The expense management software market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size of expense management software has seen swift expansion in recent times. The increment from $6.62 billion in 2024 to $7.49 billion in 2025 reveals a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.1%.
The previous growth trends can be linked with the increased demand for automation, requirements for regulatory compliance, capability for integration and mobile accessibility.
The expense management software market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• Expectations are high for the expense management software market, with predictions pointing to a swift expansion in the coming years. The market is projected to rise to $12.22 billion by 2029, escalating at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.0%.
Factors such as sophisticated analytics and AI, improved user interface, security and compliance, real-time reports, and decision-making capabilities, along with globalization and localization, are attributing to this growth in the forecast period. The period is also likely to witness a significant surge in cloud-based solutions usage, emphasis on data security and compliance, AI-driven automation, integration within fiscal ecosystems, and an inclination towards mobile-focused solutions.
The growth of the expense management software market is anticipated to be driven by the increasing trend of remote work. This refers to a shift in corporate standards and procedures that allow staff to undertake their job responsibilities outside a conventional office setup, commonly from their residences or other distant locales. The interest in remote work is seeing a surge due to factors like a better work-life equilibrium, financial savings for both employers and workers, and technological progressions that aid smooth remote cooperation. Expense management software allows effortless monitoring and recompense of remote work expenses, ensuring effective monetary control from any place. For instance, the Office for National Statistics, a government organization based in the UK, reported in May 2024 that 44% of UK workers were involved in remote work in 2023, with 16% completely working from home and 28% adopting a blended work approach. This signifies a noticeable increment from the pre-COVID-19 era when just 4.7% of UK workforce were home workers. Consequently, the escalating trend of remote work is fuelling the advancement of the expense management software market.
The expense management software market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Personal Computer (PC) Terminal, Mobile Terminal
2) By Vertical: Banking, Financial Services, And Insurance, Information Technology (IT) And Telecommunications, Retail And E-Commerce, Transportation And Logistics, Manufacturing, Government And Public Sector, Energy And Utilities
3) By End User: Small Business, Midsized Business, Large Enterprises
Subsegments:
1) By Personal Computer (PC) Terminal: Desktop Expense Management Software, Web-Based Expense Management Solutions For PC, Integrated PC-Based Expense Reporting Systems, PC Software For Budgeting And Expense Tracking, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Integrated Expense Solutions, PC-Based Reimbursement And Approval Systems, Corporate Credit Card Integration For PCs, Tax Calculation And Filing Software On PC Platforms
2) By Mobile Terminal: Mobile Expense Management Apps, Expense Tracking And Reporting On Smartphones, Mobile Receipt Scanning And Submission Tools, Cloud-Based Expense Solutions For Mobile Devices, Mobile Apps For Corporate Travel And Expenses, Mobile Reimbursement And Approval Management, Integration Of Mobile Expense Apps With Accounting Systems, Real-Time Expense Notifications And Alerts On Mobile, Mobile Solutions For Business Expense Compliance, Mobile Solutions For Employee Expense Management
Key players in the expense management software market are ramping up efforts to create innovative solutions, like a consolidated travel-and-expense suite, to maintain a competitive advantage. This unified travel-and-expense suite is a comprehensive software package that merges functionalities for managing travel reservations and expense reports into one platform. This consolidation in the expense management software eases procedures, reduces manual labor, assures policy adherence, offers better spending insights, and improves overall supervision of company outlays. For example, Coupa, a US-based enterprise specializing in business spend management (BSM), introduced a consolidated travel-and-expense suite in February 2022 to broaden its BSM scope. This fresh suite integrates hassle-free travel reservation, seamless expense management, a comprehensive mobile application, and real-time travel assistance. It is intended to assist businesses in optimizing their travel budget by streamlining corporate travel and expenses.
Major companies operating in the expense management software market are:
• International Business Machines Corporation
• Oracle Corporation
• SAP SE
• Sodexo S.A.
• Webexpenses Pty Ltd.
• Intuit Inc.
• Workday Inc.
• Insperity Inc.
• Infor Inc.
• Sage Group Plc
• Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
• Xero Limited
• Coupa Software Inc.
• Payhawk Ltd.
• The Access Group
• Emburse Inc.
• Expensify Inc.
• Koch Industries Inc.
• Chrome River Technologies Inc.
• Fyle Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• SutiSoft Inc.
• Abacus Labs Inc.
• VA Tech Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
• ITILITE Technologies Private Limited
• Receipt Bank Limited
North America was the largest region in the expense management software market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the expense management software market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.