CarData Consultants vs Expensify

Likelihood to Recommend

CarData is well suited for outside sales reps. It really has not been less appropriate at any time. It has helped me manage my time so that I am not spending a bunch of time writing down all of my miles, therefore I can concentrate on the important aspect of my job.

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Christine Fanelli

Senior Account Executive

Waste ManagementEnvironmental Services, 10,001+ employees

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Expensify is perfect for a small team or a small business. It's affordable (I believe there is even a free version) and it is very easy to submit reports and to teach others how to submit reports. For a larger business, a one-stop shop for travel and expenses might be a better option. Larger companies might want more analytics as well, although Expensify does allow you to run reports.

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Verified User

Employee in Sales

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pros

Accurate measurements of travel
Saves time
Easy to use

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Christine Fanelli

Senior Account Executive

Waste ManagementEnvironmental Services, 10,001+ employees

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Ease of use: it's easy to learn Expensify, the layout and navigation are easy to follow.
Reminders: you can set reminders for yourself to submit reports daily, weekly or monthly.
Uploading receipts: you can scan receipts on your phone or take pictures and attach.

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Jason Carlage

Director of Sales

GlobalyceumE-Learning, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Once the next month starts it is hard to go back and disposition travel

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Christine Fanelli

Senior Account Executive

Waste ManagementEnvironmental Services, 10,001+ employees

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The SmartScan feature sometimes has typos. I don't know enough about the technology to even know if this is something that could be better.
The user experience is a little bit clunky when SmartScan doesn't work and you have to do things manually. Not sure a way around this, though.

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Jared Lyda

Director Of Operations

Beta Upsilon ChiNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Expensify 10.0

Based on 8 answers

We like using the tool and we receive positive feedback from employees and management who use the tool. It saves time and helps us concentrate on the value adding activities so we are very likely to keep using Expensify in the future

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Vlad Merson

Staff Accountant

ClinCaptureComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Usability

No score

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Expensify 7.0

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Mobile works great, but let's be honest. It's just a photograph. Their OCR and human turk technology works great to scan that photo and enter the proper information. The web interface is decent and allows you to work with single expenses in great detail. What's missing is the ability to mass update expenses, and this sometimes hurts, especially if you're a heavy user of the system.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

No score

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Expensify 8.6

Based on 84 answers

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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Lisa Shapiro

Payroll Manager

The Motley FoolInformation Services, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I have not used any other products and I do not see the need for our company to shop around for other products. CarData works well for me.

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Christine Fanelli

Senior Account Executive

Waste ManagementEnvironmental Services, 10,001+ employees

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I am unaware of any competitors, but I am VERY happy with Expensify. At this point, we are not interested in shopping for any other alternatives. The only case that we have made for switching away from Expensify would be switching to an ERP (Sage Intacct) which is capable of handling expense statement coordination on its own. That said, it is unfair to compare Expensify to Sage Intacct. Furthermore, I am not sure that Sage Intacct's Expensify-like module is better than Expensify.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Medical Practice Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Frees up time
Manages my mileage for me
Helps me to keep track of my day

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Christine Fanelli

Senior Account Executive

Waste ManagementEnvironmental Services, 10,001+ employees

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Time spent by the AP processors on expense reports has been reduced from eight hours per week to two hours per week.
Errors in expense reports that make it all the way to the disbursement stage have been reduced from five per months to zero.

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Verified User

Former Employee in Finance and Accounting

Furniture Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

CarData Consultants Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Expensify Editions & Modules

Edition

Track	4.99¹
Submit	4.99¹
Collect	5.00²
Control	5.00³

Per Month (Free for 25 SmartScans per Month)
Per User Per Month with Expensify Card with Pay-Per-Use Price of $10 per User per Month
Per User Per Month with Expensify Card with Pay-Per-Use Price of $18 per User per Month

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CarData Consultants vs Expensify