Accounting · head to head
freee vs Medius Expense
freee
Accounting
Japanese integrated cloud accounting software for sole proprietors and corporations
- From
- 980/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: freee pricing varies significantly across multiple product categories and tiers; 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.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which freee and Medius Expense actually diverge.
| Attribute | freee | Medius Expense |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | 980/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 freee
Nothing recorded that Medius Expense does not also cover.
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.
freee
- Filing Japanese tax documents electronically each yearnot Medius Expense
- Calculating payroll and year-end adjustments automaticallynot Medius Expense
- Creating opening documents without visiting tax officenot Medius Expense
- Tracking company expenses across departments centrallynot Medius Expense
Medius Expense
- A French or Spanish employer needing VAT-compliant receipt capture in local formats and languagesnot freee
- A company already running Medius for supplier invoices that wants employee spend on the same platformnot freee
- A finance team with heavy mileage claims needing statutory rates applied without spreadsheetsnot freee
- A group consolidating several country expense tools into one European platformnot freee
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
freee
- Pricing varies significantly across multiple product categories and tiers
- Some corporate tiers (Advance) reach ¥39,780+/month
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
freee
980/month- freee會計 Starter$980/month
- Individual business owner accounting tier
- freee會計 Corporate Solo$2980/month
- Corporate accounting tier
- freee人事労務$400/month per employee
- HR and payroll module per-employee pricing
- freee勤怠管理$300/month per employee
- Attendance tracking per-employee
Medius Expense
On request- Medius Expense$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 freee if
Nothing in the data separates freee from Medius Expense on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
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 freee or Medius Expense better?
- Neither clearly leads. freee starts at 980/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, freee or Medius Expense?
- freee starts at 980/month and Medius Expense at On request.
- Does freee or Medius Expense run on more platforms?
- freee runs on Web. Medius Expense runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is freee best used for?
- freee is most often used for filing japanese tax documents electronically each year, calculating payroll and year-end adjustments automatically, creating opening documents without visiting tax office, tracking company expenses across departments centrally. Of those, filing japanese tax documents electronically each year and calculating payroll and year-end adjustments automatically are not what Medius Expense is typically brought in for.
- What can freee do that Medius Expense cannot?
- Medius Expense covers Receipt OCR, Mileage and per diem, VAT recovery, Card reconciliation.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
freee: What is freee's accounting software pricing?
Individual business owners start at ¥980/month for Starter, while corporate accounting begins at ¥2,980/month for Solo Corp, with prices extending to ¥39,780+/month for Advance plans.
SourceMedius 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.
freee: Does freee charge per employee for HR and payroll?
Yes, freee人事労務 (HR/Payroll) costs ¥400-¥1,100 per employee per month, and freee勤怠管理 (Attendance) costs ¥300 per employee per month.
SourceMedius 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.
freee: Are there free freee products?
Several freee products are completely free, including freee開業 (Business Opening), freee請求書 (Invoicing), freeeカード (Card), and certain features like payroll rules creation.
SourceMedius Expense: Does it issue corporate cards?
No. It reconciles existing card feeds rather than issuing its own cards.
freee: Does freee offer a free trial?
Freee offers a 30-day free trial for its accounting software and provides annual payment discounts on most plans.
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