# Pike for Pleo: card spend on the right project

> Pike integrates with Pleo: card and out-of-pocket expenses import into Pike in real time with amount, merchant, category, receipt link, and note, and land on the project chosen from a Pleo tag group that Pike keeps filled with active project names.

Canonical URL: https://usepike.com/integrations/pleo
Last updated: 2026-10-26

## At a glance

- **Direction:** Pleo to Pike, in real time. Accounting export stays in Pleo.
- **Who sets it up:** Workspace admins.
- **Source of truth:** Pleo.
- **Plan:** All plans
- **Documentation:** [Pleo docs](https://usepike.com/docs/integrations/pleo)

## What syncs between Pleo and Pike

| Pleo | Pike expense |
| --- | --- |
| Amount, currency, and date | Amount, currency, and date |
| Merchant | Merchant |
| Pleo category | Expense category |
| Receipt | Receipt link |
| Note | Note |
| Tag in the "Pike project" tag group | Project |

Pike keeps a Pleo tag group named "Pike project" filled with active project names, so people pick the project in Pleo when they add the receipt.

## How to connect Pleo

1. Go to **Workspace settings → Integrations → Pleo**, click **Add integration**, and authorize Pleo.
2. Pike creates the "Pike project" tag group in Pleo.
3. Map Pleo categories to Pike expense categories.

Full setup steps and field mappings are in the [Pleo integration docs](https://usepike.com/docs/integrations/pleo).

## How agencies use Pike with Pleo

- **Put card spend on projects as it happens.** Expenses arrive in real time, so project margin reflects this week’s spend.
- **Let staff tag the project at the till.** The tag group lists active Pike projects, so people choose the project in Pleo and nobody re-assigns it later.
- **Keep accounting in Pleo.** Pleo still exports to your books, while Pike shows cost by project.

## Limits to know before you connect

- The sync is one way, from Pleo to Pike.
- Accounting export stays in Pleo.

## Pleo integration questions

### Does Pike integrate with Pleo?

Yes. Pike imports Pleo card and out-of-pocket expenses in real time, with amount, currency, date, merchant, category, receipt link, and note.

### How do Pleo expenses get a Pike project?

Pike keeps a Pleo tag group named Pike project filled with active project names, and the tag chosen in Pleo sets the project.

### Does Pike export Pleo expenses to accounting?

No. Accounting export stays in Pleo. The Pleo integration only imports expenses into Pike.

## Related

- [Expensify](https://usepike.com/integrations/expensify): Expenses from approved reports every hour.
- [Tripletex](https://usepike.com/integrations/tripletex): Supplier invoices become expenses.
- [Finance in Pike](https://usepike.com/features/finance): Invoicing, budgets, and margin by project and client.