Pleo vs Zoho Expense

Pleo combines company spending cards with tools for managing business expenses and payments. It supports expense management, reimbursements, cash management, accounts payable, and multi-currency use, with real-time expense tracking and automated expense reports. Depending on the plan, businesses can set card limits, approval workflows, and AI-powered spending guidelines. Pleo lists integrations including Xero, NetSuite, QuickBooks, SAP SuccessFactors, FreeAgent, Xledger, Twinfield, and BambooHR. It runs on the web, Android, and iOS, and provides an API. Pleo says it encrypts data in transit using TLS 1.2 with AES256 and SHA384 and stores and processes customer data in AWS data centers in Ireland. Its listed compliance information includes PCI-DSS, GDPR adherence, Google's Cloud Application Security Assessment, and a Cloud Security Alliance CAIQ self-assessment. Plans start at £8 a month, billed monthly; Build is £14 a month per user, billed yearly, and Optimise is £18 a month per user, billed yearly. A free trial is offered for Start and Build.

Zoho Expense is travel and expense management software for capturing expenses, organizing reports, routing approvals, and managing spend. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with an API also listed. Receipt capture uses AI-powered OCR, and Standard supports itemized receipt capture in 38+ languages. That plan also includes corporate card management and real-time Visa and Mastercard feeds. Premium adds employee self-booking, global hotel and flight inventory, guest booking, and a built-in travel desk tool.

Listed integrations include QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, Oracle, SAP, Zoho Books, Zoho CRM, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. Zoho says customer data is encrypted at rest and in transit and logically separated; its listed compliance standards include ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR. The Free plan is free for up to three users, with 20 receipt scans per user each month. Standard starts at $3 per user/month billed annually and has a 200-scan monthly limit per user; Premium starts at $5 per user/month billed annually and has a 1,000-scan limit. A 14-day free trial does not require credit card information.