Accounting · head to head
Conta Azul vs Medius Expense
Conta Azul
Accounting
Brazilian cloud system for small business finance, invoicing and sharing the books with the accountant
- From
- 239.9/month
- Rated
- -
Medius Expense
Accounting
Expense management, formerly Expensya, now the expense module of the Medius spend platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Conta Azul it is a Brazilian product with Brazilian fiscal logic, so it is of no use to an entity filing anywhere else, and a foreign group with a Brazilian subsidiary runs it as a local island alongside whatever the group reports in.; Medius Expense the Expensya name is being retired, so contracts, logins and support articles change identity mid-relationship and internal documentation has to be rewritten.
- They diverge on capability: Conta Azul covers Electronic invoice issuance, Medius Expense covers Receipt OCR.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Conta Azul and Medius Expense actually diverge.
| Attribute | Conta Azul | Medius Expense |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | 239.9/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web | Web, iOS, Android |
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 Conta Azul
- Electronic invoice issuance
- Receivables and payables
- Bank reconciliation
- Boleto collection
- Customer and supplier records
- Sales orders and quotations
- Stock control
- Accountant access
Only in Medius Expense
- Receipt OCR
- Mileage and per diem
- VAT recovery
- Card reconciliation
- Approval workflows
- AP suite integration
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Conta Azul
- A Brazilian micro or small business under the simplified tax regime that runs receivables in a spreadsheet and wants control of cash flownot Medius Expense
- A service company that needs to issue municipal service invoices and reconcile boleto collections without manual matchingnot Medius Expense
- A business whose accountant asks for organised records each month instead of a folder of documentsnot Medius Expense
- A small retailer or distributor needing basic stock control tied to the documents it already has to issuenot Medius Expense
Medius Expense
- A French or Spanish employer needing VAT-compliant receipt capture in local formats and languagesnot Conta Azul
- A company already running Medius for supplier invoices that wants employee spend on the same platformnot Conta Azul
- A finance team with heavy mileage claims needing statutory rates applied without spreadsheetsnot Conta Azul
- A group consolidating several country expense tools into one European platformnot Conta Azul
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Conta Azul
- It is a Brazilian product with Brazilian fiscal logic, so it is of no use to an entity filing anywhere else, and a foreign group with a Brazilian subsidiary runs it as a local island alongside whatever the group reports in.
- Plans are scoped by revenue band, so a company that crosses a threshold pays more without necessarily using more of the product, and budgeting the software cost means forecasting turnover rather than usage.
- It is not a tax calculation and filing engine, so the accountant still prepares the statutory obligations, and a business that expects the subscription to cover its Brazilian tax compliance has misread what it is buying.
- Municipal service invoice coverage varies by city because each municipality runs its own system, so a business in a smaller or unusual municipality may find its service invoices still have to be issued on the city portal by hand.
- The product targets micro and small companies under the simplified regime, so a business that grows into the more complex Brazilian tax regimes will outgrow it and face a migration at exactly the moment its accounting is becoming harder.
Medius Expense
- The Expensya name is being retired, so contracts, logins and support articles change identity mid-relationship and internal documentation has to be rewritten.
- It is now a module inside an accounts payable suite, so expense-specific roadmap items compete with supplier invoice work for engineering time.
- Pricing is not published and is discounted against bundling with Medius AP, which makes standalone expense quotes less competitive than they look.
- Strength is concentrated in Europe and the Maghreb; North American and Asian tax and mileage handling are thinner than the European coverage.
- It does not issue cards, so real-time spend controls are absent and it relies on card feed reconciliation after the fact.
Pricing, plan by plan
Conta Azul
239.9/month- Essencial (MEI)$239.9/month
- 1 user access
- Financial management
- Invoicing
- Controle (ME)$449.9/month
- 2 user accesses
- Financial management
- Invoicing
- Avançado$519.9/month
- 5 user accesses
- Financial management
- Invoicing
- Performance$839.9/month
- 15 user accesses
- Financial management
- Invoicing
Medius Expense
On request- Medius Expense$undefined/year
- Per-user subscription, quoted not published
- Tiering by feature set and entity count
- Implementation and OCR configuration fees
Which should you pick?
Choose Conta Azul if
- You need electronic invoice issuance.
- You also want receivables and payables.
Choose Medius Expense if
- You need receipt ocr.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want mileage and per diem.
Questions people ask
- Is Conta Azul or Medius Expense better?
- Neither clearly leads. Conta Azul starts at 239.9/month and Medius Expense at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Conta Azul or Medius Expense?
- Conta Azul starts at 239.9/month and Medius Expense at On request.
- Does Conta Azul or Medius Expense run on more platforms?
- Conta Azul runs on Web. Medius Expense runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is Conta Azul best used for?
- Conta Azul is most often used for a brazilian micro or small business under the simplified tax regime that runs receivables in a spreadsheet and wants control of cash flow, a service company that needs to issue municipal service invoices and reconcile boleto collections without manual matching, a business whose accountant asks for organised records each month instead of a folder of documents, a small retailer or distributor needing basic stock control tied to the documents it already has to issue. Of those, a brazilian micro or small business under the simplified tax regime that runs receivables in a spreadsheet and wants control of cash flow and a service company that needs to issue municipal service invoices and reconcile boleto collections without manual matching are not what Medius Expense is typically brought in for.
- What can Conta Azul do that Medius Expense cannot?
- Conta Azul covers Electronic invoice issuance, Receivables and payables, Bank reconciliation, Boleto collection. Medius Expense covers Receipt OCR, Mileage and per diem, VAT recovery, Card reconciliation.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Conta Azul: Does Conta Azul do my tax filings?
No. It organises the operational and financial records and shares them with your accountant, who prepares and files the tax obligations. It is the record keeping layer, not the compliance filer.
Medius Expense: Is Expensya still available?
Under that name, no. The product continues as Medius Expense, with the branding cutover on 30 September 2026 and no change to features or data.
Conta Azul: Can it issue service invoices for my city?
Coverage depends on your municipality, because each runs its own service invoice system. Check your specific city before subscribing, since a gap there is the difference between automation and manual issuance.
Medius Expense: Do I have to buy Medius AP as well?
No, but the commercial terms improve materially if you do, which is worth testing during negotiation.
Conta Azul: Why does the price depend on my revenue?
Plans are banded by turnover rather than purely by features or users. It keeps the entry price low for very small companies, but it means growth triggers a price change independent of how much of the product you use.
Medius Expense: Does it issue corporate cards?
No. It reconciles existing card feeds rather than issuing its own cards.
Conta Azul: Will my accountant work in it?
Many Brazilian practices already do, and there is a dedicated accountant role. Ask your accountant before subscribing; if they work in a different product, the friction of running two systems usually falls on you.
Conta Azul: Is it suitable if I leave the simplified tax regime?
It is built around smaller companies and the simplified regime. As the tax treatment becomes more complex, expect to outgrow it and to face a migration alongside a change of accounting complexity.
Conta Azul: Is there an English interface?
It is a Brazilian product in Portuguese, aimed at Brazilian owners and accountants. Plan for Portuguese language operation.
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