Navan

navan.com · Palo Alto, United States of America

Navan is a corporate travel and expense management platform that combines online booking, spend controls, and automated expense reporting for businesses. It serves mid-market and enterprise customers by providing tools for managing travel policies, payments, and reimbursements in a single system. The company generates revenue through SaaS subscriptions and transaction-based fees paid by corporate clients.

  • Expense Management
  • Spend Management
  • Travel & Expense Management
Revenue
$600.0M
Employees
2,500
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Palo Alto, United States of America

What 102 Arbolus experts think of Navan

NPS distribution skews positive, with several 9–10 NPS promoters citing platform benefits, but a minority report NPS of 5–7 or 3 due to global inventory gaps or integration pain, especially among largest spenders. Renewal intent is strong where unified workflow and audit improvements are realized, while some high-spend clients express hesitance pending feature roadmap delivery. Implementation stage indicates most are in full deployment across multiple entities, with a few recently onboarded or piloting. Prominent expert themes include platform usability, audit/compliance support, integration quality, and global/local inventory. Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Navan

Total customers 102 95 current · 7 former
Reviews growth +66 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 71% (72)
  • Director 24% (24)
  • Manager 5% (5)
Revenue Generalist C-Suite NPS 8
Operations Leader Manager NPS 9
Finance Leader Director NPS 9 Will renew

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Sentiment

14 Net Promoter Score, from 101 scored reviews
  • Promoters 39
  • Passives 38
  • Detractors 24

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • May 8
  • Jun 8
  • Jul 7
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 8
  • Oct 8

Net Promoter Score across 7 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 36 across 7 companies.

Praised

  • Regional Inventory Expansion
  • Dynamic Rate Negotiation by AI
  • AI-Driven Booking and Integration
  • Unified Travel and Expense Platform

Criticised

  • Competitiveness and Flexibility
  • Inventory Coverage Limitations
  • Integration and Customization Limits
  • Competitor Advantage in African Markets

What customers say

Unified Travel and Expense Platform
“I highlight Navan's unification of travel booking, expense workflows, and compliance enforcement as transformative for reducing manual processes and operational delays.”
Policy Enforcement and Compliance
“Navan enforces complex travel policies automatically, reducing friction and ensuring audit readiness, which is crucial for donor-funded organizations like ours.”
Intuitive User Experience
“The platform is very intuitive, easy to use both on web and mobile, and the onboarding process for new users is smooth and effective.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 48%
  • Will renew 21
  • Undecided 18
  • Not renewing 5

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 49% 35 answers
  • Director 50% 8 answers
  • Manager 0% 1 answer
  • 8.9/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7.2/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 4.2/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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