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BILL Spend & Expense vs Expensify

The short answer

BILL Spend & Expense, formerly Divvy, gives small and mid-size businesses free corporate cards with budgets and expense tracking. Its plan costs $0 per user a month and includes credit lines from $1,000 to $5M.

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Starting price
$0/employee/mo
Best for
Small and mid-size businesses that want cards, budgets and expenses with no per-user fee

Choose BILL Spend & Expense if

  • You want cards and expense software at $0 per user.
  • You want credit lines from $1,000 to $5M with the cards.
  • You run budgets per team and want spend measured against them.
  • You already pay bills through BILL’s accounts payable.
Starting price
$5/user/mo
Best for
Small teams that want receipts, approvals and reimbursement for a low monthly price with no annual contract

Choose Expensify if

  • You keep your current corporate cards: Expensify imports them from 10k+ banks.
  • You reimburse employees in their local currency in 190+ countries.
  • You want travel booking tied to expense rules.
  • You want 24/7 live chat with people.

LeadChange Score: editorial assessment based on public information.

Scorecard

BILL Spend & Expense wins 1Expensify wins 31 tie

BILL Spend & Expense vs Expensify by dimension
DimensionBILL Spend & ExpenseExpensify
PricingBILL Spend & Expense costs $0 per user a month, with cards, budgets and expense tracking. Expensify Collect costs $5 per member a month and Control $18 on a 12-month subscription. BILL charges fees on some payment types. Accounts payable and receivable are separate paid subscriptions, Fees on some payment types (checks, ACH, instant transfers, international payments)$0/user/mo$5/user/mo
CapabilitiesExpensify documents all 10 of our expense capabilities and adds travel booking, bill pay and invoicing. BILL Spend & Expense documents 8 and adds budgets and travel. SmartScan reads merchant, date, amount and currency from a receipt, Receipts by photo, email forward or text message, Bring your own corporate cards, 10k+ banks supported, Unlimited virtual cards with the Expensify Card, Travel booking tied to expense rules, Delegated access and review-only access for auditors8 of 10 core capabilities10 of 10 core capabilities
IntegrationsExpensify lists 45+ integrations, including QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Xero, Workday and Gusto. BILL Spend & Expense names QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Oracle NetSuite and Xero. 4510 documented45 native
Fit and supportExpensify names startups through enterprises; BILL Spend & Expense is built for small and mid-size businesses. Startups, small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprisesSmall businesses, mid-market companiesStartups, small business, mid-market, enterprise
SecurityBoth state SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II reports. YesSOC 2SOC 2

Key differences

Where BILL Spend & Expense and Expensify differ (3)
AttributeBILL Spend & ExpenseExpensify
Pricing modelFreePer user
Best forSmall businesses, mid-market companiesStartups, small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises
Founded20062008
Show 6 attributes where they are the same
Where they are the same (6)
AttributeBILL Spend & ExpenseExpensify
Price transparencyPublishedPublished
Free plan
Mobile appsiOS, Android
Open API
SOC 2 Type II
OwnershipPublicly tradedPublicly traded

Analysis by dimension

Pricing. BILL Spend & Expense costs $0 per user a month, with cards, budgets and expense tracking. Expensify Collect costs $5 per member a month and Control $18 on a 12-month subscription. BILL charges fees on some payment types.

Capabilities. Expensify documents all 10 of our expense capabilities and adds travel booking, bill pay and invoicing. BILL Spend & Expense documents 8 and adds budgets and travel.

Integrations. Expensify lists 45+ integrations, including QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Xero, Workday and Gusto. BILL Spend & Expense names QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Oracle NetSuite and Xero.

Fit and support. Expensify names startups through enterprises; BILL Spend & Expense is built for small and mid-size businesses.

Security. Both state SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II reports.

Neither one?

Ramp

Ramp has the highest LeadChange Score in Expense Management after excluding these two (9.1/10).

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Frequently asked questions

How much does BILL Spend & Expense cost?

The plan is $0 per user a month and includes corporate cards, budgets, expense tracking and credit lines from $1,000 to $5M. BILL’s accounts payable and receivable are separate paid subscriptions, and some payment types carry fees. Expensify Collect costs $5 per member a month.

What is BILL Spend & Expense?

It is BILL’s corporate card and expense product, formerly Divvy: physical and virtual cards with limits, receipts matched automatically, AI-coded accounting fields and reimbursements measured against budgets. BILL is a public company based in San Jose, California.

Is Divvy better than Expensify?

For a small or mid-size business that wants free cards with budgets, BILL Spend & Expense (formerly Divvy) is the cheaper start at $0 per user. For a company that keeps its own cards, reimburses abroad or wants travel booking, Expensify covers more.

What are the alternatives to BILL Spend & Expense and Expensify?

Ramp and Brex also offer free corporate cards with expenses; Zoho Expense and Rydoo sell expense software per user; SAP Concur and Navan add corporate travel. Expensify has its own Expensify Card, so both products can be compared card to card.

Can BILL Spend & Expense reimburse out-of-pocket expenses?

Yes. It handles mileage and one-off reimbursements measured against budgets, submitted in local currency. Expensify reimburses in local currency by direct deposit to 190+ countries.

Do BILL Spend & Expense and Expensify sync with QuickBooks?

Both do. Expensify’s QuickBooks and Xero sync starts on Collect; BILL Spend & Expense also names Sage Intacct, Oracle NetSuite and Xero.

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