BrexThe modern finance software platform

PuzzleThe AI-native accounting platform that gives you hours back with books you trust.

Comparison · Accounting Software · weekly run Nov 2

Brex vs Puzzle

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Puzzle is the stronger AI pick in Accounting Software: it has a visibility score of 3.9 versus 1.3 for Brex, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Brex if…

You want a free plan to start
You need SOC 1 Type II or SOC 2 Type II or PCI DSS or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers

Choose Puzzle if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (3.9 vs 1.3)
You need SOC 2 (vendor claim) coverage
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Brex	Puzzle
Visibility score	1.3%	3.9%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Accounting Software	#26	#15
Share of voice	0.7%	1.1%
Mentions this run	3	5
Positive in AI answers	58%	—

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Brex 0pp · Puzzle 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Puzzle leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.7%

3.7%

AI Mode

1.3%

Perplexity

0.9%

BrexPuzzle

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Brex ranked higher

1Puzzle ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Brex	Puzzle
Best accounting software for startups	Perplexity	#9	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Brex	Puzzle
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $12 per seat / mo	$30 / mo
Free plan	Yes	No
Deployment	—	Cloud-hosted on Google Cloud, with US servers.
Compliance	SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, ISO/IEC 27001:2022	SOC 2 (vendor claim)
Support	24/7 live phone and chat support, Named account manager on the Enterprise plan	Chat with an expert, Chat support, Priority support, Named bookkeeper and unlimited bookkeeping questions by email (Full Service)
Founded	2017	2019
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, USA	Remote-first, United States
Employees	1,001–5,000	51–200
Funding	Investment from Capital One as part of acquisition deal	Seed · $50M raised
Best for	Startups, mid-size companies and enterprises that want cards, expenses, bill pay and travel in one platform	Startups and small and medium businesses that want real-time books, with or without an accountant.