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Brex
Corporate cards, expense management and bill pay with an Accounting Partnership Program for accounting, bookkeeping and fractional-CFO firms.
| What the AI does | AI-powered custom rules and accounting automation (one-click accruals, automated GL coding and merchant mapping by entity); AI-powered compliance audit detection and insights on Premium; Brex AI assistant and AI agents |
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| Who it serves | Small CPA firms, Bookkeeping practices, CAS practices |
| Starting price | Free plan (Essentials $0/user/mo); Premium $12/user/mo |
| Pricing model | Freemium per user/month |
| Free trial | Free plan available |
| Best fit | Small firm, Mid-size firm |
| Category | Payroll, AP/AR & Bill Pay with AI |
| Works with | QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Puzzle, Gusto, Rippling, Deel, Workday, Expensify |
| SOC 2 | Not stated on the vendor's site |
| Checked | 2026-10-29, against the vendor's own page |
Who it's for
Brex is listed as a fit for small and mid-size firms, and the vendor names small CPA firms, bookkeeping practices and CAS practices on its own site. The job it gets hired for: running client payroll, bills and receivables through a firm console, with AI catching what's off.
What it costs
Brex has a free plan to start: Free plan (Essentials $0/user/mo); Premium $12/user/mo.
Good to know
Brex is corporate cards, expense management and bill pay for growing companies, and its Accounting Partnership Program brings accounting, bookkeeping and fractional-CFO firms in with custom client onboarding offers, co-branded collateral, streamlined account management through Brex Pro Access and a listing in Brex's accounting directory. The AI-powered accounting layer closes faster with AI custom rules, one-click accruals for incomplete expenses and automated GL coding and merchant mapping by entity, Premium adds AI compliance audit detection and insights, and the 2025 releases added upgraded Brex AI and AI agents. Essentials is $0 per user per month with cards, accounting integrations and free travel booking, Premium $12 per user per month, Enterprise custom; it syncs to QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct and Puzzle.
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