Driversnote vs Expensify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Expensify grades higher than Driversnote: 2.8 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Expensify grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Driversnote
Automatic mileage tracker for drivers and small teams
Expensify
Receipt scanning, expense reports and company cards, from $5 a member
Which one is for you
Pick Driversnote if
- Fits if you drive a handful of work trips a month and want to log them for free
- Works for small teams of 2 to 10 who need to collect and approve drivers' logs
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you drive often: Free reports on 15 trips a month, and unlimited trips need Pro
- Pricey if you pay monthly, with Pro at $11 a month against $132 billed yearly
- Skip it if you need receipts or other expenses, as it tracks mileage only
- Watch out: Teams is $11 per license a month for 2 to 10 users, and 11 or more go through sales
- Watch out: the page does not say whether the Teams price is billed monthly or yearly
Pick Expensify if
- Fits if your team mostly needs receipts scanned and money paid back
- Works for an employee whose company has no expense tool yet
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you add people who rarely spend, as Collect bills every member
- Skip it if you want the $9 Control rate without moving spend onto the Expensify Card
- Tight if you use NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Desktop or Workday, as they connect only on Control
- Pricey if you won't commit to a year, as Control is then $36 a member a month
- Watch out: the 30-day trial starts when you create a workspace, and card cash back counts US purchases only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADriversnoteFair | 2.8GPAExpensifyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $11 a month ($132 billed yearly), between the $8.99 cheaper-quarter and $12 middle prices for expense tools. Nothing stands out either way. | CGraded against its expense-tool alternatives. Ten people on Collect cost $50 a month, $5 each billed monthly for every member, active or not. Zoho Expense costs less for ten and Ramp and Brex nothing, while Navan and Rydoo cost more. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree covers automatic tracking and reporting for up to 15 trips a month, a cap a regular driver reaches inside a few days. | CSubmit is free for any employee, with unlimited receipt scans, mileage and reports. But reimbursing, approving and syncing need a paid plan, and the 30-day trial starts when you create a workspace. |
| Features | CAutomatic tracking, one-tap classification, reports and exports, team approval and odometer records. It does the mileage job fully, but it is a smaller job than expenses. | BThe whole job: SmartScan receipts, approvals and ACH reimbursement, unlimited Expensify Cards, travel booking, supplier bills paid from a scanned inbox, invoices and a chat thread on every expense. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Trips arrive automatically, but you still classify them and check the log before reporting. | B4.6 from 157,712 App Store ratings. Snap a receipt and it's an expense, but admins have a workspace, rules and accounting links to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with an iBeacon accessory. No desktop app and no integrations named. | AWeb, Mac, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, with QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Workday, Gusto and Uber, and an API. NetSuite and Sage Intacct need Control. |
| Best for | automatic mileage logs on a free plan | receipt scanning and staff reimbursements |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Driversnote and Expensify. How we grade
Price against what you get
Driversnote starts at $11 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Expensify starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Expensify scores higher and starts $6 a month lower. Of the other spend and bill pay tools on the chart, 7 score higher than Driversnote for less, and none scores higher than Expensify for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Driversnote also covers reports.
- Expensify also covers invoicing, bill pay and company cards.
At a glance
| Driversnote | Expensify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11 per month (Pro); $132 if billed yearly | $5 per member / month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Automatic tracking on iOS, Android and web, with reporting for up to 15 trips a month. | Submit, free for any employee: unlimited receipt scans, mileage tracking, expense reports, categories and tags, personal card import and chat on expenses. |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial of the paid plans, starting when a workspace is created |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Driversnote | Expensify, Inc. |
| Price read from | driversnote.com | expensify.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Driversnote
- The Free plan limits reporting to 15 trips a month; unlimited trips need Pro.
- Team plans cover 2 to 10 users at $11 per license a month; 11 or more users go through sales.
- The page does not say whether the Teams $11 price is per month billed monthly or annually.
- The pricing page is in US dollars here but the vendor sells in many countries, so local prices may differ.
Expensify
- Control's $9 rate needs an annual plan and the Expensify Card for at least half of settled spend; otherwise it is $18 on an annual plan or $36 with no commitment.
- Collect bills every member added to a workspace, active or not; Control bills anyone who creates, submits, approves, reimburses or exports a report that month.
- NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Desktop and Workday connect only on Control; Collect syncs with QuickBooks Online and Xero.
- The Expensify Card is issued by The Bancorp Bank in the US, and cash back counts US purchases only.
Key features
Driversnote
- Automatic trip tracking
- Trips are logged in the background on the phone, or started by an iBeacon, a Bluetooth device the vendor sells and gives free with a yearly plan.
- One-tap classification
- Each trip can be sorted as business, personal, medical or charity, with notes and tags, and saved locations to speed it up.
- Reports and exports
- Exports reports and trip data for tax records or reimbursement, with local and custom rates.
- Team collection and approval
- On team plans, drivers' mileage is collected in one place and admins review and approve reports in web tools.
- Edit log and odometer records
- Paid plans show every change made to a trip in an edit log, and can keep manual or trip-based odometer logs.
Expensify
- SmartScan receipts
- Photograph or forward a receipt and Expensify reads it into an expense, with unlimited scans on every plan including the free one.
- Approvals and reimbursement
- Reports go to an approver and are paid back by ACH. Control adds multiple approvers, custom expense rules and admin-enforced controls.
- Expensify Card
- Unlimited cards, virtual ones included, with Smart Limits, paying 1% cash back on US purchases and 2% once monthly spend passes $250,000.
- Travel booking
- Book flights, hotels, cars and rail inside Expensify, with travel rules, trip approvals and a 24/7 support line.
- Bills and invoices
- Supplier bills are scanned from a dedicated email address and paid automatically, and invoices can be sent from the same account.
- Chat on every expense
- Each expense and report has its own comment thread, alongside chat rooms and direct messages between employees.
Plans
Driversnote
Free$0
Automatic mileage tracking and easy reporting of up to 15 trips a month.
Pro$11
per month ($132 if billed yearly)
Unlimited trips and reporting, edit log, public API, and a free iBeacon with a yearly subscription.
Teams$11
per license / month, for 2 to 10 users
Pro features plus web tools for admins to collect and validate drivers' reports. Billing basis not shown.
Teams +Custom
For 11+ users: adds single sign-on, a dedicated customer success manager and hosted onboarding.
Expensify
Submit$0
For individual employees: receipt scanning, mileage, expense reports and submitting them to an approver.
Collect$5
per member / month, billed monthly
Billed for every member, active or not. Reimbursements, card feeds, approvals, travel booking and QuickBooks Online or Xero sync.
Control$9
per active member / month, annual plan using the Expensify Card
$18 on an annual plan without the card, $36 with no commitment. Adds NetSuite and Sage Intacct, multi-step approvals, SSO and budgets.
Ways to pay less
Driversnote
- Other savings
Free iBeacon with a yearly plan
Paid plans bought on the web with yearly billing include a free iBeacon, which the page values at $40.
Expensify
- Annual discount
Half price on Control with an annual subscription
Control costs $18 per active member a month on an annual subscription, against $36 on pay-per-use with no commitment.
- Other savings
Control at $9 when you use the Expensify Card
On an annual subscription, Control drops to $9 per active member a month when the Expensify Card carries at least 50% of settled US spend that month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Driversnote or Expensify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Driversnote starts at $11 per month (Pro); $132 if billed yearly, and Expensify starts at $5 per member / month, billed monthly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Driversnote or Expensify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Driversnote and Expensify have a free plan.
Which platforms do Driversnote and Expensify run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Expensify lists a macOS app and a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.