Compare Expensify and Paychex 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Expensify
Star Rating
(5,599)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,641)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Expensify excels in user-friendliness, with many praising its intuitive interface for both mobile and desktop. Users highlight how easy it is to upload receipts and create expense reports, making it a preferred choice for those who value simplicity in their expense management.
- According to verified reviews, Paychex shines in providing comprehensive employee lifecycle management, with users appreciating its ability to consolidate various HR functions into one platform. The Hiring module, in particular, is noted for its effectiveness in managing multiple job openings seamlessly.
- Users say that Expensify's implementation process is quick and straightforward, with many recent users mentioning the intuitive onboarding wizard that helps them get started without hassle. This contrasts with Paychex, where some users have expressed a desire for a more streamlined setup experience.
- Reviewers mention that Expensify offers superior support quality, with a score reflecting high satisfaction in this area. Users appreciate the responsive customer service, which is crucial for resolving issues quickly, while Paychex users have noted the helpfulness of their support team but have also mentioned longer wait times for answers.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Expensify's advanced features, such as digital receipt management and automated reminders, significantly enhance day-to-day usability. Users find these features invaluable for keeping their expense reporting organized and timely, whereas Paychex, while effective, does not offer the same level of automation in expense tracking.
- According to recent feedback, Expensify's ability to integrate with bank and credit card accounts is highly praised, allowing for seamless tracking of expenses. In contrast, Paychex users have reported some limitations in integration capabilities, which can hinder the overall efficiency of expense management.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Expensify
Free Trial is available
Paychex
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
4,644
8.7
1,315
Ease of Use
9.1
4,693
8.5
1,376
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,022
8.3
986
Ease of Admin
8.2
656
8.5
963
Quality of Support
8.9
3,155
8.3
1,269
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
630
8.5
961
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
4,524
7.5
1,293
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.1
114
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.8
53
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.8
115
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.3
5
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Expense Reports
9.2
3820
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.8
2862
|
Verified
8.2
32
|
Verified
8.6
3307
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.1
3722
|
Verified
8.1
26
|
Verified
9.3
3429
|
Verified
8.8
37
|
Verified
8.9
1956
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
2232
|
Verified
7.4
19
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
8.0
80
Feature Not Available
8.3
82
Feature Not Available
Travel Management
8.8
1554
Feature Not Available
8.6
1396
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
1395
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.7
1389
|
Verified
7.5
16
|
Verified
Client Invoicing
8.9
1660
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.0
1767
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
1459
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile
9.2
3604
|
Verified
7.6
25
|
Verified
8.9
2291
|
Verified
7.5
21
|
Verified
8.8
1521
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Platform
8.5
1568
|
Verified
7.7
13
8.6
1757
|
Verified
7.8
24
|
Verified
Administration
8.8
1279
|
Verified
8.5
26
|
Verified
Administration
8.8
1753
|
Verified
8.0
135
|
Verified
9.0
2084
|
Verified
7.9
137
|
Verified
9.0
2129
|
Verified
8.1
141
|
Verified
8.9
1832
|
Verified
7.9
131
|
Verified
9.0
2067
|
Verified
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
9.1
2257
|
Verified
8.2
217
|
Verified
8.7
1395
|
Verified
7.7
99
|
Verified
8.8
1435
|
Verified
6.9
35
9.2
2528
|
Verified
8.2
208
|
Verified
9.1
2203
|
Verified
8.0
149
|
Verified
8.6
1473
|
Verified
7.5
76
|
Verified
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
855
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
547
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
530
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
861
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
563
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
933
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
407
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
780
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
458
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
783
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
832
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
9.1
880
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
828
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
264
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
307
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
266
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
862
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
841
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
877
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
729
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
190
Not enough data
8.2
226
Not enough data
8.4
211
Not enough data
7.9
152
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
190
Not enough data
8.2
226
Not enough data
8.4
211
Not enough data
8.3
223
Not enough data
7.9
152
Not enough data
7.6
102
Not enough data
5.8
19
Not enough data
6.7
23
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Compliance
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
10
Platform
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Support
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
6.0
12
Automation
Not enough data
7.3
25
Logistics
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
6.7
25
Management
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
7.6
28
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.8
21
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
7.6
22
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Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Background Check Administration
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Background Check Data
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.8
9
Background Check Additional Functionality
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
5.2
7
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Expense Reporting
9.5
112
Not enough data
9.2
88
Not enough data
9.5
89
Not enough data
9.4
109
Not enough data
Travel Management
8.8
1554
Feature Not Available
8.6
1396
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
1395
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.7
1389
|
Verified
7.5
16
|
Verified
Approval
9.3
105
Not enough data
9.5
98
Not enough data
9.6
108
Not enough data
AI - Travel Management
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.2
45
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Travel Management
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
Performance reviews
Not enough data
5.0
8
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.6
8
Goals
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.2
7
Feedback
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Data
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
9
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Reports
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Cleaning
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.0
106
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.1
45
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
7.5
52
Not enough data
7.9
61
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.9
101
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.9
78
Not enough data
7.6
64
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
8.3
117
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interface
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
8.4
132
Not enough data
8.4
95
Client Invoicing
8.9
1660
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.0
1767
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
1459
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
151
Administration
8.8
1753
|
Verified
8.0
135
|
Verified
9.0
2084
|
Verified
7.9
137
|
Verified
9.0
2129
|
Verified
8.1
141
|
Verified
8.9
1832
|
Verified
7.9
131
|
Verified
9.0
2067
|
Verified
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
9.1
2257
|
Verified
8.2
217
|
Verified
8.7
1395
|
Verified
7.7
99
|
Verified
8.8
1435
|
Verified
6.9
35
9.2
2528
|
Verified
8.2
208
|
Verified
9.1
2203
|
Verified
8.0
149
|
Verified
8.6
1473
|
Verified
7.5
76
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
8.2
38
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Expensify and Paychex are categorized as Expense Management
Unique Categories
Expensify is categorized as Travel Management
Paychex is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, Time Tracking, PEO Providers, Time & Attendance, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Payroll, Workforce Management, Background Check, HR Analytics, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Employee Perks, Onboarding, Core HR, HCM Software, and Employee Recognition
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Expensify
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paychex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
16.3%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Internet
4.6%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
58.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.0%
Construction
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Real Estate
3.9%
Retail
3.9%
Other
74.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is there a free version of expensify?
9 Comments
SP
Yes for personal accounts,
No for business accountsRead more
How do employees get reimbursed through Expensify? And, how long does reimbursement take?
5 Comments
EB
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Do you know if we can just email Expense and those can be recorded as well?
4 Comments
MK
Yes, you can emails receipts to be recorded to receipts@expensify.com Read more
We have reduced employees, yet still pay the same bi-monthly fee. Shouldn't it be lower?
7 Comments
EG
There is probably a base rate, determined by a minimum number of employees. As long as you have more than the minimum number of employees, the fee would be...Read more
Paycheck Stubs
3 Comments
EG
15 minutes does not seem like an inordinate amount of time for a payroll to be processed, especially if you are submitting it on a day when a multitude of...Read more
Could you gear the instructions to the CLIENT instead of the PayChex representative?
2 Comments
EG
Paychex provided a printout that we give to employees that tells them how to set up their accounts. When I set up the company's online account a few years...Read more
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