SAP Concur
The best alternative to SAP Concur Travel & Expense
Do you want to automate business travel management? Spendesk is the complete spend management solution, combining expense report management with invoices, smart cards and digital accounting.
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The 7-in-1 difference
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faster end-of-month closing
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visibility on all operational spend
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receipt reconciliation in just 2 days
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Spendesk combines travel expense management with smart payment methods and digital invoice management.
Spendesk
Secure online payments
Pre-approval for employee payments
Pay on the road
Mobile app for Android & iOS
Digital invoice management
Pay bills digitally
Approval workflows for orders from employees
Preparatory accounting
Native accounting integrations
Claim travel expenses
Automated travel expense reports
Meal allowances
Mileage
Settle all expenses centrally
Spendesk combines paperless expense reports with digital invoice management and smart payment tools
such as virtual & physical debit cards.
Approval and policies
Team budgets
Invoice payment
Expense tracking
Virtual & physical cards
Spending reports
Pre-accounting automation
Virtual cards to book business trips
Employees book their business trip, including trains or flights or a hotel reservation, autonomously and securely with a virtual card on the internet. Employees can make their travel bookings up to a certain pre-approved amount without a manager's approval. For higher amounts, the manager receives a notification that can be approved or rejected with one click in the mobile app, or via the Slack integration.
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Physical debit cards with built-in travel policies
Paying in cash on business trips, advancing expenses, and submitting long expense reports every month are all a thing of the past. With Spendesk, each employee gets their own Mastercard debit card for payments on the road and can pay autonomously and securely. Managers & finance teams can individually approve time slots, days of the week, and expense categories for each employee to ensure all policies are met. The function to withdraw money from ATMs can be activated with one click.
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Digital, automated travel expense reporting
If employees forget their card or card payments are not accepted, they can create a digital expense report in no time. They photograph their receipt and submit it with one click via the Spendesk mobile app. Using OCR technology, all important information is extracted automatically. And for finance teams, all travel expense reports can be viewed by finance teams from anywhere at any time. Reimbursements of a travel claim can be triggered directly in the Spendesk platform. Mileage allowances and additional subsistence expenses are also managed digitally & paperlessly in Spendesk.
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All payments in one tool
Spendesk centralises expense reports, purchase orders, invoices, transactions, and preparatory accounting in one solution, and links employee requests to team budgets. This allows managers to check that each expense - such as the cost of a hotel stay during a business trip - fits within the budget. The company's travel policy is always respected before payments are approved. The finance team doesn't have to wait until the end of the month when employees submit their travel expense reports to see how much has been spent, and there are no more nasty surprises.
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Digital accounting with the Xero integration
Manual expense reports submitted in various Excel spreadsheets cost finance teams a lot of time & energy at the end of the month. Spendesk not only centralises travel expense claims, but expense management in general: accounting sees all employee expenses and payment information in real time and expense claims are digital & paperless. Spendesk also automates VAT and the allocation of G/L accounts and receipts, saving finance teams an average of 2-3 days in month-end closing. Thanks to native integrations (including Xero), and customisable exports, you can export payments and receipts from Spendesk directly into your existing accounting systems.
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SAP Concur Alternatives for Businesses (UK) | Spendesk vs SAP Concur — FAQ
The most frequently asked questions about Spendesk & SAP Concur.
SAP Concur Travel & Expense is a cloud platform for automating travel bookings and expense reporting across enterprise ERP systems. Spendesk presents an alternative focused on real-time spend visibility, virtual Mastercard cards, approval workflows, and built-in invoice management to simplify reconciliation and speed up month-end for growing finance teams.
SAP Concur is best suited for mid-market and large enterprises, particularly organisations with several hundred employees and existing SAP ERP or S/4HANA landscapes. Spendesk targets startups and small-to-medium enterprises with features like virtual and physical Mastercard cards, streamlined approval workflows, native Xero integration, and faster deployment for teams that need tighter day-to-day spend control.
Spendesk is a spend management platform that gives finance teams full visibility and control over business spending. Spendesk combines virtual and physical Mastercard cards, automated receipt capture, approval workflows, and invoice management to streamline purchasing and reconciliation. Native Xero integration and real-time spend dashboards reduce manual bookkeeping and accelerate month-end closing for growing companies.
Spendesk provides a mobile app for iOS and Android that enables on-the-go receipt capture, instant expense submissions, and card transaction approvals. The Spendesk app links to virtual and physical Mastercard cards so employees can pay securely and finance teams receive automatic receipt matching, reducing manual data entry and accelerating expense reconciliation.
Spendesk is available to companies across the European Economic Area and in the United States. Spendesk supports wallets in EUR, USD, GBP, DKK, NOK and SEK and operates in key markets such as Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, enabling multi-currency payments and consolidated reporting for cross-border teams.
Spendesk offers customer support reachable by email (hello@spendesk.com) and scheduled phone appointments via the Contact Us page, with regional teams in Berlin, Paris and London. Dedicated support teams assist with onboarding, card configuration, integrations and troubleshooting to ensure smooth setup and ongoing operational support for finance teams.
Spendesk focuses on rapid deployment, real-time spend controls and SME-friendly workflows, while SAP Concur targets enterprise travel and complex ERP integration. Spendesk delivers virtual and physical Mastercard cards, approval workflows, automated invoice processing and native Xero integration to reduce reconciliation time and give finance teams immediate transactional visibility.
Spendesk integrates with major accounting platforms and ERPs, including native Xero integration plus connectors for QuickBooks Online and Netsuite, as well as CSV export and API access. Spendesk’s integrations automate posting, map cost centers and sync receipts to speed up bookkeeping and reduce manual reconciliation for finance teams.
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Last updated: 23 August 2021