What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about expense management software — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-04 · 63 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 63 AI answers · Window: Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (28 answers)
Across 63 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Expensify is recommended most often — appearing in 84.1% of recommendations, followed by Ramp (82.5%) and Zoho (73%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expensify expensify.com Best for: AI recommends Expensify most when buyers ask “best expense management software for growing companies” (100% of those answers) | 84.1% 95% CI 73.2–91.1% 53 mentions · avg pos 8.2 first pick 24.5% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 85.7%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 2 | Ramp ramp.com Best for: AI recommends Ramp most when buyers ask “best expense management software for growing companies” (100% of those answers) | 82.5% 95% CI 71.4–90% 52 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 23.1% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 81% | Claim |
| 3 | Zoho zoho.com Best for: AI recommends Zoho most when buyers ask “best expense management software for growing companies” (100% of those answers) | 73% 95% CI 61–82.4% 46 mentions · avg pos 10.6 first pick 8.7% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 81%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 4 | Brex brex.com Best for: AI recommends Brex most when buyers ask “best expense management software for growing companies” (100% of those answers) | 68.3% 95% CI 56–78.4% 43 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 14% | — | GROK 85.7%GEMINI 66.7%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 5 | QuickBooks quickbooks.intuit.com Best for: AI recommends QuickBooks most when buyers ask “simple alternatives to complex enterprise expense management platforms” (81.8% of those answers) | 60.3% 95% CI 48–71.5% 38 mentions · avg pos 8.6 first pick 5.3% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 81%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 6 | Xero xero.com Best for: AI recommends Xero most when buyers ask “what should I use to manage company credit cards and employee expenses” (81.8% of those answers) | 52.4% 95% CI 40.3–64.2% 33 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 3% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 7 | SAP Concur concur.com Best for: AI recommends SAP Concur most when buyers ask “best tools for employee expense reporting and reimbursement” (100% of those answers) | 49.2% 95% CI 37.3–61.2% 31 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GROK 71.4%GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 85.7%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 8 | Concur Best for: AI recommends Concur most when buyers ask “best tools for employee expense reporting and reimbursement” (81.8% of those answers) | 46% 95% CI 34.3–58.2% 29 mentions · avg pos 13.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 85.7%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 9 | Navan navan.com Best for: AI recommends Navan most when buyers ask “corporate card platforms with expense management vs standalone expense tools” (81.8% of those answers) | 41.3% 95% CI 30–53.6% 26 mentions · avg pos 11.8 first pick 7.7% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 10 | NetSuite netsuite.com Best for: AI recommends NetSuite most when buyers ask “how do I automate expense approvals and reimbursements for a remote team” (81.8% of those answers) | 38.1% 95% CI 27.1–50.4% 24 mentions · avg pos 9.7 first pick 8.3% | — | GROK 57.1%GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 11 | BILL Spend & Expense bill.com Best for: AI recommends BILL Spend & Expense most when buyers ask “simple alternatives to complex enterprise expense management platforms” (63.6% of those answers) | 38.1% 95% CI 27.1–50.4% 24 mentions · avg pos 11.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 12 | Rippling rippling.com Best for: AI recommends Rippling most when buyers ask “how do I automate expense approvals and reimbursements for a remote team” (54.5% of those answers) | 27% 95% CI 17.6–39% 17 mentions · avg pos 12.2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 42.9%GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 13 | Divvy divvy.com Best for: AI recommends Divvy most when buyers ask “corporate card platforms with expense management vs standalone expense tools” (45.5% of those answers) | 27% 95% CI 17.6–39% 17 mentions · avg pos 13.6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 14 | Airbase Best for: AI recommends Airbase most when buyers ask “corporate card platforms with expense management vs standalone expense tools” (54.5% of those answers) | 25.4% 95% CI 16.3–37.3% 16 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 12.5% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 15 | Fyle fyle.com Best for: AI recommends Fyle most when buyers ask “what should I use to manage company credit cards and employee expenses” (54.5% of those answers) | 20.6% 95% CI 12.5–32.2% 13 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 7.7% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 16 | Rydoo rydoo.com Best for: AI recommends Rydoo most when buyers ask “best tools for employee expense reporting and reimbursement” (36.4% of those answers) | 19% 95% CI 11.2–30.4% 12 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 8.3% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 42.9%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 17 | OFX ofx.com Best for: AI recommends OFX most when buyers ask “best expense management software for growing companies” (63.6% of those answers) | 15.9% 95% CI 8.9–26.8% 10 mentions · avg pos 17.1 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 23.8%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | Spendesk spendesk.com Best for: AI recommends Spendesk most when buyers ask “how do I automate expense approvals and reimbursements for a remote team” (36.4% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.7–25% 9 mentions · avg pos 10.4 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 23.8%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 19 | Emburse emburse.com Best for: AI recommends Emburse most when buyers ask “corporate card platforms with expense management vs standalone expense tools” (45.5% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.7–25% 9 mentions · avg pos 14.3 first pick 11.1% | — | GROK 28.6%GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 20 | Sage Expense Management Best for: AI recommends Sage Expense Management most when buyers ask “what should I use to manage company credit cards and employee expenses” (54.5% of those answers) | 12.7% 95% CI 6.6–23.1% 8 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 21 | FreshBooks freshbooks.com Best for: AI recommends FreshBooks most when buyers ask “simple alternatives to complex enterprise expense management platforms” (90.9% of those answers) | 12.7% 95% CI 6.6–23.1% 8 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 22 | Payhawk payhawk.com Best for: AI recommends Payhawk most when buyers ask “corporate card platforms with expense management vs standalone expense tools” (36.4% of those answers) | 12.7% 95% CI 6.6–23.1% 8 mentions · avg pos 12.4 first pick 12.5% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 23 | Mercury mercury.com Best for: AI recommends Mercury most when buyers ask “best expense management software for growing companies” (36.4% of those answers) | 12.7% 95% CI 6.6–23.1% 8 mentions · avg pos 13.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 24 | Veryfi veryfi.com Best for: AI recommends Veryfi most when buyers ask “which expense management tool has the best receipt scanning and OCR” (54.5% of those answers) | 7.9% 95% CI 3.4–17.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 25 | Pleo pleo.io | 7.9% 95% CI 3.4–17.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 26 | Certify certify.com | 7.9% 95% CI 3.4–17.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 21.3 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 27 | Dext dext.com Best for: AI recommends Dext most when buyers ask “which expense management tool has the best receipt scanning and OCR” (63.6% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.5–15.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 50% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 28 | Foreceipt foreceipt.com Best for: AI recommends Foreceipt most when buyers ask “which expense management tool has the best receipt scanning and OCR” (45.5% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.5–15.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 29 | Chase chase.com | 6.3% 95% CI 2.5–15.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Remote remote.com Best for: AI recommends Remote most when buyers ask “how do I automate expense approvals and reimbursements for a remote team” (36.4% of those answers) | 6.3% 95% CI 2.5–15.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 10.3 first pick 25% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 31 | Airwallex airwallex.com | 6.3% 95% CI 2.5–15.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 12.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 28.6% | Claim |
| 32 | Google Sheets sheets.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Sheets most when buyers ask “simple alternatives to complex enterprise expense management platforms” (45.5% of those answers) | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 33 | Slack slack.com | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 28.6% | Claim |
| 34 | Shoeboxed shoeboxed.com Best for: AI recommends Shoeboxed most when buyers ask “which expense management tool has the best receipt scanning and OCR” (45.5% of those answers) | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 14.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 35 | ExpenseOnDemand | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 36 | Tipalti tipalti.com | 4.8% 95% CI 1.6–13.1% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 37 | Paylocity paylocity.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 38 | Receipt Bank Best for: AI recommends Receipt Bank most when buyers ask “which expense management tool has the best receipt scanning and OCR” (36.4% of those answers) | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Easy Expense | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 40 | Forbes forbes.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 19 first pick 0% | — | GROK 28.6% | Claim |
| 41 | Excel Best for: AI recommends Excel most when buyers ask “simple alternatives to complex enterprise expense management platforms” (36.4% of those answers) | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 23.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 42 | Software Advice softwareadvice.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 24 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | American Express americanexpress.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions · avg pos 45 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | Alaan alaan.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 45 | Google Play Console play.google.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 46 | Oyster oysterhr.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 47 | Wise wise.com | 3.2% 95% CI 0.9–10.9% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 48 | Capital One capitalone.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 49 | Notion notion.so | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 50 | Opsgenie atlassian.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 51 | Sage Expense Management (Fyle) fylehq.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | Relay relayfi.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 53 | ExpenseIn expensein.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 54 | Sage sage.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | NerdWallet nerdwallet.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 56 | QuickBooks Online with Intuit Assist intuit.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 57 | Pipefy | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 58 | Timesheet 365 apps365.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GROK 14.3% | Claim |
| 59 | SparkReceipt | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 60 | AWS aws.amazon.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 61 | Zoom for Healthcare zoom.us | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 62 | SmartSuite smartsuite.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions · avg pos 22 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 63 | Bench bench.co | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 64 | Expend expend.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 65 | F6S f6s.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | Jotform jotform.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 67 | Mesh Payments meshpayments.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 68 | Microsoft microsoft.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 69 | Oracle AI oracle.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 70 | PCMag pcmag.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 71 | Slip-Scan | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 72 | SourceForge sourceforge.net | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 73 | Workato workato.com | 1.6% 95% CI 0.3–8.5% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 63 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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