TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avenir

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Avenir: Travel Edition by Direct Travel is a global travel platform built on Spotnana’s cloud-native infrastructure and delivered through Direct Travel’s unified service model worldwide.N/A

    Navan

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ANavan (formerly TripActions) headquartered in Palo Alto offers their corporate travel management application of the same name, supporting messaging, travel rewards management, travel booking, and company policy compliance.N/A
    Pricing
    AvenirNavan
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Navan Business
    Free
    Navan Enterprise
    Let's Talk
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AvenirNavan
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    AvenirNavan
    Travel Management
    Comparison of Travel Management features of Avenir by Direct Travel and Navan
    Feature
    Avenir by Direct Travel
    7.8
    9 Ratings
    34% above category average
    Navan
    1.2
    1 Ratings
    129% below category average
    Customizable Approval Workflows6.67 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Extensive Inventory7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Readily Available Support6.910 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Travel Spend Reports8.09 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Consolidated Invoicing7.88 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Easy Travel Booking8.010 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Mobile Travel Application7.99 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Centralized Itinerary Management7.710 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Collaborative Booking7.89 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Loyalty Programs8.49 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Reuses Traveler Information8.510 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    User-friendly Interface8.010 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Travel Alerts8.110 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Integrated Expensing Tool00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AvenirNavan
    Small Businesses
    Airbnb for Work
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Airbnb for Work
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Lola.com
    Score8 out of 10
    Lola.com
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Egencia
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Egencia
    Score5.5 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    AvenirNavan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (11 ratings)
    1.0
    (36 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.6
    (2 ratings)
    9.4
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AvenirNavan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Direct Travel
    Direct Travel provides the service arm for Avenir. The more global you are the more you will appreciate the simplicity yet feature string platform. You no longer have to worry about where the content comes from, the platform will get it for you (service can vary by the content source). This is a modern platform trying to address so many of the industry legacy ways. It's refreshing, it's the future!
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Navan
    A specific scenario where TripActions was well suited was when I needed to book a hotel stay in Cologne, Germany for multiple colleagues. The fact that they were registered users made coordinating their stays a seamless process. I have not had an occasion where TripActions was inappropriate to use.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Direct Travel
    • Whenever I bring an issue to the attention of my account manager, it's quickly in front of support or development. The response is always fast, with expectations clearly set.
    • With enhanced content, I don't get the "I found it cheaper on xxx.com" emails.
    • I now have people using the tool who were previously "tool-averse." People I expected to continue using agents FOREVER.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Navan
    • Provides a wide range of travel options within a wide budget.
    • It is reliable - if a trip gets canceled, they are quick to contact their customer and help sort out additional booking details to get you to your final destination.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Direct Travel
    • The customer experience when emailing the team is quite different from using the platform or even getting someone on the phone.
    • Email replies sometimes take 6+ hours or days, or they're not acknowledged.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Navan
    • Limited partnerships with all the major airlines, or if so, slowly just adding more airlines to their platform
    • Not a lot of information about the ratings of the hotels. I have stayed in hotels that I probably wouldn't have if their information was more up to date
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Direct Travel
    No answers on this topic
    Navan
    This decision overall isn’t made by me. The company evaluates the product. While I am an influencer the overall review is my personal opinion and mine only. The company books flights or would like for us to book flights through trip actions everything else is suggested but done with a personal cc which makes it optional. My option will be to not use TripActions for anything personally.
    Read full review
    Usability
    Direct Travel
    As previously mentioned, intuitive and easy to navigate. Similar to a consumer travel boking platform. Not too many clicks or entries when booking profiled travelers. Has options to book guests/unprofiled travelers or have guests self-book by way of an invite (I have yet to test that).
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Navan
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Direct Travel
    The online system yes the support team is not always supportive when needed. I often have my executive team calling me to resolve and issue because the support team was not quick and efficient.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Navan
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Direct Travel
    Depends on who you are speaking too - US based support via the phone are very helpful, not so much when it is support via emails - usually takes multiple times to get the support you need
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Navan
    - Easy bookings and quick expensing - Excellent chat support - Savings for the company since employees opt for rewards which require booking cheaper than average priced hotels - Rewards for employees - Easy to use customer interface - Great mobile applications for android and iOS - Ability to control payment methods for a different types of bookings like hotels or flights or car rentals.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Direct Travel
    I did not make the final decision but was asked to participate in some pilot testing and found that the user interface was much more friendly and the added bonus of having a live agent available to facilitate the troubleshooting was really great.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Navan
    I like TripActions more because everything is on a mobile app that is super user-friendly. The customer service team is also world class-I genuinely have never felt so taken care of. More so, Concur Travel and Expense never rewarded me for traveling, while I made over 200 dollars in Amazon money just for doing my job.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Direct Travel
    • Faster bookings. Our professionals are busy! The less time they spend booking travel, the more time they have to do their job.
    • Improved reporting over our former agency. I have much better visibility into our travelers' activity, spend, and airline contract performance.
    • Improved user satisfaction in the booking process. I have a countless number of our professionals contact me to compliment the new processes.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Navan
    • The ability to change flights while I am on the road in meetings. They actually call the agents for me.
    • It has put money back in my pocket with the Amazon rewards and my company has saved money by me booking the less expensive options.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots