Happay vs Perk

Happay is a cloud-based business spend management platform for corporate spending, expense claims, reimbursements, and spending insights. Its products include travel and expense management, fleet management, petty cash, employee tax benefits, invoice-to-pay, and travel self-booking. Xpendite collects expense data from six or more sources, while receipt scanning supports expense reporting. SmartAudit flags policy violations and duplicate bills; Happay says its GST engine captures and verifies receipt tax details. ApprovNow provides real-time updates to approvers, employees, and finance teams. Travelers can book flights, hotels, and cabs through the Self Booking Tool. Listed ERP and HRMS integrations include SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Tally, Ramco, and Workday, with bidirectional sync. Happay describes the platform as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified, with encryption, SSO, open APIs, and role-based access. It supports multiple approval levels, cost centers, mileage reimbursement, per diem, and bank payouts. The listed platforms are Android, iOS, and web. Pricing is on request, though a free Epic plan is also listed.

Perk combines business travel, expenses, policies, payments, and events on one platform. It supports booking and management of flights, hotels, trains, and cars in more than 178 countries, with workflows for finance teams, travel managers, operations teams, and travelers. Perk AI can apply travel and expense policies, match receipts to transactions, route approvals, and update ERP data in real time. Its MCP connection works with Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini for reports, expense approvals, and trip information. Payment options include existing corporate card feeds, ACH reimbursements, and employees' personal cards. Perk's free mobile app for Android and iOS supports travel, expense, and event management on the go. New invoices can be uploaded only through the web app, except for invoice managers using the approvals inbox. The free plan is available, with paid plans starting at $6 a month per active user; some plans also charge booking fees. Perk says customer care is available around the clock at no extra cost.