Sage Expense Management
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Real-time expense management on your existing credit cards
How to Replace Sage Expense ManagementOverview
Features
63 features across 22 categories
AI(1)
AI assistant for instant spend insights and real-time support with expense breakdowns and instant answers to queries
AI/Automation(1)
Automatically extracts merchant, date, amount, and category data from receipt images using optical character recognition
Billing(1)
Mark expenses as billable for client reimbursement and project billing
Budgeting(1)
Configure budget types, limits, and controls with real-time budget monitoring and alerts
Card Management(2)
Support for American Express virtual card numbers for enhanced security and tracking
Track personal credit card expenses and reimbursements
Compliance(4)
Complete audit trail creation for compliance and regulatory requirements
Dedicated auditor role with audit history viewing and analytics capabilities
Know where, how, and when employees spend company money with automated compliance checking against business rules
Real-time checking of every expense against business rules with instant flagging of policy violations
Configuration(2)
Create custom employee categories and cost centers for expense organization
Add custom fields to expense forms for company-specific tracking requirements
Customization(1)
White-label the platform with branded account names and emails
Expense Tracking(4)
Track mileage and per diem expenses with automatic logging via Google Maps for road trips
Automatic per diem expense tracking with configurable rates
Track expenses by project with automatic allocation and project-based reporting
Ability to split expenses across multiple categories, projects, or cost centers
Integration(17)
2-way sync of audit-ready expense data with accounting software including QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, and Sage
Direct integration with American Express for real-time transaction feeds
API access for direct integrations with custom systems and third-party applications
Unlimited expense tracking from Gmail with email forwarding for receipt submission
Two-way integration with NetSuite for enterprise-level accounting automation with one-time implementation fee
Unlimited expense tracking from Outlook
Integration with Perk for booking flights and hotels
Integration with QuickBooks Desktop at additional cost
Two-way integration with QuickBooks Online for automated accounting sync
Integration with Sage 300 CRE for construction and real estate companies
Beta integration with Sage 50 for small business accounting
Two-way integration with Sage Intacct with different pricing for existing Sage Intacct customers
Unlimited expense tracking from Slack with native Slack commands
Universal statement parser to import credit card statements from any bank
Direct integrations with any accounting, travel, HRMS and payroll software
Direct integration with Visa and Mastercard networks for real-time card feeds
Two-way integration with Xero for automated accounting sync
Internationalization(1)
Process transactions in any currency with automatic conversions
Mobile(1)
Submit, track and approve corporate card expenses on the go with mobile receipt scanning and approval capabilities
Notification(1)
Automatic reminders to employees for missing receipts and pending expenses
Organization(2)
Manage expenses across multiple business entities each with unique policies
Support for multiple regions with region-specific policies and configurations
Receipt Management(4)
Ability to upload multiple receipts at once
Forward receipts via email for automatic processing and expense creation
Easy receipt submission and automatic data extraction via text, mobile app, email, Gmail, Outlook, and Slack
Collect receipts 5x faster via text message. Users receive instant text notifications for card spend and can reply with a receipt photo
Reconciliation(1)
Automated matching of receipts and transactions for existing corporate cards in real-time with no broken bank feeds or delays
Reimbursement(1)
Reimburse employees via ACH (US only) with ability to pay multiple employees with a single click and express processing
Reporting(4)
Export expense data in custom formats including MIS and other specialized reports
Effortless reporting, approvals, and compliance for every transaction with automated report submission
See employee spend in real-time the moment they swipe their credit cards with instant transaction data
Identify spending trends, track budgets, and monitor policy violations with reporting and analytics
Security(3)
IP whitelisting for admin accounts for enhanced security
RBAC with roles including Verifier, Payment Processor, and Auditor for granular permission management
SSO support with Google, AD, and Okta integration available as optional premium feature
Support(5)
Round-the-clock live chat and email support with first response time under 30 minutes
Half-yearly business reviews to optimize costs and compliance with analytics
Access to customer advisory group for feature suggestions and direct engagement with Product and Engineering teams with priority feature access
Dedicated implementation support and onboarding including full system setup, ERP integration, and customized user training (2-4 weeks)
Dedicated account manager for personalized onboarding and ongoing support
Travel(1)
Streamline travel and expense management with integration for booking flights and hotels through Perk
Workflow(5)
Set up approval workflows that fit your business with multi-level, project-based, or department-led approvals
Allow employees to delegate expense reporting to others with permanent and short-term delegation options
Sequential approval workflows with multiple stages and approvers
Approval routing automatically determined by business rules and policies
Simple one-step approval process for expenses
Pricing
Growth
- ✓Unlimited expense tracking and real-time card feeds
- ✓Unlimited receipt scanning with automated data extraction
- ✓Receipt collection & expense completion via Text Messages
- ✓Unlimited expense tracking from Gmail, Outlook, Slack, and more
- ✓Mileage & Per Diem tracking
- ✓Direct integration via real-time feeds
- ✓American Express virtual Cards
- ✓Instant text notifications for card spend and receipt collection via text
- ✓Automated credit card reconciliation
- ✓Personal card management
- ✓Universal statement parser to import credit card statements
- ✓Single-stage approvals
- ✓Business rules and real-time policy violation checks
- ✓Custom employee categories and expense fields
- ✓Employee access delegation
- ✓Two-way integrations with QuickBooks Online, Xero, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage 50
- ✓AI-powered Copilot for instant spend insights
- ✓Basic email and knowledge base support
Business
- ✓All benefits of Growth plan
- ✓Multi-org, multi-stage and policy-driven approvals
- ✓ACH reimbursements (US only)
- ✓Project expense tracking
- ✓Custom data exports including MIS
- ✓Multi-currency, multi-region setup with multiple entities/orgs
- ✓Two-way integrations with NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Sage 300 Construction & Real Estate, QuickBooks Desktop
- ✓Direct, third-party and API integrations with any accounting, travel, HRMS and payroll software
- ✓Premium Support with 24/7 live chat and email based support
- ✓Named account manager
- ✓Optional SSO (additional fee applicable)
Enterprise
- ✓All benefits of Business plan
- ✓IP whitelisting of admin accounts
- ✓Google single-sign on (SSO)
- ✓Single sign-on (SSO) with AD and Okta
- ✓Branded account and emails
- ✓Dedicated Enterprise Account Manager
- ✓Half-yearly business reviews to optimize cost and compliance
- ✓Customer Advisory Group for feature suggestions and direct facetime with Product and Engineering teams
- ✓Priority access to features and planned deployments
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Integrations
18 known integrations