Compare Circula and Spendesk 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (66.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (64.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at €8.00 1 License Per Month
Contact Us Per Month
Circula
Star Rating
(828)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (66.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at €8.00 1 License Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 9 pricing plansSpendesk
Star Rating
(403)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Spendesk excels in "Bank / Credit Card Integration" with a score of 9.1, making it easier for teams to manage expenses directly from their bank accounts. In contrast, Circula's integration scored lower at 8.2, which some reviewers mention can lead to more manual entry and potential errors.
- Reviewers mention that Spendesk's "Digital Receipt Management" feature, rated at 9.1, allows for seamless uploading and tracking of receipts, enhancing the user experience. Circula also offers this feature but with a slightly lower score of 9.0, indicating it may not be as intuitive or efficient.
- Users on G2 highlight Spendesk's superior "Employee Reimbursement" process, scoring 9.0, which is noted for its speed and ease of use. Circula, while still effective, received a score of 8.9, with some users mentioning that the reimbursement process can be slower and less straightforward.
- Reviewers say that Spendesk's "Ease of Use" is a standout feature, scoring 9.5, which many users attribute to its user-friendly interface and straightforward navigation. Circula, with a score of 9.3, is also user-friendly but has received feedback that it can be slightly more complex for new users to navigate.
- G2 users report that Spendesk's "Quality of Support" is highly rated at 9.1, with many praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. Circula's support, while still good at 9.0, has received some comments about longer wait times for assistance.
- Users say that Spendesk's "Product Direction" is promising, with a score of 8.6, indicating a strong commitment to continuous improvement and feature updates. In comparison, Circula shines in this area with a score of 9.2, with reviewers mentioning that they frequently see new features and enhancements being rolled out.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Circula
Starter
Starting at €8.00
1 License Per Month
12-month contract, excl. VAT, min. 10 licenses
- All key features of expense management, incl. mobile app for iOS & Android
- AI-powered digitisation of receipts using OCR technology
- Unlimited users
Spendesk
Essentials Plan
Contact Us
Per Month
For SMBs looking to streamline their spend management process, all in one place.
- Unlimited virtual and physical cards
- Automated & customizable bookkeeping
- End to end invoice management
Free Trial
Circula
Free Trial is available
Spendesk
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
708
9.3
342
Ease of Use
9.3
755
9.5
344
Ease of Setup
9.1
266
8.8
78
Ease of Admin
9.1
27
8.9
73
Quality of Support
8.9
392
9.1
267
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
27
9.1
72
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
739
8.6
329
Features by Category
Expense Reports
9.0
495
|
Verified
8.8
155
|
Verified
8.2
431
9.1
175
|
Verified
8.5
457
|
Verified
8.8
172
|
Verified
9.1
486
|
Verified
9.1
213
|
Verified
8.9
473
|
Verified
9.0
184
|
Verified
8.2
402
|
Verified
8.7
152
|
Verified
8.0
352
9.1
160
|
Verified
Travel Management
8.1
381
Feature Not Available
8.0
380
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
367
|
Verified
8.4
59
7.9
341
|
Verified
8.4
66
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
8.5
75
Feature Not Available
8.9
93
8.1
367
8.5
74
Mobile
8.8
443
|
Verified
9.2
194
|
Verified
8.1
358
8.1
83
|
Verified
7.8
339
|
Verified
7.8
46
Platform
7.7
322
Feature Not Available
8.1
336
|
Verified
8.6
139
|
Verified
Administration
8.0
321
|
Verified
8.6
98
|
Verified
Administration
8.2
379
|
Verified
8.8
120
|
Verified
8.6
419
|
Verified
9.0
131
|
Verified
8.1
390
|
Verified
9.0
170
|
Verified
8.1
375
|
Verified
8.6
120
|
Verified
8.4
373
|
Verified
8.9
154
|
Verified
Platform
8.3
360
|
Verified
8.6
132
|
Verified
8.0
330
|
Verified
8.3
90
|
Verified
8.2
339
|
Verified
8.6
118
|
Verified
8.7
379
|
Verified
9.0
165
|
Verified
8.6
376
|
Verified
9.0
134
|
Verified
7.7
325
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.7
49
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
7.6
44
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.2
46
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.7
49
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
7.6
44
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.2
46
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
56
Not enough data
7.8
54
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
Budget Creation
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.5
14
Budget Management
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Forecasting
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Setup
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
141
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Payment Cards
Not enough data
9.4
68
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.6
54
Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
8.4
43
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
43
Payments
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
7.9
31
Fraud & Risk Management
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
8.8
50
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.7
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.5
34
|
Verified
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.9
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
18
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
12
Integration
Not enough data
7.7
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
14
Risk
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.6
14
Recovery
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Audit
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
12
Fraud
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.6
14
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
9.3
84
Not enough data
9.0
28
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
9.3
91
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
8.9
41
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
72
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
38
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.6
31
|
Verified
Card Management
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.8
34
Not enough data
Controls
7.6
34
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Circula and Spendesk are categorized as Expense Management
Unique Categories
Spendesk is categorized as Spend Management, Budgeting and Forecasting, AP Automation, Invoice Management, and Procure to Pay
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Circula
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Spendesk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
11.6%
Consulting
7.2%
Information Technology and Services
7.0%
Financial Services
5.0%
Automotive
4.4%
Other
64.8%
Computer Software
14.8%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Financial Services
4.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.5%
Internet
3.8%
Other
57.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Circula
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Lukas W.
Verified User in Banking
For me, the travel expense report was very straightforward.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Financial Services
Circula falls short of what I expected beyond the basics of uploading receipts and submitting reports. Here’s what I ran into: 1. There’s no obvious way to create a report — it took me a while to realize the “+” button in the bottom-right corner was what I...
Spendesk
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Facilities Services
The ability for our different teams to track their budgets in real time. It's honestly been a game changer for us.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
There seem to be regular issues with virtual cards and also there's no way to bulk approve expenses which have been edited once you fix an error. For example if several go through with an incorrect tax code then you have to approve and export them...
Lukas W.
Verified User in Banking
For me, the travel expense report was very straightforward.
Verified User in Facilities Services
The ability for our different teams to track their budgets in real time. It's honestly been a game changer for us.
Verified User in Financial Services
Circula falls short of what I expected beyond the basics of uploading receipts and submitting reports. Here’s what I ran into: 1. There’s no obvious way to create a report — it took me a while to realize the “+” button in the bottom-right corner was what I...
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
There seem to be regular issues with virtual cards and also there's no way to bulk approve expenses which have been edited once you fix an error. For example if several go through with an incorrect tax code then you have to approve and export them...
Discussions
Warum sind die Umfragen so lang
1 comment
LK
Completely agree!Read more
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If you're looking for people for user test I'd like to participate :)
1 comment
CL
Hi Francis GG, so nice of you to offer! We will then! :) Read more
How do I reimburse via Spendesk?
1 comment
CL
Hi Gabriela, there are different options to reimburse employees, all of them enables you to reimburse in bulk:
1. Export an XML Sepa file if you have a...Read more
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