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PEX
Expense management for controlling employee spending
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Functionality
4.8
/5
40
Total features
46
4 categories
PEX features
Common features of Payment Processing software
Functionality
4.8
/5
40
Price starts from
0
Per month
Total Features
46
Unique features
Spend Analysis
Transaction History
Real-Time Notifications
Real-Time Monitoring
Functionality
4.4
/5
20.4K
Price starts from
1922
Per year
Total Features
213
Features in Common
25
Unique features
Automatic Billing
Order Fulfillment
Purchasing & Receiving
Contract/License Management
Functionality
4.3
/5
7.4K
Price starts from
30
Per month
Total Features
172
Features in Common
31
Unique features
Ad hoc Reporting
Self Service Portal
Customizable Fields
Customizable Templates
Stephen P.
Entertainment, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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In the past we used 3" Binders, Paper, tape and Excel to track every expense on our 30+ projects a year. End Users hated the antiquated process, so did our Supervisors and we were running out of valuable space to store/find binders. Enter PEX which captures expense data automatically and has mobile photo uploads of receipts, completely revolutionizing our process.
Some vendors/film crew do not have the ability to accept credit/debit cards/online payment processors and instead prefer check or cash. Adding the ability to cut/mail checks like a standard Bill Pay offered by most major banks or ability to withdraw cash at an ATM would help keep all expense tracking under one platform!
Mark D.
Renewables & Environment, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Excellent. Setup, support and adding users is a breeze.
It is simple to use and saves so much accounting time to track employee purchases. We used to spend days collecting receipts, figuring out who made the purchases and which GL Account they should hit. Plus we had tons of digital copies of receipts all over the place taking up valuable space on our drives.
I can't think of anything that we didn't like
Janette T.
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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This is an updated review. We had some issues in the beginning, and struggled to get the assistance we needed. Management stepped in and assisted. When I communicated the issues I was having, I was assured they would address with their employee how to better handle any potential customer needs. Since then, everything has been wonderful! Customer service is great, and the product performs just as it should. I do recommend this product!
I love that my wires get posted and funds can be used same day. The previous product we used would take a day to post and be available.
We had a rocky beginning, it took awhile for us to get approved.
Clifford M.
Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Overall, PEX has been the perfect solution for our operations and we don't even take advantage of all the various features. We have dozens of card holders over several organizations and the ability to get the cards we need (without employee credit checks) and set the balances as low or high as we want depending on the situation has been a perfect fit.
The web interface is very easy to use. Ordering cards is simple and access to statements and transactions is very timely. PEX has really improved their fraud detection over time and it has caught issues and blocked them several times in recent years.
Sometimes customer support is challenging. Depends on who you get on the other end of the phone. Because of miscommunication, issues are not always resolved after the first call. However, I have always found the customer service reps to be polite.
Thank you for your positive feedback! We're pleased to hear that you find the web interface easy to use, and that ordering cards and accessing statements is simple and timely. We're glad that PEX's fraud detection has improved over time and has been effective in catching issues.
Kathy S.
Professional Training & Coaching, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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GREAT! They are very helpful and responsive to inquiries or issues that have come up. It's really been EASY!
It is very flexible and can fit almost any need. From employees to independent contractors. It gives you control over each card, easy to manage online or in the app. Add funds, delete funds, freeze cards, etc and your actions are immediate! Easy to order cards too.
That the debit card doesn't tie directly to our account and during heavy use time we have to watch our balance to be sure we have enough funds available overall to add to individual cards. But this is not hard to do, just the thing I like least.
Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you find our system flexible and easy to manage. We appreciate your note about monitoring the balance during heavy use and will consider this in future improvements.
Lisa B.
Nonprofit Organization Management, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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Sterling has been with PEX for a number of years, and the cards are easy for my clients to use and understand, with their limited abilities.
Excellent communication and response time to any questions or concerns.
Minor problems with getting new changes to procedures in documenting suspicious activity-but that was cleared us with one phone call to my Customer Success Manager.
Thank you for your feedback! We're pleased to hear that you appreciate our communication and response times. We apologize for any initial issues with new procedures, but we're glad to know they were quickly resolved with the help of your Customer Success Manager!
Cody S.
Hospital & Health Care, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Spend management, audit trails, and reporting are critical to our accounting functions. We have control of all 3 with PEX and it is so easy to use.
PEX is great for our business. We issue hundreds of cards and are able to easily control and manage each card with only 1 person at the helm. The reporting is fantastic and easy to use.
We really have no cons with PEX. The only complaint we have is that it is not yet compatible with our accounting software. But they do have connectivity to many softwares, so I would put the blame on us for using older software.X!
Paul B.
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Anytime I've had to work with a customer service rep I've got my problem resolved. Love the software and the service
I love how easy it is to use for both my users and my administrators. It's been very easy to manage each card separately without having to call in and wait on somdone to do it for me. What used to take a lot of time now can get done in seconds.
The cards are magnetic stripe cards. not sure if new users are getting the chips or not but that would be a great upgrade.
Thanks for your review, Paul. We will be rolling out chip cards in 2019. Stay tuned!
Cathryn B.
Nonprofit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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This has helped us track our spending and actually get our receipts. Something we struggled with for years.
Can Instantly add money to a card, or remove it. Can determine where the money can be spent.
When there is fraudulent activity you don't receive the funds back until the case is investigated and decided in your favor.
Thanks for your review. So glad PEX could help your organization grow more streamlined and simplified, Cathryn!
Brian S.
Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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PEX really streamlines our processing of purchases made using the PEX cards through its integration with APLOS. This saves many hours of work time for our team.
We utilize PEX in conjunction with APLOS accounting software. They are a match made in heaven and integrate together pretty seamlessly. Our staff find the cards easy to use for in-person or online purchases and maintaining and matching receipts is very easy. The mobile app further enables functionality. The administrator capabilities are intuitive and well organized. Ordering new cards and inactivating cards is a snap. Finally, you have the option of either heavily managing user card usage or almost turning usage on auto-pilot and everything in between. It is easily tailored to your comfort level and policies.
I can't really come up with any other than perhaps a few vendors such as rental car facilities don't accept debit cards and that the daily use per card is $5,000, but very few transactions exceed that amount.
Kari Y.
Utilities, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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We have only been using PEX for a few months now but it is easier than the other card system we had. Our company is pleased with the ease of the card. They work fast which saves our drivers time and the company money.
PEX is very simple to use. We give each driver their own card to use each day and it makes it very simple for the office to track where the expenditures are going on each route, each truck and every driver to use.
We switched from BizNOW Cards to PEX so it was just a matter of getting each driver familiar with it.
Karina M.
Construction, 1-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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Overall experience was great and easy. This is very convenient.
The setup process was very easy and the platform is user friendly. We’re able to track the expenses on time and reloading the cards is extremely easy and fast. The complete process was smooth and the cards work great.
So far we have not had any issues or cons with PEX.
Thank you for your feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you found the setup process easy and the platform user-friendly. It's great to know that tracking expenses and reloading cards have been smooth and efficient for you.
Danny F.
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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The usability of the cards and dynamic functionality of the merchant codes create a great environment for control and spend management.
Shipping of the physical cards was a little lengthier than we would have liked.
Thank you for your feedback. We're delighted to hear that you find the usability of the cards and the dynamic functionality of the merchant codes beneficial for control and spend management. We apologize for the delay in shipping the physical cards and appreciate your patience.
Jason P.
Facilities Services, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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Being able to have all the transactions with detail information.
I like that the software is easy to work with and its able to provide detail information on all transactions.
I would love to be able to print the receipts that I uploaded to the system. That would make it so much easier to just print them out when its time for a report instead of keeping track of them individually for extended periods of time.
Hi Jason, thanks for your review! Just wanted to let you know that we¿ll be working on an enhancement for that exact use case in the next few months.
Kathy C.
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Very easy implementation was a PLUS. Card ordering and shipping process was smooth and intuitive via the PEX portal.
Integration into our contingency management solution was straighforward
Dusti K.
Broadcast Media, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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We use PEX for purchasing product needed at our events. All event staff has a PEX card that is loaded before their event and allows them to purchase the product needed without having to front any of their own money and wait for reimbursement. This is especially helpful and also makes it easy to track.
I really like this system and how easy it is to use. The app is very user friendly. You can easily add receipts to your transactions and all of the information is loaded automatically. It also updates instantly. It really is a timesaver not having to do elaborate expense reports.
Not much bad to say about this. At first, I did have a little difficulty figuring out the right place to add my receipts, as it seemed there was more than one location, but I have sense then figured it out.
Wahhaba B.
Religious Institutions, 1-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
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Overall it's been great - super convenient for me as a user and I believe our admin and bookkeeper are also enjoying the convenience.
It was easy to set up and easy to use, and I love the dashboard because I can see my exact balance at any time. It's so convenient to scan my receipts in and they go right to our bookkeeper, and I can see them later on the app when I need to review them.
I didn't like having to add yet another app to my phone, but turns out it's well worth it.
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you found the setup and usage easy, and that the dashboard and receipt scanning features are convenient for you. We understand the hesitation about adding another app, and we're glad to know it has been worth it. It's great to hear that both you and your admin/bookkeeper are enjoying PEX.
Samir S.
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As a startup, we had to find a solution to control our contractor's expenses using our company's funds. At first, we had to trust our few starting contractors to use our company funds. But then when we grew, we needed control and most importantly reporting and analysis. As it was something relating to our company funds. Pex card was the solution to this problem. They're easy to use simple dashboard tells you everything.
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