# Which Expense Management systems avoid approval backlogs that frustrate employees waiting for reimbursement?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Which <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/expense-management">expense management</a> systems genuinely avoid the approval backlog problem instead of just digitizing it? Paylocity reviewers say backlogs happen less because approvals live on the same record as payroll and HR, so requests don't sit with someone who's since changed roles. Rippling Finance reviewers credit automated policy checks that clear routine expenses without manual review, leaving approvers to focus on real exceptions. Expensify reviewers mention submission reminders that indirectly keep the approval queue from piling up, and Navan reviewers say real-time policy updates cut down on requests stalling over a compliance question.</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/paylocity/reviews"><strong>Paylocity</strong></a> (4.4 stars, 6,157 reviews) keeps routing accurate as staffing changes.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/rippling-finance/reviews"><strong>Rippling Finance</strong></a> (4.7 stars, 1,913 reviews) automates routine approvals so backlogs form mainly around real exceptions.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/expensify/reviews"><strong>Expensify</strong></a> (4.5 stars, 5,665 reviews) reduces submission delays with built-in reminders.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/navan-formerly-tripactions/reviews"><strong>Navan</strong></a> (4.7 stars, 9,297 reviews) keeps policy rules current, cutting stalls tied to compliance questions.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Is backlog mostly a routing problem, or do approvers just not prioritize expense requests? Has anyone actually tracked how long requests sit before approval?</p>

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