The most visible travel and expense tools in Germany, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Germany in German and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

SAP Concur

41Heralded Score, range 20–58

Where engines disagree most

Pleo

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– ApprovalMax Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Atlatos Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Banian Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– BILL Spend & Expense / Travel US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– BizAway IT Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Business Travel and Expense Manager Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Candis Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Cegid FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Chrome River US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Deskera SG Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #35
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 bundesfinanzministerium.de Regulator 10.0% 1 of 4 14 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 13.3% 2 of 4 7 Not read
3 fuer-gruender.de Media 13.3% 3 of 4 2 5
4 suitapp.de Review site 10.0% 1 of 4 1 13
5 free-now.com Vendor site 8.3% 2 of 4 4 9
6 linkedin.com Social 6.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
7 omr.com Media 8.3% 2 of 4 4 15
8 taxandbytes.de Consultancy 6.7% 2 of 4 2 4
9 apps365.com Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 1
10 deloitte.com Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Welche Reisekosten-Software ist die beste für kleine Unternehmen? German Circula, Lexware Reisekosten and Pleo, tied
Reisekostenmanagement für Vertriebsteams German SAP Concur
Wie können Mitarbeitende weniger Zeit mit Reisekostenabrechnungen verbringen? German No brand recommended
Wie kann ich die Ausgaben meiner Mitarbeitenden auf Geschäftsreisen nachverfolgen? German Circula, SAP Concur and Spendesk, tied
Geschäftsreise-Buchungssoftware vs. Reisekostenmanagement für Unternehmen German Circula, Mobilexpense, TravelPerk, SAP Concur and TravelPerk, tied
Apps zur Reisekostenabrechnung vs. Tabellen für Geschäftsreisekosten German Circula
Alternativen dazu, dass Mitarbeitende ihre Geschäftsreisen selbst buchen German No brand recommended
Alternativen zu Reisekostenabrechnungen auf Papier für kleine Unternehmen German Circula, DATEV, Einfach Reisekosten, Lexoffice, onexma and sevDesk, tied
Ich bin Operations Manager in einem Unternehmen mit 20 Mitarbeitenden. Wie kann ich Geschäftsreisen und Reisekosten im Blick behalten? German Circula, Lanes & Planes, Penta and Pleo, tied
Ich leite ein Vertriebsteam, das häufig reist. Wie kann ich unser Reisebudget im Griff behalten? German Circula, Comtravo, FlickFlight and Navan, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured