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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (90.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$120.00 15 Users Per Month
No pricing available
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Star Rating
(1,104)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$120.00 15 Users Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansMercury
Star Rating
(116)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MercuryEmburse Spend (formerly Abacus) vs Mercury
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) easier to use. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up for Mercury along with administration. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) meets the needs of their business better than Mercury.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Mercury over Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Emburse Spend - Basic
$120.00
15 Users Per Month
- Cards: Feed integration & issuance
- Accounting: Quickbooks, Xero, custom export template
- Payments: 50 monthly ACH reimbursements
Mercury
No pricing availableFree Trial
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Free Trial is available
Mercury
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,004
8.6
68
Ease of Use
9.3
1,031
9.2
71
Ease of Setup
9.1
141
9.3
57
Ease of Admin
8.9
136
9.6
37
Quality of Support
9.0
617
8.3
62
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
126
9.1
37
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
985
8.8
66
Features by Category
Expense Reports
9.3
718
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.1
796
|
Verified
7.8
19
8.5
730
|
Verified
7.6
19
9.1
808
|
Verified
7.7
18
9.4
825
|
Verified
7.9
18
9.1
256
|
Verified
7.0
19
8.9
228
|
Verified
6.4
18
Agentic AI - Expense Management
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Feature Not Available
Travel Management
8.7
34
Feature Not Available
9.0
34
Feature Not Available
8.8
32
Feature Not Available
8.5
109
Feature Not Available
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
7.6
17
9.2
284
|
Verified
6.9
18
8.8
221
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Mobile
9.4
752
|
Verified
6.9
17
9.1
294
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
14
Feature Not Available
Platform
8.7
140
|
Verified
5.0
17
8.9
141
|
Verified
5.5
17
Administration
8.9
113
|
Verified
7.4
18
Administration
8.8
166
|
Verified
7.5
17
8.9
190
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
173
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.9
163
|
Verified
6.8
17
9.0
189
|
Verified
7.5
17
Platform
8.7
184
|
Verified
7.2
17
8.7
142
|
Verified
7.1
17
8.7
26
6.5
17
9.0
216
|
Verified
7.2
18
9.2
188
|
Verified
7.0
18
8.6
116
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Setup
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.7
28
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Payment Cards
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.1
30
Reporting
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
6.9
27
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Payments
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
8.7
26
Fraud & Risk Management
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
26
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Recovery
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Audit
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Fraud
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Card Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) and Mercury are categorized as Expense Management and Spend Management
Unique Categories
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus) is categorized as Payment Card Issuance
Mercury is categorized as AP Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Mercury
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
14.4%
Internet
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.2%
Information Services
7.0%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
53.6%
Computer Software
19.0%
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.6%
Wholesale
5.7%
Management Consulting
3.8%
Other
50.5%
Discussions
Can I use Abacus to create custom reports?
2 Comments
Official Response from Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Abacus works like a search engine - cataloging every expense individually. This means that you can create a report by using any combination of expense and...Read more
Can I sync my corporate card program?
1 Comment
Official Response from Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
You can connect your corporate card program to Abacus and see the status of all cards in a single dashboard view. As they are used, you will see posted...Read more
Can you read receipt images?
1 Comment
Official Response from Emburse Spend (formerly Abacus)
Just snap a photo or forward your receipt and we'll start drafting the expense for you - filling in date, vendor, amount and then auto-categorizing it based...Read more
Mercury has no discussions with answers
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