Emburse vs Expensya (Medius Expense) (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Emburse if

• Fits if you want expenses, travel and payables from one vendor
• Works for finance teams on NetSuite, Sage Intacct or Workday

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: no prices are published
• Tight if you need to know what a quote includes, as the product range is wide and several names appear
• Watch out: the site mentions a mobile app, but the app stores were not checked
• Skip it if you want a free plan or a trial, as neither is listed

Pick Expensya (Medius Expense) if

• Fits if you're a small team of up to 99 that wants receipts and mileage handled for a few euros a seat
• Works for people who need to scan receipts offline on the road

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want dollar prices: the page only shows euros
• Not for you if you're over 100 people, as larger companies get a quote only
• Watch out: the site says new sign-ups are for Medius Expense, so the name and packaging are changing
• Tight if you want cards, which cost an extra €89 a month on the small business plans
• Tight if you need integrations on Silver, which starts on Gold at €8

Emburse

• No prices are published anywhere that was readable.
• The product range is wide, so check which modules are in a quote.
• The site mentions a mobile app, but the app stores were not checked, so platforms show web only.
• Several product names appear on the site, such as Expense, Assurance and Invoice.

Expensya (Medius Expense)

• Prices are in euros; no dollar prices are published.
• The small business plans cover 100 users or fewer; larger companies get a quote only.
• Cards cost an extra €89 a month on the small business plans; Expensya Payment, Microsoft Teams and bank integration are add-ons on the premium package.
• The site says the product is being renamed Medius Expense, and new sign-ups are for Medius Expense.

Emburse

Expense management

Mobile receipt capture with OCR, automatic categorization across 39+ categories, VAT reconciliation and multi-currency support.

Emburse Assurance

An AI compliance layer that checks receipts before and after submission to catch errors and policy violations.

Travel management

Booking and travel management tools that connect to expense reporting.

AP automation and payments

Invoice processing, reimbursements, cards and ACH payments within the same platform.

Insights and audit

Spend analytics and an audit product for finding wasteful spending.

Expensya (Medius Expense)

Receipt scanning

A photo of a receipt is read by the vendor's OCR+ recognition and turned into an expense. Silver and Gold include unlimited scans.

Mileage and per diems

Mileage expenses with auto-calculated distances are on both small business plans. Per diems are listed under the premium package.

Approval workflows

Reports go through multi-level approval. Automatic validation against expense policies is a Gold feature.

Payment cards and budgets

Virtual and physical company cards with budgets, for an extra €89 a month on the small business plans, and a Bring Your Own Card option for cards a company already has.

Mobile app that works offline

The Android and iOS app captures expenses on the move, including without a connection, according to the vendor.

Accounting and travel integrations

Export formats and direct integrations cover ERPs and accounting systems, travel booking tools and Uber, and there is a documented API.

Emburse

Pricing could not be confirmed. See emburse.com.

Expensya (Medius Expense)

• Silver€5

  per license / month, billed annually, for 1-9 licenses

  For 1 to 99 users. Unlimited receipt scanning, mileage expenses, multi-level approval and PDF and Excel export. The price falls in steps to €4 per license at 75-99 licenses.

• Gold€8

  per license / month, billed annually, for 1-9 licenses

  For 1 to 99 users. Adds France legal archiving, integrations, policy-based validation and advances. Falls to €6.40 per license at 75-99.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Sold through sales. Adds multi-subsidiary management, custom approval workflows, single sign-on, dashboards and a managed onboarding team.