Accounting · head to head
Expensify vs Soldo

Expensify
Accounting
Expense management for receipts, bills & more
- From
- $5/month
- Rated
- -

Soldo
Accounting
Prepaid company card and spend control platform for European businesses
- From
- £21/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Expensify minimal offline expense entry capabilities hamper use in areas with unstable internet; Soldo cards are prepaid, so if the central wallet runs low the cards decline in front of a supplier, and treasury has to keep an idle float funded rather than using a credit line.
- They diverge on capability: Expensify covers SmartScan receipts, Soldo covers Prepaid company cards.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Expensify and Soldo actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Expensify
- SmartScan receipts
- Expense reports
- Corporate cards
- Reimbursements
- Travel booking
- Mileage tracking
- Multi-currency
- Real-time syncing
Only in Soldo
- Prepaid company cards
- Card-level budgets
- Receipt capture
- Accounting export
- Multi-currency wallets
- Approval workflows
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Expensify
- Expense reportingnot Soldo
- Receipt managementnot Soldo
- Travel expensesnot Soldo
- Corporate card managementnot Soldo
- Reimbursementsnot Soldo
Soldo
- A construction firm giving site managers fuel and materials cards with hard per-card limitsnot Expensify
- A marketing team issuing virtual cards per subscription so a cancelled tool cannot keep billingnot Expensify
- A UK company that cannot get approved for a credit-based corporate card programmenot Expensify
- A multi-entity European business needing EUR and GBP wallets without conversion on every purchasenot Expensify
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Expensify
- Minimal offline expense entry capabilities hamper use in areas with unstable internet
- OCR receipt data extraction requires manual review and correction for accuracy
- Per-user pricing model increases costs for larger organizations
Soldo
- Cards are prepaid, so if the central wallet runs low the cards decline in front of a supplier, and treasury has to keep an idle float funded rather than using a credit line.
- The plan fee covers only three users, and per-user charges plus physical card fees mean the real monthly cost is several times the advertised headline for a team of twenty.
- It does not extend credit, so it gives no working capital benefit and no card rewards of the kind US charge card issuers use to offset their cost.
- Sole traders and some business types are not accepted, which catches out small consultancies expecting to sign up online.
- Coverage is European; a company with US or Asian subsidiaries will need a second card programme and a second expense workflow for them.
Pricing, plan by plan
Expensify
$5/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Expensify review.
Soldo
£21/month- Standard$21/month
- Three users included
- Around £7 per additional user per month
- Physical card issuance fee around £5, virtual around £1
- Plus$33/month
- Three users included
- Around £11 per additional user per month
- Advanced approval and multi-currency features
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Quoted pricing
- Custom card volumes and entity structures
- Dedicated account management
Which should you pick?
Choose Expensify if
- You need smartscan receipts.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want expense reports.
Choose Soldo if
- You need prepaid company cards.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want card-level budgets.
Questions people ask
- Is Expensify or Soldo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Expensify starts at $5/month and Soldo at £21/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Expensify or Soldo?
- Expensify starts at $5/month and Soldo at £21/month.
- Does Expensify or Soldo run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Expensify best used for?
- Expensify is most often used for expense reporting, receipt management, travel expenses, corporate card management. Of those, expense reporting and receipt management are not what Soldo is typically brought in for.
- What can Expensify do that Soldo cannot?
- Expensify covers SmartScan receipts, Expense reports, Corporate cards, Reimbursements. Soldo covers Prepaid company cards, Card-level budgets, Receipt capture, Accounting export.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Expensify: How does Expensify capture receipts?
Expensify uses SmartScan technology with OCR to automatically extract data from receipt images, reducing manual data entry. Users can photograph receipts with their phone to quickly create expense entries.
SourceSoldo: Is Soldo a credit card?
No. It is prepaid electronic money. You fund a wallet and cards spend from it, so there is no credit line and no interest-free period.
Expensify: What reimbursement methods does Expensify support?
Expensify supports ACH reimbursement via direct deposit after setting up a direct deposit account. Next-day reimbursement is available, or standard processing takes 3-5 business days.
SourceSoldo: What licence does Soldo hold?
Soldo is authorised as an electronic money institution, including UK, Irish and Italian entities, which is why it can issue cards without a sponsor bank in those markets.
Expensify: How does Expensify offline mode work?
Expensify has limited offline capabilities. Users can capture receipts offline, but data syncs when internet connectivity is restored. Full functionality requires online access.
SourceSoldo: What does it really cost for twenty users?
Take the plan fee, add the per-user rate for the seventeen users beyond the included three, then add card issuance fees per physical card.
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