Does TravelPerk work for big companies? Here’s the full picture

TravelPerk is well known for their free plan, but for businesses, it is important to understand exactly what free means - and what it includes.

Let’s break down how TravelPerk works and what the system offers, and explore some alternatives for more complex business travel programs.

What TravelPerk offers

TravelPerk is a modern TMS with a focus on flexibility and convenience. It allows organizations to manage bookings, track expenditure, and maintain compliance through its user-friendly interface.

Unlimited travellers

TravelPerk allows you to add as many employees as needed to your account without additional charges- while the plan is free, it only remains free for the first 5 bookings every month. It’s also important to note that while the platform offers unlimited travelers, it has harsh restrictions on user roles, custom fields, approval processes, travel policies, and more - providing potential growing and unpredictable costs for larger businesses.

GDS and direct booking integration

TravelPerk connects you with global distribution systems (GDS) and various suppliers to provide comprehensive flight, hotel, and train booking options.

Expense integration

TravelPerk integrates with various expense management tools, making cost tracking easier for businesses, but only on paid plans.

Basic carbon offsetting options

TravelPerk offers voluntary carbon offsetting for some bookings, on paid plans. However, it does not provide extensive emissions insights, reporting, or other analytics tools, to accommodate businesses with climate goals or regulations they must adhere to.

While TravelPerk excels in providing a solid travel booking experience tailored for smaller teams or occasional business trips, there are significant areas businesses should be aware of before choosing the TMS.

Where TravelPerk falls short

Additional costs

Many of TravelPerk’s best features, including expense integrations and advanced reporting, are locked behind higher-tier pricing plans. For some businesses, this creates unexpected costs that can quickly add up.

In contrast, Goodwings ensures transparency in pricing, offering access to various premium features such as CO2 dashboards and real-time emissions reporting without hidden fees.

Limited capability for complex travel programs

TravelPerk is primarily geared towards booking flexibility and easing administrative task loads. However, it is important for businesses to know that the software has limitations on most factors that a standard travel program needs, including travel policies, approval processes, custom fields, and more.

Limited Sustainability Features

Business travel emissions represent a substantial portion of an organization’s carbon footprint - for some businesses, up to 80%. TravelPerk’s sustainability features rely primarily on optional offset programmes.

Goodwings, on the other hand, provides a compliance-ready sustainability suite. With one-click ESG-ready reporting, CO2 dashboards, AI-powered emissions tracking tools, and even the option to co-finance Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Goodwings provides comprehensive tools for organisations seeking to minimise their environmental impact.

Comparing Goodwings and Travelperk

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  TravelPerk

		TravelPerk
Book flights, hotels, cars and trains
Unlimited amount of travel policies, approval processes and custom fields
24/7 agent support		Feature is only available on certain plans or for an additional fee.
Set up Carbon Budget		Feature is only available on certain plans or for an additional fee.
Multi-factor emissions reporting		Feature is only available on certain plans or for an additional fee.
Log mileage and external bookings

How Goodwings provides award-winning travel management

If your organization values sustainability, white-glove service and high adoption, Goodwings provides a more comprehensive experience, seamlessly combining modern TMS features with tools designed to reduce your environmental impact without compromising operational efficiency.

Key Features of Goodwings

Comprehensive Sustainability Suite

From automated carbon reporting, easy carbon budget setups, ESG-ready reports at the click of a button, to AI predictive emissions tools and behavioural nudging, Goodwings offers tools that help organisations monitor, reduce, and offset travel emissions effectively.

Cost Transparency

Goodwings has no hidden charges for advanced tools like unlimited travel policies, travel budget setting, or emissions reporting - our plans offer more features than any other in the market, in one easy-to-understand cost structure.

Award-winning booking experience and unlimited admin

Goodwings offers an award-winning booking experience, with a 95% average travel system adoption rate, and can onboard you in as little as 2 weeks. Furthermore, Goodwings offers unlimited travel policies, approval processes, custom fields, travelers, roles and more, on any plan.

Optional Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Goodwings allows you to co-finance SAF at reduced costs, ensuring your organisation can proactively support greener flying.

Community and Mission Driven

Goodwings is a certified B Corp, demonstrating its commitment to sustainability and responsible travel management.

Your business travel should be future proof

Whether managing small team trips or scaling global operations, the right travel management platform makes a difference in efficiency, cost control, and environmental responsibility.

TravelPerk may be suited for basic travel needs, but for forward-thinking organisations that prioritise sustainability and financial control, Goodwings remains the stronger choice.

Discover how Goodwings sets new standards for business travel. Book a demo today to future-proof your travel management system while promoting responsible travel practices.