Accounting · head to head
Medius Expense vs Volopay
Medius Expense
Accounting
Expense management, formerly Expensya, now the expense module of the Medius spend platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Volopay
Payroll
Corporate cards, multi-currency accounts and accounts payable automation for Asia-Pacific businesses
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Medius Expense the Expensya name is being retired, so contracts, logins and support articles change identity mid-relationship and internal documentation has to be rewritten.; Volopay cross-currency spend within Singapore carries a fee around 3.1%, which is easy to overlook against the advertised free domestic transfers and can dominate total cost for internationally mobile teams.
- They diverge on capability: Medius Expense covers Receipt OCR, Volopay covers Multi-currency business accounts.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Medius Expense and Volopay actually diverge.
| Attribute | Medius Expense | Volopay |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Accounting | Payroll |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Medius Expense
- Receipt OCR
- Mileage and per diem
- VAT recovery
- Card reconciliation
- AP suite integration
Only in Volopay
- Multi-currency business accounts
- Virtual and physical corporate cards
- Accounts payable automation
- Expense management
- Accounting integrations
Both cover
- Approval workflows
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Medius Expense
- A French or Spanish employer needing VAT-compliant receipt capture in local formats and languagesnot Volopay
- A company already running Medius for supplier invoices that wants employee spend on the same platformnot Volopay
- A finance team with heavy mileage claims needing statutory rates applied without spreadsheetsnot Volopay
- A group consolidating several country expense tools into one European platformnot Volopay
Volopay
- A Singapore-headquartered company paying vendors and staff across several APAC currencies from one accountnot Medius Expense
- A finance team wanting free domestic transfers with accounts payable automation includednot Medius Expense
- A regional business consolidating separate local business bank accounts into one multi-currency platformnot Medius Expense
- A company whose card spend is concentrated in SGD and wants to minimise cross-currency fee exposurenot Medius Expense
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Medius Expense
- The Expensya name is being retired, so contracts, logins and support articles change identity mid-relationship and internal documentation has to be rewritten.
- It is now a module inside an accounts payable suite, so expense-specific roadmap items compete with supplier invoice work for engineering time.
- Pricing is not published and is discounted against bundling with Medius AP, which makes standalone expense quotes less competitive than they look.
- Strength is concentrated in Europe and the Maghreb; North American and Asian tax and mileage handling are thinner than the European coverage.
- It does not issue cards, so real-time spend controls are absent and it relies on card feed reconciliation after the fact.
Volopay
- Cross-currency spend within Singapore carries a fee around 3.1%, which is easy to overlook against the advertised free domestic transfers and can dominate total cost for internationally mobile teams.
- Cross-border payments in non-SGD currencies add roughly 1.6%, so a company paying many overseas vendors accumulates a real cost that is not visible on the headline pricing.
- Regional focus on Asia-Pacific means weaker fit for companies whose spend is mainly in Europe or North America, where Payhawk or Extend cover the ground better.
- Pricing is not published, so despite the specific fee percentages that are publicly known, the underlying subscription or platform fee must be obtained by quote.
- As a comparatively young fintech, its card issuing depends on banking partners whose regulatory standing in each APAC market can change, and companies should confirm current licensing in their specific country before committing.
Pricing, plan by plan
Medius Expense
On request- Medius Expense$undefined/year
- Per-user subscription, quoted not published
- Tiering by feature set and entity count
- Implementation and OCR configuration fees
Volopay
On request- Volopay$undefined/month
- Free domestic SGD transfers and Accounts Payable Automation
- Approximately 1.6% fee on cross-border non-SGD payments
- Approximately 3.1% fee on cross-currency spend within Singapore
Which should you pick?
Choose Medius Expense if
- You need receipt ocr.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want mileage and per diem.
Choose Volopay if
- You need multi-currency business accounts.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want virtual and physical corporate cards.
Questions people ask
- Is Medius Expense or Volopay better?
- Neither clearly leads. Medius Expense starts at On request and Volopay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Medius Expense or Volopay?
- Medius Expense starts at On request and Volopay at On request.
- Does Medius Expense or Volopay run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Medius Expense best used for?
- Medius Expense is most often used for a french or spanish employer needing vat-compliant receipt capture in local formats and languages, a company already running medius for supplier invoices that wants employee spend on the same platform, a finance team with heavy mileage claims needing statutory rates applied without spreadsheets, a group consolidating several country expense tools into one european platform. Of those, a french or spanish employer needing vat-compliant receipt capture in local formats and languages and a company already running medius for supplier invoices that wants employee spend on the same platform are not what Volopay is typically brought in for.
- What can Medius Expense do that Volopay cannot?
- Medius Expense covers Receipt OCR, Mileage and per diem, VAT recovery, Card reconciliation. Volopay covers Multi-currency business accounts, Virtual and physical corporate cards, Accounts payable automation, Expense management. Both handle Approval workflows.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Medius Expense: Is Expensya still available?
Under that name, no. The product continues as Medius Expense, with the branding cutover on 30 September 2026 and no change to features or data.
Volopay: What currency is Volopay built around?
Singapore dollar as the base account currency, with support for spend and transfers across several other Asia-Pacific currencies.
Medius Expense: Do I have to buy Medius AP as well?
No, but the commercial terms improve materially if you do, which is worth testing during negotiation.
Volopay: Are transfers free?
Domestic SGD transfers and the Accounts Payable Automation product are advertised as free; cross-border and cross-currency transactions carry separate fees.
Medius Expense: Does it issue corporate cards?
No. It reconciles existing card feeds rather than issuing its own cards.
Volopay: Is pricing published?
No, subscription pricing requires a quote, though the specific cross-currency fee percentages are disclosed publicly.
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