Head to head
Expensify vs Navan
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
54/100Higher score | 21/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #3 | #6 |
| Confidence | High confidence | Medium confidence |
| External Reputation | 88 | — |
| AI Authority | 34 | 3 |
| Web Authority | 16 | 16 |
| Expert Assessment | 71 | 59 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | USD $5 per unique member/month (Collect, pay-per-use only) · free tier: Free Submit workspace for individual employees to code and submit expenses to an approver; excludes approvals, payments, company cards and accounting integrations. G2 also lists a free trial (30-day trial then 50% off six months via G2 Deals). | USD $15 per user per month (expense, after the first 5 active users) · free tier: Navan Business is free for companies up to 300 employees: unlimited travel bookings at no cost, plus expense free for the first 5 monthly active expensing users |
| Pricing model | Subscription (per-member, annual or pay-per-use) | Freemium + per-active-user subscription (Enterprise custom) |
| Best for | Small to mid-sized teams (roughly 5–200 employees) running QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or Sage Intacct that want employee-friendly receipt capture at a low per-seat price and are willing to move card spend onto the Expensify Card to halve the Control rate. | Companies under 300 employees with meaningful business travel that are willing to consolidate booking into Navan, and finance teams wanting a single system of record for trips, card spend and expenses. |
| Avoid if | You have volatile headcount but need an Annual Control contract, refuse to adopt the Expensify Card, have low tolerance for frequent UI changes, or need approvals, company cards and accounting sync on a zero budget. | You have little or no travel spend, are crossing 300 employees and need a budgetable number today, intend to keep an incumbent TMC, or require a fully published rate card including transactional fees for procurement sign-off. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise |
| Founded | 2008 | — |
| Headquarters | — | Palo Alto, California, United States |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.