeds the expected timeframe. (2 reviews) - Access Control (1 reviews) - Auto-Filling Errors (1 reviews) - Autofill Issues (1 reviews) ## Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Reviews ### 1. User-Friendly Emburse with Flawless QuickBooks Online Integration **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Makdeyet G. | Finance and Administrator Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 21, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Emburse is friendly with the users and with the administrators, has no duplicate expenses at all, and the integration with QuickBooks Online works perfectly **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Doesn't have chat to communicate with the customer service team, but they response with a day after opening a ticket, which is not bad compared with other systems **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** When I first started using Emburse, I noticed that some expenses weren’t syncing with QuickBooks Online. I opened a ticket, and the Emburse team sent me re-sync guidelines that I wasn’t aware of. After following those steps, the issue was resolved. ### 2. Very easy to use compared to other programs, but there are minor bugs and inconveniences. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education **Reviewed Date:** March 23, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The mobile app makes it very easy to cardholders to submit their expenses. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The iOS, Android, and desktop service all offer different features from each other. For example, the iOS app has no way of submitting or viewing drafted expenses, but the Android app and desktop website have the capability of viewing and submitting drafted expenses. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** If the iOS app had the ability to submit and view drafted expenses, that would help tremendously. Not all of our employees are issues laptops and they don't have the capability to use the desktop app. Several months ago I was told that the dev team was working on implementing it, but it hasn't happened yet and I haven't heard any updates. ### 3. efficient and user friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The system is user friendly and simple to use. Few steps accomplish the tasks. Approval flow is easy to set up and manage. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Absolutely nothing to dislike about this platform. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reviewing and approving expenses from many individuals across multiple clients. ### 4. Easy to use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Law Practice **Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Clear directions, easy to fill out information **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I don't have any dislikes with Emburse Spend **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** na ### 5. Easy to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality **Reviewed Date:** April 04, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It's great app to keep track of all invoices and to submit on time. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** There is nothing that I dislike about this app **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** None that I'm aware of ### 6. Awesome easy system for tech challenged **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Davina F. | Executive Admin., Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Emburse easily allows for receipt upload via mobile and desktop. You can customize all GL and accounting codes, customize exports for accounting systems, and reimburse employees for mileage and expenses. It's great to see pending charges as well to avoid erroneous or fake charges. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing! The entire system fits our needs. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It solves no more paper expense reports and no excuses for lost receipts! ### 7. Easy to use and also easy to edit, very important. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Executive Office **Reviewed Date:** January 07, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** User friendly, easy to navigate, even beginners who have little software or computer experience can use this easily. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** That you now have to put in 2 factor authentication. No one else uses my computer, so honestly there should be an option to turn that off. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** they arent solving any problems for me, thats for sure. just helping us keep our credit cards in order, and our spending. ### 8. Great to use when we need office and or medical supplies **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Practice **Reviewed Date:** June 04, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I don't have to personally pay and get reimbursed **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I do not have any dislikes. It's convenient **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to use the card and not use my personal funds ### 9. Expense Management Made Easier **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive **Reviewed Date:** November 03, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The app and the desktop version work together well, lessening the time spent rectifying my expenses. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I wish I didn't have to change the visit. The default that the system prefills is rarely if ever accurate. Just leave the field blank and allow the user to choose the correct visit. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I want to rectify my expenses as soon as possible. I am not one to wait until the end of the month to do it all. My expenses pop in relatively quick, allowing me to get this task off of my plate. ### 10. Easy to use **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Market Research **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to use and helps keep everything organized **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** There's no place to add comments, or itemize expenses when a receipt combines more than one charge (e.g., meals being combined with hotel charges). **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** organizing expenses ### 11. helpful, user friendly **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Utilities **Reviewed Date:** March 03, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** User friendly. It detects mistakes and alerts me about them. There is a mobile app also. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** So far, nothing. the format is very nice. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** reconciliation of my credit card spending. ### 12. Great Expense Management Software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Teresa S. | Accounts Payable Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 19, 2024 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Being able to tag people in the comments was a great feature. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It would be nice to have more budgetary controls. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It allowed us to direct various spend approvals to the appropriate approvers. ### 13. This is a nice service. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to submit receipts to our accounting team for review. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It is a bit cumbersome when vendors split orders or receipts and Emburse does not make it easy to submit with such changes when transaction prices do not match the receipt. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ease of receipt management although it might help if we could drop PDF receipts into Emburse instead of having to search for them in our own files. ### 14. user friendly **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Environmental Services **Reviewed Date:** May 06, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** ease of Navigation and reminders and convenience. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The range of options could be increased and allow for more flexibility in responses. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps with tracking and processing which is a time saver. ### 15. Easy organization **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising **Reviewed Date:** February 12, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I enjoy how easy this is to use and the data it tracks. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I can't think of anything to complain about. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm sure it helps the business track spending better and prevent abuse. ### 16. Easy to use and administer (features, reporting, all) **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services **Reviewed Date:** May 18, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to use and administer (features, reporting, all) **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Support and responses if any questions or issues can be slow **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** expenses ### 17. Sr. Manager **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brittany J. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 21, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** very easy to use for online submissions. easy to submit documents. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** it's all very useful no recommendations. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** paying for business expenses for me and my employees limiting out of pocket burden and expensing ### 18. Love the ease of adding expenses from my phone when traveling! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Venture Capital & Private Equity **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to use on your phone and pretty good auto-recognition feature to populate the fields from the receipt. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** On the computer version of Emburse Spend, the Reimbursements tab shows the total outstanding; however, on my phone app the total outstanding is NOT displayed. It would be great if the phone app version also shows the total reimbursements outstanding. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Emburse allows my travel expenses to be reimbursed by my employer. ### 19. Effortless to Use with Outstanding Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shawn O. | ERP Application Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The ease of use is amazing as well as the software support is great. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Those that don’t use tech can be a little confused or intimidated until they get familiar with the process. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Expediting the process of submitting and approving expenses. Allowing an efficient process of submitting expenses with ease. ### 20. worked quick and fast **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Real Estate **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** it works well to keep track of expenses. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** passwords are always a challenge but maybe it is just my age **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** helps keep track of my credit card expenses ### 21. Easy to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The APP and the ease of scanning receipts **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing to add to this section. Overall satisfied. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Tracking employee expenses ### 22. Happy with Emburse **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care **Reviewed Date:** January 19, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** very user friendly and intuitive to use. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing i can think of at the moment to say I dislike any features. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** expedite the expense report process with our finance team to provide faster reimbursement for out of pocket company expenses. ### 23. Good for small companies, with not too much travel **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sarah S. | HR, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Good for small companies, with not too much travel. Basic needs met and easy to approve expenses. The app is good too. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I wish it integrated with more tools. I also wish there were limits we could put on various expense themes/groups. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** - Ease of expense submission - Ease of approval of expenses - Cost of expense tools ### 24. Easy and convenient. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Apparel & Fashion **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2026 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to upload and keep track of receipts. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** No dislikes. So far it is a useful tool. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Less manual excel docs to fill out for corporate card spending. ### 25. Emburse Spend Review: Streamlining Expense Management with Smart Automation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Terry T. | Senior Finance Business Partner, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 29, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Ease of Use, Mobile Accessibility, Receipt Uploading, Efficiency in Expense Tracking, Automation Features **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Mobile App Stability, Authentication Problems disrupting access **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solves the problem of manual, time consuming expense reporting by offering real time expense tracking, automated receipt capture and streamlined reimbursements, making expense management faster, more accurate, and easier for users ### 26. Emburse Spend - Faster, more transparent, and easier to control. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 22, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Emburse Spend has streamlined our expense management process, making it faster, more transparent, and easier to control. The platform is intuitive, integrates well with our workflows, and provides strong visibility into spend. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The user interface can sometimes feel unintuitive, requiring extra steps for tasks that should be more streamlined. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It reduces the need for manual data entry and paper-based submissions by allowing employees to capture and submit expenses digitally, often in real time. This improves accuracy and reduces the administrative burden on both staff and the Accounts Payable team. ### 27. Lightning-Fast Reimbursements and Effortless Receipt Submission **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Submitting receipts is super quick, and reimbursements move fast. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Reporting can be a bit basic if you need deeper analytics. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Manual, messy expense submissions - Employees often turn in late receipts, hand written notes, or random emails. ### 28. Its very user friendly **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rita R. | Office Coordinator , Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It's easy accounting practice! It's easy to navigate **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** There is so much to learn, so little time **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Keeping track of those who have not expensed ### 29. Easy to Use/Quick Set Up **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Richard P. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Speed with which employees can code and submit expenses. It has saved days for our month end close processes. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Would like to see transactions post in real time for processing versus waiting for the transactions to post before the transaction can be processed by the employees. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has allowed for us to expedite the expense management process which has saved days during the month end close process. ### 30. Overall a good system **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Biotechnology | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 25, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I like that Emburse can link up to your Amazon Business account and automatically pull receipts directly from there. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Its not super intuitive, the "wallet" gets a little confusing. Once you have done it a couple times, its much easier to understand. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Its helping me create expense reports to submit to our accounting team. ### 31. Confusing **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Goods **Reviewed Date:** October 23, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easier than doing an Expense ReportAnswering these questions **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Answering these questions. do you really need this information **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy way to record expenses. ### 32. Easy Expenses! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Elestine S. | Consultant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Emburse makes logging expenses EASY! Uploading receipts from your browser or photo gallery makes everything accessible. The app is also easy easy to use when I am traveling. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** There is nothing that I don't like about Abacus. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** None ### 33. Easy and efficient **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting **Reviewed Date:** May 26, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Emburse is helpful keeping track of accounting expenses and is easy to use. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The timeframe to receive a purchase/transaction is longer than expected. I expect to look for a transaction 3-5 days after the initial purchase. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Great at keeping track of expenses for audit. ### 34. Very great experience indeed **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hannan M. | E-commerce Customer Support Specialist | Aosom UK, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It helps to manage finances effectively and is great indeed **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing everything is perfect and organized **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps to manage expenses and spending all in the same place ### 35. Worth It **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The flexibility and ease of usage of the product **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** honestly, there is really nothing that doesnt work well. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Emburse Spend has helped streamline our spend management and made it easier to track expenses ### 36. Ease to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management **Reviewed Date:** June 29, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Emburse is simple to use and easy to upload documents. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I don't have any downsides at this time, **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** N/A ### 37. Very convenient application! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** You can reconcile all your items and do so quickly. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I am very satisfied with Emburse Spend. It's intuitive, convenient, and gets the job done! **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** No problems to date. ### 38. So much easier that fumbling with receipts at the end of the month **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I love that it reminds me when there is a charge and that I can simptake a picture of a receipt and then easier find and upload it when I do my expenses. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I can't think of anything. I don't like having to remember a password- but every site requires them now. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I do my expenses weekly instead of a big ordeal at the end of the month and I can easily upload receipts.No need to print them. ### 39. Good. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Real Estate | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 28, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Simple UI leaves for a great user experience. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Clutter in Settings leaves for a confusing experience. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Credit card payments are easier. ### 40. Emburse, Easy to use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education **Reviewed Date:** May 29, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It is user friendly and straight forward. It is very detailed as well. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Based on my usage, I didn't find any that I disliked. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It streamlines the request for reimbursement and approval is easy and you know the status of your request easily. ### 41. easy **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Business Supplies and Equipment **Reviewed Date:** June 10, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The company has streamlined the expense process. It eliminates having too many people involved in approvals **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I do not see any downsides when using this process **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I need cards attached to this. eight cards. ### 42. Very easy to use. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Food & Beverages | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Expensing transactions to sync to accounting software. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Sync never works on the first try. You have to retry all transactions to sync it instantly. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Expense submissions. ### 43. Accounting Manager **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** User friendly and easy to navigate through **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I would like to see a dashboard for users so we can see our spend **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** n/a ### 44. Great Product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction **Reviewed Date:** June 02, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** User friendly and easy to use on your phone **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing and there are no downsides to using the product. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Tracking expenses and collecting receipts in a timely manner ### 45. nice **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** easy to understand and use it appears havent used it yet **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** dont know havent offically used it yet will soon **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** makes it ease to report spending and get approval ### 46. Excellent transaction tracking **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** To see my expenses promptly and be able to code them as needed **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The transactions do not show up automatically and one has to wait 2-3 days before they show up. It would help greatly to see even the pending transactions to show up right away. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** N/A ### 47. Emburse Spend is great **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing **Reviewed Date:** May 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Emburse is easy to use and it helps us to keep track of our spending. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I think that the least helpful feature is noting, all good. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I don't see anything wrong with it. ### 48. Convenient and Quick **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 10, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy and quick way to track expenses all in one place **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** N/A - I haven't had any issues as of yet. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It makes it easier to do expenses all from one set of software ### 49. Emburse spend - our technicians love it **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Manufacturing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 10, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Ease of use, integration, mobile phone access **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** disconnects to accounting sync but very rarely does this happen **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** credit card receipts submission. Card users enter their expenses directly. ### 50. Very easy to use and allows you to easily see the receipts. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 09, 2025 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It so much better than doing expense reports and submitting and waiting on a check. So much easier and user friendly **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I canit think of a thing. The system is so easy to use. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Leaves cash in the cash drawer for emergency purchases. ## Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Discussions - [Can I use Abacus to create custom reports?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-abacus-to-create-custom-reports) - 2 comments, 1 upvote - [Does Abacus integrate with Slack?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-abacus-integrate-with-slack) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [Can you read receipt images?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-you-read-receipt-images) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [Can I sync my corporate card program?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-sync-my-corporate-card-program) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [Do I have to approve one expense at a time?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-i-have-to-approve-one-expense-at-a-time) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [View Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/emburse-spend-formerly-abacus/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-29+10%3A16%3A06+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=28fc584c-9249-4c84-a80f-9e17413c013e&secure%5Btoken%5D=bdfd6b68d039528f800af99831b0759d2ad374448c5591ad995dbc6b91bdfab7&format=llm_user) ## Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Integrations - [QuickBooks Online](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-online/reviews) ## Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Features **Expense Reports** - Ease of Creating Expense Reports - Bank / Credit Card Integration - Smart Categorization - Digital Receipt Management - Employee Reimbursement - Currency Conversions - Credit Card Integration **Setup** - Data - Approvals - Alignment **Card Management** - Card Types - Card Controls - Card Personalization - Configuration - Fulfillment - Replacement **Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance** - Autonomous Task Execution **Agentic AI - Expense Management** - Autonomous Task Execution - Cross-system Integration **Travel Management** - Ease of Booking - Itinerary Management - Trip Notifications - Advanced Integrations **Performance** - KPIs - Benchmarks - Forecasting - Savings **Controls** - Tokenization - Security - Card Networks - Integration - Testing - APIs **Payment Cards** - One-time Virtual - Recurring Virtual - Physical **Client Invoicing** - Electronic Payments - Project Accounting / Revenue Recognition **Reporting** - Real time - Multiple Views - Export - Budgets **Generative AI - Expense Management** - Image-to-Text - Text Generation - Text Summarization **Payments** - Vendor - Recurring - Employee Reimbursements - ACH **Mobile** - Receipt Capture - Mileage Tracking - Travel Itinerary and Flight Status Updates **Platform** - Embedded AI / Machine Learning - Complex Approval Workflow **Fraud & Risk Management** - Notifications - Unique Cards - Controls **Administration** - PCI Regulation Compliant **Agentic AI - Spend Management** - Proactive Assistance **Administration** - Business Tool Integration - Workflow - Automated Reminders - Policy Compliance Management - User, Role, and Access Management **Platform** - Reporting - APIs / Integration - Internationalization - Performance and Reliability - Mobile User Support - Offline ## Top Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Alternatives - [Rydoo](https://www.g2.com/products/rydoo/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (719 reviews) - [Navan (Formerly TripActions)](https://www.g2.com/products/navan-formerly-tripactions/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (8,949 reviews) - [SAP Concur](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-concur/reviews) - 4.0/5.0 (6,986 reviews)