Accounting · head to head
Circula vs Hnry
Circula
Accounting
Expense, travel and employee benefit management for German speaking finance teams
- From
- €15/month
- Rated
- -
Hnry
Accounting
Accounting for sole traders and the self-employed
- From
- 1/per $100 income
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Circula the module pricing stacks: expenses at fifteen euro per licence plus ninety nine euro for cards plus a hundred and forty nine euro for accounts payable means a fifty person company pays well over a thousand euro a month before add ons.; Hnry service limited to self-employed sole traders in New Zealand only
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Circula and Hnry actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).
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 Circula
- German per diem engine
- Receipt capture and OCR
- Corporate credit cards
- Employee benefits
- Accounts payable
- Mileage and travel
- DATEV and ERP export
- Approval workflows
Only in Hnry
Nothing recorded that Circula does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Circula
- A German company that must apply statutory per diem rates and meal deductions correctly to avoid payroll tax exposurenot Hnry
- A finance team wanting card spend, expense claims and benefits in one DATEV exportnot Hnry
- An employer offering the tax free monthly benefit allowance and needing auditable records of itnot Hnry
- A mid sized business replacing spreadsheet mileage claims with rule enforced distance calculationsnot Hnry
Hnry
- Calculating quarterly tax without manual bookkeepingnot Circula
- Logging expenses via photo instantlynot Circula
- Sending unlimited invoices with auto-follow-upnot Circula
- Automatically withholding income taxes year-roundnot Circula
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Circula
- The module pricing stacks: expenses at fifteen euro per licence plus ninety nine euro for cards plus a hundred and forty nine euro for accounts payable means a fifty person company pays well over a thousand euro a month before add ons.
- A minimum of ten licences excludes small teams, and the flexible licensing model for occasional claimants makes monthly cost harder to forecast than a flat per seat price.
- Strength is in German tax rules, so companies with significant operations outside the DACH region gain little from the feature that justifies the price.
- The accounts payable module includes only a hundred invoices per month, so invoice heavy businesses face metered overage on top of the platform fee.
- Card issuing carries a per card transaction ceiling and depends on partner issuing, so high value procurement spend can hit limits that a bank issued corporate card would not.
Hnry
- Service limited to self-employed sole traders in New Zealand only
- 1% + GST fee with $1,500 annual maximum cap
- Minimum $0.50 fee per transaction for payments under $50
Pricing, plan by plan
Circula
€15/month- Employee and Travel Expenses$15/month
- Per licence, billed annually
- Minimum 10 licences
- OCR receipt capture
- Credit Cards$99/month
- Platform fee, unlimited cards
- Per card spend limits
- Transaction limit of EUR 750,000 per card
- Accounts Payable$149/month
- Platform fee
- Includes 100 invoices per month
- Supplier invoice capture and approval
- Benefits$1/month
- Per licence
- Tax free benefit allowances
- Mobility and meal benefits
Hnry
1/per $100 incomeNo published plan breakdown. See the Hnry review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Circula if
- You need german per diem engine.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want receipt capture and ocr.
Choose Hnry if
Nothing in the data separates Hnry from Circula on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Circula or Hnry better?
- Neither clearly leads. Circula starts at €15/month and Hnry at 1/per $100 income, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Circula or Hnry?
- Circula starts at €15/month and Hnry at 1/per $100 income.
- Does Circula or Hnry run on more platforms?
- Circula runs on Web, iOS, Android. Hnry runs on Web.
- What is Circula best used for?
- Circula is most often used for a german company that must apply statutory per diem rates and meal deductions correctly to avoid payroll tax exposure, a finance team wanting card spend, expense claims and benefits in one datev export, an employer offering the tax free monthly benefit allowance and needing auditable records of it, a mid sized business replacing spreadsheet mileage claims with rule enforced distance calculations. Of those, a german company that must apply statutory per diem rates and meal deductions correctly to avoid payroll tax exposure and a finance team wanting card spend, expense claims and benefits in one datev export are not what Hnry is typically brought in for.
- What can Circula do that Hnry cannot?
- Circula covers German per diem engine, Receipt capture and OCR, Corporate credit cards, Employee benefits.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Circula: Does Circula calculate German per diems automatically?
Yes, by destination country and trip duration, including meal and accommodation deductions, which is the main reason DACH finance teams buy it.
Hnry: How much does Hnry charge?
Hnry charges 1% plus GST of independent income paid into your Hnry Bank Account, with a maximum annual fee of $1,500. Minimum fee is $0.50 per payment for transactions under $50.
SourceCircula: What does it actually cost for fifty employees?
Roughly seven hundred and fifty euro a month for expense licences alone at the fifteen euro rate, before the ninety nine euro card platform fee and any accounts payable module.
Hnry: Are there joining fees for Hnry?
No, Hnry has no joining fees, upfront payments, or credit card required to sign up.
SourceCircula: Is there a minimum commitment?
Yes. A minimum of ten licences and annual billing on the published rates.
Hnry: Is the Hnry fee tax deductible?
Yes, Hnry automatically claims its fees as a business expense on your behalf, making them tax-deductible.
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