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Brex vs Cin7 Core

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Brex

Accounting & Finance

The financial stack for growing businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
C

Cin7 Core

ERP & Business Operations

Inventory management for growing businesses

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities; Cin7 Core core plan pricing starts at $349 per month, a materially higher floor than most small business inventory tools

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Brex and Cin7 Core actually diverge.

Attributes where Brex and Cin7 Core differ
AttributeBrexCin7 Core
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryAccounting & FinanceERP & Business Operations
Founded2017Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Brex

  • Corporate cards
  • Business accounts
  • Expense management
  • Bill pay
  • Travel
  • QuickBooks
  • NetSuite
  • Xero

Only in Cin7 Core

Nothing recorded that Brex does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Brex

  • Corporate cards with spend controls for startupsnot Cin7 Core
  • Expense management and reimbursementsnot Cin7 Core
  • Travel booking inside the spend platformnot Cin7 Core
  • Bill pay and accounting system syncnot Cin7 Core
  • Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot Cin7 Core

Cin7 Core

No use cases recorded yet. See the Cin7 Core review.

Where each one falls short

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

Brex

  • The free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities
  • Premium is $12 per user per month, so cost scales with headcount using the card
  • Enterprise and Smart Card pricing is not published
  • Eligibility criteria are not stated anywhere on the pricing page, which matters for a product that extends credit

Cin7 Core

  • Core plan pricing starts at $349 per month, a materially higher floor than most small business inventory tools

Pricing, plan by plan

Brex

$29/month
  • EssentialsFree
    • Corporate cards
    • Expense management
    • Bill pay
  • Premium$12/month
    • Advanced controls
    • Custom approvals
    • Travel booking

Cin7 Core

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cin7 Core review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Brex if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want business accounts.

Choose Cin7 Core if

Nothing in the data separates Cin7 Core from Brex on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Brex or Cin7 Core better?
Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at $29/month and Cin7 Core at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brex or Cin7 Core?
Brex starts at $29/month and Cin7 Core at On request.
Does Brex or Cin7 Core run on more platforms?
Brex runs on Web, Ios, Android. Cin7 Core runs on Web.
What is Brex best used for?
Brex is most often used for corporate cards with spend controls for startups, expense management and reimbursements, travel booking inside the spend platform, bill pay and accounting system sync. Of those, corporate cards with spend controls for startups and expense management and reimbursements are not what Cin7 Core is typically brought in for.
What can Brex do that Cin7 Core cannot?
Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay.

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