Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Features
Expense Reports (7)
Ease of Creating Expense Reports
Based on 718 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Creation of expense reports takes little time and is intuitive for new users
Bank / Credit Card Integration
Based on 796 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Can easily pull in receipts from all credit card statements
Smart Categorization
Based on 730 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automatically assigns categories/accounts based on past entries and credit card statements
Digital Receipt Management
Based on 808 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides various methods to easily capture receipts digitally and can automatically parse receipts to create expenses report entries. Methods may include mobile photos, desktop drag and drop, etc.
Employee Reimbursement
Based on 825 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Functionality to reimburse employees directly to their bank account or can easily integrate with payroll system
Currency Conversions
Based on 256 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Enables easy entry of expenses in other currencies and converts to expense report currency
Credit Card Integration
Based on 228 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Integrates with corporate or personal credit cards (import or bi-directional)
Travel Management (4)
Ease of Booking
Can book Flights, Hotels, and Rental cars directly from software. 34 reviewers of Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) have provided feedback on this feature.
Itinerary Management
Creates travel itineraries based on booking 34 reviewers of Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) have provided feedback on this feature.
Trip Notifications
Based on 32 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews. Integrates to calendaring systems and/or provides notifications of upcoming flights, hotels, rental cars, etc.
Advanced Integrations
Allows advanced integrations to travel systems like Uber, airline ticketing systems, hotels, etc. This feature was mentioned in 109 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews.
Client Invoicing (2)
Electronic Payments
Based on 284 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Accepts electronic payments from clients
Project Accounting / Revenue Recognition
Based on 221 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides adequate reporting and/or can integrate to AP systems to recognize revenue appropriately
Mobile (3)
Receipt Capture
Based on 752 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Can easily capture receipts, parse receipts and convert/assign them to a report from mobile device
Mileage Tracking
Based on 294 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows users to track mileage from mobile device using maps or GPS.
Travel Itinerary and Flight Status Updates
As reported in 14 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews. Mobile application can store travel itineraries, electronic documents, and updates user of travel delays/changes
Administration (6)
Business Tool Integration
Based on 166 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems
Workflow
Based on 190 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer
Automated Reminders
Based on 173 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets
Policy Compliance Management
Based on 163 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies
User, Role, and Access Management
Based on 189 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
PCI Regulation Compliant
Based on 113 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Complies with PCI security standards
Platform (8)
Reporting
Based on 184 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.
APIs / Integration
Based on 142 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Internationalization
As reported in 26 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews. Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Performance and Reliability
Based on 216 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Mobile User Support
Based on 188 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.
Offline
Based on 116 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides users ability to create and access expense reports/timesheets while not connected to internet.
Embedded AI / Machine Learning
Based on 140 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers embedded AI/machine learning
Complex Approval Workflow
Based on 141 Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides workflow for complex approval structures
Setup (3)
Data
Consolidates procurement data from multiple systems such as ERP systems and supply chain suites.
Approvals
Define rules and workflows that managers can use to approve different kinds of spending.
Alignment
Align spending across various departments such as procurement and accounting.
Performance (4)
KPIs
Provide standard spend KPIs that can be customized by users.
Benchmarks
Use historical spend data to create benchmarks per company or department.
Forecasting
Provide forecasts on future trends that may impact spending performance.
Savings
Identify savings opportunities per activity, department, or at the company level.
Card Management (6)
Card Types
Manage multiple types of cards such as physical and virtual, debit and credit, or prepaid.
Card Controls
Allow users to activate cards, define spend limits, or change PIN codes.
Card Personalization
Personalize cards using logos, brand colors, and custom messaging,
Configuration
Define how cards can be used: single use, multi use, online, POS
Fulfillment
Track card fulfillment information such as orders, inventory, and shipping
Replacement
Manage replacements of stolen ,damaged, and lost cards.
Controls (6)
Tokenization
Protect card data using algorithmically generated numbers (also known as tokens).
Security
Comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
Card Networks
Provide integration with card networks such as Visa and Mastercard
Integration
Integrate with software such as accounting, expense management, or banking.
Testing
Provide a sandbox to simulate and test payments cards and transactions
APIs
Deliver APIs for custom integrations and to exchange financial data with other applications.
Payment Cards (3)
One-time Virtual
Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, one-time purchases
Recurring Virtual
Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, recurring payments, such as subscriptions or services
Physical
Physical credit cards used by employees for various expenses that allow management to monitor spending and budgets
Reporting (4)
Real time
Report on spend transactions as they happen in real time
Multiple Views
Reports that allow the user to sort and filter by vendor, team, GL, department, etc.
Export
The ability to export reports in various formats, such as excel, CSV, and Google Sheets
Budgets
Report on and track spending against budgets
Payments (4)
Vendor
Pay vendors through a dashboard or portal and maintain vendor payment information
Recurring
Manage and execute recurring payments, such as subscriptions, services, utilities, etc.
Employee Reimbursements
Reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee within the employee's scope of employment
ACH
Allows for the electronic transfer of funds between banks
Fraud & Risk Management (3)
Notifications
Real-time notifications for fraudulant and/or duplicate spending
Unique Cards
Individual, unique cards for each vendor to help manage duplicate and overpayments
Controls
Control spend limits, expiration dates, and lock and unlock stolen or lost cards
Agentic AI - Spend Management (1)
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Expense Management (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Technology Glossary Features
View definitions of the features and discover new technology terms.
An application programming interface (API) serves as a link between disparate software and allows for an exchange of information between them. Learn more about how APIs work, and why they are crucial for software development.
Policy and compliance management is a process to centrally manage standards, policies, and internal control processes cross-mapped to external regulatory standards. Learn more about policy and compliance management best practices and the associated benefits.
Mileage tracking is the process of maintaining a mileage log for reimbursement or tax deduction. See why accurate mileage tracking is crucial for individuals and companies alike.





