Comparison

Expensify vs Payhawk

No clear leader: Payhawk (51.8) and Expensify (49.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Expensify49
Payhawk52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Expensify49 / 100medium · 55%
Payhawk52 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Expensify✗
Payhawk✗
Model
Expensifycommercial
Payhawkquote
Price level
Expensifyunknown
Payhawkhigh
Starting price
Expensify–
Payhawk£149
Transparent
Expensify✗
Payhawk✗
Integrations
Count
Expensify45
Payhawk34
Security
Disclosure policy
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Gdpr
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Iso27001
Expensify–
Payhawk✓
Pci
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Soc2
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Reliability
Status page
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Content
Faq
Expensify6 items
Payhawk6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for expense & procurement software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Expense reporting
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Cards
Corporate cards
ExpensifyBoth
PayhawkBoth
Real-time spend controls
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Payables
AP automation (bill capture + pay)
Expensify-
Payhawk✓
Receipt / invoice OCR
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
International payments (ACH/wire/FX)
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Procurement
Procurement
Expensify-
PayhawkFull P2P
Travel
Travel booking
ExpensifyNative
PayhawkNative
Integration
Accounting sync
ExpensifyOne-way
PayhawkOne-way
SSO / SCIM
Expensify-
Payhawk✓
Commercial
Funding model
ExpensifyHybrid
PayhawkSaaS fee
Multi-entity / multi-currency
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
Platform
API access
Expensify-
PayhawkFull

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Expensify

A platform that helps organizations capture and organize employee expenses via mobile receipt scanning and company-issued cards, then streamline approval and reimbursement workflows.

Independently observed

Payhawk

A spend management platform that automates expense capture, invoice processing, travel booking, and payment workflows while providing real-time visibility through integrations with accounting and ERP systems across multiple entities and currencies.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Expensify

from £5/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £5 per member/month. Free tier available for individuals.

  • Collect£5 per member/month
    • Unlimited SmartScans
    • Receipt scanning
    • Reimbursements
    • Corporate card management
    • Expense and travel approvals
    • +9 more
  • ControlContact sales
    • Everything in Collect
    • Multiple approval flows
    • Custom expense rules
    • ERP integration (NetSuite, Sage Intacct)
    • HR integrations (Workday, Certinia)
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Payhawk

from £149/moQuote-based7-day trial

From £149/mo (Growth); custom quotes for modular enterprise plans

  • Growth£149/mo
    • AI-native expense platform
    • Automated data extraction
    • Basic ERP integrations
    • Expense capture and coding
    • Real-time reconciliation
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓
iOS
Expensify✓
Payhawk✗
Android
Expensify✓
Payhawk✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Expensify✓
Payhawk✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • QuickBooks Online
  • NetSuite
  • Xero

Expensify

10 total - 7 not shared
  • QuickBooks Desktop
  • Sage Intacct
  • FinancialForce
  • Salesforce
  • Workday
  • Gusto
  • OpenAI
Independently observed

Payhawk

23 total - 20 not shared
  • Egencia
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google
  • Peppol
  • SAP S/4HANA
  • Dynamics 365
  • Exact Online
  • Rillet
  • Campfire
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Entra
  • Google Workspace
  • TravelPerk
  • Deel
  • Paycor
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Odoo
  • DualEntry
Independently observed
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