Expensify vs. Upside Business Travel

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Expensify
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Expensify automates the entire spend management process. Scan receipts, track mileage, submit and approve expenses, manage corporate cards, reimburse employees, pay bills, send invoices, and book travel. Built for individuals and companies of all sizes, anywhere in the world.
$5
per month per user
Upside Business Travel
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Upside Business Travel is a technology based travel management application from the company of the same name headquartered in Washington, D.C.N/A
Pricing
ExpensifyUpside Business Travel
Editions & Modules
Collect
$5
per month per user
Control
$9
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ExpensifyUpside Business Travel
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ExpensifyUpside Business Travel
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Expensify

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Upside Business Travel
Chose Upside Business Travel
Upside Business Travel is, for sure, more natural to use. Expensify is a great tool, but most of the time, it takes me a while to figure out how to import an expensive. The user interface on Upside Business Travel is a whole lot clearer and easier to use. Expensify has all …
Features
ExpensifyUpside Business Travel
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
9.6
149 Ratings
16% above category average
Upside Business Travel
-
Ratings
Employee Expense Reporting9.8148 Ratings00 Ratings
Corporate Card Reconciliation9.563 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
9.3
136 Ratings
15% above category average
Upside Business Travel
-
Ratings
Customizable Approval Policies9.295 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Document Management9.299 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking9.7110 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail9.888 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection8.9112 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced OCR8.991 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer9.577 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ExpensifyUpside Business Travel
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(239 ratings)
9.4
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(140 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(45 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ExpensifyUpside Business Travel
Likelihood to Recommend
Expensify
I think it's really good for small businesses. At least in the way we use it. It's very good for keeping an eye on employee spending in nearly real time. I'm not sure how it works for larger companies when there is a larger number of people to keep track of.
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Upside Business Travel
I've used other big name solutions before, but Upside's customer service is really what puts them head and shoulders above the rest. I don't worry about getting someone who has no idea what they're doing when I call Upside - whoever I get is going to be able to answer my questions and get my issues sorted out. That's a huge help
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Pros
Expensify
  • Easy to access online portal whether using a mobile device or desktop app
  • Receipts can be uploaded in a breeze and automatically categorized
  • Expense Reports are submitted monthly on autopilot
  • Expenses for gas is calculated on the app by entering the starting/ending destinations.
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Upside Business Travel
  • Customer Support. Our business travel changes in real-time. Sometimes we have to make multiple changes to our travel in one day. The Upside Support team is always there to change the travel, especially when my travelers do not have the time to step away from work to get on the phone with airlines, hotels, and rental car agencies.
  • Travel Tools. From the web site to the phone app, the Upside tools are very easy to use and are very extensive with functionality.
  • Prepay for travel. Prepaying for travel simplifies the booking process and eliminates the need for corporate cards.
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Cons
Expensify
  • I wish that I could sync accounts on the back end kind of like with banking software, so that Expensify would automatically port over receipts for recurring expenses as soon as they're available
  • It would be nice to one-click submit an expense all the way through instead of having to attach it to a report
  • Wackier profile icons? :) Not a big deal. This software is pretty much amazing as it is now, and typically the urge to update and modify very good software leads to poor outcomes!
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Upside Business Travel
  • Booking travel for non-employees or invited users *could* be easier, but it's not that bad.
  • Adding support for AA Business Extra number as part of company profiles, but they manually check all of our AA reservations to add it.
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Likelihood to Renew
Expensify
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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Upside Business Travel
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Usability
Expensify
My rating of 8 out of 10 for Expensify's overall usability reflects its strong performance in empowering individual users and streamlining core expense processes, while acknowledging that there are specific areas, particularly on the administrative or enterprise side, where the user experience could be further refined. Exceptional End-User Experience (for basic tasks).Automation & Time-Saving Features.Clear Workflow for Approvers. Why it's not a perfect 10 (areas for improvement that dock points): Limited corporate bank to choose from, limited multi-currency to pay to ( for instance, as a foreign corporatio,n i cannot pay with my US account to Israeli employees, or pay to our UK employees)
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Upside Business Travel
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Support Rating
Expensify
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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Upside Business Travel
The support from Upside Business Travel is absolutely amazing. Immediately after you book a flight, you get an email from your representative. You can contact them at any time and get them to help you with anything you need or answer any questions. I have used the support before to get an earlier check-in, change flights, and add a night to my stay.
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Implementation Rating
Expensify
The implementation process went rather smoothly, linking it to the bank and cards was handled easily. without too many unnecessary steps. Getting the accounts setup did take some time, but that would be true with any organization. All in all things went smoothly and I was very pleased with the setup and implementation process
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Upside Business Travel
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Alternatives Considered
Expensify
It is definitely 10 times better than using an Excel spreadsheet. We are talking a digitized with AI type capabilities to do the work for you. It’s honestly a lifesaver. This beats manual calculations and data entry any day. Scanning 100 receipts and saving them to pdf files not only takes space on your storage but it is an extra unnecessary step
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Upside Business Travel
I was not a part of the change process, but I am quite happy using Upside over Concur. We were charged just to speak with an agent, and there wasn't an option to communicate online. I love having the chat option with Upside. I do miss the ability to put travel plans on hold to allow colleagues the opportunity to review it before I book, but the pros of Upside far outweigh the cons.
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Return on Investment
Expensify
  • We went from paying credit card fees with no approval process to a no fees and complex approval processes.
  • I personally save time in not having to develop a spend report I just have my admin assistent fill in the details of the auto generated report and it is done. Went from an hour long process to 5- 10 minutes max to prepare a high quality audit ready report.
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Upside Business Travel
  • It has streamlined the process for booking travel for our company.
  • They send me reports instead of me having to create them on my own.
  • It saves time at every turn.
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ScreenShots

Expensify Screenshots

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