Mesh Travel vs Zeno

Mesh Travel manages business travel and expenses from request through reimbursement, with booking, policy controls, expense automation, and traveler visibility. Travelers can book online or offline and contact agents in the app. Mesh supports different travel management solutions for global subsidiaries, executive white-glove services, and connections to customers' preferred Travel Management Companies to sync trip data. It combines itineraries with transaction data to track travelers in real time. The platform collects and tags receipts and captures spending from unmanaged bookings and expenses incurred during trips. Guest travelers can have separate policies, approval flows, travel cards, and automated receipt collection and coding. Customizable rules can set spending limits, approved vendors, and expense categories, with enforcement through the platform and traveler cards. Mesh also lists integrations with accounting software, TMCs, HRIS, and other apps, including ADP Workforce Now. It is available on web, Android, and iOS. The Pro plan is free for up to three users; Premium costs $13 a month per user. Enterprise pricing is custom. Mesh lists SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II reports and PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider compliance.

Zeno is a corporate travel and expense platform for larger companies, bringing trip booking and expense work into one interface. It covers flights, accommodation and rental cars. Flight options draw on NDC, GDS, direct API connections and regional carriers; accommodation options come from GDS, Booking.com, Expedia and other providers. Companies can set policies, budgets, negotiated rates, preferred suppliers and approval rules, including multi-level approvals by email or in the app.

For expenses, Zeno extracts receipt details, matches receipts to card transactions and reconciles unmatched receipts with expense items. Reporting tools help managers and finance teams manage budgets, identify potential fraud and support tax compliance. The Android and iOS app supports trip search and booking, itinerary viewing, receipt capture and submission, and claim approvals. Zeno also supports single sign-on and data exchange with supported enterprise systems. It is powered by Serko and sold through travel management company partners. Pricing is on request.