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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Emburse Abacus

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AAbacus is a web and mobile application that helps manage employee expenses and reimbursements. Some key features include: Real-Time Expense Submission, Integrated ACH Payments, and Dynamic Custom Reporting. Abacus was acquired by Certify in summer 2018 and is now part of Emburse, formed from the merger of Certify and Chrome River March 2019.

    $9

    per active user/per month

    Webexpenses

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AWebexpenses is a global provider of spend management solutions, combining integrated Expense Cards with cloud-based software for businesses of all sizes across 70+ countries. Serving industries such as retail, finance, technology, construction, and not-for-profit, Webexpenses gives businesses control over company spending by automating processes, proactively enforcing policies, and controlling costs. Features The Webexpenses…

    $54

    per month (up to 15 users on the small business plan)

    Pricing
    Emburse AbacusWebexpenses
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $9
    per active user/per month
    Professional
    Custom Pricing
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
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    Emburse AbacusWebexpenses
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$250
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    601 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    312 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Emburse AbacusWebexpenses
    Expense Management
    Comparison of Expense Management features of Emburse Abacus and Webexpenses
    Feature
    Emburse Abacus
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    Ratings
    Webexpenses
    8.5
    77 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee Expense Reporting00 Ratings8.777 Ratings
    Corporate Card Reconciliation00 Ratings8.438 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Emburse Abacus and Webexpenses
    Feature
    Emburse Abacus
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    Ratings
    Webexpenses
    8.2
    70 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.153 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings7.737 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings8.266 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings8.648 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings8.735 Ratings
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    Dext
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    BILL Spend & Expense
    Score8.9 out of 10
    BILL Spend & Expense
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emburse Chrome River
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Emburse Chrome River
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Emburse AbacusWebexpenses
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (17 ratings)
    9.1
    (733 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (49 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.1
    (732 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.6
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.6
    (350 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.8
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    6.4
    (9 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Emburse AbacusWebexpenses
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Emburse
    Emburse Abacus is well suited for mid-market organizations that are open to - or embrace - the concept of real-time processing of expense transactions. Emburse Abacus takes a radically different approach from other platforms that rely on modeling paper-based monthly (or periodic) expense reports containing multiple expenses submitted simultaneously. Emburse Abacus allows each transaction to be very rapidly processed individually so that approving managers and accounting professionals are able to perform review tasks and identify potential problems throughout the entire month, relieving the massive monthly influx of large numbers of expense reports simultaneously.
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    Webexpenses
    Really suits me well for making mileage claims, the map works well and it has an accurate log of addresses. Very handy and easy to be able to add any necessary receipts. Could be a good idea to include live road closures? but I understand that's quite tricky to do. Really easy to be able to move routes when you have gone a different way than recommended.
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    Pros
    Emburse
    • User-Friendly Interface: Reviews from our employees (ages ranging from 20s-70s) are all positive in regards to the ease of submitting an expense and getting reimbursement on Abacus
    • Timely Reimbursement: After final approval, money hits user accounts within 2 days
    • Approval routing: ability to set up multi-tier complex approval routes
    • Syncs with Sage Intacct: pushes entries on a day to day basis in to Intacct and it hits our GL accordingly
    • Abacus is competitively priced compared to the competition
    • Abacus utilizes "by expense" management. Getting rid of expense reports and batch reports (they do have an option where you can batch if need be)
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    Webexpenses
    • imports credit card transactions from our corporate card program without issue
    • allows for easy set up of new users
    • is a very intuitive, easy to learn tool
    • has a very responsive support and customer service team
    • Set up and configuration was thorough, and they were able to work through our unique issues, such as custom segments in NetSuite.
    • It is a very inexpensive product. Well worth the cost.
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    Cons
    Emburse
    • When you upload a receipt to abacus it would be great to port in the information from the receipt to the text fields.
    • It would be good to have a more automated way for Abacus to integrate in with other payroll systems.
    • It would be nice to have more levels of permissions, e.g. manager level, administer level and employee level.
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    Webexpenses
    • When you click add receipts after putting the details of your expense, you get the impression that you have done something incorrect from the prompt that you receive
    • Two options for adding receipts can confuse people when training them on how to use
    • An easy to access FAQ would be helpful
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Emburse
    No answers on this topic
    Webexpenses
    There doesn't seem to be anything in the market at the same price point that is better, however if there is an interrupter in the market that provides better value, then we would heavily assess the cost of change to see if we should move on to the alternative offering.
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    Usability
    Emburse
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    Webexpenses
    Based on what I have used it for, it was very easy to use and navigate. The approval process was already setup on the back end so there was no confusion on my end. Notifications were sent to my email based on status which made it helpful to understand where an expense was in the process.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Emburse
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    Webexpenses
    it is always available when I need it
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    Performance
    Emburse
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    Webexpenses
    Some times image uploads can be slow and you have to alter the image resolution to increase the speed
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    Support Rating
    Emburse
    I have never had to contact Abacus support and have not heard stories from any of my colleagues having to do so either. Our accounting department stresses the ease of Abacus and has not voiced any concerns with the software or the product support team or the product support process.
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    Webexpenses
    The support for the initial setup was great, but since then we have only had to contact support once when we had problems uploading credit card files. The help we received at this time was not good and we ended up trying various things until we resolved the problem ourselves. The online support tutorials are good, but searching for a specific issue is difficult.
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    In-Person Training
    Emburse
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    Webexpenses
    All went well.
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    Online Training
    Emburse
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    Webexpenses
    It was difficult to train multiple people via video, as they learned at different speeds, and most of the user champions were not as capable with systems and finance processes as our dept.
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    Implementation Rating
    Emburse
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    Webexpenses
    As long as you have people that are fully aware of the setup steps to get users into the software then I would see no issues arising for any company.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Emburse
    I chose Abacus because of its ease of use and flexible billing. The billing is based on the number of submissions rather than users in the system. Because we reimburse committee members, we have a lot of users in the system, but the activity can vary widely from month to month.
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    Webexpenses
    I would have to say that Webexpenses does not stack up well in comparison to Expensify. If given a choice, I would choose Expensify for the best user experience and mobile / desktop being more seamless. It accomplishes the same thing but has a more modern, minimal, and streamlined feel to it.
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    Scalability
    Emburse
    No answers on this topic
    Webexpenses
    because as the business has grown to has the user base
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    Return on Investment
    Emburse
    • It is giving reliable services.
    • I am happy with its user-friendly services. Since I have issued the virtual and physical cards, I am getting real-time, and end-to-end control over my employee expenses. They can now easily go to visits and this has built their trust too. Further through receipts and expense details, I can easily control the pre-set budgets and easily configure rules to control spending.
    • I will also like to praise their customer care team they are very helpful and always ready to assist.
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    Webexpenses
    • Easy integration with your existing finance / accounting software.
    • Lot of time is being saved in maintaining records and now going completely online.
    • Love the option of Scan receipts with Google-vision-powered optical character. This also resulted in less use of paper in our office.
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    Webexpenses Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Webexpenses mobile app, that captures receipts instantly.Screenshot of Webexpenses, accessed through a desktop, iOS, Android or Windows device.Screenshot of mileage tracking with Webexpenses.Screenshot of a display of expense-related spend, reported and tracked with customisable reports.Screenshot of the mobile app, where users' expenses can be built, submitted and approved.Screenshot of Webexpenses payments and expense reimbursements.