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Brex vs Paragon

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Brex

Software

The financial stack for growing businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Paragon

Software

Embedded integration platform for SaaS

From
$299/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities; Paragon no price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
  • They diverge on capability: Brex covers Corporate cards, Paragon covers Embedded workflows.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Brex and Paragon actually diverge.

Attributes where Brex and Paragon differ
AttributeBrexParagon
Starting price$29/month$299/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Embedded
Founded20172021

Identical on both: 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 Brex

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

Only in Paragon

  • Embedded workflows
  • Native integrations
  • Workflow builder
  • Error handling
  • Monitoring
  • Analytics
  • Webhooks
  • 500+ apps

Both cover

  • Web 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 Paragon
  • Expense management and reimbursementsnot Paragon
  • Travel booking inside the spend platformnot Paragon
  • Bill pay and accounting system syncnot Paragon
  • Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot Paragon

Paragon

  • Embedding third party integrations into a SaaS productnot Brex
  • Managing customer facing connectors without building each onenot 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

Paragon

  • No price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
  • Cost scales with the number of customer tenants using the integrations, so the bill follows an end customer count rather than the vendor's own usage
  • SAML SSO, self hosting, dynamic field mapping and SLAs are all Enterprise only

Pricing, plan by plan

Brex

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

Paragon

$299/month
  • Starter$299/month
    • 50 integrations
    • Basic support
  • Growth$999/month
    • 200 integrations
    • Priority support
  • Enterprise$5000/month
    • Unlimited integrations
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Brex if

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

Choose Paragon if

  • You need embedded workflows.
  • You work on Web, Embedded.
  • You also want native integrations.
Paragon review

Questions people ask

Is Brex or Paragon better?
Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at $29/month and Paragon at $299/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brex or Paragon?
Brex starts at $29/month and Paragon at $299/month.
Does Brex or Paragon run on more platforms?
Brex runs on Web, Ios, Android. Paragon runs on Web, Embedded.
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 Paragon is typically brought in for.
What can Brex do that Paragon cannot?
Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. Paragon covers Embedded workflows, Native integrations, Workflow builder, Error handling. Both handle Web support.
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