Brex

The #1 spend platform for strategic finance teams.

4.6•36 reviews•

185 followers

The #1 spend platform for strategic finance teams.

4.6•36 reviews•

185 followers

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Brex is all-in-one finance for growing businesses. We help companies spend, save, and earn smarter—and take every dollar further—by doing more than a bank, bookkeeping, or reward program could ever do alone. After completing the Y Combinator accelerator program in 2017, Brex has grown to over 600 employees and raised over US $940 million in venture capital.

Brex Reviews

The community submitted 36 reviews to tell us what they like about Brex, what Brex can do better, and more.

4.6

Based on 36 reviews

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Reviewers mostly praise Brex for making finance operations faster and more centralized, with easy onboarding, strong spend controls, virtual cards, bill pay, reimbursements, approvals, and clear visibility into company spending. Several say it works especially well for startups and growing teams, and some also value the community around it. But the negatives are serious: a few users report buggy bill pay or reimbursements, weaker reporting, mobile app friction, and support that can be slow or unclear. Most notably, several describe abrupt account closures with little explanation.

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Pros

corporate card management (9)

expense tracking (5)

community events (3)

credit limits (3)

customer service (3)

fast onboarding (3)

rewards program (3)

integrations with accounting tools (2)

Cons

detailed reporting options (2)

mobile app (2)

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•8 reviews

What's great

all-in-one platform (1)customer service (3)expense tracking (5)corporate card management (9)fast onboarding (3)easy vendor setup (1)credit limits (3)integrations with accounting tools (2)

Brex feels fantastic because it makes finance operations fast, centralized, and much easier to control.

What stands out most is that you can manage cards, reimbursements, vendor payments, bills, approvals, and spend controls in one place. It also gives good visibility into who spent what, lets you set limits and policies, and reduces a lot of back-and-forth between employees, finance, and vendors.

What needs improvement

detailed reporting options (2)mobile app (2)

More transparent support for billing issues, faster resolution times, and clearer explanations when something behaves unexpectedly would make the overall experience even better.

vs Alternatives

We considered other corporate card and expense management solutions, but chose Brex because it offered the best combination of ease of use, spend controls, reimbursements, bill pay, and real-time visibility in one platform.

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10 views1mo ago

•7 reviews

"Brex – Great for Growth, But Startups Might Struggle Now" I’ve been with Brex for a few years now, and it’s been an overall solid experience. They’re great if you’re looking to streamline expenses and keep things organized, and it’s clear they’ve built a system for scaling businesses. What Brex Does Well: - Expense Management & Tracking: Brex makes it easy to manage expenses with virtual cards and spend controls. It’s a huge plus if you’re handling various departments and want to set limits or monitor specific costs. Really shines for keeping everything organized. - Perks & Integrations: They offer some decent perks, and the integrations make syncing with accounting tools smooth. It definitely helps simplify things when you’re handling a lot of transactions. The Not-So-Good: - Virtual Card Creation Is Now a Hassle: This used to be one of Brex’s standout features. Creating virtual cards was quick and simple, and it helped us separate specific costs (like Facebook ad spends) without a lot of manual effort. But recently, it’s become harder to create new virtual cards... not ideal when you’re managing multiple accounts. - Onboarding Isn’t as Startup-Friendly Anymore: We recently raised funds for a new startup, but getting that new account set up on Brex was surprisingly complicated. It used to be a straightforward process, but now it feels more geared toward larger companies. For startups looking to hit the ground running, the onboarding process can feel like a barrier instead of an asset. FINAL TAKE Brex is still a powerful tool for growing companies, especially if you’ve got a lot of expenses to manage and need structure around spending. But... for startups and those who loved the old flexibility with virtual cards, it might not feel as accessible as it once did. Faster, simpler processes would go a long way in keeping Brex startup-friendly.

What's great

expense tracking (5)integrations with accounting tools (2)

What needs improvement

startup onboarding (1)virtual card creation (1)

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95 views2yr ago

•8 reviews

definitely better than alternatives, and hosts quite a few features that beat using a manual system of bank cards + spreadsheets + emails etc., but doesn't mesh together perfectly. some features like bill pay & reimbursements have been flimsy and buggy from our experiences, and the constant changes of vendor cards -> budgets -> spend limits + cards means we have to adjust our internals every couple months to match. fine for a smaller company but i can imagine it getting annoying at scale. great product still!

What's great

expense tracking (5)corporate card management (9)

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74 views2yr ago

•1 review

Closed our active business account without warning. We've been in business 15 years, we employee 30+ people, we have never had a negative payment, we always have cash in our account, we use it almost daily. No explanation just 'withdraw your funds and leave' We do website development for huge companies and have no strange activity that would contribute to this, and the decision is final. We have a few months to uproot everything and switch to a new account, update all our ACH info etc, connected accounts, etc.

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45 views4yr ago

•1 review

Enjoy using Brex at my startup. Always rolling out new features. Great founder community. Mobile app could be better (logs me out too often), but heard it's getting fixed in one of the upcoming versions.

What's great

community events (3)

What needs improvement

mobile app (2)

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17 views4yr ago

•1 review

Last week I would have told you I loved Brex - in fact, I have told many people I love Brex, including the thousands of people on my email lists and followers. However.. that was last week. This week they told me and presumably hundreds of other businesses that they are shutting down our accounts - and without warning shut off the ability to deposit money in the account. This leaves you scrambling to find another accounts so that you can maintain the cashflow of your business. Absolutely horrible company that seems maliciously intent on sabotaging businesses.

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17 views4yr ago

•1 review

Brex is an incredible product, we use the cash management, bill pay and card to create a full financial stack. My finance team loves it. In addition, there’s a lot of fantastic community events. You feel apart of something, a mission, a tribe more than just a customer when using brex. + the GM of startups is just a cool guy :)

What's great

corporate card management (9)community events (3)

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14 views4yr ago

•1 review

Running a solid business, always have plenty of cash in the bank, was suddenly told "Brex is no longer willing to sustain a business relationship with your company" and given barely two weeks to reset my whole banking stack with no reason given. Would highly recommend you place your funds with a serious business being run by serious people - which is clearly not Brex.

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15 views3yr ago

•1 review

We love using Brex. It's super easy to use and the rewards are amazing! We use the points and the perks all the time. The Brex community is also amazing - they host the best events. We've met incredible people through the Brex community - this to me is an invaluable perk.

What's great

rewards program (3)community events (3)

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13 views4yr ago

•2 reviews

Brex has been great for our startup with its fast onboarding and decent credit limits. The dashboard is easy to use, though I sometimes wish there were more detailed reporting options. Overall, quite satisfied

What's great

fast onboarding (3)credit limits (3)

What needs improvement

detailed reporting options (2)

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14 views1yr ago