Payhawk vs Expensify The smarter, scalable Expensify alternative

Reconcile 99.7% of expenses automatically. Enforce spend policies with powerful card controls. Manage every type of spend—from bills to reimbursements—in one intuitive platform.

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3 reasons to choose Payhawk over Expensify

Expensify automates expense reporting, but often creates additional manual work in the process.

Automated expense reporting

Expense reporting made easy

Say goodbye to complex and frustrating expense reconciliations. Employees submit receipts on the spot, while Payhawk automates the expense coding and matching, syncing expenses to your ERP in real-time.

Card controls

Your cards – smarter control

Prevent out-of-policy spending before it happens. Set proactive spend rules by merchant, category, region, and more—with powerful card controls on your existing cards.

All-in-one spend management solution

More than just expense management

Payhawk is an all-in-one spend management solution, combining direct credit card connectivity, expense management, accounts payable, purchase orders, budgets and multi-entity management in a single tool.

Compare Payhawk to Expensify

 
Payhawk
Expensify
Corporate cards
Works with your existing corporate cards
Yes
Yes
Card controls on linked cards
Yes
No
American Express virtual cards
Yes
No
Credit cards
Yes
Yes
Card controls
Yes
No
Virtual cards
Yes
No
Expense management
Real-time card spend visibility across all cards
Yes
No
Instant notifications for receipt submission
Yes

Only on Expensify cards

Zero-touch expense matching and coding
Yes
No
Real-time automatic reconciliation with your ERP
Yes
No
Automatic receipt chasing
Yes
No
Accounts payable and procurement
Bill Pay

Yes, US, UK & EEA

US only

Purchase orders
Yes
No
3-way matching
Yes
No
Vendor management
Yes
No
Platform
AI-powered expense coding
Yes
No
Advanced multi-dimensional budget tracking
Yes
No
Highly customizable approval workflows per expense type
Yes
No
Multi-entity management
Yes
No
Lightning-fast, real human support team
Yes
No
Effortless implementation
Yes
No

Save with automation-powered spend management

99.7%
expenses reconciled automatically
$2.4 million
saved by preventing out-of-policy card spend
55,000h
saved yearly on manual data entry
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Even more reasons you’ll love Payhawk

Payhawk unifies cards, accounts payable, budgets, travel, reimbursements, subscriptions, and procurement with automation giving you the power to track, control, and save on all business spending.

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Manage all your cards in one place

Manage all your corporate Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards from a single platform.

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Reconcile expenses in real-time

Automate expense processing and reconcile spend in real time — on your existing corporate credit cards.

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Automate bill payments

Take back valuable time and strengthen bill payment controls with end-to-end accounts payable software.

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Approve spend before it happens

Control spending from request to payment with procure-to-pay automation - custom request approvals, PO creation, 3-way matching and automated bill pay.

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Track budgets in real-time

Automatically track card payments, reimbursements, purchase orders, and bill payments in real-time, all against your budgets.

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Sync all your data to your ERP

Have all your data flow seamlessly between Payhawk and your ERP system without the need for manual uploads.

We’ve got your back—from day one

From fast onboarding to hands-on support, our expert team is here to help you hit the ground running.

Smooth onboarding and implementation

Our dedicated team guides you through the onboarding process, ensuring a smooth transition and setting you up for success from day one.

Lightning-fast, multilingual, real human support team

Whether you have questions, technical challenges, or need assistance, our in-house experts are just a message away.

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average onboarding time
40s
average first response time
99%
customer satisfaction rate

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