Expensify vs TripLog (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TripLog grades higher than Expensify: 3.0 against 2.8 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 ease of use and platforms. TripLog grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Expensify
Receipt scanning, expense reports and company cards, from $5 a member
TripLog
Automatic GPS mileage tracking with expense and time add-ons
Which one is for you
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
Pick TripLog if
- Fits if you want free automatic mileage tracking and will pay only if you need reports
- Works for companies that pay mileage through payroll or accounting software
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need yearly reports, because unlimited reporting and web access sit in Premium
- Skip it if you want a free trial of Premium, as there is one 7-day pass a year
- Watch out: team prices are $8 to $19 per user a month, with the billing term not shown
- Watch out: FAVR, Expense and Time are priced separately from Mileage
- Watch out: hardware is extra, at $79.99 for TripLog Drive and $19.99 for each Beacon
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAExpensifyGood | 3.0GPATripLogVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | APremium is $59.99 a year ($4.99 a month), under 60% of the $8.99 that the cheaper quarter of expense tools starts at. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BBasic is free for good, with unlimited automatic GPS tracking and basic expenses. Reporting is limited, with one 7-day Premium pass a year. |
| Features | 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. | BMileage tracking, tax reports, receipts and expenses, team approvals and links to payroll and accounting tools. No gap in the core job shows on the listing. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CThe page quotes a 4.8 App Store rating without a count, so we don't count it. Setup involves picking tracking options and, for some, buying hardware. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb, iOS and Android with integrations such as QuickBooks, Xero, ADP and SAP Concur. No desktop app. |
| Best for | receipt scanning and staff reimbursements | mileage tracking with a free Basic plan |
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: Expensify and TripLog. How we grade
Price against what you get
Expensify starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TripLog starts at $4.99 a month and scores 2.7.
Expensify scores higher, and starts $0.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other spend and bill pay tools on the chart, none scores higher than Expensify for less, and 1 scores higher than TripLog 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
- Expensify also covers invoicing, bill pay and company cards.
- TripLog also covers time tracking and reports.
At a glance
| Expensify | TripLog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per member / month, billed monthly | $4.99 per month, billed annually at $59.99 (Premium) |
| Free plan | Submit, free for any employee: unlimited receipt scans, mileage tracking, expense reports, categories and tags, personal card import and chat on expenses. | Basic plan, free forever: unlimited automatic GPS mileage tracking and basic expense management. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the paid plans, starting when a workspace is created | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Expensify, Inc. | TripLog |
| Price read from | expensify.com | triplog.net |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
TripLog
- Unlimited reporting and web app access sit in Premium; Basic reporting is limited, with a one-off 7-day Premium pass each year.
- Team and Enterprise prices are shown per user per month without stating the billing term.
- FAVR, Expense and Time are priced separately from Mileage on the multi-user page.
- Hardware is extra: TripLog Drive is $79.99 and the Beacon is $19.99 each.
Key features
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.
TripLog
- Automatic mileage tracking
- GPS trips are recorded automatically, with an optional Beacon accessory that triggers tracking when a phone enters the car.
- Tax-compliant reports
- Mileage reports, parking and tolls, fuel tracking with MPG calculation, and international currencies and units.
- Expense and receipt capture
- Premium adds OCR receipt capture, income and expense tracking and bank or credit card integration; a separate Expense product covers team reports.
- Team approvals and programs
- Company plans add approval management and support cents-per-mile and FAVR reimbursement programs.
- Payroll and accounting integrations
- Connects to SAP Concur, QuickBooks Online, Xero, ADP, Paychex, Paylocity and UKG, according to the plan tier.
Plans
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.
TripLog
Basic$0
Unlimited automatic GPS mileage tracking and basic expense management for individuals.
Premium$59.99
per year (shown as $4.99 / month, paid annually)
Adds unlimited reporting, receipt OCR, web app, auto-classification rules, cloud backup and bank and card integration.
Mileage Teams$8
per user / month, billing basis not shown
Unlimited automatic mileage tracking, approval management and custom reporting for cents-per-mile reimbursement.
Mileage Enterprise$12
per user / month, billing basis not shown
Adds multi-level approvals, out-of-policy flagging, custom fields, GL code reporting, HIPAA compliance and single sign-on.
FAVR Teams$19
per user / month, billing basis not shown
Optional program for qualifying drivers: location-based reimbursements, annual FAVR tax reporting and payroll integration.
Ways to pay less
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.
TripLog
- Other savings
One free 7-day Premium pass per year
Gives a week of full Premium access, including downloading the annual mileage report, available from January 1 each calendar year.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Expensify or TripLog?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Expensify starts at $5 per member / month, billed monthly, and TripLog starts at $4.99 per month, billed annually at $59.99 (Premium). 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, Expensify or TripLog?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Expensify and TripLog have a free plan.
Which platforms do Expensify and TripLog 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.