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Circula Overview

What is Circula?

Circula is an expense platform for any payments done by employees: travel expenses, credit cards and employee benefits. Our mission is to simplify finance and payroll administration, while ensuring compliance through smart automations – so employees can do their best job. With Circula, you ✔️ Save up to 80% time in accounting & become a productive business partner within your organization ✔️ Reduce compliance risks & ensure secure and audit-proof processes.

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Circula is an expense platform for any payments done by employees: travel expenses, credit cards and employee benefits. The company’s mission is to simplify finance and payroll administration, while ensuring compliance through smart automations – so employees can do their best job. This way, Circula is creating the path for an employee-centric future around everyday business processes. This mantra has earned the company industry leader recognition from review platforms G2 and Capterra. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Circula is a leading expense management solution for small and medium-sized European businesses such as About You, DATEV, Deutsche Fußball Liga, Noerr, McMakler, and Securitas. Today, more than 150,000 employees use Circula. The company was founded in 2017 and has raised over USD 25 million in venture capital to date.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Circula’s mobile-first UX is designed for business travelers and mid-market companies, simplifying expense management and integrating seamlessly into daily workflows. With over 30 plug-and-play integrations to finance, payroll, travel, and HR systems, we ensure secure, efficient collaboration across departments, increasing productivity by 80%.

Our VISA credit cards for business travel offer more flexibility and security than debit cards. Certified GoBD compliant since 2018, Circula meets the highest accounting standards. As a DATEV Premium Partner, we ensure smooth integration and efficient data flow. Flexible billing allows for custom approval workflows and payment options, supported by 24/7 customer service.

Circula integrates spend management and employee benefits into a single app, streamlining all employee expenses in one place.


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Year Founded
2017
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154 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Circula is an expense platform for any payments done by employees: travel expenses, credit cards and employee benefits. The company’s mission is to simplify finance and payroll administration, while ensuring compliance through smart automations – so employees can do their best job.


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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Very Well laid out"
The highly customisable yet thorough cost tracking, Automatic bill parsing as well as project tracking.
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Efficient and User-Friendly Expense Management"
Circula makes expense management a breeze! The app is incredibly user-friendly, and I especially appreciate the feature that allows me to send PDF ...
Paul H.
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Paul H.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Great and fast tool to administrate my travel expenses"
Very quick and striaghtforward interface
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Circula Demo - All expenses in one platform
Credit cards, expense management AND employee benefits on a modular platform - exactly basedon on your requirements.
Circula Demo - Optimised payroll costs
With Circula, you can automatically offer employee benefits in a tax-compliant manner with just a few clicks and systematically utilise tax benefits that save you up to €3,500 per employee per year.
Circula Demo - End-to-end automation
We have automated the entire workflow - from scanning the receipt to automated data transfer to the ERP, accounting or HR software. This allows us to reduce manual administrative work by 80 %.

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Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Circula?

Circular is quite easy to use from an employee perspective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

Can't think of anything I dislike. No Problems so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy reimbursement of employee expenses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Renewables & Environment
UR
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Circula?

I recently tried the Circular app for my expense reports, and I must say, I'm genuinely impressed. It's incredibly user-friendly. Just snapping a photo of receipts, and the app automatically captures all the necessary data, which saves me a ton of time and hassle. The features like automatic currency conversion are super handy, especially when I'm traveling for work. I even reached out to their customer service with a question once, and the response was quick and helpful. For me, Circular has become an essential tool that makes my life easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

While Circular has been a great help, I find the initial setup a bit cumbersome, navigating through multiple settings to tailor it to my needs. Also, the app occasionally lags, especially when uploading larger receipt images, which can be a bit frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

Circular makes doing my expense reports easy by automatically filling in the details from my receipts and quickly getting me my money back. It also changes foreign money into my currency, saving me time and hassle. This lets me focus more on my work and less on paperwork. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Circula?

Ich habe angefangen, Circula für meine Reisekostenabrechnungen zu nutzen, und muss sagen, es funktioniert ganz gut. Normalerweise bin ich nicht der Typ, der sich schnell von neuen Tools beeindrucken lässt, aber Circula hat einige Aspekte, die mir das Leben einfacher machen.

Die Handhabung ist ziemlich einfach: Die Oberfläche ist übersichtlich und ohne viel Schnickschnack, was mir entgegenkommt. Ich konnte ohne große Einarbeitungszeit starten und fand mich recht schnell zurecht. Das Hochladen der Belege über die App direkt nach einem Geschäftstermin spart mir tatsächlich ein wenig Zeit und Nerven.

Automatische Funktionen: Circula automatisiert einige Schritte, wie zum Beispiel die Umrechnung von Währungen, was eine praktische Hilfe ist. Früher musste ich das manuell machen, und ehrlich gesagt, war das immer ein Punkt, den ich aufgeschoben habe.

Zusammenfassung: Insgesamt macht Circula, was es soll, und das ziemlich effizient. Ich bin zwar nicht der Typ, der bei solchen Themen in Begeisterungsstürme ausbricht, aber ich erkenne an, dass Circula mir hilft, meine Reisekostenabrechnungen mit weniger Aufwand zu erledigen. Für jemanden, der nach einer soliden Lösung sucht, um den Prozess der Reisekostenabrechnung zu vereinfachen, ist Circula definitiv einen Blick wert. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

Obwohl Circula vieles richtig macht, gibt es doch einige Bereiche, die aus meiner Sicht verbesserungswürdig sind. Hier ein ehrlicher Blick auf die Aspekte, die mir nicht so gut gefallen:

Eingeschränkte Personalisierung: Einer der Punkte, die mir bei der Nutzung von Circula auffallen, ist die begrenzte Möglichkeit zur Personalisierung des Tools. Ich hätte gerne mehr Optionen, um die Oberfläche und die Prozesse besser auf meine spezifischen Bedürfnisse anzupassen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

Vereinfachung der Belegerfassung

Problem: Traditionell erfordert die Reisekostenabrechnung das physische Sammeln, Ordnen und Einreichen von Papierbelegen, was nicht nur umständlich, sondern auch fehleranfällig ist. Belege können verloren gehen oder beschädigt werden, was den Prozess weiter erschwert.

Lösung: Circula ermöglicht die digitale Erfassung von Belegen über eine mobile App. Nutzer können Belege direkt nach Erhalt fotografieren und hochladen, was das Risiko des Verlusts oder der Beschädigung eliminiert und den Prozess der Belegerfassung erheblich vereinfacht. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RJ
Developer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Circula?

It was so simple and easy to understand and to submit expenses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

Nothing as of now. Everything looks Good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

Process of applying for perks is simple Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
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What do you like best about Circula?

It is possible to submit travel expenses within seconds. The app is used almost every day. Setting up the app was very easy. For questions or other topics, you can contact support. There are various features like exporting invoices from emails or linking with payment service providers that directly forward the booking to the app. This is a good integration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

It would be practical if one could note in advance whether one has meals on day X or not. And not only at the end of the trip. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are no more piles of paper with receipts that need to be sorted and submitted at the end of the week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
UB
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Circula?

Circula is a convenient toll for settling travel expenses and work related bills. It is easy to use and has a transparent, intuitive structure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

There is nothing I dislike. Everything works just fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps to easily transmit the travel related data to the company's administration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christian W.
CW
Projektleiter Schwerpunkt Netzwerk und IT-Security
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
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What do you like best about Circula?

Simple and intuitive operation. Submit travel expenses with a few clicks without annoying scanning, etc... just photograph with the camera and the data is automatically captured. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

So far, nothing known that I would have noticed negatively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

Time savings Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hyejin R.
HR
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Circula?

At my previous work, I have to copy the google sheet template and have to fill it out. Using circular, I don't have to worry about if it's right format or not. Just fill out the text field and it's done. Super simple and I like that I could see the status of my expensese. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

One thing I was veeery confused is uploading muptiple file/image on one expense. For instance, at my company, to get reimbursed we have to attached screenshot of slack/email. I was not sure how to do that. I created multiple expenses one for submitting cost and one for attaching approval. After couple of attempt, I figured it out, attach more file is hidden in "options". Also the text saying "Upload receipt" seems like if I upload receipt, it will remove the current one. I was afraid of that. I would expect something like "Upload another receipt" "Add more receipts".

Also I use Circular normally to submit my expenses so I usually use only [Expenses] tab, and the rest is not really clear what they are for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

It provides simple way to submit expenses. I don't have to write any document on my own. I'm not sure about the support since I didn't ask for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Circula?

Der Prozess zum Einreichen von Ausgaben und Reisekosten ist sehr einfach und übersichtlich. Das ganze Unterwegs mit der App zu erledigen, vereinfacht das Thema wirklich enorm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

Es wäre hilfreich wenn bereits in der App ein paar mehr gesetzliche Informationen bezüglich der Verpflegungspauschalen und der 3-Monats-Frist stehen würden. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

Das Einreichen von Reisekosten. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
UH
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Circula?

It is an integral and quite easy to use tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Circula?

To modify the weight of an expense that has to be charged in more than one project you can just do it in each expense but not as a whole trip. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Circula solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integral solution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.