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8 apps that will help track your travel expenses

Keeping track of travel expenses can be challenging. With paper receipts, email receipts and not being handed any receipt at times, it's important to be organized for both the business and leisure traveler.

Fortunately, for those who are not the best at having a good grasp on their expenses, there are many apps that can simplify your life. These apps help with expense reports, budgeting purposes, tax preparation and splitting expenses among friends.

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With something for everyone, here are the best apps to help you keep track of your expenses.

TrabeePocket

TrabeePocket is a straightforward app that allows you to keep track of your expenses for a given trip. Before you even start your trip you can add all prepaid expenses to the "preparing" tab. This allows you to account for your flights and any tours you might have booked in advance. Once your trip begins you can easily add all additional travel expenses. You can categorize your expenses into eight different categories, but with the paid version, you can add as many additional categories as you want if you have very specific expenses you want to track. The free version also only allows you to track one currency per trip, but the paid version allows you to track multiple currencies in one trip file.

Not only will TrabeePocket serve as a place to file your expenses, it also helps you on the budgeting front as well. You can set a monthly budget and have your expenses track against that overall number. If you are earning income during your travel, you can also enter income to a specific trip expense.

One neat feature of this app is that you can take pictures and tie it to a specific expense. This is great for the backpacker or family traveler who wants to remember exactly what the expense was used for, or to keep track of trip suggestions. Business travelers can also use this feature by taking a picture of a receipt if it is needed for a corporate expense report.

Cost: Free; Upgraded version is $1.99 and includes some additional options (i.e., multiple currencies, additional categories, view and export expense report)

Download: Google Play Store or iTunes App Store

Trail Wallet

Trail Wallet is very similar to TrabeePocket, but unfortunately is not available to Android users. With this app, you can add as many categories as you want to separate expenses and everything is color coded to make the app more visually appealing. (Unlike TrabeePocket, you do not need to pay for an upgraded version to add more categories).

When you enter your travel expenses, you'll tie it to both a trip and a date. This allows you to view your expenses at a Month View or Trip View. You can also spread expenses across multiple dates so you can see your daily expenses for a certain trip. This is handy if you are on a daily budget to ensure you're not exceeding the amount you can spend on a particular day.

One nice feature of this app is that you can add as many currencies as you'd like within a certain trip. This comes in handy if you are paying in multiple currencies — for example, flight and hotel costs in USD, but food expenses in euros.

This app caters more toward individual or family travel as you cannot invite friends to add expenses. You can, however, take pictures of receipts and tie them to a specific expense, and then export the images — perfect for keeping all receipts or for business travelers for expense purposes.

Cost: Free for the first 25 expense items added to a single trip; Upgraded version is $4.99 which allows you to enter an unlimited number of expenses per trip.

Download: iTunes App Store

Concur is one of the top expense programs for business travel. This app is definitely more involved then some of the others on the list, but it has all the bells and whistles for keeping your expenses fully organized. If you work for a large corporation, you might already find that this is the required app to use for your business expenses.

Expenses from corporate credit cards will automatically be uploaded and you can also manually add out-of-pocket expenses. For manually entered expenses, employees can take a picture of their receipt which will be included in their expense report. For the business traveler with many paper receipts during the week, this app helps ensure that all expenses are reimbursed properly.

If you run a small-business, this is a great platform for you and your employees to use as it allows you to manage expenses and prepare expense reports. When I worked for a large consulting company, I used this program on a weekly basis. Being able to keep track of my work expenses to ensure I was reimbursed with every amount paid out of pocket was huge. For solo and group travelers, this is not the app I suggest using as there is no need to pay the monthly fee as there are many other free apps available.

Cost: Fee depends on number of users and account type.

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Tripcoin is a very simple app to use that will track all of your expenses against a particular trip. You can tie each expense to a specific category, enter a city location and a defined date and time. You can also include notes and a screen shot to keep better track of every purchase you make.

This app has an atheistically pleasing filter capability, where you can look at expenses between a given date, within a certain category, a type of payment method or within a particular country. There is also a real-time currency converter or you can set custom currency exchange rates if needed.

Best of all, you can automatically back up all of your data by enabling the Dropbox integration. With many of the other apps listed here, if you lose your phone or if your data gets wiped out, you will lose all of the expenses entered. If this does happen, with this specific app, all of your expenses are saved and can be re-imported.

Unfortunately, this app is only available for iPhone users.

SplitWise is one of my personal favorites and an app I've been using for years. If you are traveling in a group , this is the app for you. The best, and unique feature, is that you can have friends or family members join a group and everyone can enter all expenses incurred for the joint trip. The app will then itemize expenses and tell each individual how much they owe to make things equal. You can even designate which expenses should be split among certain individuals. Like most of the other apps, you can also take include a picture and notes for every expense entered.

I have used the app for friend and sibling trips, including bachelorette parties, group ski trips and even just day trips. Aside from travel expenses, you can even use it to split up expenses among roommates or just everyday purchases with friends.

Cost: Free; Upgraded version is $2.99/month ($29.99/year) which includes receipt scanning, currency conversion and more.

Tricount is a simple app, but a great choice for group travel . It works very similar to SplitWise where you can split expenses among multiple travelers in your group. Everyone can add their own expenses and designate the specific amount (or percentage) for each individual within the group. At the end of the trip, you'll then receive a breakdown of what everyone owes each other.

The app supports multiple currencies and allows you to take pictures of images or receipts to go along with every expense entered.

Cost: Free; Upgraded version is $0.99 and allows you to have an ad-free experience.

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If keeping track of receipts is high on your priority list, then the Foreceipt app will be perfect for your needs. You can attach a receipt with all expenses entered and all images will automatically be saved to your Google Drive account. Additionally, all email receipts can be tracked as well by forwarding them directly to Foreceipt email address and including your unique ID.

Other features include the capability to batch upload bank transactions and downloading excel reports for tax return purposes — perfect for those who need to write off travel expenses.

Within the app, Foreceipt allows you to enter your income, bills and travel expenses to track against your overall budget. You can also tie all travel expenses to one of many pre-populated categories.

With these more involved capabilities, business travelers and those who own small businesses will probably find this app more useful than solo or group travelers.

Cost: Free; Upgraded version is $3.99/month ($38.99/year) and includes more receipts scans per month, email receipts and expense reports.

Expensify caters toward both individual and group travelers traveling primarily for business. This app allows you to complete all the simple tasks such as documenting your expenses and taking a picture of your receipt, but goes one step further where you can submit your expenses to your manager or accountant (or really whomever you'd like).

For those who need to keep track of mileage driven, this app allows you to not only manually enter your information but also has a GPS calculator which you can turn on to track your distance. You can also enter your time worked, which helps those needing to track billable hours.

The app also features more than just a place to submit your expenses, as you can keep track of business operations and even set expense policies.

On the feel good front, Expensify will also donate $2 for every $1,000 in expenses to Expensify.org. These donations are given to a broad range of campaigns to help organizations around the world.

Cost: Free up to five scans a month; Upgraded version is $4.99/month per user giving you unlimited scans and additional automatic capabilities.

Bottom Line

With many apps to keep track of your expenses, it helps to find one that fits your needs. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, with a group or on your own, there are many apps out there that work well depending on your needs.

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While you’re stuck daydreaming about your next bucket-list vacation, why don’t you get a hold of your finances and make it a reality by first budgeting out your travel expenses? Whether it’s a road trip or international vacation that you’re planning, easily forgettable items like parking fees can add up. That’s why you should use a travel-specific budgeting app to help streamline your costs on your next trip. Here are 12 budget apps to help you plan your expenses.

PocketGuard

Link all of your financial accounts and cards to this app, and it will automatically update and categorize your spending in real time. It then tells you what spending money you have with the “in my pocket” feature. It also automatically builds you a spending budget based on income, bills, and the goals you set. It even finds ways to lower some of your monthly bills for you … sign us up.

Download: iOS | Google Play

Tripcoin lets you enter in your expenses per day and even works offline. It then processes your spending to give you a spending summary of your trip, which you can export for other uses. This lets you see how much you’re spending on each category of your trip, broken down by day, so you can monitor your vacation expenses in real time.

Download: iOS

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Trip Expense Manager

The Trip Expense Manager app is ideal for large traveling groups that need help planning and monitoring travel expenses. For each trip you take, you can add Google users, a list of places to go, and expenses, and even mark who paid which bill.

Download: Google Play

TravelSpend

I love TravelSpend for its easy-to-use features and simple design. How it works: You add expenses as they happen (the app works offline and even converts foreign currencies) and the app tracks your spending by total and by day. You can even follow your spending on a map throughout your vacation.

Wally connects to your current financial accounts and tracks your spending so you can get a handle on your cash flow and spending by category. Wally is useful because unlike some of the other budgeting apps, it lets you use private groups for managing trip spending or other budgets. You can even add reminders, notes, lists, documents, and comments.

Users love TripMate for its simplicity and easy-to-use features, plus it’s all free. This travel expense tracker app lets you create a trip and then add and remove users as needed. You can add expenses, receive a personalized summary, and even get hotel, and other booking-related information.

Trail Wallet

If you’re looking for a travel-specific budget tool and expense tracker, this is your best bet. Input your expenses into Trail Wallet and the app will split them up based on category so you can get a closer look at your spending. Note that only the first 25 items you enter are free.

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This travel expense app makes splitting costs a breeze. Simply invite your travel partners to the trip you’ve created on the app, and each person can enter in his or her expenses. Once the trip is over (and all expenses have been entered) you can see who owes whom what amount.

Splitwise is another useful cost-tracking platform that easily lets you split group expenses while traveling. You can split by percentage or shares, and it’s even available in offline mode. It’s great for international trips, too, as the app is available in seven languages and over 100 currencies. Plus, it’s integrated with Venmo and PayPal for easy payback.

Mint is so much more than just a travel expense app—it connects with all of your bank accounts to give you an overall summary of your cash flow. You can then easily create a budget for different categories, like saving for a vacation.

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For those who have been involved in the planning of a bachelor or bachelorette party, you know the trials and tribulations that come with splitting large group expenses. This app was created specifically for those organizing large group trips and includes building an itinerary, polls, and chat features as well as ways to track payments and bar tabs within your group.

YNAB (You Need a Budget) is a popular software used for budgeting. While it’s slightly pricey ($84 annually), the positive reviews are endless. On the app version, you can set savings goals and itemize your vaca expenses. There is a free 34-day trial to get you started.

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Top 9 Corporate Travel Expense Tracking Apps And Platforms

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Managing business travel and related expenses can be a massive exercise, depending on your organization’s size and your executives’ travel frequency. Further, it is critically important to collect and report all work related travel expenses accurately. However, this can prove challenging, especially if you have to handle huge volumes of booking data emanating from hundreds of invoices, bills, and documents. Here is when travel expense tracking apps come into the picture.

Fortunately, the increasing number of travel-related documents and invoices is not a hassle anymore for the management. Modern software applications and platforms help business managers remain in control of the processes. Business travel expense tracking apps are now available to help organizations manage their travel expenses more efficiently. It also eliminates the need for paper reports, manual checking, reimbursement, and going back and forth approvals.

What is a business travel expense tracker app?

A budgeting technique known as expense tracking allows you to keep track of all of your outlays over time and stay on track with your spending plan. An expense tracker app is an automated and easy solution to manage all the expenses in one place for a smooth reporting and reimbursement process. Business travelers should have an expense tracker app to be mindful of their expenses and report to the organization accordingly.

Benefits of streamlined business travel expense tracker

• A technologically advanced travel expense tracker offers real time visibility into the traveling employees expenses, helping in managing travel costs
• Eliminates the need and associated errors with manual data tracking and entry; thereby, frees up the time of employees
• Assists in managing expenses and ensures travel policy compliance
• As these applications require logins from individual IDs, they removes the risk of unauthorized payments

Things to Look For in a Travel Expense Tracker

• While taking the demo of the apps, ensure to choose the one that is powerful and easy to understand
• Travel expense tracker should easily be integrated with other softwares such as booking software, HRMSs, etc.
• The tracker should be accessible through mobile and has essential feature to manage the expense

Top corporate expense tracking app and platforms

1. Expensify

Expensify offers unlimited receipt scanning, mileage tracking, quick reimbursement, and many other features. An important aspect is its one-click receipt scanning. Travel managers can create approval workflows to match the company’s expense policy. It is among the best app for tracking travel expenses with the following features.

Key Features

• Expense reporting
• Mileage tracking
• Importing of credit card
• Auditor access
• Automatic approvals
• Expensify is compatible with all operating systems
• Supports multiple languages, such as English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese

Rydoo’s business travel budget app is a bit different from other expense apps. The corporate travel management app ensures your travel executives remain compliant with the changing business travel policies of the company. The app runs an automated check on everything from timestamps to duplicate receipts. Companies can start right away as they offer a 14-day free trial.

• Can be quickly integrated with Enterprise Resource Planning packages
• Mileage tracker
• Supports multiple currencies
• Uploading of digital receipt
• Makes reimbursement easy
• Offers credit card statement analysis
• Rydoo is compatible with both iOS and Android
• Supports English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese

3. Xero Expense

Xero Expense is a cloud-based business trip expense app. It works best for small and growing businesses and has one of the best expense management tools. Claims can be submitted on the go with a photo of the receipts. It also reviews and approves expenses in one click. With its powerful analytics, Xero helps travel managers closely monitor employee spending.

• Processes payroll
• Provides financial reporting
• Accurate reporting of expenses
• Offers digitized billing
• Zero Expense is compatible with iOS and Android operating systems
• It supports only the English

4. Webexpenses Travel

This user-friendly business management tool is best suited for business travel management and booking. It makes use of industry-leading AI to save time and costs. It is designed to remember executive preferences and limits and automatically applies the same to new bookings. The set pre-approvals help streamline travel requests and bookings. The company’s updated travel policy can be integrated into the corporate travel management app easily.

• Comes with optical character recognition (OCR) technology
• Drag-and-drop reporting in real-time
• Digital receipt capture
• Corporate card management
• Mileage tracking and verification
• Webexpenses Travel is compatible with iOS and Android mobile apps
• It supports English, Spanish, and Portuguese

Fyle is one of the most accessible travel expense tracker apps with automatic business rules check system and one-click expense reporting . Travel managers can use this corporate travel management app to track business expenses from commonly used software systems. It offers an effortless expense management system that provides real-time visibility and control.

• Automated credit card reconciliation
• Real-time expense analytics
• Automated reminders
• Fraud detection
• Fyle supports English

6. ExpenseIn

ExpenseIn is a low-cost but feature-rich business travel expenses tracking app. It is the best choice for small businesses as the app has everything needed to create, approve and report on costs in one place. It has some robust features that can work well for medium and large companies.

• Digital scanning of receipts
• Real-time reporting
• Currency converter
• Automatic mileage calculations
• Compliance with corporate travel policies
• ExpenseIn is compatible with Android, iOS, and Windows
• It supports the English

TripLog is a leading business travel expense management solution that calculates mileage and time, among other things. It is best suited for mid-sized businesses and enterprises. TripLog tracks mileage automatically and makes reimbursement and mileage log management easy. The mileage reports are tax compliant.

• Offers real-time location monitoring
• Bank and credit card integration
• Tracks established trip rules
• Tax-compliant mileage reports
• TripLog supports the English

8. Shoeboxed

Shoeboxed offers regular travel expense features that can be found in many other similar apps. What makes it stand apart is the ‘Magic Envelope’ feature. It allows organizations to mail their business-related travel receipts in prepaid envelopes. The same is digitalized. Organizations can extract the relevant data from the receipts. The travel management team can organize and report the data as needed.

• Optical character recognition (OCR) and human data verification
• Automatic archiving of receipts from Gmail
• Receipt and mileage tracker
• Employee expense reporting
• Supports the maximum number of languages

Paxes is a SaaS-based platform serving the corporate travel needs of companies of all types and sizes. It also helps travel management companies efficiently manage their global corporate travel management processes of various clients. Paxes allows corporate administrators to create multiple invoices, manage budgets, and analyze expenses in micro detail. Further, the corporate travel management app assists in the easy self-booking of flights and hotels.

• Self-booking tools
• Hybrid inventory engine
• Implementation in a few clicks with a SaaS-based platform
• Single solution for multiple forms
• Concierge services
• Paxes supports multiple languages

Must Read: Top Benefits Of Using Travel And Expense Management Software

With user-friendly, feature-rich, role-specific, and powerful software to manage your corporate travel expenses, you won’t have to deal with the negatives associated with travel management tasks. The best travel budget app provides complete visibility into all the core aspects of business travel.

Business travelers prefer to choose their trip options but don’t want to stray beyond travel policies. Business travel expense tracking apps and platforms such as Paxes make it easy for your executives to stick to their style of staying and traveling and ensure it happens within your budget. It also saves the travel management team and the executives a lot of manual work.

Business Travel Expense Tracking Apps FAQs

What are the top apps and platforms for expense tracking for corporate travel.

There are many applications and platforms that can be used by TMCs for expense tracking for corporate travel. Some of the top apps that one can use for a seamless tracking experience are Paxes, Rydoo, and Expensify.

How can corporates personalize their bookings by themselves?

Many apps and platforms offer a self-booking tool like Paxes, where the corporate traveler can book their travel necessities at their convenience.

How can corporates track their expenses during business travel?

Certain travel expense platforms and applications provide features such as real-time expense analysis, where the corporate traveler can access, report, and track all the expenses that are incurred during the trip. Fyle is an expense tracker app that offers such a feature for a hassle-free experience.

What travel expense apps support all major currencies during corporate travel?

There are many travel expense applications and platforms that support major currencies, such as Rydoo and Xero Expense.

How can TMCs and corporations track or monitor the location of the business traveler?

Certain applications and platforms provide location tracking for managers to monitor the location of the traveler while on a business trip. This helps in preventing any major risk or threat that might occur. Triplog offers such a tracking feature in their application.

How to choose the best business travel expense tracking app?

Different apps offer different benefits; hence, corporates should choose the most suited app as per their individual requirements.

How does an expense tracker app work?

Expense tracker app generates reports, invoices, and tax details and more that is helpful in managing the finance of a business.

Why should you use expense tracker app?

Expense tracker app help in budgeting, tax calculations and deduction and more; hence, you should use these apps.

What types of expenses can I track with a dedicated travel expense tracker?

Transportation costs (flights, trains, rental cars), accommodation expenses, meals and entertainment expenses, and incidentals (parking fees, tolls, tips).

Is my data secure with a dedicated travel expense tracker?

Yes, most of the trackers use highly secure techniques to provide reliable services. However, you should be vigilant while selecting the best tracker.

Pratyush is a traveling enthusiast who always looks for innovations in business travel management. He has 5 years of experience writing content on corporate travel management and working closely with expert business travel facilitators.

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What is expense management software?

Expense management software helps businesses streamline spending—from employee expenses, reimbursement, and corporate travel to operational spend—by automating expense reporting , enforcing policies , and streamlining approvals .

Who should use an expense management software?

Expense management software are used by employees to record and submit expenses, finance teams to track expenses and reimburse employees , and travel teams to manage business travel . CFOs and CEOs can use them to get insights on their business spending, too.

Why do organizations need expense management software?

Without expense management software, your organization will find it difficult to manually manage receipts , expense reports , and travel expenses . Expense management software has a direct impact on optimizing business spend, while drastically cutting down time on manual data entry and management.

Why should businesses avoid using spreadsheets to manage expenses?

Managing expenses via spreadsheet becomes tedious as the size of the organization increases. Using spreadsheets to manage business travel and expenses is neither efficient nor safe. Accountants need to ensure that there are no formula errors, as it may lead to costly financial mistakes during monthly or yearly financial calculations—and it's also expensive in terms of manually managing policy violations and fraudulent claims.

Why should organizations automate the expense management process?

A manual expense reporting process is a pain for employees—as well as travel and finance teams—as it involves a lot of work to create reports, approve or rectify them, and manually check for duplicate and fraudulent claims. Automating your expense management process helps in reducing manual work and improving compliance and policy adherence.

How should one evaluate expense management software for their organization?

Before investing in expense management software, businesses need to have evaluation criteria in place . Some of the main reasons for implementing expense management software are to help save time, increase compliance , and simplify the reimbursement process . If you're unsure about gathering requirements by yourself, talk to a product expert , explain what you're looking for, and let them suggest the best plan that suits your business needs.

How to choose expense management software?

Here are some of the key points to consider before choosing expense management software:

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Active-user-based pricing is one of the most cost-effective methods of pricing, where you end up only paying for the users who are actually using the product.

Ease of use

Businesses need to keep track of countless activities, so managing expenses and travel requests should be streamlined, and the software should provide an overall user-friendly experience.

Data security

As expense management software deals with a lot of sensitive data—like employee bills, business spend details, corporate cards, and travel documents—it's important that the software is compliant with all security standards .

Scalability

Changing software and migrating data is exhausting. So when you decide to implement expense management software at your organization, it should be able to meet your requirements when your business expands . The software that you choose should also align with your growth strategy and help you scale your business.

A reliable support team should be available to help you resolve any issues or questions. You should also closely examine how easy it is to get in touch with the team via mobile or email.

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The Zoho Expense team has provided us with the best features—especially the receipt auto-scan, which eases our expense reporting journey with its mobile functionality. Our employees use Zoho Expense and its features extensively, particularly the mobile app. Above all, with the Zoho Analytics integration, we always get the insights we need with multiple dashboards to analyze our business spend. We’re one of those happy customers who are looking forward to seeing many new features and integrations within the application.

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Best Expense Management Software of 2024

Table of Contents

• Best Expense Management Software
• Things To Consider When Buying
• How We Chose

The best expense management software helps small, mid-sized, and large businesses automate and monitor employee expenses. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to capture receipt details and auto-populate report fields, reducing manual and tedious data entry. Spend limits help companies avoid surprises while policy rules flag or reject erroneous submissions. Automated approval workflows ensure employee or contractor reimbursements occur quickly.

We consulted with business leaders to learn how they use expense management apps and why they gravitate toward specific tools. Our research considered user reviews, features, and ease of use. We also looked at pricing and scalability, including integrations, travel and accounts payable (AP) modules, and global capabilities. Learn how top-rated expense management platforms compare.

• Best Overall: Emburse Certify »
• Best for Built-in Company Credit Cards: Expensify »
• Best Booking, Travel, and Expense Tool: TravelBank »
• Most Budget-Friendly Expense Management Software: Zoho Expense »
• Most Scalable for Global Expansion: Sap Concur Expense »
• Best Free Business Expense Tracking Software: Everlance »
• Best for Ease of Use: Airbase »

Best Overall: Emburse Certify

Quick deployment

Supports custom categories and fields

14-day free trial

No pricing information for add-ons or upper-tier plans

Employee and vendor reimbursement are optional add-ons

Mobile apps can be buggy

Emburse Certify automates your expense reporting, enforces corporate policies, and can be set up in about 20 minutes. With over 40 built-in reports and accounting integrations, Emburse Certify is our top pick as the best overall expense management solution.

Employee features include GPS mileage tracking and Google Maps integration and the software automatically tracks details like distance, date, and duration. The patented receipt technology classifies expense fields from photos for up to 15 categories. For team members constantly on the go, the ReportExecutive feature will automatically create expense reports based on a preset schedule.

Emburse Certify stores receipts so your employees can upload them even when on a plane or away from Wi-Fi. The software also has features accountants will appreciate, like custom reports and advanced travel and entertainment analytics. Multi-level approval workflows enable companies to automatically accept small purchases but get one or more sign-offs from supervisors for larger expenses.

Upgrading to the Professional plan allows businesses to sync corporate and personal credit cards. It also supports more integrations, including connections with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and human management software (HMS).

• Pricing: Starts at $12 for one to 25 employees
• Scalability: Small businesses, medium-sized organizations, and enterprises
• Core Features: GPS mileage tracking, automatic expense report creation, receipt scanning, automated policy enforcement, custom categories and fields, user roles, mobile apps, and over 140 supported currencies
• Integrations: Oracle NetSuite, Paycor, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage Intacct, UKG, and custom integrations
• Customer Support: 24/5 live support by chat and phone; Customer service email and ticketing; Free training camp; Knowledge center and FAQs; Customer success manager
• Reporting Capabilities: More than 40 standard reports, including T&E analytics, financial oversight and auditing, integration and data fields, and custom reports

Best for Built-in Company Credit Cards: Expensify

Built-in fraud detection tool

Get Expensify corporate cards with up to 2% cash back

Individual Smart Limits let companies cap cardholder spending

Fewer help resources in the new Expensify knowledge base

Must meet a minimum, undisclosed monthly card spend

Users rate New Expensify mobile apps less favorably than previous versions

Expensify offers company cards for your whole team with customizable spending limits. Any transactions with an Expensify card sync immediately to the app (no need to manually enter anything), and employees can use it anywhere that accepts Visa. Expensify approves accounts in seconds and within minutes you can set up your account.

Administrators can set cardholder limits on unreported, processing, or open expenses. Expensify automatically declines transactions if employees try to go over the limit. Upon approval, ACH reimbursements take four to five days. But Expensify also offers next-day reimbursement.

Expensify leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to verify transaction accuracy and detect duplicate receipts. Co-founder of BibleKeeper Kimberly Wall explains, “The automation process has saved us countless hours and reduced potential human errors.” For cash or other purchases, staff can scan a receipt, and the SmartScan tool will capture the merchant, amount, and date. Its optical character recognition (OCR) technology has a 98.6% accuracy rate.

Matt Little, the owner of Festoon House, says, “When it comes to managing your expenses, it's all about finding the right software to help you out. At Festoon House, Expensify was our perfect partner – they were efficient, dependable, and there for us whenever we needed them.”

• Pricing: Free when using Expensify cards with certain restrictions or plans starting at $10
• Scalability:  Freelancer, small business, and mid-sized companies
• Core Features: Expense reimbursement, mileage tracking, spend limits, invoicing, one-click receipt scanning, credit card import, customizable approval workflows and expense policy rules, corporate card reconciliation, multi-level general ledger coding, in-app chat, and AI-powered receipt auditing 
• Integrations: QuickBooks, Xero, Oracle NetSuite, Gusto, ADP, Zenefits, Workday, Uber, Lyft, Delta, Revel Systems, Hotel Engine, Kayak Business, TravelPerk, and more
• Customer Support: 24/7 customer service by chat, phone, email, or video; Concierge in-app virtual assistant; self-serve knowledge hub; Setup specialists; Account managers
• Reporting Capabilities: Detailed expense level, category, per diem, tag, and custom reports

Best Booking, Travel, and Expense Tool: TravelBank

A dedicated team of travel agents is available 24/7

Integrates with accounting and payroll programs

Premium analytics come with all subscriptions

No free trial

Travel and expense subscription requires a custom quote

TravelBank is an all-in-one booking and expense-tracking platform. It stands out for its round-the-clock travel concierge support via Slack, phone, chat, or email. Moreover, companies can access over 500,000 hotel properties and alternative lodging options.

For businesses arranging company-wide trips, TravelBank will negotiate hotel blocks and manage rooming lists. It’s possible to cancel reservations without agent intervention, and you can view unused flight credits in the cloud-based web application. TravelBank offers premium metrics with automated alerts, allowing administrators and department managers to receive hourly, daily, or weekly insights.

The software syncs with over 48,000 corporate and personal credit cards and banks. However, organizations can also sign up for a virtual U.S. Bank instant card. TravelBank recommends virtual cards for employees, event planners, contractors, and consultants.

Employees can snap photos of a receipt, upload an image, forward an email, or import credit card transactions. TravelBank lets managers approve or reject expenses and leave a comment so employees understand why a submission wasn’t cleared.

• Pricing: Expense is $10 per user monthly, Travel is $25 per user monthly, and Travel & Expense pricing is available via a custom quote.
• Scalability: Solopreneurs, early-stage companies, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and enterprises
• Core Features: Unlimited expense reports and receipt scans, multi-level approval workflows, virtual cards, custom fields, credit card sync, instant reimbursements, unlimited travel bookings, travel management, and customizable travel policies 
• Integrations: QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct, Certinia (formerly FinancialForce), Bill, NetSuite, Zero, Oracle, Workday, Sap, Epicor, Infor, ADP, Paychex, Rippling, Paycom, Paycor, TriNet, Zenefits, Okta, Google Workspace, LastPass, Microsoft, Azure Active Directory, Keeper, Jumpcloud, Auth0, OneLogin, Duo, and Citrix
• Customer Support: Travel concierge 24/7, Quick start implementation packages, knowledge base, email, in-app chat, and phone 
• Reporting Capabilities: Real-time reporting, dashboards, custom reports, and premium analytics

Most Budget-Friendly Expense Software: Zoho Expense

Direct deposit reimbursements

Project and customer-based expense allocation

Fewer reports and analytics than Emburse Certify

Most automation features require the Premium plan

Only Enterprise users can integrate with Oracle, Sap, and Netsuite

With a feature-rich Premium subscription priced at $5 per active user monthly with annual billing, Zoho Expense is our top pick as the most budget-friendly travel and expense management software. Competitors charge double or triple for top-tier plans or require additional modules for travel and reimbursements.

Employees can track mileage via GPS, scan receipts with smartphones, and receive cash advances. CEO of Perfect Locks, Priyanka Swamy, says, “The mobile app was a game changer for us. Our team can now submit expenses on the go.” Zoho Expense Premium manages travel requests and itineraries, including documents, policies, and travel allowances.

Companies can set up multi-level approvals for many situations, from project or destination-based to automatic approval or rejections. Swamy also explains, “Automated approval workflows are one of its best features. They allow us to process expenses faster and more accurately.” Zoho Expense Premium supports automated expense reports, settlement notifications, and reminders.

We like the included budget management and collaboration tools. Project or department leaders can hash out budgets or questionable expenses even when working remotely. Zoho Expense Premium offers a great deal of customization, as well. Personalizing forms, buttons, and modules or developing custom reports is possible.

• Pricing: Free for up to three users; Standard is $5 per active user monthly with a minimum of three users; Premium is $8 per active user monthly with a minimum of three users; Enterprise is $12 per active user monthly with a minimum of 200 users
• Scalability: Small companies, mid-sized businesses, and enterprises 
• Core Features: Offline receipt upload, GPS mileage tracking, automatic expense reminders, personal and corporate card integration, user roles, approval, expense report, and per diem automation, expense policies, duplicate detection, trip and travel management, purchase request, budget management, reimbursements, and receipt auto-scan
• Integrations: Zoho Suite, QuickBooks Online, Xero, QuickBooks Desktop, Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, CSG Forte, Sabre GetThere, Uber, Lyft, OLA, Bolt, G Suite, Slack, Microsoft 365, Amazon Business, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, and Evernote
• Customer Support: Live support is available five days a week, eight hours a day via phone, email, and remote assistance; Enterprise users have a dedicated account manager; FAQs; help documentation; webinars; add-ons for premium support and onboarding
• Reporting Capabilities: Audit trail and policy violation reports, monthly expense details, activity logs, custom reports, trip analytics, and expenses by category, attendee, project, customer, merchant, or currency

Most Scalable for Global Expansion: Sap Concur

Robust integrations for many regions

Reimbursements supported in over 35 countries

Calculates exchange rates and value-added taxes (VAT)

May be overkill for smaller U.S.-based teams

Full capabilities require several Concur modules

No online pricing transparency

Sap Concur solutions provide near real-time data through receipt capture technology and use AI to scrutinize transactions, even if trips or employees are across the world. Consequently, Sap Concur is the most scalable expense management software for global expansion. It offers modules for expense, travel, and invoice management.

The integrated system handles exchange rates and VAT for international trips and allows companies to reimburse employees located in over 35 countries. Travelers can snap a photo of receipts, and Concur Expense automatically classifies the entries. Dr. Mollie Newton, founder of PetMeTwice and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), says, “Whether in a taxi or at a coffee shop, the team appreciates the ease of capturing receipt images and immediately recording expenses via mobile devices.”

Sap Concur integrates with accounting, payroll, and travel platforms. It supports region-specific tools, making it perfect for companies with international locations. According to Newton, “The system effortlessly integrates with the existing infrastructure, ensuring operations proceed seamlessly.”

All Sap Concur solutions come with Analytics Essentials. It includes standard dashboards with views of expense accruals and spending. Newton further explains, “Gaining insight into the company's expenditure trends is pivotal, aiding in the formulation of more astute financial approaches.”

• Pricing: Quote-based 
• Scalability: Small business, mid-sized companies, and large enterprises 
• Core Features: Varies by module, but some tools include expense reporting, receipt capture, mobile apps, policy enforcement, auto-fill for T&E expenses, automated invoice approvals, AI transaction analysis,  VAT and exchange rate calculations, travel allowance, company card integration, mileage tracking, and reimbursements
• Integrations: Uber, Lyft, SpotHero Parking, Ola Cabs, Groundlink, Grubhub, SmartRyde, The Parking Spot, Panera Catering, Avis Preferred Enrollment, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Xero, and more
• Customer Support: 24/7 phone and chat support and a SAP Concur Training Library for authorized support contacts; community forums; FAQs; paid user support desk options
• Reporting Capabilities: Varies by module, but these top reports come with Sap Concur Expense: expense overview, spend analysis, billed transaction reconciliation details, expense accrual, credit card transactions, allocation details, and attendee details

Best Free Business Expense Tracking Software: Everlance

Has separate plans for companies and individuals

Unlimited free users and photo receipt captures

Can mix and match subscriptions

No credit card integration on the free version

Free users are limited to 30 automatic trip detections monthly

Can’t pay employees directly from Everlance for free

Everlance provides complimentary expense tools for individuals and businesses. Its expense and GPS-based trip-tracking features make Everlance the best free expense management software.

The IRS-compliant mileage logs, full route maps, and vehicle management capabilities work well for sales and field teams. We also liked that Everlance’s free version supports customizing tags and expense categories. Its mobile apps have more than 45,000 reviews on Apple and Google app stores, with an average score of 4.6 out of 5 stars. Developers regularly respond to reviews and offer personal assistance.

iOS users on a paid plan can use the instant deduction finder, which scans credit card transactions and asks if they are business or personal expenses. Since Everlance lets companies mix and match plans, leaders can select paid versions for heavy travelers versus occasional users. The seven-day free trial of Everlance Premium is a good starting point.

The Everlance Tax Center is a neat feature. It centralizes business expenses, total mileage, and work-classified mileage. Users can categorize unclassified trips and export totals from the Tax Center to their tax prep program.

• Pricing: Occasional Driver is free; CPM Program is $12 per user billed monthly; FAVR Program is $33 per user monthly billed annually
• Scalability: Solopreneurs, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and enterprises
• Core Features: Automatic and manual mileage tracking, auto-classification, vehicle management, receipt photo capture, trip notes, custom expense categories and tags, management dashboard, auto-created expense reports, report approval workflows, bulk report approvals, and multi-level user permissions
• Integrations: FAVR Program offers custom APIs (application programming interfaces) and ERP (enterprise resource planning) and HR (human resource) integrations
• Customer Support: Email-only for free users; paid plans include email, phone, chat, live user training, customer success manager, and quarterly business reviews; help center
• Reporting Capabilities: Summary report

Best for Ease of Use: Airbase

Airbase modules can replace several business tools

Higher than average ratings for usability

It offers custom onboarding and implementation plans

Not ideal for companies with less than 100 employees

Doesn’t disclose pricing online

Deploying the full platform can take 30 to 90 days

Airbase earns higher than average ratings for usability, with customers saying the software is intuitive, fast, and powerful. Best of all, it requires little to no employee training.

It offers expense management, accounts payable (AP) automation, corporate cards, and guided procurement. Companies can choose one or more to deploy. The modules can replace bill payments, expense reimbursement, and procurement systems. Along with custom quotes, Airbase works with you to develop a tailored implementation and guided onboarding plan.

Employees photograph receipts on their smartphones and can instantly submit them for reimbursement or save them in their inbox until later. Administrators can automate approval workflows to align with company policies. Airbase will block or flag any out-of-policy requests.

The spend management system sends payments directly to employees’ bank accounts. In addition, it tracks all transactions, approvals, and rejections, so your business always has a complete, accurate audit trail.

• Pricing: Quote-based
• Scalability: Small businesses, medium-sized companies, and enterprises
• Core Features: Varies by package and may include approval workflows, user management, multi-currency support, mobile apps, OCR, auto-categorization, physical and virtual cards, auto-matching, temporary spend limits, subscription management, and expense policies
• Integrations: Slack, email programs, Ironclad, Jira, HRIS platforms, single-sign-on (SSO) services, NetSuite, Intacct, QuickBooks, and Xero
• Customer Support: Varies by package and may include self-serve help center, guided onboarding
• Reporting Capabilities: Trend analysis and real-time reporting

The Bottom Line

Expense management apps simplify employee expense reporting while automating approval workflows. With a 20-minute setup time and over 40 built-in reports, Emburse Certify is the best overall expense management software. Administrators can create custom categories and enforce policies automatically.

However, our biggest takeaway is that free and affordable solutions exist for startups and small businesses as well. Zoho Expense offers an inexpensive premium plan with all the bells and whistles, whereas Everlance focuses on IRS-compliant mileage logs and vehicle management.

Things To Consider When Looking for Expense Management Software

Compatibility with internal and external apps: Being able to pull expense data into your accounting software is essential. It lets business owners use this information for reporting purposes and taxes. Most expense management tools integrate with QuickBooks and Xero. This connection is the easiest, as data sharing happens automatically. Others allow you to export a file format that many accounting programs support but require manual intervention. 

Companies that reimburse expenses via employee paychecks will appreciate payroll software integrations. These reduce manual data errors by transferring employee expense totals directly from the expense management app to the payroll software. For businesses with sales and travelers, T&E integrations are beneficial as well. These include Uber, Lyft, various hotel and airline chains, and restaurants. When an employee uses these services, the receipt is automatically uploaded to the expense app and registered. No need to scan a receipt. It saves time and reduces errors.

User-friendly interface: There isn’t a single sales rep who wants to fiddle with entering receipts after an extended trip. They want to follow up and close the deal. Expense apps that are buggy or hard to use frustrate employees, resulting in errors or uncompleted expense reports. As a result, your admin team must call or email them to sort it out. It turns into a source of contention all around. 

Although businesses should expect a slight learning curve with some expense management tools, especially on the administration side, end users should be able to use the software with minimal training. Any friction and your company will struggle to get people onboarded and behind the program. Instead of finalizing deals, your sales reps squint at their smartphones. Always review user reviews on the mobile app stores and request trials of the mobile apps before signing a contract. Designate members of your staff to test the software features, including receipt scanning, expense reporting, mileage tracking, and submitting for approval.

Customization options: Many expense management platforms allow businesses to customize various elements. However, some tools limit these capabilities to paid subscriptions or higher-tier packages. Customization lets you configure the software to fit your company’s processes, expenses, and industry. Options often include custom approval workflows, expense tags, categories, policies, automations, and reports. Look carefully at plans or speak to the vendor representative about approval workflows and policies. 

Some plans allow multi-tier approvals, whereas others are more basic. Suppose your business has a complex approval process or has different workflows depending on the expense amount, type, or employee role. In that case, you may want an expense management program that offers that level of customization. In addition, platforms may offer personalization capabilities for forms and buttons. This lets organizations brand or white-label assets to improve employee loyalty and keep everyone on the same page.

Automation capabilities: This feature is critical to expense management software. At a minimum, an expense management tool should have receipt capture, where an employee scans or emails a receipt, and the software saves it to the cloud. However, the best expense management solutions auto-categorize the receipt, auto-generate expense reports, and auto-populate fields. The software can automatically flag expense reports for errors and ask employees to review the highlighted issue. 

Regarding approvals, expense apps can automatically approve small dollar reports while requiring multi-level approval for larger ones. Likewise, it will scan for duplicates and send reminders when expense reports are due. The bottom line is that the more functions your business automates, the more time your employees save, and fewer errors are made. This means your sales team is focused on selling, and your finance team handles mission-critical tasks. Neither are wasting time on data entry or playing phone tag with each other.

Scalability for future growth: Several expense management solutions offer modules for procurement, AP, travel, invoicing, and more. Businesses can use the expense management tool as a standalone product and add capabilities as their company expands. In addition to the modules, the expense subscription may have tiers with pricier options, including more customization and global capabilities. Essentially, these systems can eliminate several other programs you may be using, consolidating your technology stack into a single vendor. 

It also increases the overall functionality of your expense management program. For instance, expense management apps may have travel add-ons. With these, the expense tool turns into a travel and booking app. You can set up hotels, flights, and rentals from one spot. Employees can view itineraries.

Additionally, companies can handle vendor or independent contractor payments or view granular insights with data analytics. Most of these high-level systems support enterprises with hundreds and thousands of employees. The tools work internationally, meaning you can reimburse staff who live in foreign countries and track international travel and taxes.

How We Chose the Best Expense Management Software

At U.S. News 360 Reviews, our writers and editors spoke with several business users, including founders and CEOs, to create this rating of the best expense management software. We asked why they chose (and continue to use) certain expense apps. Then, we researched expense management solutions, considering price, automation features, integrations, and ease of use. We also factored personal experience and user ratings to narrow our selection.

WHY SHOULD YOU TRUST US?

Jessica Elliott , the author of this article, has over a decade of experience researching and reviewing business software. She has used several expense management tools as a contractor and employee to submit travel, mileage, and dining receipts. Some businesses also use their spend management software to pay independent contractors, so Jessica has been onboarded onto several systems. As a business owner, she understands the need for transparency in finances. At the same time, Jessica believes programs should be user-friendly for employees.

Expense management software ranges from free to $33 or more per user monthly with annual billing. Many platforms allow a certain number of administrators then charge a fee per active user. An active user is typically an employee who completes an end-user expense-related activity on the software or mobile app, such as scanning a receipt or creating an expense report.

However, several spend management tools offer additional modules, allowing companies to customize their software program and add capabilities as they grow. Programs for AP automation, invoicing, and procurement can increase the monthly costs.

Top-rated expense management platforms integrate with accounting and payroll software. Nearly all the systems we reviewed connect to QuickBooks and Xero. Most also work with various travel, restaurant, and entertainment companies. Integrations with airlines, transportation services, and hospitality organizations allow employees to order an Uber or buy dinner, and the receipt automatically syncs to the expense management software.

The best expense management services provide robust knowledge bases for administrators and end users. These often include videos, tutorials, and FAQs. Some offer guided onboarding sessions or tailored implementation programs.

The most common tool is receipt scanning. Users snap a photo on their cell phone, and the expense management mobile app auto-categorizes it and can pull details from the receipt. Other standard features include custom approval workflows and policies, mileage tracking, and duplicate expense detection. Most allow for user management or profiles and support bespoke categories or tags.

Establishing clear policies and using your expense management program to enforce them can prevent fraud and misunderstandings. Moreover, spend limits can reduce surprisingly high expense reports. Also, remember to find tools that are simple for employees to use. Look for software that automates expense reporting and auto-categorizes receipts.

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40 Best Apps for Business Travel Expenses, Organization, Bookings & More

Surround yourself with an arsenal of tools thanks to our curated list of 40 best apps for business travel.

All of them cater to all aspects of professional journeys – including expense tracking, itinerary organization and hassle-free bookings.

These apps are tailored to empower business travelers and increase efficiency and convenience.

• Best App For Business Travel Expenses

Wishing to handle business travel expenses smoothly ?

Here are the three best apps to manage your finances and expenses while abroad.

1. Expensify

Expensify simplifies the task of tracking expenses during business travel. Snap a photo of your receipt and the app effortlessly creates an expense claim.

It’s available for both iOS and Android at a minimal cost of $5 per month for a business plan. We love it for its comprehensive audit trail feature, ease of use and affordability.

2. Zoho Expenses

Zoho Expenses offers a platform for expense management on the go . It’s free for individuals but it also has paid plans for businesses. Zoho is intuitive to use and available on both Apple and Android platforms.

We highly recommended its integration with Zoho’s suite of business apps and ability to create multi-currency expense reports.

3. SAP Concur

SAP Concur is a comprehensive solution to manage business expenses and invoices. Use the app to snap photos of receipts, file them, send information for expense reports and more.

Available on iOS and Android, SAP Concur offers free and paid options . This app is great for its advanced approval and processing workflow capabilities !

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• Best App For Business Travelers to Book a Flight

Booking flights is a challenging aspect of business travel for you ?

It all belongs to the past thanks to these flight booking apps that will ease your flight schedules.

Flio is an airport app that caters to all your in-transit needs, including flight bookings. This app is free to use, user-friendly and available on both iOS and Android platforms.

We recommend Flio for its ability to navigate through airports worldwide, book flights and offer airport-exclusive deals.

5. Skyscanner

Skyscanner offers an easy-to-use platform for comparing and booking the cheapest flights.

It’s a free app available on both Apple and Android devices. Skyscanner stands out for its extensive flight comparisons, flexible search options and price alert features to save money.

Kayak acts as a complete travel assistant , particularly in flight bookings. It’s a free app, easy to navigate and accessible on iOS and Android devices.

We love Kayak for its robust search engine that aggregates information from hundreds of travel sites.

• Best Travel Apps For Business Travelers For Getting Around (Navigation apps)

During your business trips, you will probably have to drive and walk through unfamiliar cities.

Get yourself the right tools thanks to these top-rated navigation apps.

7. CityMapper

CityMapper eases the complexities of urban navigation for business travelers.

It’s a free app, highly user-friendly and available for both iOS and Android. CityMapper stands out for providing detailed journey planning information across several transport modes. A great alternative to Google Maps !

Waze is a community-driven navigation app that provides real-time traffic updates and road information .

It’s free, easy to use and accessible on both iOS and Android platforms.

We love Waze for its ability to provide the quickest, reliable and accurate routes based on current road conditions.

Maps.me offers detailed offline maps , perfect if you’re wary of data consumption or traveling to areas with limited connectivity.

It’s free, user-friendly and available on both Apple and Android devices. One of the best interactive maps accessible with no internet connection !

• Best All In One Apps For Business Travelers (Booking Hotels, Flights And Car Rentals)

Are you looking for the best all in one business travel app for your next business trip ? An app that manages hotel bookings, car rental and flight status ?

Here are the best comprehensive business travel apps we could find.

10. TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor offers comprehensive travel planning for business travelers, from a flight to car rental and hotel room, plus user-generated reviews .

This free, user-friendly travel app is available on iOS and Android. We recommend TripAdvisor for its extensive travel community reviews.

11. TravelPerk

TravelPerk provides a seamless platform for booking and managing all aspects of business travel .

Although it has free features, premium services are available for a fee. Compatible with both iOS and Android devices, TravelPerk stands out for its 24/7 traveler support and travel policy management.

12. Booking.com

Booking.com is one of the best business travel apps for booking flights, hotels and car rentals globally. It’s a free app, easy to use and available on both iOS and Android.

We recommend Booking.com for its extensive property listings, price-match guarantee and user-friendly interface. A great way to save time while traveling internationally !

• Best Apps For Online Work For Business Travelers

For business travelers who need to stay connected to their work, the right online work apps will be indispensable tools !

Zoom is a powerful tool for video business meeting and webinar. It offers both free and paid versions, is easy to use and available on iOS and Android platforms.

We especially love its high-quality video and audio, screen sharing capabilities and wide acceptance in the business community.

Slack offers a dynamic platform for team communication and collaboration. While it has free features, advanced capabilities come with a cost.

This business travel app is available on both iOS and Android. We recommend Slack for its organized chat channels, file sharing and integration with other work apps.

15. Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a fantastic tool for collaboration, communication and document sharing .

Both free and premium versions are available, and it’s compatible with iOS and Android devices. We recommend Teams for its seamless integration with Microsoft 365, robust video meeting capabilities and well-structured team channels.

• Best Dating Apps For Business Travelers

Are you seeking to make connections during your journeys ?

Then dating apps like Tinder and Bumble will be a great addition to your digital toolkit.

Want to organize some trip dates ? Tinder will allow you to meet new people, no matter where your business travels take you.

It’s a freemium app , which means it’s free to use with paid premium features. Available on iOS and Android, Tinder is simple to use and popular in the whole world.

Bumble offers a unique twist to the dating game as it empowers women to make the first move. This travel app is freemium, easy to use and available on both iOS and Android platforms.

We mainly recommend it for its women-first approach that promotes a respectful and empowering dating environment.

Looking for something more serious while traveling ? Hinge might be your go-to. With its slogan “Designed to be Deleted”, Hinge aims to facilitate meaningful connections .

It’s freemium, user-friendly and available on iOS and Android. We like it because it encourages in-depth profiles and conversation-starting prompts.

• Best Android Apps For Business Travel

As a business traveler using Android devices, you should consider integrating tools like Google Pay and Microsoft Office into your app arsenal for easy financial transactions and productive work on-the-go.

19. Google Pay

Google Pay offers a quick and secure way to pay in apps, on the web and in stores.

This free, user-friendly app is available only for Android devices and aims to streamline your payment process by storing your debit, credit and loyalty cards in one place.

20. Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office offers a suite of productivity tools like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It’s a freemium app that is easy to use and exclusively available for Android users.

We like Microsoft Office for its compatibility with various file formats, cloud storage integration and comprehensive features that facilitate mobile work.

21. LinkedIn

Leading professional networking platform , LinkedIn can be an invaluable tool for business travelers.

It allows you to connect with professionals in your destination city and facilitate business networking on the go.

• Best Weather Apps For Business Travelers

Being prepared for the weather is a must for any business traveler !

Weather apps are great tools to help you stay ahead of the weather.

22. The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel app provides accurate and timely weather updates . It’s a free app, user-friendly and available for both iOS and Android platforms.

We like The Weather Channel for its comprehensive weather forecasts, radar maps and customizable alerts.

23. CARROT Weather

CARROT Weather delivers weather forecasts with a humorous twist . This paid app, available on both iOS and Android, is easy to use and presents weather data in a fun and engaging way.

We recommend CARROT Weather for its accurate forecasts, customizable real time notifications and unique approach to presenting weather information !

24. AccuWeather

For more detailed weather insights, consider AccuWeather. This free app, available on Android, offers minute-by-minute weather forecasts with superior accuracy.

It’s easy to navigate and delivers real-time alerts for severe weather conditions. We recommend AccuWeather for its reliable weather predictions and user-friendly interface.

• Best Business Travel Apps For iPhone

For iPhone users, some business travel apps are designed to leverage the capabilities of the iOS ecosystem.

25. Apple Wallet

Apple Wallet is a free and convenient way for iPhone users to stay organized with their credit and debit cards, boarding passes, tickets and more.

Exclusive to iOS, this easy-to-use app enhances the security and convenience of financial transactions during travel . We love Apple digital wallet for its seamless integration with other Apple services !

26. Things 3

Things 3 is a beautifully designed task manager . While it’s a paid app, its ease of use, clean interface and powerful features make it worth the cost.

Exclusive to iOS, Things 3 is ideal for organizing your business tasks on-the-go. You won’t be disappointed by its project management capabilities and intuitive design !

27. Fantastical

Fantastical is a smart calendar and task app with a strong focus on ease of use.

Available only for iOS users, it offers a free version with additional features available through a subscription. We like its natural language parsing, intuitive reminders and event scheduling.

• Best Planner Apps For Business Travel

For travelers on a business trip who seek to streamline their trip planning process, these apps come in handy.

TripIt is a great travel organizer that turns your scattered travel plans into a cohesive entire travel itinerary .

Available for both iOS and Android, it offers both free and paid versions, the latter providing added features like real-time flight alerts.

We recommend TripIt for its itinerary synchronization feature which compiles travel details from various sources into a single and easy-to-access location.

Tripsy is a comprehensive and extremely helpful travel planner to manage your itinerary, bookings and notes in one place.

Available on both iOS and Android, this app offers a free version with optional in-app purchases for more features. We love its ability to manage and share travel plans, sync with your calendar and receive flight updates.

• Best Travel Apps For Small Business

For small businesses, we always recommend maintaining a streamlined workflow during travel.

These apps can assist in managing operations efficiently while on the go.

30. CamCard

CamCard is a highly efficient business card scanner and reader . Available for both iOS and Android, this app offers free and premium versions.

With CamCard, you can digitize business cards instantly and network during your business trip. We like CamCard for its superior text recognition and ease of use.

Slack is a team collaboration tool that allows for real-time communication and file sharing.

It’s available on both iOS and Android and offers free and paid tiers. We recommend Slack for its ability to integrate with various apps and services.

Asana is a powerful project management tool available on both iOS and Android.

It offers free and premium versions. Asana helps you track the progress of your business tasks in a visually appealing and intuitive interface.

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Do you wish to book a restaurant hassle-free ?

These apps are excellent tools to find and book a table at the perfect restaurant.

33. OpenTable

OpenTable is a must-have for any business traveler. Available for free on both iOS and Android, this app allows you to discover, reserve and manage restaurant reservations instantly .

It offers an extensive list of restaurants, easy-to-use interface and real-time confirmation feature !

Yelp is more than just a restaurant review site ; it also allows restaurant bookings !

Available on both iOS and Android, Yelp is free to use and offers detailed customer reviews and ratings to help you make your dining decisions.

35. TheFork

TheFork is a restaurant reservation app that also offers special deals at thousands of restaurants.

This free app is available on both iOS and Android, and we recommend it for its straightforward reservation system and its loyalty program which can lead to significant discounts.

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During your business trip, you may find yourself in different countries where you don’t speak the local language.

Language learning apps will be useful tools to break down language barrier !

With Busuu , you can take language learning to your hands. Available on both iOS and Android, this smartphone application is free with optional paid plans for a more extensive learning experience .

Its easy-to-use interface, personalized lessons and community of native speakers make it our top recommendation !

37. Duolingo

Duolingo turns language learning into a game . Free on both iOS and Android, it offers bite-sized lessons that are fun and effective.

We absolutely love Duolingo for its interactive approach, wide range of languages and user-friendly interface.

Babbel , available on iOS and Android, is a paid app that focuses on conversation skills .

It comes with a practical approach and focuses on real-life scenarios that you may encounter on your business trips.

• Best Currency Converter App For Business Travelers

As a business traveler, you will often have to deal with various currencies.

For this purpose, the currency conversion apps offer real-time exchange rates to help you keep track of your finances.

39. Valuta+

Valuta+ is a user-friendly and free app available for both iOS and Android that offers real-time exchange rates for over 160 currencies worldwide .

With its offline mode, you can access currency conversions even without internet access !

40. XE Currency

XE Currency is a free app available on both iOS and Android, that offers live exchange rates and charts for every world currency and precious metals .

Its easy-to-use interface and ability to store the last updated rates make it perfect for business travelers !

• FAQs about Best Apps for Business Travel

What is the best app for tracking business travel expenses ?

Expensify is a great app for managing business travel expenses as it allows easy scanning of receipts and tracking of expenses for smooth reporting.

What is the best hookup app for business travelers ?

Tinder is a popular hookup app among business travelers due to its global user base. It facilitates connections even while traveling.

What is the best android app for business travel ?

Google Trips is an excellent Android app for business travel. It offers itinerary management, travel recommendations and it works offline with vital information.

What is the best android weather app for business travelers ?

Weather Channel is a reliable Android weather app that provides accurate forecasts, storm updates and travel planning information for business travelers.

What is the best business travel expense app for iPhone ?

SAP Concur is a highly-rated iPhone app for tracking business travel expenses. It provides seamless integration with booking, expense tracking and invoice management.

What is the best time clock app for business travel ?

Toggl Track is a powerful time clock app for business travel as it offers time tracking across different time zones and project-based tracking for remote work.

Getting the right apps will turn business travel from a chore into a breeze.

From expense management with Expensify to seamless travel bookings via TripAdvisor and from language learning with Busuu to navigation assistance with CityMapper or Google Maps, these apps will become essential for international travelers.

They provide convenience, efficiency and access to valuable resources at your fingertips !

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Couldn’t create a trip because when I enter the money for the trip budget it say it’s not a trip budget. Figured out don’t use dollar sign or decimal pt in currencies. Don’t see a way to enter other currencies or to take image of the receipt. If all you want is a long list, it works fine.

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It does not give a running total. I had to sctt try I’ll past useless categories. It would be better if only the ones I use were viewed first. I did not like having to choose a person when not splitting expenses.

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It’s a new era for business, and that means it’s a new era for business travel. And against today’s backdrop, where every dollar of working capital matters, travel spend management is coming under renewed focus.

Managing travel expenses has long been a complex and time-consuming task for both employees and company finance departments. But it doesn’t have to be. 

PYMNTS sat down with  Edwin Poot  and  Jonathan Vaux , the global chief technology officer and head of propositions and partnerships, respectively, at Thredd , to get their thoughts on how recent innovations are set to revolutionize the way businesses handle travel expenditures. 

Traditional methods, which involve manual data entry and paper receipts, are being replaced by digital solutions that can automatically capture and categorize expenses. This not only speeds up reimbursement times but also minimizes the risk of human error, ensuring greater accuracy and allowing for real-time expense tracking and management.

“As with every technology company, we’re at the forefront of using tech ourselves and are using more solutions like automated expense applications, automated receipt scanning and categorization, etc.,” explained Poot, noting that despite the rise of mobile-centric tools for effortless receipt scanning and categorization, certain challenges around compliance and cost control remain. 

Vaux emphasized that while corporate solutions have progressed, they often lag behind consumer-centric solutions. Despite advancements, many employees still resort to personal tools for their travel needs, indicating a gap between corporate and consumer experiences.

“I find myself using technology more and more, but the experience is still disjointed and not consolidated,” Vaux said. 

By having all travel-related data in one place, companies can better analyze travel spend, negotiate with vendors and enforce compliance with travel policies. And while it is not here just yet, it is a future that’s being built on partnerships and innovations. 

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At the forefront of this transformation is the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into travel expense management systems. These technologies are not only automating the entire expense reporting process but also providing predictive analytics to help companies make more informed decisions about their travel policies and spending.

“Now, with AI in the landscape, there’s way more automation possible than before, not to mention the anomaly-detection aspects and predictability,” Poot explained, adding that hybrid and remote work have made travel expenses more complex. “There’s a huge gap between what makes it easier for me as a user, versus what makes it easy for the company.” 

He underscored the importance of strategic partnerships between ecosystem players and expense management providers to help streamline and consolidate travel spend management. 

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“There’s a couple of key needs. One is obviously ease of data entry and reconciliation, where we are seeing pockets of innovation, for example, with businesses who use Thredd’s capabilities to replace checks with cross-border virtual cards,” Vaux said. 

But one of the “key challenges” is the fact that many of the incumbents are still using legacy infrastructure and traditional rails for payments.

“There are lots of great things about card rails, but you’re trying to force the message into the message structure of the card, as opposed to using separate data API processes,” Vaux said. “Fundamentally, a lot of the technology now exists that didn’t exist 20 years ago that could enable a more optimized experience.”

Looking ahead, both Poot and Vaux emphasized the role of AI and tokenization in driving innovation. Poot envisioned a future where payments become invisible, integrated seamlessly into everyday experiences. Vaux echoed this vision, emphasizing the potential of AI to streamline approval processes and enhance compliance.

However, both Thredd executives acknowledged the regulatory challenges associated with these advancements, emphasizing the importance of collaboration with regulators to ensure compliance while driving innovation.

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