Accounting & Finance

Expensify

The long-running expense management app with SmartScan and unlimited receipts.

★★★★
8.4*/ 10
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Overall Score
8.4 / 10*
👍Best For
SMBs and travelling teams tracking expenses and mileage.
💰Pricing
Free + Paid Plans (From $5/user/mo)
🆓Free Plan
Yes
🌍Platform
Web
👤Best User
SMBs and travelling employees tracking receipts and mileage.
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Our Verdict

Our Verdict on Expensify

Expensify is the veteran expense app that most controllers still recognise on sight — great OCR, decent card, wide integrations.

Expensify sits in the accounting & finance space and is best suited to smbs and travelling employees tracking receipts and mileage.

Across our five rating lenses — ease of use, value, speed, accuracy and ROI — Expensify scores 8.4/10. That places it in the top tier of tools we've tested this year, and it comfortably earns its spot in our recommended stack.

Final Score
8.4* / 10
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Mature SmartScan OCR
  • Card and reimbursement in one
  • Solid mobile app
  • Wide accounting integrations
Cons
  • UI shows its age vs Ramp
  • Pricing model has been rocky
Pricing

Expensify Pricing

Collect $5/user/mo, Control $9/user/mo (annual)

Free Plan

Available — perfect for testing the product with no commitment.

Paid Plans

Free + Paid Plans (From $5/user/mo)

Best Value

For most users, the mid-tier paid plan delivers the best balance of features and cost.

Features

What Expensify does well

Mature SmartScan OCR
🎯
Card and reimbursement in one
🚀
Solid mobile app
🛠
Wide accounting integrations
Best For
★★★★★

Perfect for

SMBstravelling teams tracking expensesmileagetravelling employees tracking receipts
Full Review

The complete Expensify review

Expensify is the veteran expense app that most controllers still recognise on sight — great OCR, decent card, wide integrations.

Expensify sits in the accounting & finance space and is best suited to smbs and travelling employees tracking receipts and mileage.

Across our five rating lenses — ease of use, value, speed, accuracy and ROI — Expensify scores 8.4/10. That places it in the top tier of tools we've tested this year, and it comfortably earns its spot in our recommended stack.

In short — Expensify earns its 8.4/10 rating. It's a tool we happily recommend to smbs and travelling employees tracking receipts and mileage., and one we return to ourselves. Read the pros and cons above, click through and try the free plan, and make your own call on real work.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

For anyone working on smbs and travelling teams tracking expenses and mileage., Expensify pays for itself quickly. It combines strong output quality with a workflow that respects your time, which is why it earned a spot in our recommended tools.

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