Key takeaways
- Aderant users are law firms, many of them large, where unbilled disbursements are lost revenue.
- Vergo ranks first because it proposes the matter for each card charge and keeps the firm's cards.
- SAP Concur and Emburse are strong for travel-heavy firms; Navan bundles travel booking.
- Aderant's native module is the default for claims inside Expert Sierra.
Where should you go next?
- Vergo's Aderant integration
- What expense management software integrates with Aderant?
- Get started with Vergo
How do the options rank for Aderant users?
- Vergo: best overall for firm card spend. Matter coding by inference, text receipts, existing cards.
- Aderant expense management: best for claims that never leave Expert Sierra.
- SAP Concur: best for global firms with a managed travel program.
- Emburse: best for firms keeping an existing Amex or Visa program.
- Navan: best when travel booking and expenses should sit together.
- Expensify: best for simple reports from smaller offices.
| Option | Cards | How coding is proposed | Route into Aderant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vergo | The cards you already have | Inference from your own Aderant structure and history, with the reason shown | Entries posted to Aderant, coded to matter |
| SAP Concur | Existing cards through bank card feeds | Categorisation from merchant and transaction data | Ask how entries reach Aderant |
| Emburse | Existing Amex, Mastercard or Visa programs, or Emburse Cards | AI categorisation | Ask how entries reach Aderant |
| Navan | Navan cards, or existing cards through Navan Connect | Categorises by merchant type and employee role | Ask how entries reach Aderant |
| Expensify | Card-agnostic; also offers the Expensify Card | AI categorisation | Ask how entries reach Aderant |
What matters most for Aderant users?
- Recovery rate: every client cost coded to overhead is a write-off.
- Attorney time: timekeepers will not fill in expense forms.
- Security review: firms want access controlled by their own IT.
Why does Vergo rank first for Aderant?
Attorneys text a photo and move on; Vergo does the rest. Vergo proposes the coding by inference from your own accounting structure and history — no rule library to build, no keyword lists to maintain, and new vendors are coded on first sight. Every coding shows why it was chosen, so a reviewer confirms in seconds instead of re-coding by hand. Your IT team enables API access in your Aderant environment once; Vergo then posts card spend coded to matter into Aderant, and posts AP invoices and reimbursements coded to matter into Aderant.
Do you have to change cards?
No. Vergo does not issue cards; connecting your existing cards involves no card applications, no re-issuing and no banking change. The firm's existing card program stays as it is.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Vergo built for law firms?
Vergo codes to the matters and accounts in your own Aderant data, which is what a firm needs; it works in any industry.
How is Vergo different from SAP Concur for a firm?
Concur centres on travel and expense reports. Vergo codes each card charge to a matter as it happens and collects the receipt by text.
Who approves charges?
Approval workflows are optional and fit how you already control spend: route by GL account or by amount — or skip approval flows entirely and let policy flags catch only what breaks a rule.
How do we start?
Get started; your IT enables Aderant access once.
Does Vergo handle AP?
Yes. Card spend, employee reimbursements and AP invoices run through one coding model — same coding, same review, one reconciliation — and payment stays on the rails you already use.
