Accounting · head to head
Brex vs Mooncard
Mooncard
Payroll
French corporate card and expense management platform built on the Visa network
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The short version
- Only Brex has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities; Mooncard pricing is entirely unpublished, so a company cannot budget or benchmark Mooncard against Payhawk or Extend without starting a sales process.
- They diverge on capability: Brex covers Corporate cards, Mooncard covers Configurable Visa cards.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Brex and Mooncard actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Mooncard
- Configurable Visa cards
- Automated expense capture
- Multi-entity premium tier
- Accounting export
- Flying Blue miles
- Real-time spend visibility
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Brex
- Corporate cards with spend controls for startupsnot Mooncard
- Expense management and reimbursementsnot Mooncard
- Travel booking inside the spend platformnot Mooncard
- Bill pay and accounting system syncnot Mooncard
- Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot Mooncard
Mooncard
- A French business replacing an Amex corporate card programme with wider Visa merchant acceptancenot Brex
- A finance team automating VAT-compliant receipt capture instead of manual expense reportsnot Brex
- A group with several legal entities wanting consolidated card and expense visibilitynot Brex
- A company whose travellers want Flying Blue miles on corporate card spendnot 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
Mooncard
- Pricing is entirely unpublished, so a company cannot budget or benchmark Mooncard against Payhawk or Extend without starting a sales process.
- Its strongest support, integrations and merchant relationships are concentrated in France, and companies with most spend outside France or Europe get a thinner experience.
- Being built specifically to displace Amex corporate cards, it has less of a track record and feature depth outside the expense and card niche compared with broader spend platforms like Payhawk.
- Group and multi-entity functionality sits behind a separate premium tier, so a growing company may need to renegotiate its plan as it adds entities.
- Marketing-driven positioning, including stunts such as the stratospheric payment demo, does not substitute for third-party benchmarking of actual transaction reliability at scale.
Pricing, plan by plan
Brex
Free- EssentialsFree
- Global card acceptance
- Accounting integrations
- Real-time reporting
- Premium$12/month
- per user
- Custom expense policies
- Dynamic approval chains
- Enterprise$null/month
- Custom pricing
Mooncard
On request- Mooncard$undefined/month
- Original offer with cards and expense management software
- Premium tier for groups and multi-entity structures
- Custom quote required, no published rate card
Which should you pick?
Choose Brex if
- You need corporate cards.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want business accounts.
Choose Mooncard if
- You need configurable visa cards.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want automated expense capture.
Questions people ask
- Is Brex or Mooncard better?
- Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at Free and Mooncard at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Brex or Mooncard?
- Brex has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Brex and On request for Mooncard.
- Does Brex or Mooncard run on more platforms?
- Brex runs on Web, Ios, Android. Mooncard runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Brex for free?
- Yes. Brex has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mooncard starts at On request.
- 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 Mooncard is typically brought in for.
- What can Brex do that Mooncard cannot?
- Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. Mooncard covers Configurable Visa cards, Automated expense capture, Multi-entity premium tier, Accounting export.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Brex: Does Brex have a free plan?
Yes. Brex Essentials is free for startups and growing companies and includes global card acceptance, AI-powered rules, accounting integrations, real-time reporting, and bill pay.
SourceMooncard: Is Mooncard only for France?
No, but its content, support and market presence are strongest in France; other European markets are served but less deeply.
Brex: What is Brex Premium pricing?
Brex Premium costs $12 per user per month and is designed for mid-sized companies. It adds custom expense policies, dynamic approval chains, AI compliance auditing, multi-entity support, and live budgets.
SourceMooncard: Does Mooncard publish pricing?
No, quotes are provided directly by the Mooncard sales team based on company size and needs.
Brex: What countries accept Brex cards?
Brex cards are accepted in 210+ countries. The Smart Card plan offers local-currency cards in 50+ countries for companies focused on procurement simplification and international payments.
SourceMooncard: Which card network does it use?
Visa, which the company positions as giving broader merchant acceptance than the Amex network used by many incumbent French corporate cards.
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