Navan
by Navan · Expense Management
Corporate travel booking and expense management with reconciliation.
- Works with
- NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, 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.
Features & capabilities
Travel Booking
Booking and managing business travel.
- Self-service flight, hotel, car and rail booking
- In-policy inventory and price controls
- Itinerary management and changes
- Traveler duty-of-care tracking and alerts
- Proactive support for disruptions
Expense Automation
Generating and reconciling expenses.
- Automatic expense report generation from travel and card spend
- Receipt capture and OCR
- Automatic reconciliation of card transactions
- Policy enforcement and out-of-policy flagging
Corporate Cards
Issuing and connecting payment cards.
- Navan-issued corporate cards
- Per-trip and category spend controls
- Navan Connect to link existing Visa/Mastercard/Amex cards
- Real-time transaction capture
Approvals & Reimbursement
Approving and paying out expenses.
- Configurable approval workflows
- Out-of-pocket reimbursement
- Mileage and per diem support
- Multi-currency handling
Analytics & Controls
Visibility and governance over T&E spend.
- Travel and expense spend dashboards
- Budget and policy configuration
- Savings and negotiated-rate insights
- Audit trails
Integrations
Connecting Navan to finance and HR systems.
- ERP/accounting connectors (NetSuite, Intacct, QuickBooks, Dynamics)
- HRIS and SSO integrations
- Card network connections via Navan Connect
- API access
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
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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