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Smartbills vs Expensya

Expensya reads receipt photos for European companies and their ERPs. Smartbills gets the receipt from the merchant or the mailbox, splits GST, HST and QST on each line, and syncs with the accounting tools Canadian and US teams use.

At a glance

Smartbills vs Expensya, in one screen

Expensya, now part of Medius, is expense management software with a mobile app for iOS and Android that reads receipt photos with its OCR+ technology (amount, date, merchant, currency, VAT) in more than 70 languages. It calculates mileage with Google Maps, handles approvals in the app, offers payment cards powered by Adyen in European currencies and integrates with ERPs such as SAP, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Cegid. Pricing is quoted by sales.

Smartbills

Best for

Canadian and US companies that want receipts from merchants and mailboxes, Canadian sales tax per line, and QuickBooks, Xero, Sage or NetSuite.

Where it's stronger

  • Receipts arrive from the stores that send them and mailboxes, not only from a photo.
  • GST, HST and QST on each receipt line, for Canadian input tax credits.
  • Syncs with QuickBooks, Xero, Sage and NetSuite.
  • Mileage at the CRA's tiered rate, set by finance.

Expensya

Best for

Multinationals in Europe that need expense reports in many languages and countries, VAT recovery and an integration with a European or enterprise ERP.

Where it's stronger

  • Receipt reading in more than 70 languages, built for teams across many countries.
  • Integrations with enterprise ERPs such as SAP, Oracle JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Cegid.
  • Its own payment cards in EUR, GBP, SEK, DKK, NOK and PLN.
  • Part of Medius, an accounts payable automation group.

Every comparison on this site names what the other product does better. If we couldn't think of anything, we didn't publish the page.

Side by side

Smartbills and Expensya, feature by feature

These are structural differences, not plan checkboxes. Capabilities change, so check the vendor's own documentation before deciding on any single row.

Receipt photo capture with OCR

Smartbills
ExpensyaOCR+ in more than 70 languages

Itemized receipts sent by the merchant

Smartbills
Expensya—

Receipts read from the mailbox

SmartbillsGmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail and IMAP
ExpensyaNot advertised

Sales tax read from the receipt

SmartbillsGST, HST and QST per line
ExpensyaVAT

Mileage

SmartbillsFlat or CRA tiered rates
ExpensyaGoogle Maps, legal or custom rates

Payment cards

SmartbillsWorks with the cards you have
ExpensyaOwn cards in European currencies, or bring your own

Accounting sync

SmartbillsQuickBooks, Xero, Sage and NetSuite
ExpensyaSAP, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle and Cegid

Moving from Expensya

None of this needs a big-bang cutover. Most teams run both tools for one cycle and compare capture rates before switching anyone off.

  1. Connect cards and mailboxes

    Card feeds come in, emailed receipts are read on a schedule and merchant receipts arrive on their own.

  2. Set your policy

    Limits by category, amount, vendor and cost centre, with approvers by amount.

  3. Set up mileage

    Choose a flat rate or the CRA's tiered rate, and save each employee's vehicles.

  4. Connect your ledger

    Approved expenses post to QuickBooks, Xero, Sage or NetSuite with the receipt attached.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What people ask us before they sign up.

Expensya's pages describe multi-country and multilingual use but don't mention Canada, Canadian sales tax or QuickBooks and Xero. Smartbills is built for Canadian GST, HST and QST and syncs with those tools.

Expensya says it is now part of Medius.

Expensya reads amount, date, merchant, currency and VAT from a photo. When the store sends the receipt, Smartbills doesn't need a photo: the itemized receipt arrives with every line and each tax component.

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