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Emburse Abacus

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Q. What type of pricing plans does Emburse Abacus offer?

Emburse Abacus has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $0.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available

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Q. Who are the typical users of Emburse Abacus?

Emburse Abacus has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Emburse Abacus support?

Emburse Abacus supports the following languages:
English, Italian

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Q. Does Emburse Abacus support mobile devices?

Emburse Abacus supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone

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Q. Does Emburse Abacus offer an API?

No, Emburse Abacus does not have an API available.

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Q. What other apps does Emburse Abacus integrate with?

Emburse Abacus integrates with the following applications:
Lever, Zapier, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online Advanced, TriNet Zenefits, Rippling, NetSuite, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Slack, Quickbooks Online, Xero

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Q. What level of support does Emburse Abacus offer?

Emburse Abacus offers the following support options:
Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep), Email/Help Desk, Chat, Knowledge Base

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Emburse Abacus product overview

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What is Emburse Abacus?

Abacus by Emburse uses expense data and employee profiles to automate expense creation, policies and approvals.

Key benefits of using Emburse Abacus

CAPTURE ACCURATE EXPENSE DATA FROM EMPLOYEES
Abacus drafts expenses using reliable data sources such as receipts, card transactions, past behavior, CRM fields, and geolocation to ensure records are complete and accurate.

AUTOMATE YOUR EXPENSE POLICY AND APPROVAL HIERARCHY
Policy rules are applied before expenses can be submitted in order to reduce violations. Routing rules then automatically send the expense to the best suited approver.

FAST REIMBURSEMENTS WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT
Once an expense is approved, Abacus handles the reimbursement and direct deposits into the employee's bank account.

CONTINUOUS ACCOUNTING SYNC
Sync expenses into your accounting software using either cash or accrual method as they are approved so that your books are always up-to-date.

INSTANT VISIBILITY INTO SPENDING AND BUDGETS
Build custom analysis reports with real time data to help you identify trends and manage budgets.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Phone Support
FAQs/Forum
24/7 (Live rep)
Email/Help Desk
Chat
Knowledge Base

Training options

Videos
Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Documentation

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Value for money

3.9

/5

57

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Emburse Abacus features

Functionality

4.2

/5

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Total features

37

4 categories

Most valued features by users

Third Party Integrations
Reporting & Statistics
Data Import/Export
Compliance Management
Customizable Reports
Workflow Management
Multi-Currency
Real Time Reporting

Emburse Abacus users reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

/5

57

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.45/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
Overall, I would recommend this over other expensing tools. It is modern, they have mobile capabilities, and the support was excellent when needed.
The Tech support is very good and very willing to help if you have any kind of issues.
Excellent and most user friendly Expense Reimbursement platform.
Cons
So many features are not working properly or missing. If you are a cafe or restaurant this system may work for you.
Terrible Customer Service. Abacus-Emburse makes frequent software updates and does not test before release.
It frustrates rather than enhance outlook. The product is outrageously priced for what we are able to do.

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G. Keenan S.

Internet, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Effortless expense tracking and management

Reviewed 6 years ago
Pros

Having come from a huge tech company that had their own proprietary software to submit and reimburse expenses, Abacus is a breath of fresh air. It's unbelievably easy to use and both their website and their mobile app are clean, intuitive and get out of my way. I don't feel like I'm jumping through hoops or need to go through a bunch of red tape to get expenses reimbursed, and it helps me keep track of when my expenses are approved and reimbursements are being distributed. It's amazing being able to just take a photo of a receipt right from the app and upload it immediately. Don't need to hold onto receipts or gather scans in another app. Seriously, this software is so simple. Every company should use it.

Cons

I've had the mobile app crash a few times or just become unresponsive, but this is so inconsistent that I don't really think I've ever been inconvenienced by it.

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Computer Software, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
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  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Expenses Simplified

Reviewed 3 years ago

Overall, I would recommend this over other expensing tools. It is modern, they have mobile capabilities, and the support was excellent when needed.

Pros

Abacus is easy to set up and use. The UI is intuitive, and it is self-explanatory to use. I really like that you can send email receipts to the abacus alias, and it parses out the expense for you. They have a mobile app that I use often, and I rarely have issues with the tool.

Cons

Sometimes the receipt scanning can take a long time, and you will go in and edit it manually. I don't like that it takes a long time to get email receipts into abacus.

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David C.

Law Practice, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Bad product

Reviewed 4 years ago

This has been the worst business decision we have made. We were looking for a case management software to streamline increase efficiency. The sales promises about this were simply not true and the free training is a joke. It is so basic that it served no purpose.

Pros

The support team is very responsive. The product may be great but once you purchase it they want more money to deliver the product rather than deliver the product.

Cons

The product is difficult to use, and simply does not offer the features that are available in quick books. It is a huge step backwards and requires an amazing amount of time to deal with glitches. It frustrates rather than enhance outlook. The product is outrageously priced for what we are able to do. I was assured it was the right product for my small firm but I don't think so.

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Events Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Count your Savings!

Reviewed 5 years ago

I love that this is quick, and easy. Just take a picture of your receipts and attached the image to your expenses and that is it! Saves time, and shows corporate where they can save money or where too much is spent.

Pros

Abacus allows you to streamline and organize your expenses. It enables you to systematize how you refund your employees, execute your expenses and reconcile credit cards.

Cons

I haven't found anything I don't like about Abacus. This saves time and money and approval and audit processes are faster. This is easy as counting on your fingers!

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Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Very Easy to Use for Employees

Reviewed 5 years ago
Pros

I appreciate how easy Abacus makes it for me to submit expenses and how clear the process is. You can quickly see what expenses are pending, what has been approved, and what still need to be approved.

Cons

I wish there was a way to remove categories that are irrelevant to you or your team. I.e. if you are on the accounts team, you should be able to hid the sales categories to make it easier to categorize the expense.

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