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    Sage Expense Management

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASage Expense Management (formerly Fyle) is a platform for finance teams who want real-time expense control without the disruption of switching corporate cards. Its direct integration with existing Visa, Mastercard, and American Express delivers transactions instantly upon swipe. Finance teams get instant visibility into spending, and employees can upload receipts through Outlook, Gmail, text message, or the mobile app. Its

    $74.95

    per month for 5 users (minimum)

    Upside Business Travel (discontinued)

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AUpside Business Travel was a technology based travel management application from the company of the same name headquartered in Washington, D.C. The service has been discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    Sage Expense ManagementUpside Business Travel (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $14.99
    per month per user (minimum 5)
    Business
    $17.99
    per month per user (minimum 10)
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.—
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    User Ratings
    Sage Expense ManagementUpside Business Travel (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage Expense Management
    Fyle is a much better software than traditional excel reports as it provides both a mobile app and desktop application. Though there is much room for improvement, it still can be rated higher for more users as it makes the process of claims processing and auditing much faster and easier as compared to handling physical bills and receipts. It has helped my organization to save on 2 man-months cost as well by reducing the redundant activities of automating bill submission through apis for common apps like UBER, OLA, etc.
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    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
    Sage Expense Management
    • Expense management
    • Submitting bills for Reimbursement
    • Approval process
    • Expense tracking
    • The ability to converse within the app. If the approver rejects, the requester can see the reason and type back their response/rectify and resubmit. All within the app.
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    • 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
    Sage Expense Management
    • Calculate miles on the go
    • Bugs at time of submission
    • Not enough categories for expenses. More dropdowns would be helpful.
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    • 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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    Support Rating
    Sage Expense Management
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    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Sage Expense Management
    Features wise both Zoho and Concur are equivalent to Fyle - may be they even offer more features. We picked Fyle particularly because: a) We are a small organization of less than 200 employees and were looking for a cloud based offering b) We had to keep our costs minimal without making major changes to our organization structure Fyle was most optimal that catered to all our requirements.
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    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
    Sage Expense Management
    • Saves so much time!
    • Makes it easier for everyone involved in the processes
    • Ease in releasing payments/reimbursements.
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    • 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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    Screenshot of AI-powered insights on expenses, reports, categories, merchants, or any support queriesScreenshot of where employees can track and create expenses right from Text Message, Gmail, Outlook, Sage Expense Management mobile app and web app.Screenshot of Sage Expense Management's 2-way integrations with QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct, Xero and NetSuite.Screenshot of where employees can submit and track expenses and approvers can approve reports on-the-go with Sage Expense Management Android and iOS mobile app.Screenshot of where to receive real-time notifications for card spend via SMS and reconcile the spend instantly by replying with a picture of the receipt.