The most visible travel and expense tools in United Kingdom, October 2026

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

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Most cited source

gov.uk

21citations

From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Ramp

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
21 Zoho Books IN New entry 7 , range 2–44
7
  • : score 7 · #21
8% 0% First reading
22 Sage GB New entry 7 , range 2–41
7
  • : score 7 · #22
8% 0% First reading
23 ExpenseIn New entry 6 , range 3–33
6
  • : score 6 · #23
8% 1% None First reading
24 Moss DE New entry 6 , range 0–53
6
  • : score 6 · #24
2% 1% None First reading
25 N2F New entry 6 , range 0–56
6
  • : score 6 · #25
1% 0% None First reading
26 Egencia US New entry 6 , range 1–36
6
  • : score 6 · #26
4% 0% None First reading
27 Intuit QuickBooks Online Advanced US New entry 5 , range 1–38
5
  • : score 5 · #27
5% 2% None First reading
28 Payhawk GB New entry 5 , range 1–36
5
  • : score 5 · #28
4% 2% None First reading
29 TravelBank US New entry 5 , range 0–53
5
  • : score 5 · #29
1% 0% None First reading
30 Rippling Travel & Expense US New entry 4 , range 0–51
4
  • : score 4 · #30
3% 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. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 gov.uk Regulator 13.3% 3 of 4 14 0
2Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
3Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
4Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
5Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
6Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
7Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
8 expensify.com Brand site 13.3% 2 of 4 5 5
9Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
10 booking.com Brand site 8.3% 3 of 4 9 Not read

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best travel and expense software for small businesses English Zoho Expense
business travel booking and expense tracking for finance teams English Spendesk
how can a small business track employee travel spending English Brex, Expensify, Navan, Wise Business, Xero Expenses and Zoho Expense, tied
how to reimburse employees for business travel expenses English No brand recommended
centralised travel booking vs employee-paid bookings for small businesses English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Method

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