HOW ITILITE IS BETTER THAN ITS COMPETITORS?

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Simplifying Travel & Expense management Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics vs
Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics A Thorough Comparison Across Convenience & Ease of Use Delivering delightful experience for all users Customer Support Being there for users 24x7 across chat, email and calls Incentives that Drive Savings Modifying user behaviour to make cost conscious decisions Policy Settings Building dynamic policies to meet evolving regulations Analytics Unifying data across siloed systems for decision making Ease of Configuration Walking the talk of “Do It Yourself” with a few clicks Audit & Fraud Check Control over spending and plug every cost leak Approval Workflows Eliminating manual interventions and improving TATs through automation All comparisons are based on publicly available information. All logos and rights owned the
Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics Completeness of T&E offering Travel booking tool Travel inventory & support (TMC) Incentives for savings Expense reimbursement workflows Automated audit & fraud detection 1 app for travel bookings & reimbursements ITILITE Integrated T&E solution, with added layers of employee incentive led savings and automated fraud detection Egencia No incentive offering in travel Expense offering through multiple 3rd party partners Concur Needs a separate TMC along with Concur to manage travel Incentive, Audit and fraud detection are paid add-ons TripActions Offers T&E solution but separate apps for travel and expense No fraud detection or audit for spends outside liquid cards
Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics Moment of Truth Travel Platform

TripActions

Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics Personalized booking options Organization preference-based search results Visibility of colleague’s feedback on hotels Single app for booking and filing expenses Incentive driven savings Early booking incentives Customize your incentive program Convenience Custom redemption methods (e.g. multiple gift cards, recognition) Incentives 24x7 free support on chat, email and call Dedicated account manager Suppor t Depends on spend Invento ry Global low cost airline options Virtual interlining (different airlines on 2 legs of a return flight) Higher cost for bookings through support Depends on TMC Limite d Unique offerings: Travel (1/2) Egencia No incentive offering Booking through support costs higher fee Low cost airline inventory is limited Concur Support and inventory provided by TMC; not concur Clunky travel booking experience May need to pay booking fee both to TMC and Concur
Offers incentive program, but is not customizable by you Limited personalization in your control e.g. can’t specify which hotels should show first in search

Egencia

TripActions

Limited

Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics Policy Setting s Fixed policy limits Dynamic price policy limits Pre-trip approvals Multi level approvals Rule based approvals Parallel approvals Approval workflows Customization of reports Schedule reports over email Build your own dashboard Standard dashboards and reports Industry benchmarking of metrics and live savings view Team level travel budgets & alert emails Analytics
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Analytics studio only offers predefined report
Concur Travel data is typically provided by TMC, and not completely in Concur (e.g for offline txns) Customizations of analytics, or advanced workflows are typically paid add-ons
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Only fixed price policies can be setup which may cause confusion in peak times
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Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics Moment of Truth Expense Platform
Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics Sync your existing corporate cards Single app for travel booking & reimbursements Live chat support Create and customize categories Unlimited Custom fields in categories Calculated fields in expense categories Customize your reports Standard dashboards and reports Customise your reports Convenience Schedule reports over email Build you own dashboard Company Configurations Analytics Audit and fraud check Multi-level approvals Custom approvals for categories Rule-based approvals Duplicate receipt detection Weekend spend detection Monthly/Yearly spend limit violation detection Approval workflows Approval flow based on employee profile Egencia offers expense only through multiple different partner expense apps. So not included here. Concur offers may of the customizations above as paid add-ons Unique offerings: Expense
Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics Why ITILITE Over others?

ITILITE vs Egencia

Fee

IL: One transparent price for the offering

E: Different pricing bookings done online or through support. Price for booking through support anywhere between $25-$40

Support

IL: Free 24/7 chat, call and email support for T&E; rated 9+ (on 10) by users on G2

E: Limited support and rated below industry standards on G2

Expense Platform

IL: 1 native app for travel and expense

E: Expense offered through 3rd party partners; 2 different apps for T&E; Challenges around who provides support (Egencia or partner)

Personalization of Booking

Options

IL: Top 3 results based on company and employee's stated preference and past behavior resulting in faster bookings

E: Standard results shows to everyone

Source: Tufts University

Source: Northwestern University

ITILITE vs Concur

Fee

IL: One transparent price for the offering

C: Travel may involve double payment to Concur and TMC; Expense fee is per report, companies try to force teams not to file multiple reports in a month to save cost; Analytics is typically a paid add-on

Support

IL: 24/7 Live chat support for travel and expense

C: Support rated significantly below industry standard. Travel support is split between TMC & concur based on topics; causes confusion. Expense support is typically only through email

Source: G2

Ease of use & configuration

IL: Highly configurable policies, approvals, reports and overall setup in both T&E, which can be setup and changed by you or with help of dedicated Account manager

C: Customizations beyond base offering (e.g. analytics, policy changes, expense categories) are expensive paid add-ons and can take 3-6 weeks to implement

Source: Twitter

ITILITE vs TripActions

1 app for Travel & Expense

IL: 1 app for travel booking & expense

TA: Separate mobile app for travel and Liquid

Support

IL: 24/7 Live chat support for travel and expense

TA: No chat support for expense

Incentive Program

IL: For flight, hotels & early bookings; Fully customizable: % savings shared, mode of sharing (gift cards, payroll, existing R&R program)

TA: only for hotels. Amount shared is fixed and the form is only amazon gift card or future travel booking

Approval Workflows

IL: Comprehensive approval in T&E from no approvals to multi-level rule based approvals, as your needs evolve e.g.

Special approvals for last minute or international trips; Parallel approvals i.e. any 1 of 3 people can

Play well with existing systems

IL: Opt for travel, expense or integrated T&E platform. Integrates with existing corporate cards & systems

TA: Liquid Expense works only along with TA travel & card. Have to switch all existing corporate cards as well.

Fee

IL: $15 per trip, 30% discount if you opt for T&E

TA: Ranges between $20 - $25 per trip

Customization

IL: Define unlimited expense categories (e.g. meals, per-diem), inputs within each category and rule base policies

TA: Expense categories are pre-defined. Only up to 3 custom fields can be added in each category

TA: Limited approval flows e.g In expense, all approvals always go to expense admin if category price limit is breached. In travel, no way to enforce that booking happens only after an approval is received

Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics What Makes ITILITE Unique
Reward Cost Conscious employees Incentivize employees to save money by booking more cost effective options
improve
1. Benchmarking
2. Estimation
3. Improvement
ITILITE Mastermind Industry first Real-time actionable suggestions to
T&E program Product focused on ”future improvements” vs “post-mortem on data”
of key metrics
of value at stake
ideas with links to enable

Dashboards - But way better

Build your own dashboard or use 100+ reports available at the click of a button.
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Simplifying Travel & Expense management for Businesses Workflows | Bookings | Reimbursements | Analytics Simple Pricing, Comprehensive Solution Travel:  $15 / trip (Book multiple flights, hotels, cabs in a single trip) OR $6 / transaction No additional charges for reschedules/cancelations or support. Expense: $8 / active user / month (paid monthly) OR $5 / active user / month (paid annually) No setup fee, annual fee, or maintenance fee Offer Pricing Unified T&E Solution at 30%+ discount Travel $XXX / trip OR Expense $XXXX (paid monthly). OR
Select the option which is right for you SELECT YOUR OPTION TRAVEL Book flights and hotels with 24/7 support, custom approval flows, policies and enable savings through employee incentives EXPENSE Streamline expense reimbursement and improve visibility into business spends
A unified view of all T&E payments with unmatched visibility and convenience for traveler and finance teams
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