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BlackLine vs SAP Concur

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BlackLine

Software

Finance & accounting automation

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SAP Concur logo

SAP Concur

Software

Travel, expense, and invoice management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BlackLine listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document; SAP Concur listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing
  • They diverge on capability: BlackLine covers Account reconciliation, SAP Concur covers Expense management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BlackLine and SAP Concur actually diverge.

Attributes where BlackLine and SAP Concur differ
AttributeBlackLineSAP Concur
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20011993

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BlackLine

  • Account reconciliation
  • Journal entries
  • Task management
  • Variance analysis
  • Financial close
  • NetSuite

Only in SAP Concur

  • Expense management
  • Travel booking
  • Invoice processing
  • Spend analytics
  • Policy compliance
  • Workday
  • Ios support
  • Android support

Both cover

  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • SOC 1/2
  • ISO 27001
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BlackLine

  • Financial closenot SAP Concur
  • Reconciliationnot SAP Concur
  • Continuous accountingnot SAP Concur

SAP Concur

  • Enterprise expense managementnot BlackLine
  • Corporate travelnot BlackLine
  • Invoice processingnot BlackLine

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BlackLine

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document

SAP Concur

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

Pricing, plan by plan

BlackLine

$29/month
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Account reconciliation
    • Task management

SAP Concur

$29/month
  • Professional$8/month
    • Expense reporting
    • Receipt capture
    • Approvals
  • Premium$12/month
    • Travel booking
    • Invoice management
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose BlackLine if

  • You need account reconciliation.
  • You also want journal entries.
BlackLine review

Choose SAP Concur if

  • You need expense management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want travel booking.
SAP Concur review

Questions people ask

Is BlackLine or SAP Concur better?
Neither clearly leads. BlackLine starts at $29/month and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BlackLine or SAP Concur?
BlackLine starts at $29/month and SAP Concur at $29/month.
Does BlackLine or SAP Concur run on more platforms?
BlackLine runs on Web. SAP Concur runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is BlackLine best used for?
BlackLine is most often used for financial close, reconciliation, continuous accounting. Of those, financial close and reconciliation are not what SAP Concur is typically brought in for.
What can BlackLine do that SAP Concur cannot?
BlackLine covers Account reconciliation, Journal entries, Task management, Variance analysis. SAP Concur covers Expense management, Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics. Both handle SAP, Oracle, SOC 1/2, ISO 27001.
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