The best travel management software for a company of two to a hundred travelers is the one that keeps the record the office is missing at a price that does not scale with the bookings. That rules out judging by feature count, because the best corporate travel platforms have the longest lists and the highest per-booking fees. This ranking judges each product on what it keeps, what it books, whether it works with the airline and hotel sites a small company already uses, and how it is priced, and it states the per-booking fee where the vendor lists one. The free worksheets on this site are the documents every product on the list renders.
Best travel management software: the ranking, and the criterion
- Perdiemo Pro: Keeps the policy, the approved request, the booking references and the register at one flat price for the team; books nothing, so it works with any channel
- TravelPerk: Booking platform with negotiated inventory, a flexible-fare option and support; the right choice at weekly travel volume, priced per booking on top of the tier
- Navan: Booking and card in one, with a rebooking line; strong for a growing team that wants the platform to hold the booking and the payment
- SAP Concur Travel: The enterprise standard, wired to expense; sized and priced for a company with a travel manager
- Egencia: A managed-travel platform with agent support; suits a mid-sized company with negotiated hotel programmes
How the ranking was made
Four questions per product: does it keep the policy, the approved request, the bookings and the register; does it require the company to book through it; is there a fee per booking; and does the record export. Products were read from their own pricing and product pages on the date in the sources. No vendor paid to be ranked and nothing was ranked on a demo.
The platforms, and when they are the best travel software
TravelPerk and Navan book on negotiated inventory with a rebooking line and are the best corporate travel management software for a company traveling several times a week, where the savings on fares and the value of the support line exceed the per-booking fees. Perk's Premium tier is listed at $99 a month plus a fee on every booking. SAP Concur Travel is the enterprise version of the same, priced for a company with a travel manager and an expense function to wire it to.
The record, and when it is the best choice
For a company that books on airline and hotel sites with a company card, the missing piece is the record, not the channel. Perdiemo Pro keeps the policy, the costed and approved request, the booking references and the register for $99 a month for the whole team, with no per-booking fee, and books nothing. It is the best travel management software for that company precisely because it does less.
What to read on any pricing page
The per-booking fee, the minimum term and whether the record exports. A tier with a per-booking fee is a floor, not a price; a minimum term means the product expects you not to leave; a record that does not export means the year of trips belongs to the vendor. Read those three before the feature list.
Questions people ask about best travel management software
What is the best travel management software for a small business?
The one that keeps the record at a flat price if you book on airline and hotel sites, and a platform with negotiated rates if you travel every week. Perdiemo Pro is the first; TravelPerk and Navan are the second.
Are the best corporate travel platforms worth the per-booking fee?
At several trips a week, usually yes: the fare savings and the rebooking line pay for the fees. At a few trips a month, usually no.
Does the ranking include expense software?
No. The claim after the trip is a different product; this ranking is the travel side: policy, request, booking and register.