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Scaling SQLite to 4M QPS on a single server (EC2 vs Bare Metal)

Scaling SQLite to 4M QPS on a single server (EC2 vs Bare Metal)

Expensify has an unusual technology stack in many ways.  But most surprising of all is that we don't use MySQL or Postgres — instead using none other than SQLite — and it works great.

[Q&A] How Expensify helped a bookkeeping newbie manage his company's expenses

[Q&A] How Expensify helped a bookkeeping newbie manage his company's expenses

Hubdoc handed the bookkeeping reins to a novice: Senior Product Marketing Manager, Geoff Gualano. He was tasked with learning his way through the company’s bookkeeping tools (including Expensify) and using his fresh perspective to uncover workflow inefficiencies.

Meet Concierge, Expensify’s very own artificial intelligence

Meet Concierge, Expensify’s very own artificial intelligence

To celebrate the arrival of a new fall season (or, for our new friends down under, a sunny spring!) I wanted to introduce you to our newest creation: “Concierge”, the product of many months of effort, and possibly your new best friend, Expensify’s artificially intelligent virtual assistant.

Duplicate detection will make your expense reports even better

Duplicate detection will make your expense reports even better

Duplicate expenses are a pain for everyone, so we’re finally doing something about it.

[CEO Friday] Please Don’t Call Us “Cockroaches”

[CEO Friday] Please Don’t Call Us “Cockroaches”

I won’t lie: it’s flattering and vindicating for the low-burn, efficient-growth strategies we’ve been championing for years to come into vogue. But “cockroach”?  Seriously?!

The simplest SQLite common table expression tutorial

The simplest SQLite common table expression tutorial

I've been trying to wrap my head around Common Table Expressions for a while, and all the tutorials I've read started out with "simple" examples that were way too advanced for me to follow. Here's my attempt to write a tutorial that starts as simple as possible.

Tracking distance? Now you can select a default category for mileage!

Tracking distance? Now you can select a default category for mileage!

Expensify covers a variety of reimbursable and non-reimbursable expense types. With mileage being such a common form of reimbursable expense, we’ve worked to improve the functionality in order to make it not only easier for the user, but for the admin and for accounting purposes as well. 

Check it out: Our shiny new automatic statement reporting feature is live!

Check it out: Our shiny new automatic statement reporting feature is live!

Howdy from Al and the Success Coaches! I want to take this time to share our newest feature, Automatic (yes, AUTOMATIC) Statement Reporting. Automatic Statement Reporting is a domain control feature that auto-creates and auto-populates a report with expenses for an assigned credit card in a given statement period.

Expense management with the most radical shorts company in the world: Chubbies

Expense management with the most radical shorts company in the world: Chubbies

What do you do when you love something so much and want to change the current industry standard?

You start a company (obviously).

For us, we had a vision to rid the world of expense reports that suck. For the guys at Chubbies Shorts, they envisioned an alternative, retro glam lifestyle from decades past. Two completely different businesses in every single way, but both ideas were born from a desire to change the status quo.

Expensify streamlining continues: Submitting reports on the free plan

Expensify streamlining continues: Submitting reports on the free plan

As we continue towards our major realtime expense reporting push, we are continuing to streamline the Expensify product. Find out more in this blog post.

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