Expensify vs. TripIt

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Expensify
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Expensify automates the entire spend management process. Scan receipts, track mileage, submit and approve expenses, manage corporate cards, reimburse employees, pay bills, send invoices, and book travel. Built for individuals and companies of all sizes, anywhere in the world.
$5
per month per user
TripIt
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
TripIt is a travel management app offered by Concur, which allows users to organize and coordinate travel plans. Editions include a free version, TripIt Pro, and TripIt for Teams.N/A
Pricing
ExpensifyTripIt
Editions & Modules
Collect
$5
per month per user
Control
$9
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ExpensifyTripIt
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ExpensifyTripIt
Features
ExpensifyTripIt
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
8.4
Ratings
2% below category average
TripIt
-
Ratings
Employee Expense Reporting8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Corporate Card Reconciliation7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
7.5
Ratings
9% below category average
TripIt
-
Ratings
Customizable Approval Policies6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Document Management8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced OCR6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel Management
Comparison of Travel Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
TripIt
7.6
Ratings
80% above category average
Customizable Approval Workflows00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Extensive Inventory00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Readily Available Support00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Easy Travel Booking00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile Travel Application00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Centralized Itinerary Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Collaborative Booking00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Reuses Traveler Information00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
User-friendly Interface00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Travel Alerts00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ExpensifyTripIt
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ExpensifyTripIt
Likelihood to Recommend
I think it's really good for small businesses. At least in the way we use it. It's very good for keeping an eye on employee spending in nearly real time. I'm not sure how it works for larger companies when there is a larger number of people to keep track of.
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TripIt is one of those business apps that, while not strictly required, represents a huge quality of life improvement for those of us who travel regularly for work. Capturing your itinerary information in one place, so you have one point of reference is a great benefit. When you couple that with relevant notifications about your itinerary, and an Apple Watch app for quick at-a-glance information about your travel plans, you really can't beat it. Highly recommended.
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Pros
  • I am able to submit my mileage and the great feature to put the starting destination and end destination. It auto populates the mileage for you!
  • The coniserge is helpful and reminds me when I did not do certain things like submit my report. That’s a nice feature!
  • I am able to submit my expenses quickly and it scans the receipts or you can upload a picture of them very quickly.
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  • Travel itinerary tracking to see track delays or flight changes (pro version)
  • Seat tracker to nab the best seat no matter what class of air travel (pro version)
  • Time to airport, train station information (pro version)
  • Check in reminder (pro version)
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Cons
  • Cant choose for specific lines of non -reimbursable expenses to several credit cards. only one preconfigured.
  • there are limited cards to choose for with Expensify Travel as a corporate cards.
  • The policy rules are pretty basic. i would like to have more granular options
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  • Some addresses sometimes do not load (But this is becoming rare these days)
  • Add some color to the icons (again minor improvement)
  • Ability to create cross destination group trips with different cities to have a full overview of the trip and crossover points
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Likelihood to Renew
Our company will use Expensify for as long as it will fit our purposes. However, it is obvious that once the fast-growing company will reach a certain size, we will need to transition to a more complex system. For our current purposes however, Expensify is great and I would recommend it to everyone
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I have been using it for a while now and I did renew it every year because it is the best way for me to keep my travel plans in one place with easy visualization
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Usability
So simple to set up and use. It was easy to roll out to all our staff! The demos, instructions, and FAQ's were well written and enabled us to train our staff quickly. We have frontline employees who have mastered the system in a day. The scalability is also perfect. We are able to start with just a few cards and grew that number as our organization needed without any problems.
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It is very easy to use and you can combine with Apple Watch por easier usage. Also, it can be synchronised with your gmail for automatically update your travel plans and that ways is even more helpful.
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Reliability and Availability
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Ive only had the receipt scan feature crash 1 time; no other issues- in fact the app is more on top of details than I am!!
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Performance
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pages load fast, notifications are great. up to minute. after deboarding- my next steps are displayed. Syncs with the hotel & frequent flyer rewards programs too.
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Support Rating
Our rep has been amazing. He has built custom reports for us that have been very time consuming and difficult. Our reps are also currently looking into new submission solutions for us that we are excited about. They came up with this and recommended it on their own without me complaining about an issue. They are about our success and are very excited about the product they offer.
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This rating is solely based on information I've gotten for TripIt's self-help options. I've never had to contact them directly for support. Nonetheless, their online FAQ and knowledgebase have provided answers to all the questions I've had, including the lack of a boarding pass feature that I mentioned earlier in my review. All in all, I've had no issues here.
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Implementation Rating
The implementation process went rather smoothly, linking it to the bank and cards was handled easily. without too many unnecessary steps. Getting the accounts setup did take some time, but that would be true with any organization. All in all things went smoothly and I was very pleased with the setup and implementation process
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Set up clear workflows & processes for the masses! No problems with software, only end users...haha
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Alternatives Considered
Concur is the only formal software I've used, though I think this was only used in my PhD program (2010-2014), so in fairness, it's been a while. I remember Concur being just OK. It was certainly easier to use than the 'upload documents to email' process my former employer had instituted, but it was not Expensify-level smart and easy. At least back then, there was no simple drag-and-drop document parsing for example.
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I haven't evaluated any others. I have been happy with TripIt so I have not felt the need to find others. I am not really aware of any others. I might eventually looks at others if TripIt stops coming up with enhancements. I have no plans to search yet.
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Scalability
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Tripit is working great for everyone, each department meeting both company and individual needs.
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Return on Investment
  • Positives include - timely expense reports to reconcile our fiscal year financials
  • Negatives include - the monthly service fee per employee (even if no expenses were generated that month) - it is not cost effective for ALL of our employees to utilize the application.
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  • Comfort of mind is a huge personal positive impact.
  • When a work-related emergency occurred, the co-workers could know if someone would be able to answer a phone call or were in the middle of a flight.
  • No negative impact unless a co-worker didn't use it when traveling - disrupted the team more than we expected.
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ScreenShots

Expensify Screenshots

Screenshot of the dashboard used to manage expenses, book travel, reimburse employees, and create expense reports.Screenshot of corporate cards. The Expensify Card offers cash back on every US purchase.