Recurring budgets are designed to support predictable, repeatable expense patterns, whether daily field work, monthly software subscriptions, or quarterly marketing campaigns.
When you configure a budget to recur (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), the platform automatically breaks it into spend cycles, self-contained periods with their own allocated limits and transaction logs.
What is a Spend Cycle?
A spend cycle is the active window in which a specific portion of a recurring budget can be used. For example:
A daily budget will generate a new spend cycle every 24 hours
A monthly budget resets on the same date each month
A quarterly budget creates 3-month periods with fresh allocations
Each spend cycle is tracked independently. This allows budget owners and admins to analyze usage patterns over time, viewing spend trends, catching overspend early, and understanding how teams operate in short vs. long time frames.