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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 Dext Prepare GB New entry 3 , range 1–33
3
  • : score 3 · #21
 3% 1% None First reading
22 Corporate Traveller AU New entry 3 , range 1–30
3
  • : score 3 · #22
 4% 0% None First reading
23 Rippling Spend Management US New entry 3 , range 1–30
3
  • : score 3 · #23
 4% 0% None First reading
24 Expend New entry 3 , range 1–27
3
  • : score 3 · #24
 4% 0% None First reading
– 4expenses Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– Airbase US Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– AmTrav US Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– ApprovalMax Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– Atlatos Unranked Too few answers
–
  • : Unranked
 0% 0% None First reading
– Banian Unranked Too few answers
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  • : 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. 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.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 concur.com Brand site 11.7% 3 of 4 6 1
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13 pleo.io Brand site 11.7% 2 of 4 4 1
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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