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Zoho

Zoho Expense

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

52 Reviews Write a Review

What is Zoho Expense?

Zoho Expense is online expense reporting software, tailor-made for businesses worldwide to automate expense report creation, streamline approvals and make swift reimbursements.

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Awards & Recognition

Zoho Expense won the following awards in the Expense Management category

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2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

11 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2021

Zoho Expense Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Zoho Expense?

5% Negative

7% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Security Protects
Acts with Integrity
Respectful
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Expense Detail Tracking

Approval Workflow

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Expense Itemization

Mobile App or Mobile Browser Support

Travel and Accommodation Booking

Receipt Image Submission

Desktop Browser Support

Multi Currency

Expense Policy Aware

Travel Profile

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Zoho Expense Reviews

David B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Great platform to manage employee expenses

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Zoho Expense from other similar products?

The level of automation in expenditure management is truly remarkable. It greatly enhances efficiency across the board, from capturing receipts to producing reports. The improvement in speed and accuracy of expenditure monitoring has the dual effect of making expense reporting easier and the reimbursement process speedier.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Managing staff spending is a breeze with this tool, which we adore. Each expense can be assigned a unique category, and advancements and staff expenditures can be tracked. Once a report is accepted, it is synced to Books, which serves as our accounting software. Setting up automatic report creation, staff reminders to mention spending, and two-person report approval is a huge time saver.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's almost flawless, but then again, nothing is. It would be great if, in addition to the detail, the note or description of the expense could be synchronized to Zoho Books when we sync our spending.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

With Zoho Expense, you can simplify your financial reporting, which will save you time and cut down on mistakes.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Saves Time

John P.

Role: Operations
Industry: Communications
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Claims and reimbursement in a minute!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Zoho Expense from other similar products?

Streamlined approval process and ease of use on a regular basis.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of integration, ease of use and very user friendly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

NA as of the moment - love this product!

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it - makes claims and reimbursements a breeze in terms of request.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Pranshu S.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Agriculture
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2023

good autoscan,easy approval flow,easy reporting

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Zoho Expense from other similar products?

This is a great product which allows you to track expenses in a single view, shows duplicated charges, and its approval settings really help improve the expending culture in the company. In addition, has a Free Plan for us as we are on ZOHO One plan.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love how easy it is to capture receipts and expenses and that it links up to my Zoho Books so it only needs to be captured once. I love the approval feature for employees and the reimbursements too - it just makes admin much easier.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I just found that the jargon of the software was not that straightforward. I ended up with a problem on my main Zoho Books because of logging the receipts incorrectly and some were duplicated which caused some confusion.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Setting aside the minor inconvenience regarding the Chart of Accounts, the rest of the program is 100% accurate, 100% of the time. I have had zero downtime with this program and trust the information to be consistently accurate.

Pros

Over Delivered
Security Protects
Client's Interest First
Generous Negotitation

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation
Less Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Zoho Expense Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Zoho Expense?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Expense Detail Tracking Expense information related to the expense, including reason, attendees, project and/or client information, and whether an expense is re-billable to a client.

Approval Workflow Approval or non-approval of submitted expenses, as well as pre-approval of travel and accommodations reservations before bookings are allowed to be finalized.

Single Sign-On (SSO) Login authentication linked to corporate login credentials, and user account information auto-populated to the expense profile.

Expense Itemization Itemize expenses off a single receipt, identifying specific line items to a person or activity, taxes, tips, and/or rebillable/non-rebillable items.

Mobile App or Mobile Browser Support Facilitates the use of the mobile device to capture receipt images, allowing feature expense tracking and submission, with the convenience of mobility.

Travel and Accommodation Booking Booking with direct links to airline and hotel information, availability, upgrade options (subject to corporate policy and exception approval), and pricing.

Receipt Image Submission The ability to take or import photos of the receipts supporting the expense.

Desktop Browser Support Accessible from a web browser, anywhere and anytime, with the appropriate security measures.

Multi Currency The ability to record expenses in multiple currencies in a single report.

Expense Policy Aware Configurable with the organization’s expense policy by blocking an expense or travel booking, or raising an alert that prompts for a rationale for exceptions.

Travel Profile The ability to save and apply traveler preferences, such as seat preferences, frequent traveler loyalty card information, upgrade options, etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Zoho Expense Reviews

David B.

Great platform to manage employee expenses

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

John P.

Claims and reimbursement in a minute!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pranshu S.

good autoscan,easy approval flow,easy reporting

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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