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Navan Alternatives for APAC Companies (2026)
Navan describes its footprint as strong in North America and EMEA. Three Navan alternatives for APAC companies, compared on coverage, support and pricing.
Navan Alternatives for APAC Companies (2026)
Navan is a strong platform: AI-forward, all-in-one, and used by more than 12,500 companies, by its own count. If you're searching for an alternative, the usual reason is that your travel is concentrated in Asia, while Navan describes its footprint as strong in North America and EMEA. For APAC companies, that matters more than the feature list.
This guide is fair by design (full disclosure: it's on Accomy's blog, and Accomy is one option below). It covers when Navan fits, why an APAC company might look elsewhere, and the alternatives worth shortlisting.
Key Takeaways
• Navan is a capable, AI-forward travel-and-expense platform with APAC offices in Singapore, Sydney and India, but it describes its footprint as strong in North America and EMEA.
• The main reason APAC companies seek an alternative is regional depth: local inventory, support hours, and currencies for their actual markets.
• Strong alternatives include CTM and Egencia (both with verifiable APAC operations) and Accomy (APAC-native, built for growing companies).
• Navan publishes its pricing, including a free Business plan for companies of up to 300 employees; where a provider doesn't publish pricing, budget for a sales conversation and get a written quote.
When does Navan fit, and when might you look elsewhere?
Navan fits well when you want a polished, AI-assisted platform that unifies travel, expense, and corporate cards, and your travel is spread across North America and Europe. It serves companies from SMB to enterprise, and it does have offices in Singapore, Sydney and India, so it isn't absent from the region.
You might look elsewhere if your travel is APAC-heavy and you need real local depth: inventory strength in your specific markets, support on the channels your travellers actually use, and multi-currency handling as a default. A platform that's strong in one region won't automatically be as strong in another.
If most of your trips touch Southeast Asia or Greater China, regional fit becomes the deciding factor. Our Singapore guide shows what that looks like in one market.
Signs it's time to look past Navan
A few concrete signals tell you your travel needs more regional depth than you're getting:
More than half your trips are within APAC, and you're routinely booking around gaps in local inventory.
Support for your APAC travellers runs on another region's hours, and a stranded traveller can't wait.
You're handling several regional currencies through workarounds rather than the platform.
Your travellers quietly book regional trips direct because it's simpler than the tool.
Renewal is coming up, and the APAC part of your programme has never felt first-class.
These signals say your centre of gravity has moved to Asia. That's when a regional-fit alternative earns a look.
Switches tend to follow the travel, not a product failure.
What are the main Navan alternatives for APAC?
Three options are worth a serious look, each suited to a different need. Read this as fit, not ranking. Competitor details were checked against each company's own pages on 1 October 2026:
Alternative | Suits | APAC presence |
CTM | Managed-TMC relationship with owned regional operations | Owned Asia + AU/NZ operations |
Egencia (Amex GBT) | Self-serve booking backed by a global agent network | SG + Philippines entities |
Accomy | Growing APAC companies (50–200 people) wanting local inventory, human support, simple pricing | APAC-native |
CTM
CTM is an Australia-headquartered global travel management company with wholly-owned operations across Asia and Australia/New Zealand, and its own booking portal. Its Asia head office is in Hong Kong, with local service in Hong Kong, Singapore, mainland China, Taiwan and Japan.
That suits a company that wants a managed-service relationship, with agents, account management and people on the ground in the region. Managed service usually carries service fees, so ask CTM for its fee model in writing.
Egencia (Amex GBT)
Egencia, part of American Express Global Business Travel, is a self-serve booking platform with Amex GBT's global agent network behind it. It has verifiable entities in Singapore and the Philippines. Its April 2026 relaunch added a conversational AI assistant and Concur Expense integration.
It suits a company that wants self-serve booking backed by a global TMC parent.
Accomy (us)
Accomy is a travel operating system built APAC-first for growing companies of roughly 50 to 200 people. It offers GDS- and NDC-powered flight and hotel booking, multi-currency payment, and a human concierge on WhatsApp, Line and WeChat. Pricing is a booking markup that's already included in the final price, with no subscription.
It fits a company whose travel is concentrated in APAC and that values local inventory, real human support and simple pricing. One limit: the interface is less polished than Navan's, and some features (an AI booking assistant, approval workflows) are on the roadmap, not live today.
For a fuller landscape, see the related roundup below.
Each option wins for a different company shape, so the table is a starting point for testing.
What should you check before you commit to an alternative?
Feature lists look alike across platforms; the differences that matter surface only when you test against your own travel. Five checks separate a genuine fit from a frustrating one, and for an APAC company, the first two decide it:
Coverage in your actual markets. Ask whether it has strong inventory and rates for the specific cities and routes your team flies, beyond a general APAC presence. Ask for live examples on your top five routes, not a coverage map.
Support model and hours. Is it self-serve only, or is there a human to reach when a trip breaks at 11pm, and on which channels? Across APAC time zones this matters more than most demos admit.
Pricing model. Subscription, per-seat, or booking markup, and what's the all-in cost against your real volume? Where pricing is quote-based, this only becomes clear once you ask for it in writing.
Multi-currency handling. For regional travel, whether a platform treats multiple currencies as a default or an add-on shapes both booking and reconciliation.
Implementation effort. How long does onboarding take, and who does the work? A tool that takes a quarter to stand up is a different proposition from one live in a week.
Run every shortlisted platform (Navan included) through the same five, on your own data. It gets you past the marketing quickly.
Your own top five routes are a better test than any demo itinerary.
How should you choose?
Shortlist by where your travel actually happens, then test on your real routes. If you value Navan's AI-forward, all-in-one experience and your APAC needs are moderate, Navan itself may still be the right call.
If regional depth is the priority, weigh CTM (managed TMC), Egencia (global network with APAC entities), or Accomy (APAC-native, built for growing companies). Check published pricing where it exists, and get a written quote against your travel volume where it doesn't. Then pressure-test each shortlisted platform on your specific markets rather than the demo's.
Choose by where your people fly; a longer feature list won't fix thin local coverage.
How do you move to a regional platform without disruption?
Switching to an APAC-focused platform is mostly a data-and-sequencing exercise, and the fear of disruption is usually worse than the reality. Three things specific to a regional move matter most:
Migrate your APAC rates and routes first. The whole point of moving is regional strength, so prioritise carrying over (and testing) your most-travelled Asian city pairs and any negotiated rates at regional properties. That's where the new platform has to prove itself, and where a botched migration would hurt most.
Confirm the support handover in your time zone. Before cutover, check that traveller support is live on your travellers' channels and hours, so nobody is stranded mid-transition waiting on a desk that's asleep.
Pilot the region, then widen. Move your APAC trips to the new platform first while the incumbent still covers the rest; once the regional core is solid, extend to the remaining routes.
Sequenced this way, with regional data first, support confirmed and a pilot before full cutover, the move is short and controlled. That's a long way from the upheaval that keeps companies on a tool that no longer matches where they fly.
Move the region first and the rest of the programme follows with less risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Navan good for APAC companies?
Navan is a capable platform with APAC offices in Singapore, Sydney and India, so it operates in the region, but it describes its footprint as strong in North America and EMEA. For APAC-heavy travel, verify its inventory depth and support for your specific markets. If regional coverage is your priority, alternatives with owned APAC operations (like CTM), or an APAC-native platform, are worth comparing.
What are the main alternatives to Navan?
It depends on your need. For a managed TMC with owned regional operations, look at CTM. For a self-serve tool backed by a global network with APAC entities, look at Egencia (Amex GBT). For an APAC-native travel operating system built for growing companies, look at Accomy. Each suits a different company profile, so match to your size and markets rather than picking from a ranking. Navan itself remains a reasonable choice if your travel sits mostly in North America and Europe.
How much does Navan cost?
Navan publishes its pricing. Its Business plan, for companies of up to 300 employees, is free for travel; Navan says travel providers' commission fees fund it. Expense is free for the first five users and charged per user after that, and Enterprise pricing is quote-based (Navan pricing page, checked 1 October 2026). When comparing, ask each provider for the all-in cost at the same travel volume, since models differ: subscription, per-seat or booking markup.
Why would a company switch from Navan?
Usually for regional fit. APAC companies commonly want deeper local inventory, support in regional channels and hours, and native multi-currency handling. Navan describes its footprint as strong in North America and EMEA, so companies whose travel is concentrated in APAC often compare it with options built around their region. The trigger is often a renewal date, when the APAC part of the programme gets a proper review.
How do I choose a Navan alternative for APAC?
Start from where your travel actually lands. Weigh four things for your specific markets. First, inventory depth, including the low-cost carriers that carry much of the intra-Asia traffic. Second, support in the hours and channels your travellers use (WhatsApp, Line, WeChat). Third, native multi-currency payment, so FX doesn't erode cross-border spend. Fourth, pricing sized to a company of your size. Shortlist two or three and try each on your own itineraries.
Accomy is an APAC-first travel operating system for growing companies: GDS and NDC content, multi-currency payment, and human support on WhatsApp, Line, and WeChat. If your travel is APAC-heavy, see how it handles your routes.
Related reading:
Corporate travel providers in Southeast Asia, compared (2026) (the full landscape roundup)
How does Accomy work? (the product explainer)
Sources (checked 1 October 2026)
Navan, Company fact page (customer count, products incl. corporate cards, APAC offices in Singapore, Sydney and India, NA/EMEA footprint) — https://navan.com/llm-info
Navan, Pricing (free Business plan up to 300 employees; Enterprise by quote) — https://navan.com/pricing
Amex GBT, Office locations (Egencia Singapore Pte. Ltd., Egencia Philippines, Inc.) — https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/about/offices/
Amex GBT, Egencia relaunch with conversational AI assistant and Concur Expense integration (14 April 2026) — https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/press-releases/amex-gbt-reloads-egencia-with-conversational-ai-assistant-and-concur-expense-integration/
CTM, Global network (wholly-owned operations; Asia head office in Hong Kong) — https://www.travelctm.com/global/global/
CTM, Asia travel portal — https://asia.travelctm.com/technology/travel-portal/
Accomy, Core product offerings (internal reference: APAC-native, booking markup included in the final price, no subscription, human support, honest UX/roadmap state), 2026