Comparison · 2026 edition
Brex vs Ramp: spend management compared 2026.
Brex and Ramp side by side in the Expense Cards and Spend Management Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
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Brex and Ramp side by side in the Expense Cards and Spend Management Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
In the Expense Cards and Spend Management Index, both score 4.7 out of 5 (93 out of 100); Brex ranks higher on the tie-break, at 2 of 12. Brex scores higher for startups and small firms; Ramp scores higher for mid-market and multi-country groups and regulated financial firms.
Overall and segment scores out of 100, and the score out of 5.
| Score | Brex | Ramp |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Score out of 100 | 93 | 93 |
| Overall rank | 2 of 12 | 3 of 12 |
| For startups and small firms (out of 100) | 93, rank 2 | 91, rank 3 |
| For mid-market and multi-country groups (out of 100) | 93, rank 3 | 94, rank 2 |
| For regulated financial firms (out of 100) | 93, rank 3 | 94, rank 2 |
| Type | Corporate card and spend management platform | Corporate card and finance automation platform |
Each score with the evidence behind it.
| Criterion | Brex | Ramp |
|---|---|---|
| Product coverage | 5/5 Cards, reimbursements, bill pay, travel and a procurement card published. | 5/5 Cards, reimbursements, bill pay, travel booking and procurement all published. |
| Published pricing | 5/5 Per-user prices published for two plans. | 4/5 Per-user prices published, but the Plus platform fee is not. |
| Global reach | 5/5 Local-currency cards in 50+ countries published. | 5/5 Local-currency card issuing in 30+ countries published. |
| Integration | 4/5 ERP integrations and an API published; ERP systems not named on the pricing page. | 4/5 Named ERP connections published; a developer API not confirmed on the pages read. |
| Regulatory standing | 5/5 Named issuing banks, money transmitter licence number and SOC 2 Type II. | 5/5 Named issuers with regulator and reference numbers, and SOC 2 Type II. |
| Spend controls | 4/5 Spend limits, merchant controls and approvals published; receipt capture not confirmed on the pages read. | 5/5 Limits, merchant controls, approvals and automatic receipt capture all published. |
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Expense Cards and Spend Management Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored
What each provider publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
| Fact | Brex | Ramp |
|---|---|---|
| Product coverage | Corporate cards, reimbursements, bill pay, travel booking ("free on Essentials") and a Smart Card "for companies that want to simplify procurement". | Corporate Card; Travel & Expense with flight, hotel and car booking; reimbursements; Accounts Payable; Procurement as an add-on to Plus or Enterprise. |
| Pricing | Essentials: "$0 user/month". Premium: "$12 user/month". Enterprise and Smart Card: custom pricing. | Free: "$0/mo/user". Plus: "$15/mo/user + Platform fee based on team size". Enterprise: custom. 1099 filing "$.65 per IRS filing". |
| Global reach | "Local-currency cards and billing in 50+ countries" (pricing page); "Issue physical and virtual cards in 60+ countries" (global page). | "Local currency card issuing in 30+ countries" on Enterprise; platform "available in 190+ countries". |
| Integration | Accounting integrations and "Brex API access" on Essentials; "Customizable ERP integrations and HRIS integrations" on Premium. | QuickBooks Online and Xero; NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on Plus; Workday and Oracle Fusion Cloud on Enterprise. |
| Regulatory standing | Cards issued by Emigrant Bank, Fifth Third Bank N.A., Airwallex (Netherlands) B.V. and Sutton Bank; "Brex Payments LLC, a licensed money transmitter (NMLS #2035354)"; "SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, and PCI-DSS". "Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A." | Cards issued in the US by Celtic Bank, Column N.A., Sutton Bank and Lead Bank; in the UK by "Stripe Payments UK Limited, an electronic money institution authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (firm reference number: 900461)"; in the EEA by Stripe Technology Europe Limited (Central Bank of Ireland C187865). Annual SOC 2 Type II audits. |
| Spend controls | "AI-powered custom rules"; "Advanced approvals with dynamic Spend Limit approval chains"; "Merchant card controls and custom approvals". | "Category and vendor controls"; cards lock automatically "when required receipts or items aren't submitted on time"; approval workflows routed by GL code and entity; "Auto-receipt collection and matching". |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 | 26 October 2026 |
Not published or not stated by Brex: integration and spend controls.
Not published or not stated by Ramp: integration.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: brex.com/pricing, brex.com/global, brex.com/security; and ramp.com/pricing, ramp.com/global, ramp.com/security.
Awards follow from the published scores and cannot be bought.
From each provider's strongest criteria and published terms.
US and global firms wanting a free plan and local cards in many countries.
US firms wanting cards, bills, travel and procurement on one platform.
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