Software · head to head
Brex vs Fyle
Fyle
Software
Real-time expense management that works with your cards
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities; Fyle billed per active user, defined as anyone who creates an expense or has a connected card with transactions in the month, so headcount does not predict the bill
- They diverge on capability: Brex covers Corporate cards, Fyle covers Real-time card tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Brex and Fyle actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Brex
- Corporate cards
- Business accounts
- Expense management
- Bill pay
- Travel
- SOC 2
- FDIC insured
Only in Fyle
- Real-time card tracking
- Automatic receipt matching
- Expense policies
- Approval workflows
- Mileage tracking
- Sage Intacct
- Slack
- SOC 2 Type II
Both cover
- QuickBooks
- NetSuite
- Xero
- PCI DSS
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Brex
- Corporate cards with spend controls for startupsnot Fyle
- Expense management and reimbursementsnot Fyle
- Travel booking inside the spend platformnot Fyle
- Bill pay and accounting system syncnot Fyle
- Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot Fyle
Fyle
- Expense reporting and corporate card reconciliationnot Brex
- Enforcing spend policy and approvals before reimbursementnot Brex
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
Fyle
- Billed per active user, defined as anyone who creates an expense or has a connected card with transactions in the month, so headcount does not predict the bill
- The Growth plan carries a 5 user minimum and the Business plan a 10 user minimum, so the entry cost is set by the floor rather than the team
- API access and the Sage Intacct and NetSuite integrations require a paid tier
- ACH reimbursements and project expense tracking sit above the entry plan
- Both published plans are billed annually
- Enterprise pricing is custom and aimed at organisations with 250 or more employees
Pricing, plan by plan
Brex
$29/month- EssentialsFree
- Corporate cards
- Expense management
- Bill pay
- Premium$12/month
- Advanced controls
- Custom approvals
- Travel booking
Fyle
$29/month- Standard$8/month
- Real-time card feeds
- Receipt matching
- Basic approvals
- Business$12/month
- Advanced policies
- Custom workflows
- Analytics
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Unlimited users
- API access
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Brex if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want business accounts.
Choose Fyle if
- You need real-time card tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want automatic receipt matching.
Questions people ask
- Is Brex or Fyle better?
- Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at $29/month and Fyle at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Brex or Fyle?
- Brex starts at $29/month and Fyle at $29/month.
- Does Brex or Fyle run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 Fyle is typically brought in for.
- What can Brex do that Fyle cannot?
- Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. Fyle covers Real-time card tracking, Automatic receipt matching, Expense policies, Approval workflows. Both handle QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero, PCI DSS.