About Zoho Expense

Zoho Expense is a travel and expense management software. It helps businesses automate and streamline their employee expense reporting. Employees can create expense reports by scanning and importing their receipts. It allows businesses to maintain control over their spending. Zoho Expense also integrates with corporate credit cards. It automatically matches transactions with receipts to improve the reconciliation process. The software enables businesses to customize their expense policies and approval workflows. This ensures compliance and maintains visibility over spending. Zoho Expense also provides analytics and reporting to help professionals gain insights into their travel and expense data.
Zoho Expense Software - Create expenses instantly and automatically
Zoho Expense Software - From itinerary management to travel approval and booking, manage business travel end-to-end.
Zoho Expense Software - Run 30+ reports to analyze every aspect of business travel and spend
Zoho Expense Software - Create and submit expense reports from anywhere
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Zoho Expense Software - From itinerary management to travel approval and booking, manage business travel end-to-end. - thumbnail
Zoho Expense Software - Run 30+ reports to analyze every aspect of business travel and spend - thumbnail
Zoho Expense Software - Create and submit expense reports from anywhere - thumbnail

Zoho Expense pricing

Zoho Expense has a free version and offers a free trial. Zoho Expense paid version starts at US$4.00/month.

Starting Price:
US$4.00/month
Free Version:
Yes
Free trial:
Yes

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Steve
Steve
  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 18/03/2025

Super easy to use!

Pros

Super easy to use. I like how it integrates seamlessly with quickbooks.

Cons

no complaints for us! Very simple to use and affordable too.

Alternatives Considered

Odoo and Tallie

Reasons for Switching to Zoho Expense

Price. ease of use. integrations with quickbooks.
Mariano
  • Industry: Investment Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 01/03/2025

Zoho Expense is the most effective expense reporting tool out there.

Manage business travel with their powerful self booking tool. The experience was unforgettable.

Pros

For travel and management expenses, Zoho Expense has proved to be the best in class. With it's excellent advanced features it makes it a benefit to any organization. A unique user-friendly management tool for all of us. Offers automated credit and cards reconciliation to streamlined purchase. We can all agree that it's a must to have tool.

Cons

I am honest reviewer, it has never dissapointed us in any way.

Isaac
  • Industry: Human Resources
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

3
Reviewed on 09/10/2023

Zoho Expense review

its easy to use

Pros

Ease of use. It is very collaborative and easy to use

Cons

limited in entry points. There are some fields that i want to input but its hard to create the line items.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

4
Reviewed on 25/02/2025

Good expense app

Pros

Zoho expense is easy to use; learning curve is low and can be used immediately -- no complicated setup needed

Cons

Have not explored much but so far have not found any issue that cannot be resolved yet

Alternatives Considered

Odoo

Reasons for Switching to Zoho Expense

Ease of use and more customization options for the web version of zoho.
Michael
  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 23/01/2025

A welcome change in expense categorization

On the whole I would say that Zoho Expense has been a very welcome change from the system we used previously. I can't imagine going back.

Pros

The automated workflows across the board, to pull transactions straight from our corporate card, reminders to users to categorize their transactions and submit reports, reminders to managers to review and approve said reports, and MOST of all, the Z-Receipts feature where we can simply forward an email to a dedicated individualized address and it will read both the email and any attachments, and then turn them into attachments for reporting. It's beautiful in its simplicity and utility.

Cons

There were some kinks in the setup process, particularly issues with one user's access to the web portal, as it seemed to think he had set up 2FA on the mobile app when he had not and consequently locked him out. There was also a lot of legwork to setting up our accounting categories at the start, but that all worked out in the end.

Emily
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 20/02/2025

Zoho Expense

Pros

Easy to set up and use. Intuitive platform. Can create trips and link associated expenses. Customer service replies quickly and provides good information about the products.

Cons

In the Quickbooks sync, it does not appear that you can associate non-reimbursable expenses (credit card expenses) to more than one payment account.

Daksh
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 22/02/2025

Calaculate your Expenses easy with Zoho Expense

My overall experience with Zoho Expense has been positive. It’s an intuitive tool that simplifies expense tracking and approval workflows. The integration with other Zoho apps makes it seamless, though I did find the mobile app performance a bit slow at times.

Pros

Zoho Expense makes managing business expenses simple with its user-friendly interface and seamless receipt scanning. It's a great tool for streamlining financial tracking and approvals.

Cons

The mobile app can sometimes be slow when uploading receipts, and the reporting features could be more customizable for specific needs.

Ashwin
  • Industry: Food Production
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 19/02/2025

Tax time scramble

Good experience with lots of time and effort saved

Pros

The autoscan feature plus the ability to itemize expenses is a huge time saver!!

Cons

Scanning can be little slow and sluggish at times

Alternatives Considered

Expensify

Reasons for Switching to Zoho Expense

Auto scan and categorize expenses was the clincher
Hunter
Hunter
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 13/02/2025

Zoho Review

It was easy to use and served the purpose we needed.

Pros

It was very easy to use and kept things organized

Cons

It worked well and there wasn't many cons

Jim
Jim
  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 04/03/2025

Zoho Expense

Overall it was very easy to use and pick up.

Pros

Easy to use and email expenses to one spot.

Cons

There are no significant issues with the program.

Tatiana
  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 10/10/2023

Zoho is Perfect for my Business

I don't need the entire functionality of Quickbooks. So Zoho is better for me, and I can add features and modules as I need them. I love Zoho's branding. Super modern, and user-friendly. I also love their customer service.

Pros

A lot of accounting and expense tracking apps out there are too expensive and have features that I don't really need for a solopreneur operation, so it's refreshing that Zoho has many different apps that you can choose from to build your perfect enterprise solution, no matter how small or big your operation is. They're highly scalable too. One of the features I love is expense automation, and this is key so I don't have to be remembering to upload regular charges for my business. And automation was easy to setup following a few steps. Autoscan is fantastic. Amazing product.

Cons

There are still some features that I don't need within Zoho Expense, and sometimes the app feels a bit cluttered for my operation, but I still manage to go around this and get what I need at an affordable price. For bigger operations, having these features though perfectly makes sense, and you won't go wrong on the price.

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Zoho Expense

When I first started my business, I got a cute booklet in the mail with actual good tips for a start up business, and it was from Zoho. I kept it around knowing one day I'd use their services because I really liked their brand. And about a year later they proved to be better than the competition in both affordability and functionality.
Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Food Production
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 23/04/2024

Trial and evaluation

Pros

The demo was well presented, and we will be moving forward with the system. It fits our needs, and it simple to use, and flexible. There are things you can customize.

Cons

It is not clear how to connect with the credit card. We are moving forward, and dealing with this connection at the moment of implementation.

Alternatives Considered

Expensify

Reasons for Switching to Zoho Expense

Can produce budget vs actual reports to keep track of expending.
Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Renewables & Environment
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 23/04/2024

Review for Zoho Expenses

Pros

- Ease of use and setup
- Mobile access
- Auto scan feature
- Custom workflow approval

Cons

Zoho Expenses interface can work better, especially it has a lot of information in the dashboard when user log in. It will confuse users at the start.

Alternatives Considered

Expensify

Reasons for Switching to Zoho Expense

Price, ease of set up and use, mobile access feature, custom approval
Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 09/10/2024

Best for all type of expense management

For my day to expenses management it's best tool, also for traveling related expenses

Pros

I like the scan receipt feature, which simply scan my bill and receipt and fetch expenses data from it, it saves my lots of time

Cons

Some time app take too much loading time during the initial level, they should improve this

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 11/10/2024

Best expense Management app

Great. They even hook me up with it free subscription

Pros

Effective at providing and documenting transactions.

Cons

Nothing. I had a great experience with the app

Yuliana
  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 25/11/2024

Zoho Expense Potrays Accuracy and Reliability

Zoho Expense is so amazing and the experience is incredible.

Pros

Zoho Expense is a great expense management solution.
I like the capabilities of Zoho Expense.

Cons

Zoho Expense has brilliant features.
The features of Zoho Expense are flawless.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Veterinary
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 29/10/2024

Efficient Expense Management Tool

Pros

Zoho Expense streamlines expense tracking and reimbursement processes, making it an ideal tool for businesses of all sizes. With user-friendly features for receipt scanning, categorization, and real-time expense reporting, it reduces the hassle of manual expense management. Integrations with popular accounting platforms and easy team collaboration make Zoho Expense both practical and adaptable. While the initial setup may require some time, the overall experience and functionality make it a valuable asset for managing expenses efficiently.

Cons

The initial setup can be time-consuming, especially for larger teams.

Bobby
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 15/10/2024

Zoho Expense Review

Overall, Zoho Expense has been a very successful platform that has simplifies our expense tracking within the organization.

Pros

Sending receipts to the platform is very convenient.

Cons

Sometimes, matching receipts to existing expenses can be cumbersome.

Brenda
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 25/06/2024

I recommended Zoho to all my clients

They all enjoy Zoho. The upload is so easy and everyone has been cheerful about switching.

Pros

I liked the fact that it was online and mobile, very easy to use, and actually fun! The reaction of my clients employees has been wonderful.
Since they travel internationally, they really like the foreign exchange calculations.

Cons

Occasionally i have someone who just isn't techy and Ihave to teach them, but I'd be doing that with any software.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 07/08/2024

Happy customer

Pros

great template to ensure compliance to local tax authority

Cons

Flexibility to modify template to suite needs

Amy
  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

4
Reviewed on 16/08/2023

Easy to Use

Pros

Our employees have complimented the ease of use and the ability to easily log their expenses from anywhere. The autoscan feature along with the ability to tag expenses to project and have it sync with our financial systems automatically has been time saving and eliminates human errors with manual entry.

Cons

I wish that we could have a payroll integration with Gusto that would allow reimbursable expenses to be logged automatically into payroll. We run multiple Expenses systems for our subsidaries but one payroll software and there is no good way to sync these without the manual process.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 26/11/2024

Glad to have found it

Pros

Easy to figure out interface. Also great that it can be accessed on mobile app and web.

Cons

Can't make individual receipts full page

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 09/05/2024

Zoho Expense - a helpful tool

Pros

Scanning a receipt on both a computer and smartphone is very easy, and the AI reader does it properly, applying the categories as it learns the patterns, making the process faster and more accurate.

Cons

It could connect to other bookkeeping apps.

Jeremy
Jeremy
  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 04/12/2024

Great software

Effortless to make book keeping easy as 123

Pros

Automatic receipt scanning is so great. Then sending expense reports to zoho books.

Cons

Not much really its easy to use and does everything.

Andrew
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 15/01/2024

Zoho Expense - Clean functional UI

Pros

Zoho Expense provides a clean intuitive UI, that is bug free and easy to use across desktop and mobile.

While this may seem basic, I've used a number of expense management solutions that don't manage to get the basics right.

Getting it up and running was easy, although we aren't using any integrations at this point, which is normally where the challenges arise.

When you add on that the categorization algorithms seem to learn quickly, and the error rate on OCR is low, it all adds up to a great expense management solution.

Cons

While the initial trial period is great, working out which plan to land on could be easier if it was possible to explicitly trial the different plan levels.

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