Airwallex vs Navan

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Navan is the stronger AI pick in Expense Management: it has a visibility score of 18.8 versus 8 for Airwallex, and ranks ahead in 83% of the answers that name both.

Choose Airwallex if…

You need PCI DSS Level 1 or SOC 2 Type II coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than usage-based
Transparent pay-as-you-go pricing
No setup or hidden platform fees for basic features

Choose Navan if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (18.8 vs 8)
AI answers describe it more positively (61% vs 50% positive)
You need SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 or PCI DSS or GDPR or EU-US DPF or CSA STAR coverage
Usage-based pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Airwallex	Navan
Visibility score	8%	18.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Expense Management	#11	#8
Share of voice	2.9%	6.6%
Mentions this run	15	32
Positive in AI answers	50%	61%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Airwallex 0pp · Navan 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Navan leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

16.7%

AI Mode

4.8%

22%

Perplexity

17.2%

17.8%

AirwallexNavan

Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

1Airwallex ranked higher

5Navan ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Airwallex	Navan
What are the best Expense Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#8	#6
Top expense management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#7	#6
Best expense management tool for startups	ChatGPT	#7	#8
Alternatives to the most popular expense management tool	ChatGPT	#9	#6
Alternatives to the most popular expense management tool	Perplexity	#11	#6
Official website of the top expense management tool vendors	Perplexity	#8	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Airwallex	Navan
Pricing model	Per seat	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $12 per seat / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud-native platform accessible via desktop and mobile	Cloud-hosted on AWS
Compliance	PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 2 Type II	SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, EU-US DPF, CSA STAR
Support	Help centre articles and FAQs, Email support, Dedicated account manager, Onboarding support	24/7 in-house travel agents via chat or call, 24/7 AI and human support, Designated Account Executive and Customer Success Manager (Enterprise)
Founded	2015	2015
Headquarters	Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore	Palo Alto, California
Employees	1,001–5,000	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series H · $1702M raised	IPO (Nasdaq: NAVN) · $2200M raised
Best for	Global businesses that want to save time and money on cross-border payments, FX, spend and billing as they scale	Companies that want travel booking and expense management in one platform. Navan Business, with free travel booking, suits companies of up to 300 employees.