Head to head
Ramp vs Relay
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
45/100 | 59/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #9 | #3 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 58 | 82 |
| AI Authority | 20 | 29 |
| Web Authority | 43 | 68 |
| Expert Assessment | 61 | 50 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | USD $15/user/month (Plus) plus an unpublished platform fee based on team size · free tier: $0/user/month: unlimited cards and users, expense management, travel booking, OCR invoice extraction, approval workflows, fraud checks, bill payment by ACH/card/check/wire, FDIC-insured cash account and Ramp Investment Account with no fees or minimums, QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations, custom reports | USD $30/month (Grow, 14-day trial) · free tier: Starter — $0/month with no time limit and no monthly maintenance fees: 20 checking accounts, 1.11% APY on savings, 1% credit card cash back, 50 credit and debit cards, unlimited users, invoicing, accounting integrations, built-in spend controls |
| Pricing model | Freemium subscription with per-transaction payment fees | Freemium subscription (paid tiers) plus per-transaction fees |
| Best for | US-incorporated small companies that will hold operating cash in Ramp Checking to zero out payment fees, run accounting on QuickBooks Online or Xero, and have an internal finance owner comfortable self-serving without hands-on support. | US small businesses at any size up to roughly $1M+ revenue that want to physically separate money across many checking accounts for Profit First or envelope budgeting, work with a bookkeeper on QuickBooks Online or Xero, and need spend controls across many cardholders — provided they maintain a second banking relationship for payroll and wires. |
| Avoid if | You will not move cash into Ramp Checking, need procurement/PO workflows or NetSuite/multi-entity without an unquotable Plus price, want a genuine bank relationship, pay many external vendors who will resist identity verification, or depend on reaching a human quickly when a payment is stuck. | You cannot survive a multi-week freeze on operating capital, depend on high-volume or time-critical international wires, need point-of-sale functionality, require contractual support SLAs or a named account manager, want deposit insurance at the institution you bank with directly, or are choosing primarily on per-transaction cost. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise | SMB, Solopreneurs and startups, Small and medium teams, Large teams, Accountants and bookkeepers |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, United States | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.