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Chargebee vs SAP Concur

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Chargebee

Software

Subscription billing & revenue management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SAP Concur logo

SAP Concur

Software

Travel, expense, and invoice management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Chargebee priced as a percentage of billing, 0.80 percent on pay-as-you-go or 0.65 percent plus $99 a month on the committed plan, so the fee rises with revenue; SAP Concur listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing
  • They diverge on capability: Chargebee covers Subscription management, SAP Concur covers Expense management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chargebee and SAP Concur actually diverge.

Attributes where Chargebee and SAP Concur differ
AttributeChargebeeSAP Concur
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20111993

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), 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 Chargebee

  • Subscription management
  • Recurring billing
  • Revenue recognition
  • Dunning management
  • Checkout pages
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce

Only in SAP Concur

  • Expense management
  • Travel booking
  • Invoice processing
  • Spend analytics
  • Policy compliance
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Workday

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Chargebee

  • Subscription billingnot SAP Concur
  • Revenue operationsnot SAP Concur
  • Pricing experimentationnot SAP Concur

SAP Concur

  • Enterprise expense managementnot Chargebee
  • Corporate travelnot Chargebee
  • Invoice processingnot Chargebee

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Chargebee

  • Priced as a percentage of billing, 0.80 percent on pay-as-you-go or 0.65 percent plus $99 a month on the committed plan, so the fee rises with revenue
  • Split into four separate product lines, Billing, CPQ, RevRec and Growth, each with its own tiers and most quote-only
  • CPQ Lite is free only for the first 50 quotes
  • Revenue recognition pricing is demo-only
  • Enterprise Plus requires an annual commitment

SAP Concur

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

Pricing, plan by plan

Chargebee

$29/month
  • StarterFree
    • First $250K revenue free
    • Basic billing
    • Invoicing
  • Performance$599/month
    • Revenue recognition
    • Advanced analytics
    • Multi-currency

SAP Concur

$29/month
  • Professional$8/month
    • Expense reporting
    • Receipt capture
    • Approvals
  • Premium$12/month
    • Travel booking
    • Invoice management
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Chargebee if

  • You need subscription management.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want recurring billing.
Chargebee review

Choose SAP Concur if

  • You need expense management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want travel booking.
SAP Concur review

Questions people ask

Is Chargebee or SAP Concur better?
Neither clearly leads. Chargebee starts at $29/month and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chargebee or SAP Concur?
Chargebee starts at $29/month and SAP Concur at $29/month.
Does Chargebee or SAP Concur run on more platforms?
Chargebee runs on Web, Api. SAP Concur runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Chargebee best used for?
Chargebee is most often used for subscription billing, revenue operations, pricing experimentation. Of those, subscription billing and revenue operations are not what SAP Concur is typically brought in for.
What can Chargebee do that SAP Concur cannot?
Chargebee covers Subscription management, Recurring billing, Revenue recognition, Dunning management. SAP Concur covers Expense management, Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics. Both handle Web support.
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