Brex
AI Expense Management
Corporate cards and spend management for startups and scaling companies.
Brex vs Pleo
Both Brex and Pleo sit in AI Expense Management, and firms regularly shortlist them together. They are not interchangeable: Brex is aimed at venture-backed companies, while Pleo is built for european small businesses. Brex does not publish a public price, and Pleo does not publish a public price.
| Feature | Brex | Pleo |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Venture-backed companies | European small businesses |
| Starting price | Custom | Custom |
| Pricing model | Custom | Custom |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Category | AI Expense Management | AI Expense Management |
| Our rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Visit Brex | Visit Pleo |
The verdict
Choose Brex if
- You need venture-backed companies
- Strong startup and scale-up focus
- Automated categorisation and receipt matching
Choose Pleo if
- You need european small businesses
- Very easy for employees to use
- Good European coverage
What to watch either way
- Brex: Underwriting favours funded companies
- Pleo: Less suited to large enterprises
Testing them
Brex has no free tier, so testing needs budget approval first, and Pleo offers a free trial. Whichever you trial, run it on your messiest real documents rather than a clean demo file — that is where the difference between these two actually shows up.
Pleo
AI Expense Management Free trial
Smart company cards and expense management for European SMEs.