Accounting & Finance · head to head
Divvy vs Melio

Divvy
Accounting & Finance
Free expense management and corporate cards
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Divvy divvy is now sold as BILL Spend & Expense and getdivvy.com redirects to bill.com; Melio go (free) plan limited to one user only
- They diverge on capability: Divvy covers Corporate cards, Melio covers Vendor payments.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Divvy and Melio actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).
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 Divvy
- Corporate cards
- Budget management
- Expense tracking
- Real-time visibility
- Accounting sync
- NetSuite
- Oracle
- PCI DSS
Only in Melio
- Vendor payments
- Card to check
- Payment scheduling
- Approval workflows
- QuickBooks sync
- Xero
- FreshBooks
- Bank-level encryption
Both cover
- QuickBooks
- SOC 2
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Divvy
- Issuing corporate cards with pre-set budgets to employeesnot Melio
- Automating expense reports and receipt capturenot Melio
- Syncing card spend into accounting softwarenot Melio
Melio
- Accounts payable automationnot Divvy
- Bill management and payment schedulingnot Divvy
- Multi-vendor payment processingnot Divvy
- Invoice receivables and payment collectionnot Divvy
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Divvy
- Divvy is now sold as BILL Spend & Expense and getdivvy.com redirects to bill.com
- No standalone pricing is published for the spend and expense product; the site routes to a trial signup and sales contact
- Signup is gated behind selecting a business type and accounting software rather than being open self-serve
Melio
- Go (free) plan limited to one user only
- ACH charges £0.50 per transaction beyond monthly allowance (5-50 free depending on plan)
- Card payment fees range from 2.9% to 2.9% plus £75 maximum
- International payments limited to select currencies only
- NetSuite integration only available in Unlimited plan (£80/month minimum)
Pricing, plan by plan
Divvy
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited cards
- Expense management
- Budget controls
Melio
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Melio review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Divvy if
- You need corporate cards.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want budget management.
Choose Melio if
- You need vendor payments.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile app.
- You also want card to check.
Questions people ask
- Is Divvy or Melio better?
- Neither clearly leads. Divvy starts at Free and Melio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Divvy or Melio?
- Divvy starts at Free and Melio at Free.
- Does Divvy or Melio run on more platforms?
- Divvy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Melio runs on Web, Mobile app.
- Can I use Divvy for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Divvy best used for?
- Divvy is most often used for issuing corporate cards with pre-set budgets to employees, automating expense reports and receipt capture, syncing card spend into accounting software. Of those, issuing corporate cards with pre-set budgets to employees and automating expense reports and receipt capture are not what Melio is typically brought in for.
- What can Divvy do that Melio cannot?
- Divvy covers Corporate cards, Budget management, Expense tracking, Real-time visibility. Melio covers Vendor payments, Card to check, Payment scheduling, Approval workflows. Both handle QuickBooks, SOC 2, Web support, Ios support.
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