--- title: "Brex vs Expensify: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Brex or Expensify more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spend management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/spend-management-platforms/compare/brex-vs-expensify" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Brex vs Expensify: Which is searched more? Is Brex or Expensify more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spend management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Brex and Expensify - **Competitive set**: Spend management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Brex Share of Search**: 8.5% - **Expensify Share of Search**: 10.1% ## Is Brex or Expensify more popular in search? - In September 2026, Expensify had more branded searches than Brex among spend management platforms worldwide. Expensify had about 110,000 branded searches, while Brex had 91,800. Expensify made up 10.1% of all spend management platform searches we track, and Brex accounted for 8.5%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Brex took it in January 2026, Expensify took it in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Brex’s share of searches among spend management platforms worldwide held steady at 8.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 94.9K to 91.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Expensify’s share of searches among spend management platforms worldwide moved from 12.2% to 10.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 136K to 110K. ## Top spend management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Brex appeared in all five answers. Expensify was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Brex was listed before Expensify in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ramp | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Brex | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | BILL Spend & Expense | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SAP Concur | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Airbase | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Coupa | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Rippling Spend | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Expensify | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Navan | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Mesh Payments | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about spend management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which spend management platform should I use?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. BILL Spend & Expense, 4. SAP Concur, 5. Airbase - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best spend management platforms?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. BILL Spend & Expense, 4. Airbase, 5. Coupa, 6. Navan, 7. SAP Concur - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best spend management platform for a finance team?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. BILL Spend & Expense, 4. Coupa, 5. Airbase - Searched Google, AI Overview "spend management platform": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. Expensify, 4. Rippling Spend - Searched Google, AI Overview "best spend management software": 1. SAP Concur, 2. Ramp, 3. Brex, 4. Rippling Spend, 5. Airbase, 6. Expensify Not named in any answer: Mesh Payments. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for spend management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Expensify lost share of searches among spend management platforms worldwide, from 11% to 10.1%. - In September 2026, Brex lost share of searches among spend management platforms worldwide, from 9.1% to 8.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Brex estimated searches | Brex Share of Search | Brex rank | Expensify estimated searches | Expensify Share of Search | Expensify rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 94.9K | 8.5% | 5 | 136K | 12.2% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 91.5K | 10.4% | 5 | 112K | 12.7% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 91.5K | 10.7% | 5 | 137K | 16% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 248K | 22% | 2 | 137K | 12.2% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 112K | 12.1% | 5 | 114K | 12.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 112K | 10% | 5 | 139K | 12.4% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 112K | 10.6% | 5 | 112K | 10.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 92.4K | 9.8% | 5 | 111K | 11.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 92.1K | 9% | 5 | 110K | 10.8% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 92.1K | 9.9% | 5 | 110K | 11.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 91.5K | 9.1% | 5 | 111K | 11% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 91.8K | 8.5% | 5 | 110K | 10.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Brex’s and Expensify’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Brex**: Measured on the search terms “brex” and “brex corporate card”, summed into one figure. - **Expensify**: Measured on the search terms “expensify” and “expensify expense tracker”, summed into one figure. - [Brex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/brex) - [Expensify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/expensify) - [All spend management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/spend-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Brex or Expensify more popular in search? In September 2026, Expensify had more branded searches than Brex among spend management platforms worldwide. Expensify had about 110,000 branded searches, while Brex had 91,800. Expensify made up 10.1% of all spend management platform searches we track, and Brex accounted for 8.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Brex vs Expensify: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/spend-management-platforms/compare/brex-vs-expensify This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/spend-management-platforms/compare/brex-vs-expensify. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.