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Spendesk vs TINYpulse

Spendesk logo

Spendesk

Accounting & Finance

Smart spend management for modern teams

From
$29/month
Rated
-
TINYpulse logo

TINYpulse

HR & Recruiting

The employee voice platform

From
$5/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Spendesk no publicly available pricing, requires custom quote; TINYpulse tINYpulse has joined WebMD Health Services, per the vendor: "TINYpulse has officially joined forces with WebMD Health Services", and its own pricing page now redirects to a WebMD Health Services page
  • They diverge on capability: Spendesk covers Company cards, TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Spendesk and TINYpulse actually diverge.

Attributes where Spendesk and TINYpulse differ
AttributeSpendeskTINYpulse
Starting price$29/month$5/month
PlatformsWeb, Mobile iOS, Mobile AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryAccounting & FinanceHR & Recruiting
Founded20162012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Spendesk

  • Company cards
  • Expense management
  • Invoice payments
  • Budget management
  • Spend analytics
  • Xero
  • Sage
  • NetSuite

Only in TINYpulse

  • Pulse surveys
  • Anonymous suggestions
  • Cheers peer recognition
  • eNPS tracking
  • Virtual suggestions box
  • Manager insights
  • Custom surveys
  • Trend analysis

What people use each for

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

Spendesk

  • Expense managementnot TINYpulse
  • Spend controlnot TINYpulse
  • Finance automationnot TINYpulse

TINYpulse

  • Collecting anonymous employee engagement pulse surveysnot Spendesk

Where each one falls short

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

Spendesk

  • No publicly available pricing, requires custom quote
  • Strong European presence but limited in some non-EU markets
  • High implementation costs due to extensive integration requirements

TINYpulse

  • TINYpulse has joined WebMD Health Services, per the vendor: "TINYpulse has officially joined forces with WebMD Health Services", and its own pricing page now redirects to a WebMD Health Services page

Pricing, plan by plan

Spendesk

$29/month
  • EssentialsFree
    • Virtual cards
    • Expense tracking
    • Approvals

TINYpulse

$5/month
  • Engage$5/month
    • Weekly pulse surveys
    • Anonymous feedback
    • Cheers recognition
  • Perform$7/month
    • Everything in Engage
    • Performance reviews
    • Goal tracking

Which should you pick?

Choose Spendesk if

  • You need company cards.
  • You work on Web, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android.
  • You also want expense management.

Choose TINYpulse if

  • You need pulse surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want anonymous suggestions.

Questions people ask

Is Spendesk or TINYpulse better?
Neither clearly leads. Spendesk starts at $29/month and TINYpulse at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Spendesk or TINYpulse?
Spendesk starts at $29/month and TINYpulse at $5/month.
Does Spendesk or TINYpulse run on more platforms?
Spendesk runs on Web, Mobile iOS, Mobile Android. TINYpulse runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Spendesk best used for?
Spendesk is most often used for expense management, spend control, finance automation. Of those, expense management and spend control are not what TINYpulse is typically brought in for.
What can Spendesk do that TINYpulse cannot?
Spendesk covers Company cards, Expense management, Invoice payments, Budget management. TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys, Anonymous suggestions, Cheers peer recognition, eNPS tracking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Spendesk: What is included in Spendesk's platform?

Spendesk combines corporate cards, a mobile receipts app, approval workflows, automated reconciliation, accounts payable, procurement, and spend controls into one platform.

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Spendesk: How does Spendesk handle expense receipts?

Spendesk captures receipts via mobile photo upload with OCR technology, automatically matching receipts to transactions and generating automated expense reports with 98% of expense receipts collected on time.

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Spendesk: What integrations does Spendesk offer?

Spendesk integrates with accounting software including Sage, Xero, NetSuite, and SAP, plus HR systems and tools like Slack for comprehensive spend management.

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Spendesk: Is Spendesk profitable?

Yes. Spendesk became the first spend management platform to reach profitability in 2025, processing over £10 billion in spend across 35+ countries.

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Spendesk: What is Spendesk's valuation?

Spendesk is a unicorn company with a valuation of $1.5 billion, with 2025 revenue of $52 million ARR.

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Spendesk: How much time can Spendesk save on bookkeeping?

Organizations using Spendesk save an average of 4 days per month on bookkeeping, equivalent to over 380 hours per year returned to the business.

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