Accounting & Finance · head to head
Brex vs QAD

Brex
Accounting & Finance
The financial stack for growing businesses
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -

QAD
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud and on-premise ERP for manufacturers
- From
- $2000/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities; QAD no price, per user rate, minimum or contract term is published on the site; the only routes are a demo request and a Contact Sales link
- They diverge on capability: Brex covers Corporate cards, QAD covers Financial management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Brex and QAD actually diverge.
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 QAD
- Financial management
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain
- Inventory management
- Quality management
- REST APIs
- EDI
- IoT integration
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 QAD
- Expense management and reimbursementsnot QAD
- Travel booking inside the spend platformnot QAD
- Bill pay and accounting system syncnot QAD
- Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot QAD
QAD
- ERP for manufacturers covering production execution and schedulingnot Brex
- Supply chain planning, purchasing and inventory controlnot Brex
- Quality management, traceability and supplier management for regulated manufacturingnot Brex
- Field service and enterprise asset managementnot 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
QAD
- No price, per user rate, minimum or contract term is published on the site; the only routes are a demo request and a Contact Sales link
- Field service management, enterprise asset management and quality management are presented as separate functional areas rather than a single priced bundle
Pricing, plan by plan
Brex
$29/month- EssentialsFree
- Corporate cards
- Expense management
- Bill pay
- Premium$12/month
- Advanced controls
- Custom approvals
- Travel booking
QAD
$2000/month- Standard$2000/month
- Financial management
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain
- Premium$4000/month
- Advanced modules
- Analytics
- 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 QAD if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
- You also want manufacturing.
Questions people ask
- Is Brex or QAD better?
- Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at $29/month and QAD at $2000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Brex or QAD?
- Brex starts at $29/month and QAD at $2000/month.
- Does Brex or QAD run on more platforms?
- Brex runs on Web, Ios, Android. QAD runs on Cloud, On-premise, 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 QAD is typically brought in for.
- What can Brex do that QAD cannot?
- Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. QAD covers Financial management, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Inventory management. Both handle Web support.
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