LemSubs vs Pleo
Danish company cards and expenses — beloved for receipts and reimbursements, light on subscription intelligence
Pleo is the European answer to Brex — physical and virtual company cards, beautiful receipt-capture UX, automatic VAT splits, and direct sync into Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Economic, and Fortnox. It is genuinely loved by teams that hated expense reports.
What Pleo is not is a subscription manager: there's no renewal calendar, no trial-expiry alert, no overlap detector that says'you're paying for both Loom and Vimeo Record,' and no health score. Pleo will show you what you spent on Notion last month if it was paid on a Pleo card.
LemSubs will show you that Notion renews in 4 days, your Notion trial expired and rolled into a $192 annual bill, and your team also pays for Coda — none of which Pleo surfaces.
Pleo pricing
Free tier 3 users; Essential €39/mo; Advanced €79/mo; Beyond €179/mo
Pleo is best for
European SMBs (5–200 staff) tired of chasing receipts and expense reports
Where Pleo wins
- Best-in-class receipt capture and VAT handling
- Strong EU accounting integrations
- Per-user spend limits and approval flows
- Free tier for the smallest teams
Where Pleo falls short
- No renewal calendar, trial alerts, or overlap detection
- Subscription view limited to Pleo card spend
- Plans get expensive past 10 users
- Not designed for solo founders or freelancers
Moving from Pleo to LemSubs
- In Pleo, export the last 90 days of card transactions as CSV.
- Sort by merchant to spot recurring charges.
- Sign up for LemSubs and pick a workspace.
- Add each recurring vendor with price, currency, and next renewal date.
- Switch on renewal and trial alerts (7, 14, 30 days).
- Keep Pleo for receipts; use LemSubs for the subscription portfolio.
Frequently asked questions
Is LemSubs a Pleo replacement?
No — Pleo is a company card and expense tool. LemSubs adds the subscription-intelligence layer Pleo lacks.
Does Pleo have renewal alerts?
No. Pleo shows historical card charges; it doesn't warn you that Adobe renews in 3 days or that your Loom trial is about to convert.
Can I use Pleo and LemSubs together?
Yes — and many EU teams do exactly that. Pleo handles cards and receipts, LemSubs handles subscriptions and renewals.