Ramp vs Pleo

Why businesses choose Ramp over Pleo

One connected workflow for cards, AP and accounting sync, versus a card tool with AP bolted on.

Ramp vs Pleo
70,000+ finance teams have saved millions of hours with Ramp.
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Top 3 reasons leaders pick Ramp over Pleo

A credit card, not a prepaid wallet.

Ramp gives your team access to spend without topping up a wallet first. With Pleo, money must be loaded before it can be used.

Less manual work at month-end.

Receipts, coding, and VAT details flow into your accounting system as spend happens. Pleo customers tell us that coding and accounting data often still need correcting before the books close.

Get started with our free tier

Ramp’s free tier brings your cards, expenses and AP workflows together without a monthly subscription. Pleo’s plans charge per user, per month.

Compare Ramp vs. Pleo

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Pleo
Funding model
Business credit cards
A prepaid wallet, topped up manually or by Direct Debit
Coverage
Cards issued in GBP, USD, EUR and more, with global acceptance
UK/EU-focused coverage, primarily GBP
Spend controls
In-app requests, automatic receipt reminders and real-time card controls
Manual chasing for receipts and approvals
Accounting automation
AI agents auto-code 60% of invoices with 99% precision, and sync to your ERP
Automations that often still need manual review before month-end
Accounts Payable
Built into the core card and expense workflow
Available, but frequently run separately from card spend
Support
Local human support from a dedicated UK team
Primarily self-serve and in-app support

Invoices, cards, tokens. The categories change but the principle doesn't: know where the money is going, remove the work around it, and make sure the spend is worth it.

Maciej Mylik. Finance

ElevenLabs

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With Ramp, reconciliation happens as you spend.

Ramp automatically closes the loop from spend to the accounting record, so nothing's left to fix at close. Pleo customers report manual month-end reconciliation, coding corrections, and receipt chasing persisting even after transactions sync

3x

faster book close after switching

5%

average customer savings in the first year

70,000+

businesses run on Ramp

FAQ

Pleo handles cards well, but most UK finance teams we talk to are still exporting receipts separately, managing AP outside the platform, and performing manual month-end reconciliation to get everything into Xero. Ramp consolidates cards, expenses, bill payments, and accounting sync into one platform so month-end isn't a separate project.

Yes. Ramp cards are accepted in 200+ countries with transactions in 180+ currencies. Ramp issues cards locally in GBP, USD, EUR, CAD, AUD, SGD, and JPY. Reimbursements are available in 65+ countries, and international payments are supported to 145+ countries.

Yes. Ramp issues GBP cards, supports UK expense management and reimbursements, processes eligible GBP supplier payments, and syncs directly with Xero and QuickBooks Online (with NetSuite and Sage Intacct available for relevant setups). Spend controls, approval workflows, and real-time tracking are now live for UK teams.

Ramp automatically pulls your existing tax codes from your linked ERP to apply relevant VAT on every transaction. At month-end, your transactions are already coded, tagged, and ready for your accountant or Xero reconciliation, no manual digging required.

Ramp has no per-card fees and no annual fee. Pricing depends on your team size and the features you need. For a direct comparison against your current Pleo plan including how per-user costs scale as your team grows — reach out and we'll build a side-by-side breakdown.

Ramp started in the US, and the majority of our customers are US-based. But Ramp is now live in the UK with GBP cards, local expense management, VAT automation, and direct Xero integration. UK businesses get the same platform, controls, and automation that US companies use with local currency and local accounting support built in. Ramp isn't entering the UK as a side project. It's the same product, now purpose-built for how UK finance teams work.

Ramp combines corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, and accounting automation into a single platform. Pleo focuses on cards and expenses, with accounts payable frequently run separately from card spend. Ramp also offers automated spend controls that block out-of-policy purchases before they happen, real-time accounting sync with Xero, and cashback on every transaction.

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