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Medius Expense vs Stigg

Medius Expense logo

Medius Expense

Accounting

Expense management, formerly Expensya, now the expense module of the Medius spend platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Stigg logo

Stigg

Accounting

Usage runtime platform for credits and entitlements

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Stigg has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Stigg free tier limited to 10,000 entities and 5M events per month
  • They diverge on capability: Medius Expense covers Receipt OCR, Stigg covers Real-time credit enforcement.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Medius Expense and Stigg actually diverge.

Attributes where Medius Expense and Stigg differ
AttributeMedius ExpenseStigg
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteFreemium with usage-based and custom tiers
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Cloud, BYOC, BYODB, API

Identical on both: 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 Medius Expense

  • Receipt OCR
  • Mileage and per diem
  • VAT recovery
  • Card reconciliation
  • Approval workflows
  • AP suite integration

Only in Stigg

  • Real-time credit enforcement
  • Financial-grade credits
  • High-scale metering
  • Budget governance
  • Flexible deployment
  • Billing platform integration
  • Data warehouse integration
  • CRM integration

What people use each for

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

Medius Expense

  • A French or Spanish employer needing VAT-compliant receipt capture in local formats and languagesnot Stigg
  • A company already running Medius for supplier invoices that wants employee spend on the same platformnot Stigg
  • A finance team with heavy mileage claims needing statutory rates applied without spreadsheetsnot Stigg
  • A group consolidating several country expense tools into one European platformnot Stigg

Stigg

  • Managing token and credit usage for AI productsnot Medius Expense
  • Enforcing spending caps and budget controlsnot Medius Expense
  • Implementing prepaid credit systems with expirynot Medius Expense
  • Real-time entitlement verification for feature accessnot Medius Expense
  • Scaling billing infrastructure for high-volume eventsnot Medius Expense

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Stigg

  • Free tier limited to 10,000 entities and 5M events per month
  • Pro plan pricing ($399/month) may be high for early-stage companies
  • Scale and BYOC plans require custom contracts and sales engagement
  • Primarily targets AI and high-scale use cases, not all business models
  • Requires integration with separate billing platform (Stripe, Zuora, etc.)

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Stigg

Free
  • Build (Free Forever)Free
    • 10,000 managed entities per month
    • 5M usage events per month
    • 1K events per second rate limit
  • Pro$399/month
    • 10,000 entities included (graduated pricing to 100K)
    • 25M usage events included (to 500M with graduated rates)
    • 10K events per second (upgradeable to 100K)
  • Scale$null/custom
    • Custom entity and event volumes
    • 50K events per second (upgradeable to 100K)
    • RBAC and SSO (SAML)
  • BYOC$40000/year
    • Deploy in customer VPC
    • Unlimited entities and events
    • No event billing

Which should you pick?

Choose Medius Expense if

  • You need receipt ocr.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want mileage and per diem.
Medius Expense review

Choose Stigg if

  • You need real-time credit enforcement.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Cloud, BYOC, BYODB, API.
  • You also want financial-grade credits.
Stigg review

Questions people ask

Is Medius Expense or Stigg better?
Neither clearly leads. Medius Expense starts at On request and Stigg at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Medius Expense or Stigg?
Stigg has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Medius Expense and Free for Stigg.
Does Medius Expense or Stigg run on more platforms?
Medius Expense runs on Web, iOS, Android. Stigg runs on Web, Cloud, BYOC, BYODB, API.
Can I use Stigg for free?
Yes. Stigg has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Medius Expense starts at On request.
What is Medius Expense best used for?
Medius Expense is most often used for a french or spanish employer needing vat-compliant receipt capture in local formats and languages, a company already running medius for supplier invoices that wants employee spend on the same platform, a finance team with heavy mileage claims needing statutory rates applied without spreadsheets, a group consolidating several country expense tools into one european platform. Of those, a french or spanish employer needing vat-compliant receipt capture in local formats and languages and a company already running medius for supplier invoices that wants employee spend on the same platform are not what Stigg is typically brought in for.
What can Medius Expense do that Stigg cannot?
Medius Expense covers Receipt OCR, Mileage and per diem, VAT recovery, Card reconciliation. Stigg covers Real-time credit enforcement, Financial-grade credits, High-scale metering, Budget governance.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Stigg: How quickly does Stigg check entitlements?

Stigg makes entitlement checks in under 10 milliseconds, enabling real-time enforcement of spending decisions before token consumption.

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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.

Stigg: Can I use Stigg with my existing billing platform?

Yes, Stigg integrates with major billing platforms including Stripe, Zuora, Chargebee, Metronome, and Orb to manage entitlements and credits.

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Medius Expense: Does it issue corporate cards?

No. It reconciles existing card feeds rather than issuing its own cards.

Stigg: What deployment options does Stigg offer?

Stigg offers cloud API, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) for VPC deployment, and BYODB options for customers who want to manage their own database.

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