Navan
by Navan · Expense Management
Corporate travel booking and expense management with reconciliation.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
NetSuite
Sage IntacctQuickBooks
Microsoft Dynamics 365- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California, USA
Overview
Navan (formerly TripActions) is a corporate travel and expense management platform that combines travel booking, corporate cards and expense automation in one app. Founded in 2015 by Ariel Cohen and Ilan Twig, the company rebranded from TripActions to Navan in 2023 and became publicly traded on the Nasdaq in 2025.
The platform's strength is the tight coupling of travel and expense: when employees book travel in Navan Travel and pay with Navan-issued cards, expenses are generated and reconciled automatically, reducing manual report creation. Navan Expense automates expense capture and policy enforcement, while Navan Connect links existing Visa, Mastercard and American Express corporate cards to Navan for automated expense workflows without switching card programs.
Navan serves mid-market and enterprise customers globally, offering policy controls, traveler duty-of-care, real-time alerts and analytics. It integrates with ERP and accounting systems including NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks and Microsoft Dynamics 365 for posting of approved spend.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel.
Modules & capabilities
Navan covers 21 of 47 capabilities we track in this category
45%- Receipt OCR captureReceipt capture and OCRSupported
- Mobile app receipt captureNot evidenced
- Email-forwarded receipt captureNot evidenced
- Multi-currency expense captureNot evidenced
- Receipt itemizationNot evidenced
- Duplicate expense detectionNot evidenced
- Mileage tracking and reimbursementMileage and per diem supportSupported
- Per diem automationMileage and per diem supportSupported
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
Common use cases
- Companies wanting unified travel booking and expense in one tool
- Auto-generating expense reports from booked travel and card spend
- Connecting existing corporate cards to automate expense workflows
- Enforcing travel and expense policy at the point of booking and spend
- Providing duty-of-care visibility for traveling employees
- Posting approved T&E spend into NetSuite or Sage Intacct
- Capturing negotiated-rate and savings insights on travel
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Tight integration of travel booking and expense reconciliation
- Navan Connect links existing card programs without switching providers
- Strong duty-of-care and traveler support tooling
- Single app spanning booking, cards and expenses
Considerations
- Greatest value realized when both travel and expense modules are used together
- Pricing is largely quote-based for full platform usage
ERP integrations
Navan Expense SuiteApp (formerly TripActions) automates accounting workflows with one-click transaction sync.
Documented Sage Intacct connector for expense/travel spend sync.
Documented QuickBooks connector.
Documented Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector.
Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-11.
Pricing
Navan offers an entry tier for smaller teams; broader deployments are quote-based, with travel monetized partly through booking and card economics. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (multi-tenant)
- Compliance
- SOC 2, PCI DSS
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Languages
- English, and others
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Ownership
- Public
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Navan — frequently asked questions
Was Navan previously called something else?
Yes. Navan was formerly known as TripActions and rebranded to Navan in 2023.
Do I have to use Navan's cards?
No. Navan Connect lets you link existing Visa, Mastercard and American Express corporate cards to automate expense workflows.
How does Navan reduce expense reports?
When travel is booked in Navan and paid with linked or Navan-issued cards, expenses are generated and reconciled automatically.
Is Navan a public company?
Yes. Navan went public on the Nasdaq in 2025 under the ticker NAVN.
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