Is Brex or Remote better?

Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at $29/month and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Brex or Remote?

Remote has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Brex and Free for Remote.

Does Brex or Remote run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use Remote for free?

Yes. Remote has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Brex starts at $29/month.

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 Remote is typically brought in for.

What can Brex do that Remote cannot?

Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support, Ios support.

Accounting & Finance · head to head

Brex vs Remote

Brex

Accounting & Finance

The financial stack for growing businesses

From: $29/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Remote

Payroll & Benefits

The new standard for global employment

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Remote 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; Remote employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
They diverge on capability: Brex covers Corporate cards, Remote covers Global Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Brex and Remote actually diverge.

Attributes where Brex and Remote differ
Attribute	Brex	Remote
Starting price	$29/month	Free
Pricing model	freemium	subscription
Free tier	No	Yes
Category	Accounting & Finance	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2017	2019

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
NetSuite
SOC 2
PCI DSS

Only in Remote

Global Payroll
EOR Services
Contractor Management
Compliance
Benefits
Equity Management
HRIS
BambooHR

Both cover

QuickBooks
Xero
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 Remote
Expense management and reimbursementsnot Remote
Travel booking inside the spend platformnot Remote
Bill pay and accounting system syncnot Remote
Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot Remote

Remote

Employing staff in countries where you have no legal entity through an employer of recordnot Brex
Paying and managing international contractors with compliant agreementsnot Brex
Running payroll and HR records for a distributed workforcenot 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

Remote

Employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
Global Payroll carries an implementation fee to set up entities plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee per month rate
Contractor Management Plus is $99 per contractor per month against $29 for the standard tier
The Equity product is limited to Delaware C-Corps
The PEO product bills in USD only and requires a US bank account
Remote states it collects reserve payments in high risk circumstances, so an upfront deposit is possible

Pricing, plan by plan

Brex

$29/month

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

Remote

Free

Contractor Management$29/month
- Contractor Payments
- Compliance
- Contracts
Employer of Record$599/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits

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 Remote if

You need global payroll.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want eor services.

Remote review

Questions people ask

Is Brex or Remote better?: Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at $29/month and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brex or Remote?: Remote has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Brex and Free for Remote.
Does Brex or Remote run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Remote for free?: Yes. Remote has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Brex starts at $29/month.
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 Remote is typically brought in for.
What can Brex do that Remote cannot?: Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support, Ios support.

Brex vs Remote

Brex

Remote

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Brex

Only in Remote

Both cover

What people use each for

Brex

Remote

Where each one falls short

Brex

Remote

Pricing, plan by plan

Brex

Remote

Which should you pick?

Choose Brex if

Choose Remote if

Questions people ask

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