Payhawk

payhawk.com
Expense Management
Weekend Project

Expense management on autopilot with linked business credit cards

How to Replace Payhawk

Overview

Payhawk is an AI-native spend management platform that automates corporate expense management, accounting, and payment processes. It unifies corporate cards, accounts payable, budgets, travel, reimbursements, subscriptions, and procurement with intelligent automation to track, control, and optimize all business spending.

Features

49 features across 13 categories

AI(9)

Advanced OCRAI

Advanced optical character recognition for bill and invoice processing

Agentic MemoryAI

AI agent that remembers personal preferences for travel bookings

AI-Powered Data ExtractionAI

Extract and reconcile receipts and invoices using AI with support for 65+ languages

Built-in Agentic PaymentsAI

AI-powered payment processing for travel bookings

Financial Controller AgentAI

AI agent for financial control and oversight

Payments AgentAI

AI agent for managing payment processes

Procurement AgentAI

AI agent for managing procurement processes

Smart Line Item SplittingAI

AI-powered intelligent splitting of bill line items

Travel AgentAI

AI agent for managing business travel

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Admin(2)

Multi-Entity EnvironmentPremium

Support for multiple entities with consolidated master data and settings

Unlimited Employee Seats

No limit on the number of employee accounts

Also in: Insider CDP, Jira, Asana

Automation(6)

2-Way and 3-Way Matching

Automated matching of purchase orders with invoices and receipts

Automated Expense ReportsAI

Automatically generate expense reports from travel and other spending

Automatic CategorizationAI

Automatically categorize expenses and route for approvals

Automatic Receipt Chasing

Automated system to chase and collect missing receipts from employees

Real-time Receipt MatchingAI

Collect receipts at the point of sale and automatically match them to transactions

Real-time Reconciliation

Automatic reconciliation of transactions in real-time

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Controls(3)

Discrepancy Detection

Detect discrepancies in procurement by amount and percentages

Real-time Card Controls

Control every company swipe in real-time without waiting for card statements

Spend Policy Management

Assign spend policies and track budgets in real-time by any dimension or category

Also in: Resolver

Integration(5)

Enterprise HRIS IntegrationsPremium

Integration with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, ADP, Ceridian, Paychex, Paylocity

ERP Integrations

10+ native bidirectional ERP integrations including NetSuite, Dynamics Business Central, Microsoft Finance, and Sage Intacct

Export Templates and API

Export data with customizable 'set and forget' template builder supporting unlimited customizations

HRIS Integrations

50+ HRIS and IdP integrations for user provisioning and manager assignment

Live Accounting Integrations

Real-time integrations with Xero, QBO, and Exact Online with unlimited custom exports

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Mobile(1)

Mobile App

Mobile application for employees to submit expenses and access Payhawk features

Also in: monday.com, Smartsheet, Calendly

Payment(7)

Bill Payment

Manage bills, workflows, and supplier payments with end-to-end bill management

Bring Your Own Cards

Connect any existing credit card program to Payhawk

Credit LinePremium

Strategic liquidity on demand with credit facilities safeguarded by J.P. Morgan

Multi-Currency Support

Support for multiple currencies in corporate cards and transactions

Payhawk Cards

Payhawk branded Visa credit cards available in 32 countries

Reimbursement Management

Manage employee reimbursements with automated workflows

Scheduled and Bulk Payments

Schedule payments and process bulk payments to suppliers

Also in: Square Payroll, IdoSell, Calendly

Procurement(3)

Purchase Intake

Employee-friendly purchase intake for procurement requests

Purchase Order Management

Create and manage purchase orders within the platform

Vendor Management

Manage vendors and verify vendor information

Reporting(2)

Budget TrackingPremium

Real-time insights on budget utilization against forecasts

Trip Reports with Smart GroupingAI

Generate trip reports with intelligent grouping of expenses

Security(4)

ISO 27001 Certification

ISO 27001 certification for information security management

PCI DSS Level 1 Security

Industry-leading PCI DSS Level 1 compliance for payment security

SOC 2 Compliance

SOC 2 compliance certification for security and availability

SSO / SAML

Single sign-on support for Okta, Microsoft Entra, GSuite, JumpCloud

Spending(1)

Subscription Management

Track and manage company subscriptions

Travel(3)

Business Travel Management

Book, pay, and manage compliant business travel anywhere in the world

Custom Travel Policy

Define and enforce custom travel policies for employees

Global Hotel and Flight Booking

Book hotels and flights globally with zero markup

Workflow(3)

Custom Discrepancy Workflows

Create custom approval workflows for handling discrepancies

Intelligent Workflow ApprovalsAI

Intelligent approval workflows with custom request intake

Trip Requests and Proactive ApprovalsAI

Submit trip requests and receive proactive approvals

Pricing

Travel

$299/mo
  • Book, pay, and manage compliant business travel anywhere in the world
  • Global hotel and flight booking
  • Custom travel policy
  • Agentic memory for personal preferences
  • Trip requests and proactive approvals
  • Built-in agentic payments
  • Automated expense reports
  • Automated invoice generation

Cards & Expenses

$449/mo
  • Real-time spend control for global teams
  • Connect any credit card program
  • Real-time expense creation on card spend
  • Integrations with 40+ ERP/Accounting/HR systems
  • Mobile app & automatic receipt chasing
  • Reimbursements
  • Payhawk Visa credit cards (optional)

Bill Payments

$349/mo
  • End-to-end bill management
  • Advanced approval workflow designer
  • Vendor management and verification
  • Scheduled and bulk payments
  • Advanced OCR
  • AI-powered smart line item splitting
  • Employee-friendly purchase intake

Procure to Pay

$499/mo
  • Purchase order management
  • Employee-friendly purchase intake
  • 2-way and 3-way matching
  • Discrepancy detection by amount and percentages
  • Custom discrepancy approval workflows

Payhawk Complete

Popular
Custom
  • Travel - Book, pay, and manage compliant business travel anywhere in the world
  • Global hotel and flight booking with zero markup
  • Custom travel policy
  • Agentic memory for personal preferences
  • Trip requests and proactive approvals
  • Built-in agentic payments
  • Automated invoice generation
  • Trip Reports with smart grouping
  • Real-time reconciliation
  • Cards & Expenses - Put cards spend policies, and expense reports on autopilot
  • Connect any credit card program
  • Real-time expense creation on card spend
  • Spend policy and controls
  • Integrations with 40+ ERP/Accounting/HR systems
  • Mobile app & automatic receipt chasing
  • Reimbursements
  • Payhawk Visa credit cards (optional)
  • Bill Payments - Manage bills, workflows, and supplier payments with ease
  • End-to-end bill management
  • Advanced approval workflow designer
  • Vendor management and verification
  • Scheduled and bulk payments
  • Advanced OCR
  • AI-powered smart line item splitting
  • Employee-friendly purchase intake
  • Procure to Pay - Simplify procurement from purchasing to payment
  • Purchase order management
  • Employee-friendly purchase intake
  • 2-way and 3-way matching
  • Discrepancy detection by amount and percentages
  • Custom discrepancy approval workflows
  • Intelligent workflow approvals and custom request intake
  • Unlimited employee seats, card transactions, and document processing
  • Live accounting integrations to Xero, QBO, or Exact Online & unlimited custom exports
  • 50+ HRIS integrations like Hibob, Deel, Personio, BambooHR, etc
  • AI-powered data extraction in 65+ languages
  • Multi-entity environment with consolidated master data and settings
  • SSO / SAML for Okta, Microsoft Entra, GSuite, JumpCloud, and more
  • Industry-leading security with PCI DSS Level 1 security, ISO 27001, and SOC 2
  • Full AI Office of the CFO package: Financial Controller Agent, Travel Agent, Procurement Agent, and Payments agent

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Payhawk

Monthly$299/mo
Yearly$3.6k/yr
5-Year Total$17.9k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~4 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $3.3k
SaaS
$3.6k
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $10k
SaaS
$10.8k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $16.7k
SaaS
$17.9k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 49 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Payhawk alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 49 features.

Buy Payhawk

Monthly cost$2,990/mo
3-year total$107,640
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Better Value
Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Building could save ~$70,680 over 3 years.

Estimates based on 49 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

22 known integrations

ADPBambooHRCeridianDeelDynamics Business CentralExact OnlineGSuiteHibobJumpCloudMicrosoft EntraMicrosoft FinanceNetSuiteOktaPaychexPaylocityPersonioQuickBooks OnlineSage IntacctSAP SuccessFactorsUKGWorkdayXero