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Expensify

Expensify reads receipt photos, categorizes expenses with its Concierge AI, builds and submits reports on a schedule, and pays employees back once reports are approved.

Not tested by JuicyAgents · Reviewed 15 Oct 2026

Can replace
Spreadsheet expense claims, Manual receipt entry in QuickBooks Online or Xero
Integrations
QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite

Overview

About Expensify

Expensify is an expense app for employees, small teams and finance admins. People snap a receipt, forward it by email or text it in, and SmartScan reads the merchant, date and amount. Its Concierge AI categorizes expenses, flags policy problems and can add them to reports and submit them on a schedule. Approvers then review the reports, and approved claims can be paid to employees' bank accounts through Expensify.

Set up categories, rules and approvers before inviting the team, then check a month of real receipts. Admins can switch on automatic approval of compliant reports and automatic payment of approved reports under a set amount, so choose those limits with care. Expensify connects to accounting systems such as QuickBooks Online and Xero, and to NetSuite on the Control plan. It replaces much of the receipt chasing and report building, but not your accounting system or the person who signs off spending. Annual subscriptions fix a minimum seat count until renewal.

What the workflow does

  • SmartScan receipt capture: Reads receipts from the mobile app, email forwarding, text message or upload and fills in the merchant, date and amount.
  • Concierge AI categorization: Categorizes expenses, flags policy violations and applies the rules an admin sets.
  • Scheduled report submission: Adds expenses to reports and submits them instantly, daily, weekly, monthly or by trip, or leaves submission to the employee.
  • Approval workflows: Routes reports to set approvers, with optional over-limit approvers, auto-approval of compliant reports and random audits.
  • Reimbursement: Pays approved reports from a connected business bank account, with an option to auto-pay approved reports under a set amount.
  • Accounting export: Connects to QuickBooks Online and Xero on Collect; NetSuite and Sage Intacct need the Control plan.

From input to result

How the workflow works

You provide

  • Receipt photos, emails or uploads.
  • Expense categories, tags and policy rules.
  • Approvers and approval limits.
  • A business bank account if reimbursements are paid through Expensify.

You get

  • Receipts captured and read without manual typing.
  • Expense reports built and submitted on a regular schedule.
  • Approved claims reimbursed and exported to the accounting system.
  • Policy problems flagged for an approver to check.
  1. Set categories, rules, approvers and the submission schedule, and connect the accounting system.

  2. Have a few employees submit a month of real receipts with manual approval and payment.

  3. Check scanning and category accuracy, then decide whether to use auto-approval or auto-pay limits.

What it offers

Key features

  • SmartScan receipt capture

    Reads receipts from the mobile app, email forwarding, text message or upload and fills in the merchant, date and amount.

  • Concierge AI categorization

    Categorizes expenses, flags policy violations and applies the rules an admin sets.

  • Scheduled report submission

    Adds expenses to reports and submits them instantly, daily, weekly, monthly or by trip, or leaves submission to the employee.

  • Approval workflows

    Routes reports to set approvers, with optional over-limit approvers, auto-approval of compliant reports and random audits.

  • Reimbursement

    Pays approved reports from a connected business bank account, with an option to auto-pay approved reports under a set amount.

  • Accounting export

    Connects to QuickBooks Online and Xero on Collect; NetSuite and Sage Intacct need the Control plan.

Is it a good fit?

Who it’s for

  • Small teams that reimburse staff for out-of-pocket spending.
  • Employees and freelancers who need to send receipts to an approver, using the free Submit workspace.
  • Finance admins on QuickBooks Online or Xero who want expenses coded before export.

Strengths

  • Receipt capture, categorization and approvals are often described as easy.
  • Long-time users report fast reimbursements and years of reliable use.

Connected tools

Integrations

  • QuickBooks Online
  • Xero
  • NetSuite

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