Zoho Expense
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Features
36 features across 17 categories
Automation(4)
Automatic calculation of per diem expenses with GSA compliance and customization options
Advanced receipt scanning that captures itemized details from receipts
Automatically capture mileage with live GPS tracking integration
Automatic scanning and processing of receipts to simplify expense creation and tracking
Card Management(1)
Manage corporate card spending with real-time feeds and automatch card transactions with uploaded receipts to automate reconciliation
Compliance & Control(4)
Basic audit trail for tracking activities in the system
Available in 10+ editions with country-specific compliance and regulations for local tax and per diem requirements
Compliance with global tax regulations across multiple countries
Enforce spending policies on entities, departments, or cost centers with customizable rules and spend limits
Data Management(1)
Export data via SFTP for secure file transfers
Document Management(1)
Cloud storage for receipts with 5GB available in Free tier
Enterprise Features(1)
Manage expenses across multiple entities and countries for enterprise organizations
Expense Management(5)
Manage expenses for attendees on business trips with separate tracking
Track expenses against specific customers or projects
Automated end-to-end expense reporting from expense creation to reimbursement with simplified workflows
Swipe to record mileage expenses automatically with GPS tracking for easy reimbursement
Ability to split expenses among multiple employees or cost centers
Financial Control(2)
Create multiple budgets based on expense types or categories to restrict employee spending and prevent overspending
Real-time budget tracking and monitoring against actual spending
Financial Management(1)
Manage and track cash advances given to employees for business travel
Integration(1)
Seamless integration with accounting, ERP, HRMS systems and other business software
Localization(2)
Support for multiple currencies across global operations
Configured with 12+ languages for global operations
Payment Processing(1)
Direct bank reimbursements through ACH payments
Reporting & Analytics(2)
Detailed audit trail reports showing every activity and transaction within Zoho Expense
Real-time analytics and reporting to empower finance teams to identify spending gaps and forecast finances
Security & Compliance(4)
Powerful fraud detection engine that automatically scans expense reports and identifies suspicious transactions
IP whitelisting of admin accounts for enhanced security
MFA support for enhanced account security
Integration with AD, Okta, and Jumpcloud for SSO authentication
Travel Management(2)
Employees can plan and book flights, hotels, trains, and car rentals through the platform with personalized options based on company travel policy
Centralized travel desk management tool for managing corporate travel bookings and approvals
User Management(2)
Configure custom user roles and permissions for different team members
Delegate expense access and management to designated team members
Workflow Management(2)
Advanced customization of approval workflows with multiple levels and criteria
Configure approval workflows from simple to multilevel criteria-based approvals based on company requirements
Pricing
Free
- ✓Expense reports
- ✓Expense tracking via personal cards
- ✓Mileage expenses via GPS
- ✓Accounting integrations
- ✓Global tax compliance
- ✓Multi factor authentication
- ✓Multi-currency expenses
- ✓Customer/project tracking
- ✓Basic audit trail
- ✓5 GB receipt storage
- ✓20 Receipt Autoscans
- ✓Email Support
Standard
- ✓Free plan features
- ✓Corporate card management
- ✓Real-time card feeds
- ✓Multiple expense policies
- ✓Multi-level approval
- ✓Split expenses
- ✓Custom user roles
- ✓Expense access delegation
- ✓Cash advance management
- ✓ACH Payments
- ✓Direct bank reimbursements
- ✓Attendee expense management
- ✓20 Autoscan per user
- ✓Email & call support
Premium
- ✓Standard plan features
- ✓Online travel booking tool
- ✓Inbuilt travel desk management tool
- ✓GSA compliant automated per diem management
- ✓Auto mileage capture with live tracking
- ✓Live budget tracking
- ✓Itemized receipt Autoscan
- ✓Advanced approval management and policy customization
- ✓Advanced customization
Custom
- ✓Premium plan features
- ✓Dedicated account manager
- ✓Around-the-clock priority global support
- ✓Personalised implementation, onboarding and training
- ✓Custom ERP Integrations
- ✓Multi-entity/country expense management
- ✓Custom HRMS Integrations
- ✓SFTP Exports
- ✓Single sign-on (SSO) with AD, Okta, and Jumpcloud
- ✓IP whitelisting of admin accounts
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Buying Zoho Expense saves ~$35,412 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 36 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
9 known integrations