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Product Architect Lead
Hospital & Health Care
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

I love the mobile application - it makes keeping on top of expenses while on the road way more manageable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Tags need to be manually updated by admins (which creates bottlenecks sometimes). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus):

You should look into it, especially if you don't have another software like it! My only recommendations is to provide a good flow of work to ensure tags, attendees, etc. are up to date for users like me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

We used to have a very google-doc-esque, manual way of keeping track of expense reimbursement. Not only does this hold employees accountable, it also helps me ensure I'm staying on top of my expenses so that I'm reimbursed in a timely manner. This process never existed at our small company before Abacus! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) Overview

What is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Emburse Spend is the modern, all-in-one platform that helps SMBs streamline expense management while keeping their existing credit card program.

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Product Description

Real-time employee expense management & reimbursement

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Unlike other solutions that require you to switch credit card programs, Emburse Spend works with any corporate card. You can integrate seamlessly with your existing program or opt for Emburse Cards if they’re the best fit. This means no disruptions, just complete control over your spend management.

Second, Emburse Spend removes the arbitrary employee-generated expense report from the process - making submitting and reviewing expenses faster and more accurate. Each expense is submitted and entered into the system in real time, giving admins instant visibility into spend. Expenses can then be organized by employee (similar to a traditional expense report), project, client, time interval, or any custom data point important to your business. Reviewing expenses in meaningful combinations (i.e. all of the expenses for a Project sorted by Category) helps you extract insights and context that wouldn't be apparent if you were to only look at an employee-generated expense report.


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Emburse
Company Website
Year Founded
2015
HQ Location
Los Angeles, California
Twitter
@emburse
1,127 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
851 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Emburse makes expense management simple. Our expense, travel management, accounts payable, and payments solutions are trusted by more than 1
million professionals, including CFOs and finance teams, travel managers, and business travelers. More than
0,000 organizations in 1
0 countries, from Global
000 corporations and small-medium businesses, to public sector agencies and nonprofits, count on us to manage expenses with ease, providing user-friendly tools and personalized support. Our AI-based automation and mobile-first product approach eliminate manual, time-consuming expense submissions, approval and reconciliation. We deliver efficiency and time savings, increase financial visibility, enhance spend control and compliance, and improve the business travel experience. This empowers our customers and their teams to focus on what matters most in their personal and professional lives.


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Verified User
5.0 out of 5
"Emburse Spend is great"
Emburse is easy to use and it helps us to keep track of our spending.
AN
Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Excellent transaction tracking"
To see my expenses promptly and be able to code them as needed
AN
Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"So much easier that fumbling with receipts at the end of the month"
I love that it reminds me when there is a charge and that I can simptake a picture of a receipt and then easier find and upload it when I do my exp...

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AN
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

I love that it reminds me when there is a charge and that I can simptake a picture of a receipt and then easier find and upload it when I do my expenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

I can't think of anything. I don't like having to remember a password- but every site requires them now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

I do my expenses weekly instead of a big ordeal at the end of the month and I can easily upload receipts.No need to print them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AN
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

To see my expenses promptly and be able to code them as needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

The transactions do not show up automatically and one has to wait 2-3 days before they show up. It would help greatly to see even the pending transactions to show up right away. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

N/A Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
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Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Emburse is easy to use and it helps us to keep track of our spending. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

I think that the least helpful feature is noting, all good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

I don't see anything wrong with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AN
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Easy and quick way to track expenses all in one place Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

N/A - I haven't had any issues as of yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes it easier to do expenses all from one set of software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Ease of use, integration, mobile phone access Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

disconnects to accounting sync but very rarely does this happen Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

credit card receipts submission. Card users enter their expenses directly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

It so much better than doing expense reports and submitting and waiting on a check. So much easier and user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

I canit think of a thing. The system is so easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Leaves cash in the cash drawer for emergency purchases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Manufacturing
UM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: In-app
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Simple to use and is a good reminder of expenses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

You have to take time out of your day to fill out Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having to submit the expenses to an individual to send in and process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TS
Accounts Payable Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

I liked being able to comment and communicate on transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

It lacked pre-spend control but was great for post spend reporting and coding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allowed us to direct various spend approvals to the appropriate approvers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Oil & Energy
AO
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Easy to submit expense reports and managers get notifications when expenses are ready to approve. Fairly straightforward to use as an administrator. Integrates with Sage Intacct. As an end user, it's great to submit expenses and get direct deposit reimbursements directly to my bank account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

1. Recently stopped differentiating between corporate card spend and personal card spend needing reimbursement. This is more complicated when we are pulling reports to figure out who is using the corporate cards vs. personal cards.

2. When someone leaves the company, their unapproved expenses just hang out in limbo. If an approver leaves, the expenses they were assigned to approve stay unapproved until their employees are reassigned to another approver. The employee then has to remember to resubmit the expenses to the new approver. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Monitoring corporate card spend and having personal card expenses coded and reimbursed appropriately. Users can easily import their expenses and get reimbursed by direct deposit to their bank account. We can also run reports to see different teams' expenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SJ
Process Engineer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Helps me in creating report more correct and accurate. The data that provides more insight in the project are proper and helps in making better prospective for future process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)?

Till the date I have used the Emburse Abacus i didn't have any complaint with it and I am sure that it will continue that in the future as well. But for now i can't think of anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) solving and how is that benefiting you?

As I travell a lot for business it was hard to keep track of all mine card expenses and business expenses. And Emburse Abacus has helped me in track of it in real time and manage it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.