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Gaurav Kumar J.
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What do you like best about AppZen?

The best thing that I really like about the Appzen tool is how accurate it is with all the finance management activities. it also gets integrated with Concur Expense very well which makes it very easy to use for me since I have to use Concur very frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

There aren't a lot of things about Appzen that I dislike but one thing that I do not find very good about this app is its difficulty. There are some features on this app that can take a very long for the user to get their understanding clear about this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are countless expense reports that I need to audit and Appzen helps me validate them and figure out the fraudlent activities being performed by some scammers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AppZen Overview

What is AppZen?

AppZen's proprietary finance AI solutions simplify travel & expense, card, and accounts payable processing tasks by automating complex workflows, policy checks, and approvals that legacy systems can't. Our AI learns your unique spend profile to independently read and take action on more and more documents over time. It fits into current systems with minimal change management, helping global enterprises save thousands of work hours, reduce costs, and drive compliance. Discover why one-third of the Fortune 500 trust our AI's decade of finance training to future-proof their businesses. Connect with us: Web: appzen.com LinkedIn: @appzen Expense Audit - Focus reviews on the high-risk items, highlighted for you - 100% prepayment audit and compliance checks on every line item - 10x the risk detection of other approaches - Support for 40+ languages–no for need translation services. - Pay employees back faster - No more outsourcing or scaling your team as workloads change - Adaptable, customizable solutions for a wide range of business challenges - Keep auditors and managers informed with analytics and actionable insights Autonomous AP - Automate the entire AP process without templates and a seamless handoff to ERP/P2P systems - Autonomously process up to 80% or more of your invoices with guaranteed accuracy - Automate complex multi-line PO matching, as well as GL code assignments for non-PO invoices - Match multiple invoices at once, even when descriptions don’t match - Eliminate the need for human review Autonomous AP + AppZen Inbox gives you additional features: - AI automatically reads, labels, and immediately takes action on documents–including invoice processing all the way to ERP/P2P handoff - AI researches invoice status, payment updates, and more for you - Generative AI composes an automated response with all relevant data

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Product Description

AppZen delivers an AI platform for modern finance teams. Starting with AI-powered auditing of business spend, we automate manual process, uncover problems, and optimize decision making for enterprises around the globe, including one-third of the Fortune 500. Our platform combines patented computer vision, semantic analysis, and deep learning with intelligence from thousands of online sources to understand financial transactions in their business context and make decisions before those transactions happen. AppZen is a must-have for CFOs and their teams to reduce spend, comply with policy, and streamline process.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

AppZen’s purpose-built AI gives you an enterprise-level suite of solutions that can create unique models to suit your finance team’s needs, drive better business decisions, and create healthier spend habits. We help you reduce risk and spend waste, increase cost efficiency, and delight your stakeholders. Our AI gives you out-of-the-box functionality with minimal disruption, change management, or IT debt. It never forgets a policy or invoice line and never takes a break. It understands both the content and context of unstructured data, and learns from processed transactions and user feedback to continuously improve its accuracy.


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AppZen
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2012
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San Jose, CA
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AppZen is the leader in autonomous spend-to-pay software. Its patented artificial intelligence software accurately and efficiently processes information from thousands of data sources so that organizations can better understand enterprise spend at scale to make smarter business decisions. It seamlessly integrates with existing accounts payable, expense, and card workflows to read, understand, and make real-time decisions based on your unique spend profile, leading to faster processing times and fewer instances of fraud or duplicate spend. Global enterprises, including one-third of the Fortune 500, use AppZen’s invoice, expense and card transaction solutions to replace manual finance processes and accelerate the speed and agility of their businesses. To learn more, visit us at www.appzen.com.


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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Highlights opportunities in T&E"
AI flags high risk items so that auditing T&E reports saves hours when compared to auditing them manually. Expense workbench is very user friendly...
Gaurav Kumar J.
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Gaurav Kumar J.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Appzen - A Trustworthy friend for all the Expense management work"
The best thing that I really like about the Appzen tool is how accurate it is with all the finance management activities. it also gets integrated w...
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"AppZen Makes Expense Auditing Easy for a New Administrator"
Being new to the T&E space, AppZen’s rule-based auditing has made my job so much easier. The automated process catches issues quickly, allowing me ...
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AppZen Media

AppZen Demo - AppZen Autonomous AP showing fields extracted at 100 percent confidence
AppZen Autonomous AP showing fields extracted at 100 percent confidence
AppZen Demo - AppZen Autonomous AP stopping an invoice that violates policy which requires PO
AppZen Autonomous AP stopping an invoice that violates policy which requires PO
AppZen Demo - AppZen Autonomous AP displaying invoice view with spend category, cost center, region, and location predictions
AppZen Autonomous AP displaying invoice view with spend category, cost center, region, and location predictions
AppZen Demo - AppZen Expense Audit detecting errors - duplicates across reports, uses, and type of receipt
AppZen Expense Audit detecting errors - duplicates across reports, uses, and type of receipt
AppZen Demo - AppZen Expense Audit flagging an expense report
AppZen Expense Audit flagging an expense report
AppZen Demo - AppZen Expense Audit audit workbench
AppZen Expense Audit audit workbench
AppZen Inbox will label, organize, and write accurate, data-driven responses for your AP emails, saving you hours of work. Connect it to Autonomous AP and process emailed invoices all the way to ‘Ok to pay.’
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AppZen Inbox will label, organize, and write accurate, data-driven responses for your AP emails, saving you hours of work. Connect it to Autonomous AP and process emailed invoices all the way to ‘Ok to pay.’
Expense Audit will extract and contextually understand every line on an expense receipt and auto-approve spend prior to payment.
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Expense Audit will extract and contextually understand every line on an expense receipt and auto-approve spend prior to payment.
Streamline invoice processing with AI-powered automation that begins as soon as you receive an email. Autonomous AP helps boost efficiency, enforce compliance, eliminate duplicates, and gain a comprehensive view of all your spend.
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Streamline invoice processing with AI-powered automation that begins as soon as you receive an email. Autonomous AP helps boost efficiency, enforce compliance, eliminate duplicates, and gain a comprehensive view of all your spend.
Heineken USA partnered leverages AppZen's finance AI to streamline their auditing process, easily elevate their highest-risk spend, utilize data to adjust their policies, and boost compliance across the organization.
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Heineken USA partnered leverages AppZen's finance AI to streamline their auditing process, easily elevate their highest-risk spend, utilize data to adjust their policies, and boost compliance across the organization.
Georgetown University uses Autonomous AP to help the team steadily eliminate manual processing, avoid non-payment crises, and institute a discount program for early payments to suppliers.
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Georgetown University uses Autonomous AP to help the team steadily eliminate manual processing, avoid non-payment crises, and institute a discount program for early payments to suppliers.

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Nicole W.
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Accounting Supervisor T&E
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about AppZen?

There are many things I feel are great about AppZen, this is a program we use everyday and it integrated with Concur with no problems and implementation was painless.

I love how it is looking at the receipt level for items out of policy. This is something that would be nearly impossible to do manually unless I increased headcount.

I also like that when reviewing reports that did not automatically pass, it takes you right to the problem and highlights it so you do not have to dig for it.

AppZen has saved us so much time and we have found many expense report errors that have saved us from mispaying employees.

Our account rep is wonderful and is always available for questions and guides us through adding more policy audits when wanted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

The main thing that I see is that you still need to have Concur open on another screen because comments do not come through to AppZen, so it is possible the employee already addressed why they are out of policy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use AppZen for our expense report audits, the main benefit is that it is looking at receipts and amounts and how they line up with our policy. With how busy our work lives are this is taking a large burden and making it simple and painless. We can spend more time refamiliarizing our employees with the policy which in turn makes AppZen even more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AN
Senior Expense
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about AppZen?

It's so easy to use! Appzen's tools and AI helps us tremendously with cross-checking and cross-referencing against our policies and compliances, and saves us tremendous amount of time. Just having Appzen go through the first round of validation process helps us save time and streamline our processes and workflow. Additionally, their reporting/metric/analysis tool is beyond immeasurable. We can download reports and benchmarks with a click of a mouse and filter as needed - but having that '1-click' function to download reports for all stakeholders has been beyond helpfu. Lastly, our CSM partner and support team helps us with their insight, as they are the subject matter for their tool, we are able to strategically and modify our workflow and benchmark. Absolutely fantastic and happy with Appzen's ease of imlementation and ease of integration. We use Appzen daily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

I wish Appzen can improve the AI lead time audit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have these monthly and yearly thresholds for perk/expenses. Previously, we had to manually keep track of monthly perks and yearly perks, and even one-time exception perks. Since, appzen has the capability to 'track' these expenses for us with their advanced spend function, we have eliminated an entire manual process. Beyond immeasurable, has saved us so much time and basically eliminated human errors. Appzen can also configure organizations based on their 'home' currency vs. their 'spent' currency - this FX tool has eliminated another manual process of converting diems, to say the least. Previously, pulling data was worse than getting 4 simultaneous root canals, with Appzen - we're able to get real-live data, download reports and just simply, present monthly/quarter reports to our peers without much manipulation/filtering. Reporting tools alone - has been a huge time saver. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JL
SME Data & Digital
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about AppZen?

AppZen help us partially check those expenses we can't control due to the backlog volume we sometimes have using AI. The accuracy of that its still being review and some enhancements require in order to meet all the requirements our company has Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

As a company, we have successfully integrated Appzen in 62 countries globally, following extensive piloting in 3 reference countries to ensure smooth deployment. However, what is still unclear is the cost-benefit balance in relation to user experience improvements. Additionally, how Appzen specifically addresses the intricate requirements of the pharmaceutical industry remains to be seen. Lastly, it's paramount to consider the role of our dedicated support team in ensuring successful utilization and application of Appzen. Acknowledging and rectifying these points will be key in our ongoing journey. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

AppZen is helping us to see and control areas we couldn't or weren't capable of, due to the flow volume of ER. The problem now, is to have the time and capacity of analysing those areas, in order to peform and adapt to changes based on the new technology trend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Francesca Cricchio of AppZen

Thank you, Jeisson. It's been a great experience working with you as a valued customer and partner. We welcome continued conversations to help successfully provide solutions tailored to your specific Pharma requirements and showcase further value in the future!

Verified User in Automotive
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about AppZen?

AI flags high risk items so that auditing T&E reports saves hours when compared to auditing them manually. Expense workbench is very user friendly and easy to navigate. Customer support is also quick to respond to issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

As with any AI, the AI is only as good as how it's configured. There are recurring false positives in same categories. This has been brought up to Appzen but developers are slow to make updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is changing the behavior of employees who are not compliant with the company's travel and expense policies. It also highlights areas where we need to update or make changes to the policy. Areas of opportunity for more training are also highlighted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Medical Devices
AM
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about AppZen?

I’ve been using Appzen for 2+ years now, and I’ve had an excellent experience with it. The software is incredibly user-friendly, making it easy to navigate even for someone who isn’t particularly tech-savvy. The interface is clean and intuitive, which significantly reduces the learning curve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

I have not yet encountered anything that I dislike but if I had to point something out, I would probably say the the system not does not yet have the ability to multi approve/reject expenses. That would be very time efficient versus having to approve each one individually. I am hoping there is a fix for his in the near future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

None at the moment. Our Account Rep is always reaching out to ensure that our needs are met and is able to resolve any of our questions immediately and within the same call. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JF
Accounting Specialist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about AppZen?

I dont have to go into each report and check receipts! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

How it flags items that are not necessarily issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

AppZen checks all of the receipts and makes sure it is the correct date and amount for the expense. It also flags any wording on receipts that might be for an item that is not an approved expense. We did a customize model that helps us catch any cash expenses (internet & phone) that are submitted twice or submitted with the wrong dates. It has really cut our expense review time considerably. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Manufacturing
AM
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about AppZen?

Being new to the T&E space, AppZen’s rule-based auditing has made my job so much easier. The automated process catches issues quickly, allowing me to focus on more important tasks. Its seamless integration with Concur and easy-to-use interface have been invaluable. Highly recommend for anyone looking to streamline their expense management! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

While the system is powerful and effective, having more options for tailoring rules without needing extra support would be a great improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

AppZen solves the problem of manual expense auditing by automatically flagging compliance issues and potential fraud. This saves me time, increases accuracy, and ensures we stay compliant, allowing me to focus on more important tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HJ
T&E Team Lead
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
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What do you like best about AppZen?

I like that I can set up audit rules in AppZen for the system to verify thereby minimizing the time I would spend in reviewing a report. I also like how easily the system can flag a duplicate across the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

Sometimes AppZen doesn't flag receipts that do not match the expense line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

AppZen flags high risk expenses and duplicate receipts across the board. The duplicate receipt across the board is huge because the receipt could be under a different user making it impossible for a person to dig up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gigi G.
GG
Global Travel, Expense and Corporate Card Program
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about AppZen?

AppZen allows us to quickly audit employee expenses according to a custom model and they are continually developing new tools to make my job easier and create more value for my company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

We are a global company and the current model for making adjustments accross all audit models is time consuming and cumbersome but expect this will be improved upon in the near future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

Expense policy enforcement. Identifying out of policy spend. Helps us monitor potential spend concerns. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Seller invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about AppZen?

Ability to customize thresholds for risk is of value. Viewing dashboard and sorting fields is useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AppZen?

I find it a bit pricey.

Not all attributes, fields, comments, etc. in Chrome River can be viewed in an AppZen dashboard.

Customer support replies contain tech terms that are a bit confusing for a non-tech user like me.

I wish AppZen didn't time out. I am going back and forth between Chrome River and AppZen and would like to keep AppZen open throughout the day.

When I am am rejecting a report I would like to be able to go between the "Auditor Reject" window and the line items of the report. I am not able to scroll down the list of line items to reference why I am rejecting a report -- sometimes there is a long list of questions in the Auditor Reject window. I can't remember why I am rejecting without referencing the line item in the report. There is no scroll bar in the report. I have to use my keyboard up/down arrows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AppZen solving and how is that benefiting you?

AppZen is confirming reimbursement requests from users are legitimate by referencing credit card usage of those charges with known University credit cards.

AppZen is flagging high meal prices, alcohol, and upgraded airline ticket expenses -- all of which help enforce our expense reimbursement policy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.