Driversnote vs Shoeboxed

Driversnote tracks business mileage for individuals and teams, with automatic trip logging through phone motion detection. Drivers can classify trips as business or personal, and entering work hours enables automatic classification. Reports can be saved as PDF or Excel and sent through the app. An optional Bluetooth iBeacon in a vehicle starts or stops tracking when the driver enters or leaves. Teams includes report collection, review and approval, tags, notes, reminders, custom rates, and audit tools. Managers see submitted trips only, and personal details can be censored in team reports. Driversnote says it records location only while a user is driving and that users own their trip data. The Free plan allows reports for up to 15 trips per month; subscription plans allow unlimited trips and reports. Pro costs $11 a month and includes an edit log and public API. Teams also costs $11 a month for 2–10 users, with report collection and validation. The service is available on Android, iOS, web, and API.

Shoeboxed organizes receipt and mileage records for tax and expense work. It accepts receipt photos, email forwards, digital uploads, and paper receipts sent in a postage-paid Magic Envelope. Its phone app reads receipt text with OCR, categorizes expenses, and uploads them to an account; the mobile app can log business trips by GPS in the background and send a daily summary for confirmation. Receipts and business miles can be kept as exportable IRS-ready digital records. Shoeboxed lists integrations including QuickBooks, Xero, Evernote, WorkingPoint, and Wave, among others. Its API can read and add receipts, categories, and account data, while its CLI can list receipts, total category spending, retrieve mileage write-offs, and export a tax packet. It runs on Android, iOS, and web. Plans start at $9/user/mo, with a 30-day trial and no free plan. Starter is $9 a month, billed monthly, for one user and 30 digital scans per month.