--- title: Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Reviews meta_title: 'Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 1123 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: 1123 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-02' 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:** 1,123 ## 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 appreciate the **ease of use** of Emburse Spend, praising its straightforward document uploads and mobile access. (23 reviews) - Users appreciate the **easy receipt upload and customization options** of Emburse Spend, enhancing their expense management experience. (12 reviews) - Users appreciate the **easy upload feature** of Emburse Spend, streamlining expense tracking and receipt management. (8 reviews) - Users value the **efficient expense management** offered by Emburse Spend, praising its streamlined processes and easy tracking. (8 reviews) - Users find Emburse Spend to be **intuitive and user-friendly** , making it accessible for beginners and mobile users alike. (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 find **authentication issues** frustrating, especially with mandatory two-factor authentication complicating access unnecessarily. (3 reviews) - Users find the **interface not intuitive** , causing confusion and extra steps before it becomes easier to use. (3 reviews) - Users face **approval issues** due to mandatory 2-factor authentication, which complicates access and usability. (2 reviews) - Users find the **learning curve steep** , especially those unfamiliar with technology, leading to initial confusion and intimidation. (2 reviews) - Users experience **slow transactions** with Emburse Spend, often needing retries for syncing and awaiting days for visibility. (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. Easiest expensing software ever. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 26, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** A screenshot and a quick blurb is all it takes for your expenses to get filed and approved. Hook up your bank account or credit card, and boom — you're paid. Easier than PayPal! **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Idk if it's just Abacus or our company, but we usually have to wait to receive our payment expenses until our next pay cycle. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy expensing. ### 2. Streamlined expense management **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mac K. | Head of Customer Experience, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I really like the interface, as well as the ability to store previous expenses. Makes it much easier to track recurring expenses such as gym memberships and travel. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I wish charges could easily be split, or automatically entered. For example, monthly recurring charges could be automated. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solves the issue of submitting expense reports! It's also very transparent in letting me know when I've been reimbursed. ### 3. Great product and simple to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kristin F. | Sales Operations Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 01, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Don't need receipts for expenses under $20, which is the majority of my expenses **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** There really isn't anything I dislike. It's a great tool. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Great user interface is important for company wide adoption. Abacus does this really well! **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ease of reimbursement and direct to my bank account are big benefits. ### 4. Easy to use Mobile App **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lacy B. | Federal Sales Operations Manager/Account Manager, Staffing and Recruiting, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I like that you take pictures of your receipts from your phone. Also, I like the instant direct deposit to your acct to be reimbursed. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** That there is not a way to clear out old receipts that you uploaded/didn't use. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using this app for expenses. We are eliminating a manual expense reimbursement process and streamlining reimbursing for travel expenses. ### 5. Simple & User Friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sung Eun Grace L. | Talent Acquisition, Retail, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 18, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** How easy it is to use. Everything is simple. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It logs you out after a certain time frame. (I know it is for security purposes) **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Super easy to use and user friendly. Haven't had any difficulties while using Abacus. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** No problems! I like that the history is there for me to view. ### 6. Abacus has been awesome! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dominic J. | Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Honestly, the expensing process has been made stupidly easy through Abacus! And all its handy shortcuts and hacks (emailing receipts, expensing reminders, etc) make it a fantastic tool! **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing to report. I am very satisfied with the current state of Abacus and am excited to see what features are added next. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** N/A ### 7. Easy expense filing process **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 08, 2018 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Smartphone receipt uploads for easy submission. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Can't think of anything yet that I dislike **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Expense filing made easy ### 8. Abacus **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tara G. | Cinically Certified Chiropractic Assistant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 07, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The product is user friendly once you learn the basics **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The basics are difficult to learn, and sometimes it’s confusing but once you get the hang of things it’s easy. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Accounting and billing ### 9. Pretty effortless **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nicole J. | Technical Customer Success Manager, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 29, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The UI is very simple. I can easily expense items on-the-go from the app or just as easily on the web when I'm back at my computer. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I'm not an admin of the tool at my organization, just a user. I can't speak for them but as a user, I don't have any complaints. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our organization uses Abacus for all expense reimbursements. As a user, I use it most often for expensing travel-related costs, educational material like books or a new software, and things like a new keyboard or mouse. ### 10. The best expensing tool I’ve ever seen. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 15, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Simple yet still fully functioning. Can easily manage team and submit expenses. Entire team loves Abacus. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Doesn’t integrate with as many tools yet. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Switch to Abacus as soon as you can! **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our entire team got on Abacus and simplified our expenses drastically. ### 11. User friendly tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 09, 2018 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The interface is very intuitive and easy to understand. My favorite feature is "Trips", everything is right there at a glance. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** If you email receipts you can't grab the attachment, you need to download first. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reimbursements are quick. When traveling often, its nice to get back funds sooner than later. ### 12. Fast & Intuitive **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 21, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I snap a picture of a receipt, fill in a field or two, and hit submit. A couple days later, I’m reimbursed. Love it! **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I wish there was a way for my company to upload policy about reimbursement to the app so it’s available for reference. Otherwise, you have to flip between windows or emails to find any updated info. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Im an end user and I submit my forms almost immediately now. No need to wait to get back to my desk. ### 13. Easy to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Abacus has the ability to verify receipts match expense amounts and is compatible to sync directly with our accounting software. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** To see receipts from our accounting software we need to open Abacus in a separate tab. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** I find that the most frustrating part of abacus is approvers not wanting to go in and review transactions. If they were able to approve from an email capability without logging into the module that my speed up the workflows. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We were able to sync our corporate cards to abacus which allows card holders the ease to download the app and reconcile transactions and upload receipts while on the go. Also the quick turn around of payout has been praised by our employees ### 14. Great expense management tool! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 09, 2018 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nice user interface. It's easy to use and has nice grouping features for specific trips. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing. I haven't had a chance to use the the mobile app (if it exists) yet but if the UI is anything like the website, I'm sure it won't disappoint. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Expense reimbursement. Easy. ### 15. Used in a previous company. As a user I loved the product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Luke F. | Senior Director of Customer Success, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It was so easy to use. Also nice to see how things were moving along in the process **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It was a little finicky to enter. I wish I could drag and drop receipts **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reimbursements and pay ### 16. Abacus has been a super convenient way to submit expenses at work. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 27, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The convenience of tracking all of the purchases on my card and the intelligent photo + line item pairing has been really nice. I forget after I take a photo or upload a receipt and abacus will remind me when it shows up on my card, so it reminds me about expenses I could have forgotten. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** My only complaint is how often my debit card gets disconnected - but I understand how finicky it can be to work with banks so I understand even though it can be 1-2 days before my expenses show up for me. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It saves me and my coworkers lots of time coming from doing all of our reports through email and spreadsheets before abacus. ### 17. Super easy to use Abacus **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Media Production | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 10, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Everything is so streamilned and easy to access. Extremely satisfied with the app and the website. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I cannot think of anything I do not like. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** This saves so much time when compared to other expenses software. ### 18. Abacus really is expenses made easy. it's LIGHTYEARS ahead of expensify. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eleanor P. | Corporate Account Executive, Internet, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I don't dread doing expenses anymore! There's so much to be said about a clean UI and great UX. It feels like abacus anticipates my needs. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** hmm can't think of anything. Like I said, it's better than all the others. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** It's amazing. You need to use this product. Don't even look @ expensify. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Making it easier to reimburse employees. I think it makes it a lot easier so employees doing gripe about expense reports (a usually begrudged track) ### 19. Easy to use. Fast reimbursement. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 10, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to use and fast reimbursement. I also like that I can tag other employees **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing at the moment. So far it’s been easy **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Allows employees to make decisions about purchasing without waiting for approval. ### 20. I don't think about expenses anymore **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rachel B. | People Operations Associate, Internet, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Set up is crazy easy, easy to approve too **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** We can reimburse to international bank accounts **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** I think Abacus should be used by folks who have a way to reimburse taxable expenses already, and want a way to do the non-taxable reimbursements. I'd also recommend this only for people who have employees with US bank accounts as it's impossible to make international transactions at this time. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** non-taxable expense reporting is super easy because of abacus ### 21. Abacus review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lauren K. | Speech Pathologist, Hospital & Health Care, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 21, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Abacus makes getting work reimbursements really easy. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Could use a facelift so to speak. Some elements feel a but clunky. Would like to see it more streamilined. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Very easy to use, but I feel like it is a little clunky. Would also like alert features added to some things. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy to get reimbursed ### 22. The best employee reimbursement program **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 08, 2018 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Ease of use, drop down selections, recommendations along the way. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The wait time to be reimbursed. The exact locations of where the transaction took place is not always accurate. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** My financial situation. ### 23. Good Product **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 08, 2018 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I love how easy it is to use the mobile app. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** There isn't anything I dislike, so far everything is good with me. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Paperless! We no longer need to fill out paperwork. ### 24. Easy to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Marilyn A. | Associate Engineer, Food Production, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 26, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Everything is easy to use and easy to setup. Setting up your bank info and submitting expenses are really easy and there is no trouble. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** There are things where you there merchants aren't all there so you have to create your own. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Expense items. ### 25. Easy to use fo expense reimbursement' **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 24, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Love that I can snap photos of my receipts and submit my expenses for reimbursement in under a minute, while on-the-go! Also appreciate that my previously used labels and categories are saved. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Took me a few tries at first to figure out the categories and what info was required before submitting, but now it's easy and seamless. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Personal expense reimbursement ### 26. Abacus **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 14, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It is easy and organized to submit expenses. Helpful that app is available and you can track expenses on the go **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Sometimes the set fields do not account for expenses **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy to get refunded quickly and track everything in one place ### 27. Fast, easy reimbursements right back to your team **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brittany C. | CEO and Founder, Non-Profit Organization Management, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 09, 2015 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The speed of processing and and total lack of hassle. I've always had to use Excel spreadsheets and clunky expense reporting software before, so getting started with my new organization I resigned myself to looking for the least-bad option out there. Then I found Abacus, and now I love the expense reimbursement process. It cuts out all the tedious paperwork (bye bye monthly expense reports) and focuses on what we're really trying to do: validate expenses and get my teammates' money back into their bank accounts. The timeline from submission to approval to initiating direct deposit has been as little as 30 seconds. It's incredible, and really reinforces the values of consideration and responsiveness on our team. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I get the sense that the developers are still working out some kinks in the web and mobile apps – a few times the app has crashed or I've found myself in a loop trying to change some minor detail in an entry. Every single time I've run into an issue, the team has responded quickly and solved it for me. They're also very fast to push updates. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Try it! **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I work at a startup, which means lots of chaos and (for me) constant anxiety that something important will fall through the cracks. I want my teammates to get paid back on time, and I don't want to spend my time policing cumbersome protocols. I'm pretty obsessed with our payroll system, but I like that we're not forced to link reimbursement processing to payroll processing. Asking folks to wait two weeks for hundreds of dollars they've paid out of pocket is not something I want to do if I don't have to. My startup also happens to be a nonprofit, which means we'll be audited every single year. We have to keep track of every receipt, and I appreciate that Abacus plays well with our accounting system Xero. ### 28. Switched over from Expensify to Abacus **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Warren W. | Marketing and PR Manager, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I'm usually doing expense receipts on the go during business travel. For that purpose, having an easy, user-friendly mobile app is really important. Forwarding emailed receipts and invoices to Abacus to be expenses is helpful too. Customer support resolved an issue where reimbursements were taking several days and I thought it was because they were floating the money for pennies, I contacted support and discovered that our ACH transfer is slow to prevent fraud. As more money moves through Abacus, our "credit reputation" will go up and payment speed will increase. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Customer support resolved an issue where reimbursements were taking several days and I thought it was because they were floating the money for pennies, I contacted support and discovered that our ACH transfer is slow to prevent fraud. As more money moves through Abacus, our "credit reputation" will go up and payment speed will increase. A notification or explanation to me as a user would have been helpful. Also, this works well for our small company (10 people), however, I could see where this doesn't give you the bigger management/enterprise features you would want. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Great for small businesses. Great support. Excellent mobile app. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our company was looking for an easier way to do reimbursements. ### 29. used to submit receipts for expense reimbursement **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rachel W. | Graphic Designer, Design, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 01, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It's just so intuitive and simple to use. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I don't have any dislikes; I haven't found any times where I've been frustrated using Abacus! **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** No more expense reports to fill out, xeroxes to make, etc. Just upload the photos of my receipts and submit, fill out a brief description, etc. You also get updates of the progress of your actions. ### 30. Ridiculously simple. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** As an employee that needs to add an occasional expense, it can't get much easier. Snap a picture of your receipt, add a category and description if you'd like, submit - boom, the money shows up in my bank account when my company approves the expense. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It has one function and does it extremely efficiently! I really can't think of any serious negative points in need of improvement. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** I would be impressed if you could find something easier and more efficient than this! **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Streamlining expense reporting for employees and their respective bank account deposits. It's a huge time saver! ### 31. No More Dreaded Expense Reports! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I like that I can easily photograph my receipts and submit them within moments of making the purchase. I can expense things one at a time and within seconds. I get paid faster and it eliminates the need to save receipts. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Nothing. Honestly. I love this tool. I have never used any expense tool like this before. It's taken away the burden of expense reports. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Just do it. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** No more losing receipts - I expense purchases immediately. I get paid faster and the finance team doesn't get hit with the large end-of-month/quarter/year expense reports. ### 32. Abacus - A Web Developer's Perspective **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 02, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Abacus takes the pain out of expense reporting. Though the interface has evolved over time it's so simple that anyone can use it. I also appreciate that it's built on Angular.js and I believe a node.js backend which allows for asynchronous and fast interface feedback. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** There was a bug at one point which showed me someone else's expenses. I reported it to their dev team and they were able to fix it right away. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Abacus makes expense reporting a breeze. It's front-end/back-end technology is state of the art so it's way faster than a traditional web application built on something like .ASP, PHP of CFM. I'm a front end web developer in my day job and I can tell you the interface feedback, clarity and organization of the app and overall user experience is top notch. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** The benefits are simple. No one likes taking time out of their day to do expense reporting. Abacus speeds that process up considerably. The interface is clean, and I'm able to see what expenses are pending vs. expenses that are already cleared. The benefit from a user standpoint is that it adds an element of organization to a process that is typically disorganized. Normally I'd submit receipt via email to my expense department or via a very slow online interface. This process is so barebones and the number hoops I'm required to jump through almost mitigate the purpose of submitting an expense at all. I'm sure that since using Abacus I've found myself remembering to submit expenses I might normally forget. Because I can see past submitted expenses very clearly, I never run the risk of submitting duplicate expenses. Also if I've forgotten to attach a receipt, I'm provided visual feedback so that I can correct the problem prior to submission. ### 33. Love the speed and convenience. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I love the newer feature that allows you to take a quick pic and save it to submit later **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The reporting could be a little less clunky. It is awkward to check to see if you already submitted something. As a manager who has several people who's expenses I approve, and including the fact that we all use (for example) Uber, if I search on Uber, i look at everyone's. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have a far flung team that all travel very frequently. It has made it possible for these employees to stay on top of filing expense reports. ### 34. Nice experience **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 10, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The best thing is that this is completely mobile and it was able to scan my receipts **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I found myself copy and pasting a lot. Esp. around the description of the expense. I wish there is a clone/copy functionality. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Probably much better than any other tool out there. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Report my expenses ### 35. Great product! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Spencer P. | City Manager, Consumer Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I like the feature which allows you to link your credit card directly to your account so you can directly swipe a transaction to expense it. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It takes a bit of time for the credit card transactions to show up on your Abacus account if you link your card. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It allows me to submit business expenses easily and on-the-go. ### 36. Fantastic mobile and desktop app! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Simplicity on mobile and easy receipt upload... **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** could have easier new custom fields for expense type Cannot tell if my expenses are being reviewed by boss until they're done - can take a while and notices of notices that Abacus sends to an approver would be good so I don't bother my boss if they have already gotten a reminder from Abacus **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Do it for the mobile app alone **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Immediate tracking with mobile - no need to go back and review on my desktop At end of day or week = fantastic ### 37. Easy to Use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to upload receipt, identify what the expense was for. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Wish the comment box was a little bigger. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** It is easy to use for people who expense minor items like meals. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy to expense items that come up, makes everyone at the company able to solve problems that require payment as they arise. ### 38. Gamechanger for expense reporting and payouts **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brandon M. | Customer Experience Manager, Financial Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 01, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to use, intuitive and works well with large groups/teams as well as for one-off expenses. In the past it was horrible to have to scan receipts, send them in and then follow what was paid back and what was not. Now, it is completely seamless. It is easy enough that I typically find myself submitting my expenses in real time. Snap a photo of the receipt, enter the amount, choose the "Why" and categorize. Takes about 45 seconds and I'm done. Then I am alerted when approved and when money is coming back to my bank. Having had a corporate credit card in the past that still required expense reporting versus just using my own cards and linking to my bank - I would much prefer to just use Abacus. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Not a ton to dislike. The team is always innovating and improving, so really it's just about waiting for them to make it better. Would be nice to link it to my credit cards and then allow me to simply review charges and mark them as "business expense". Then I wouldn't even need the receipts. Aside from that, maybe allowing saved expenses that I can control/customize. Such as buying supplies for an office event. If I could save all the settings for a custom even I would only need to tap "Holiday party" and it fills in all the sub-categories, that might be cool. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Can't think of any downsides from a user aspect. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I work very cross-functionally and with teams all over the company. As such, I often am running around grabbing last minute supplies for recruiting events, office events, team outings, etc. The major benefit is time of logging and reporting and ease of use. ### 39. Abacus Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Meilani K. | Customer Success Manager, Computer Software, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 01, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I like the app and how seamless and easy it is to submit the expenses. Being able to instantly take a picture and submit my expense instantly makes me feel better about not forgetting things. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I don't have any negative feedback. The UI is amazing, it's fast, and easy to use. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** I would recommend Abacus as a user in a company. It makes traveling for work so much easier and reassuring that my things are being sent in immediately, and once I send it in, I don't have any extra work to do as far as saving paper receipts, etc. Since I always have my phone on me, I can immediately snap a photo and submit my expense and not have to worry about it anymore. I also like how it notifies me when my expenses have been approved, and when funds appear in my bank account. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to submit expenses instantly keeps people accountable and organized. ### 40. Great, great, great platform for expense reimbursement and reporting! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tyler M. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 01, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Abacus is quick to roll out (for both users and admins) and makes it fast and easy for our employees and volunteers to get reimbursed for expenses they incur, as well as making it easy to reconcile company card expenses. The integration with our accounting system is extremely easy to use and works very well, which makes our bookkeepers happy. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Reimbursements are slightly slow (4-5 days) which can be a problem for some of our volunteers. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Try it out and see how easy it is to use! It's an order of magnitude easier than the competitors, the value of which can't be understated. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a nationwide nonprofit, we have hundreds of volunteers, dozens of contractors, and a smallish number of employees located all across the US. Abacus makes managing the thousands of charges these people generate easy, and its integration with our accounting system is excellent. Overall we've saved 15-25 hours a quarter of reconciling receipts each quarter. ### 41. Quick and painless to get started, nice notifications for status changes. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lindsay D. | User Experience Designer, Internet, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 01, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Submitting a new expense … step-by-step process is effortless and predetermined categorization is handy. I enjoyed the interactivity to add a bank to my account and appreciate the direct deposit feature quite a bit. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** No way for individuals to remind management to review/approve a claim. I have a few submissions "pending expenses" just sitting there from four months ago. I just need a button to send a notification to the head of the department (not my direct manager) and request a review of an expense from that department (not my own department). **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** I can't compare it to other software but if you're switching from a manual process you will be in heaven. On-boarding is easy to start an account and add bank information. Not frustrating to use for submitting for reimbursement 2-5x per month. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Process for expense approval. Before we had a manual process with submissions via email and documented with an excel spreadsheet. Abacus saves us loads of time for approval and repayment, along with providing a more enjoyable experience for users submitting expenses. ### 42. I love Abacus. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Fund-Raising | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Abacus is so user-friendly. It has decreased the amount of time I spend submitting expense reports. It has has also tremendously shortened the amount of time I spent previously waiting for expenses to be reimbursed. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** If there is anything to dislike about Abacus, I' haven't discovered it yet. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** prompt reimbursement/payment of expenses ### 43. Great SaaS Tool to streamline expenses **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Great SaaS Tool to streamline expenses. I like that mobile app in addition to the web app. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** So far so good. I cannot think of any thing right now **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** It replaced paper and online forms. Take a photo of the receipt and upload it using the mobile app and you're done. ### 44. Abacus is easy to use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lawrence B. | Growth Associate, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** It takes 10 seconds to enter an expense, UI/UX is simple - gets the job done! **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I cant think of a particular piece of this app I'd want to improve. It's a simple app by design. Payment time is even faster than they advertise, so, I'm happy. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick. clear, and simple reimbursement for travel expenses. ### 45. Easiest way to do expense reports **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 17, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy to use interface, no clutter, easy rules defined by organization for approval workflow **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Service used to take a long time to process ACH deposits (think a year ago), but right now much better. Money gets to me right away **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** Will make your accountant/financial person's life easier. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mostly expenses for travel ### 46. Fantastic **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Korey C. | Research Manager - Corporate, Information Services, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** How easy it is to use the app on the go and how fast the process is to get our expenses back. Our previous system would take months to get to us so it's helpful that it can be in my bank account in a matter of weeks instead. The app is really great because I can just take pictures of my receipts on the go and not have to save them and input them all at once. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Occasionally there are issues integrating with our accounting system where you will select a reason for the expense and a new line will not populate until after you try to save it. Also, the credit card system isn't very helpful given how many purchases I have, I just have a ton of notifications and can't sift through them. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** The bank sync is a bit of a pain because I have so many other charges that aren't work related. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Concur was our previous tool that we used for expenses. As soon as we made the shift to Abacus the transition was night and day. We get our expenses faster due to the integration with our finance team and the tool is way more intuitive. We no longer have to hang onto receipts because we can just take an image and upload it immediately. I know that there can be a challenge when our manager gets pinged every time they have to approve an expense. That being said, I still hear that the expense process is still easier than concur was. ### 47. Simple & Easy to Use - Payouts Slow **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 21, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I like that it is super intuitive and has a very simple interface. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I've submitted my expense receipt but the payout takes a really long time. **Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):** It's worth it. Expenses become so much less of a headache. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I think it makes the process of submitting expenses easier. ### 48. Intuitive Ease of Use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christine P. | Manager + Senior UX/UI Designer, Computer Software, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Without taking a session to learn how to use it or following tutorials, it is instantly understandable and easy to use to complete the tasks I need. Where you imagine searching for things is where they exist. **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Being unable to attach multiple receipts to one expense so that you don't have to take one photo of multiple receipts. When I went out of the country for an international conference, I had over 40 receipts, but wanted to log them to the same expense, vs creating multiple over and over again. I had to creatively take a picture of all the receipts together to upload as one individual expense. This way my supervisor didn't also have to approve 40+ expenses. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving for conference expenses within other countries with receipts I need to translate the currencies. Having the currency converter was awesome as I was dealing with multiple different countries and currencies. ### 49. Great business product - simple, easy, quick and glitch-free **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 10, 2017 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Easy interface, simply way to just forward electronic receipts to the app to then just automatically upload them **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** Phone app is not quite as functional as the online version but gets the jobs done **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy way to track expenses and get reimbursed for services ### 50. Straightforward, Easy **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Noreen A. | Operations Manager, E-Learning, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 01, 2016 **What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** The ease of adding expenses is what really cinches the product in my opinion. The website itself is incredibly straightforward and easily understood. More than that, having never used such a program previously, I really appreciate the quality of the mobile app. It made it so much easier to simply be able to add expenses straight from my phone, particularly during a cross country move! **What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?** I do feel that it is a little clunky in some areas, but our company is small enough that it is not quite such a big deal. That said, it is otherwise super function and straightforward. **What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?** As an employee in a super small startup, this was the easiest way of formally sharing my expenses and making sure they were correctly reimbursed. I don't have daily expenses though, or even monthly expenses. I imagine I would have a different experience to speak from if I used this for more than simply being reimbursed for my moving expenses and initial apartment security deposit. ## 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?page=9&qs=pros-and-cons§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-07-02+12%3A59%3A31+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=267167ae-0287-496d-ad63-6cb1645e23be&secure%5Btoken%5D=a70fa670b65b55710fc76aa23b46035a45bbaa60615c2c2ac14e01a71b873994&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 (6,997 reviews)