Emburse SpringAhead vs. Navan

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Emburse SpringAhead
Score 9.9 out of 10
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SpringAhead is an expense reporting, billing, and time tracking platform that was owned and supported by Certify Travel and Expense created from the 2017 merger of Certify, Nexonia, and other companies, and now from Emburse, the company formed from the merger of Certify and Chrome River Technologies in March 2019.N/A
Navan
Score 6.8 out of 10
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Navan (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
Emburse SpringAheadNavan
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Emburse SpringAheadNavan
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Emburse SpringAheadNavan
Travel Management
Comparison of Travel Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse SpringAhead
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Ratings
Navan
1.2
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Customizable Approval Workflows00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Readily Available Support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Travel Spend Reports00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Consolidated Invoicing00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Easy Travel Booking00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Mobile Travel Application00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Centralized Itinerary Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Collaborative Booking00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Loyalty Programs00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Reuses Traveler Information00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
User-friendly Interface00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Integrated Expensing Tool00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Travel Alerts00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Emburse SpringAheadNavan
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
(3 ratings)
1.0
(36 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
Emburse SpringAheadNavan
Likelihood to Recommend
Emburse
It's definitely well suited for all organizations with knowledge workers who use computers to do their work and are able to log in and enter their time on a regular basis. I've always had access to it as part of my job and love using SpringAhead. It may be less appropriate in a role where the worker does not have regular access to a computer to enter their hours digitally.
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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.
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Pros
Emburse
  • Allows for tracking of time very easily. Users can add all their project's time in one place instead of drilling into each project.
  • Managers can approve their team's time all in one place. We do not need to drill down to find the info and approve. Users who don't report to the manager but are part of the project can still be approved by the project manager.
  • Reports are easy to read when looking at historical information. Reports can be run with multiple parameters that the user needs.
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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.
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Cons
Emburse
  • Automated reminders to employees would be great
  • A more modern and up-to-date user interface
  • The approvals system for projects vs. users could use some work
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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
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Likelihood to Renew
Emburse
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.
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Support Rating
Emburse
No answers on this topic
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.
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Alternatives Considered
Emburse
We selected SpringAhead because of price and usability. This tool is easy to set up and configure. It is a cloud application allowing access from anywhere. There were no training requirements. When you have a small use case this tool is the way to go. We moved off SpringAhead to get more functionality and it has required a lot more training and effort to maintain and utilize
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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.
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Return on Investment
Emburse
  • Positive - tracking return on project investments
  • Positive - being able to plan on future projects
  • Positive - being able to manage costs and attendance
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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.
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