Compare SmartSpending and Cost and Expense Planning - Apr 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SmartSpending or Cost and Expense Planning?

SmartSpending is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Cost and Expense Planning, and Cost and Expense Planning is rated higher (72/100) than SmartSpending (57/100). Cost and Expense Planning offers users more features (3) than SmartSpending (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Cost and Expense Planning!

Looking for the right Expense Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

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Who is more expensive? SmartSpending or Cost and Expense Planning?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Expense Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for SmartSpending and Cost and Expense Planning.

SmartSpending accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 SmartSpending is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Expense Management software. Cost and Expense Planning accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 SmartSpending is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Expense Management software.

Bottom line: SmartSpending is more expensive than Cost and Expense Planning.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SmartSpending Vs. Cost and Expense Planning based on some of the most important and required Expense Management features.

SmartSpending: We are still working to collect the list of features for SmartSpending.

Cost and Expense Planning: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

SmartSpending's typical customers include: SMBs, and Cost and Expense Planning's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.