Alaan Features
What are the features of Alaan?
Expense Reports
- Ease of Creating Expense Reports
- Bank / Credit Card Integration
- Smart Categorization
- Digital Receipt Management
- Employee Reimbursement
Mobile
- Receipt Capture
Administration
- Business Tool Integration
- Workflow
- Automated Reminders
- Policy Compliance Management
- User, Role, and Access Management
Platform
- Reporting
- APIs / Integration
- Performance and Reliability
- Mobile User Support
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Expense Reports
Ease of Creating Expense Reports | As reported in 551 Alaan reviews. Creation of expense reports takes little time and is intuitive for new users | 89% (Based on 551 reviews) | |
Bank / Credit Card Integration | Can easily pull in receipts from all credit card statements This feature was mentioned in 548 Alaan reviews. | 88% (Based on 548 reviews) | |
Smart Categorization | As reported in 542 Alaan reviews. Automatically assigns categories/accounts based on past entries and credit card statements | 89% (Based on 542 reviews) | |
Digital Receipt Management | Based on 540 Alaan reviews. Provides various methods to easily capture receipts digitally and can automatically parse receipts to create expenses report entries. Methods may include mobile photos, desktop drag and drop, etc. | 92% (Based on 540 reviews) | |
Employee Reimbursement | Functionality to reimburse employees directly to their bank account or can easily integrate with payroll system 532 reviewers of Alaan have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 532 reviews) | |
Currency Conversions | Based on 236 Alaan reviews. Enables easy entry of expenses in other currencies and converts to expense report currency | 85% (Based on 236 reviews) |
Mobile
Receipt Capture | As reported in 543 Alaan reviews. Can easily capture receipts, parse receipts and convert/assign them to a report from mobile device | 90% (Based on 543 reviews) |
Administration
Business Tool Integration | Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems 540 reviewers of Alaan have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 540 reviews) | |
Workflow | As reported in 542 Alaan reviews. Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer | 89% (Based on 542 reviews) | |
Automated Reminders | Based on 538 Alaan reviews. Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets | 89% (Based on 538 reviews) | |
Policy Compliance Management | See feature definition | Based on 532 Alaan reviews. Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies | 89% (Based on 532 reviews) |
User, Role, and Access Management | As reported in 532 Alaan reviews. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc. | 91% (Based on 532 reviews) | |
PCI Regulation Compliant | Complies with PCI security standards 233 reviewers of Alaan have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 233 reviews) |
Platform
Reporting | Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards. 530 reviewers of Alaan have provided feedback on this feature. | 90% (Based on 530 reviews) | |
APIs / Integration | Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. This feature was mentioned in 531 Alaan reviews. | 86% (Based on 531 reviews) | |
Performance and Reliability | As reported in 530 Alaan reviews. Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took. | 90% (Based on 530 reviews) | |
Mobile User Support | Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices. This feature was mentioned in 527 Alaan reviews. | 91% (Based on 527 reviews) | |
Embedded AI / Machine Learning | Based on 512 Alaan reviews. Offers embedded AI/machine learning | 85% (Based on 512 reviews) | |
Complex Approval Workflow | Based on 512 Alaan reviews. Provides workflow for complex approval structures | 85% (Based on 512 reviews) |
Setup
Data | As reported in 341 Alaan reviews. Consolidates procurement data from multiple systems such as ERP systems and supply chain suites. | 87% (Based on 341 reviews) | |
Approvals | Define rules and workflows that managers can use to approve different kinds of spending. This feature was mentioned in 351 Alaan reviews. | 90% (Based on 351 reviews) | |
Alignment | Based on 348 Alaan reviews. Align spending across various departments such as procurement and accounting. | 89% (Based on 348 reviews) |
Performance
Benchmarks | As reported in 347 Alaan reviews. Use historical spend data to create benchmarks per company or department. | 87% (Based on 347 reviews) | |
Forecasting | As reported in 345 Alaan reviews. Provide forecasts on future trends that may impact spending performance. | 83% (Based on 345 reviews) | |
Savings | Identify savings opportunities per activity, department, or at the company level. This feature was mentioned in 346 Alaan reviews. | 85% (Based on 346 reviews) |
Card Management
Card Types | Based on 258 Alaan reviews. Manage multiple types of cards such as physical and virtual, debit and credit, or prepaid. | 91% (Based on 258 reviews) | |
Card Controls | Based on 257 Alaan reviews. Allow users to activate cards, define spend limits, or change PIN codes. | 92% (Based on 257 reviews) | |
Configuration | As reported in 252 Alaan reviews. Define how cards can be used: single use, multi use, online, POS | 90% (Based on 252 reviews) | |
Fulfillment | Based on 251 Alaan reviews. Track card fulfillment information such as orders, inventory, and shipping | 88% (Based on 251 reviews) | |
Replacement | As reported in 250 Alaan reviews. Manage replacements of stolen ,damaged, and lost cards. | 89% (Based on 250 reviews) |
Controls
Tokenization | Protect card data using algorithmically generated numbers (also known as tokens). This feature was mentioned in 245 Alaan reviews. | 85% (Based on 245 reviews) | |
Security | Comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 243 reviewers of Alaan have provided feedback on this feature. | 91% (Based on 243 reviews) | |
Card Networks | Provide integration with card networks such as Visa and Mastercard This feature was mentioned in 242 Alaan reviews. | 90% (Based on 242 reviews) | |
Integration | Based on 243 Alaan reviews. Integrate with software such as accounting, expense management, or banking. | 89% (Based on 243 reviews) | |
APIs | See feature definition | As reported in 244 Alaan reviews. Deliver APIs for custom integrations and to exchange financial data with other applications. | 86% (Based on 244 reviews) |
Payment Cards
One-time Virtual | As reported in 338 Alaan reviews. Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, one-time purchases | 89% (Based on 338 reviews) | |
Recurring Virtual | Based on 337 Alaan reviews. Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, recurring payments, such as subscriptions or services | 89% (Based on 337 reviews) | |
Physical | Physical credit cards used by employees for various expenses that allow management to monitor spending and budgets 336 reviewers of Alaan have provided feedback on this feature. | 90% (Based on 336 reviews) |
Reporting
Real time | Report on spend transactions as they happen in real time This feature was mentioned in 342 Alaan reviews. | 90% (Based on 342 reviews) | |
Multiple Views | Reports that allow the user to sort and filter by vendor, team, GL, department, etc. This feature was mentioned in 342 Alaan reviews. | 89% (Based on 342 reviews) | |
Export | The ability to export reports in various formats, such as excel, CSV, and Google Sheets This feature was mentioned in 342 Alaan reviews. | 88% (Based on 342 reviews) | |
Budgets | Based on 339 Alaan reviews. Report on and track spending against budgets | 88% (Based on 339 reviews) |
Payments
Recurring | Manage and execute recurring payments, such as subscriptions, services, utilities, etc. 142 reviewers of Alaan have provided feedback on this feature. | 87% (Based on 142 reviews) | |
Employee Reimbursements | As reported in 141 Alaan reviews. Reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee within the employee's scope of employment | 87% (Based on 141 reviews) |
Fraud & Risk Management
Notifications | Real-time notifications for fraudulant and/or duplicate spending This feature was mentioned in 339 Alaan reviews. | 89% (Based on 339 reviews) | |
Unique Cards | Individual, unique cards for each vendor to help manage duplicate and overpayments This feature was mentioned in 339 Alaan reviews. | 89% (Based on 339 reviews) | |
Controls | Based on 339 Alaan reviews. Control spend limits, expiration dates, and lock and unlock stolen or lost cards | 91% (Based on 339 reviews) |
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Proactive Assistance | Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting | Not enough data |
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Autonomous Task Execution | Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input | Not enough data | |
Cross-system Integration | Works across multiple software systems or databases | Not enough data |
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