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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Emburse Chrome River

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AChrome River EXPENSE is expense management software, from Chrome River Technologies in Los Angeles, California.N/A

    Darwinbox

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ADarwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
    Pricing
    Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWe offer three cost-effective, subscription-based pricing models: A transaction-based model, priced according to expense report volume A submitter-based model, priced according to an average number of monthly submitters An enterprise-level model that includes unlimited expense reports. Pricing for this model is based on total employee headcount Feel free to contact us to discuss the best one for your organization.—
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    Community Pulse
    Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
    Considered Both Products
    Emburse
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    Darwinbox
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
    Expense Management
    Comparison of Expense Management features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Darwinbox
    -
    Ratings
    Employee Expense Reporting8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Corporate Card Reconciliation9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Darwinbox
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Document Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced OCR8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.95 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    9.8
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Emburse Chrome River and Darwinbox
    Feature
    Emburse Chrome River
    -
    Ratings
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webexpenses
    Score9.2 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (123 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (107 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (113 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.8
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Emburse Chrome RiverDarwinbox
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Emburse
    The Emburse Chrome River is well suited for tracking expenses and reimbursement. The compliance part of the software makes the task very easy to ensure all the reports that are being used within the company are updated and easy to verify. The Automating invoice processing makes some redundant task easy to execute.
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    Darwinbox
    Darwinbox provides multiple functions and features related to Human resources and I Like the best where it maintains Attendance records and employees smartly. Darwinbox helps us to brings all the organization level activity on one platform which helps the management to take the crucial decisions. Sometimes it hangs and does not function properly due to an internet connectivity issue.
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    Pros
    Emburse
    • [Emburse] Chrome River listens to its customer's needs and does its best to match current products to those needs, or collaborate internally to determine if an enhancement can be made available that will not only benefit that customer, but will be a good use case for all Chrome River customers.
    • The [Emburse] Chrome River customer service team is great. Unlike most companies, you can speak to a liver person!
    • [Emburse] Chrome River's training offerings are relevant and pertinent to the day to day operations of the software.
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    Darwinbox
    • Maintaining Attendance from payroll with HR.
    • Employees self portal to ask for PTO or to check hours.
    • User Interface is user friendly for our employees.
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    Cons
    Emburse
    • Would be great to have pre-saved templates available to apply to line items at the expense report header level rather than having to go into each line.
    • Would be nice to have a mass upload functionality for things like cost codes, allocations, and credit card users.
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    Darwinbox
    • The UI is very buggy at times
    • Some of the process flows need improvement such as being able to save the draft at the time of performance reviews
    • Better report generation
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Emburse
    Chrome River is easy to use. We needed little training for our users and instead pointed them to Chrome River's Help Guides which are clearly written and easy to understand. With tools SNAP and the ability to email receipts means we can be completely remote when submitting reports.
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    Darwinbox
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    Usability
    Emburse
    I would rate Chrome River Expense a 10 because, as I mentioned before, it is very simple and easy to use. This is important from an administrative point-of-view as well as for the field employee. Being a general contractor, it makes it all the better for our employees to use a program that is easy to understand and requires little time and effort. It has made tracking expenses very simple and has been well received by the entire company.
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    Darwinbox
    It overall helps me with applying for holidays and shows how many holidays I have left, whether it's an earned leave or casual leave, and even tells what all are the upcoming holidays. It helps me to read the firm's documentation and helps in writing things for my appraisal cycle, It even tells the performance and the tasks in my queue.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Emburse
    The software is always running effectively. I use many Cloud based systems and never had issues with Chrome River
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    Darwinbox
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Emburse
    System runs normal pretty much all the time. Does not slow any other systems down.
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    Darwinbox
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Emburse
    This has been easy for me because we have a rep that contacts the supporters for this product to correct any issues we may have with the software or changes needed to help out employees use Chrome River easier. This from my understanding has been a hit or miss kind of interaction with our rep and Chrome River.
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    Darwinbox
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    Online Training
    Emburse
    The software is very user friendly, so the online training was easy to pickup for everyone.
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    Darwinbox
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Emburse
    Before implementation begins, make sure you have a plan on how you would like your workflow and platform setup for a system like Chrome River. It will speed the process and eliminate the need to make changes when you go live.
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    Darwinbox
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    Alternatives Considered
    Emburse
    It's the [industry-leading] software for Enterprise level organizations with [large-scale] teams and financial responsibilities. The software has the most robust set of tools and pays for itself with the amount of time it saves. Many newer alternatives have sprouted up but I don't know that we would ever trust another software to do our Expense Tracking and Management.
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    Darwinbox
    Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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    Scalability
    Emburse
    It's very easy software to design to your needs.
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    Darwinbox
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Emburse
    • We have seen a return on approver time of nearly 60% meaning our approvers have tripled their output.
    • We have had feedback from our users that time spent creating expenses has gone from an average of 2 hours to perhaps 20 minutes, tops.
    • We have seen in our dashboards that the Emburse Certify Suite of tools has returned an average savings of over $500K a year.
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    Darwinbox
    • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
    • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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    ScreenShots

    Emburse Chrome River Screenshots

    Screenshot of A consistent experience across any screen size or operating systemScreenshot of Simple, customizable tiles for expense entryScreenshot of Approve expenses directly from your inbox with a single click

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