Shoeboxed vs SparkReceipt
Shoeboxed
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SparkReceipt
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| Figure | Shoeboxed | SparkReceipt |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.08/mo | $5.75/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · Tax Deduction Tracking Software | 7.9 (#11) | 7.9 (#12) |
| Spec score · Receipt Scanner Apps | 7.9 (#19) | 7.8 (#22) |
| Spec score · Receipt Management Software | 7.8 (#20) | 7.8 (#21) |
| Founded | 2007 | 2024 |
| Integrations | Shoeboxed lists QuickBooks, Xero, Evernote, WorkingPoint, Bench, Get my invoices, Sky Clerk, Wave, RightSignature, One price taxes, Teaspiller, ScanSnap, HP, and ABBYY integrations. | The integrations page lists QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreeAgent, Sage Accounting, FreshBooks, Zoho Books, webhooks, and MCP, as well as Gmail, Outlook, and IMAP/POP. |
| Receipt capture | Shoeboxed accepts receipt photos, email forwards, digital uploads, and paper receipts mailed in a postage-paid Magic Envelope. | It captures receipts and invoices from a phone, email inbox, and uploads, then uses AI to extract details and categorize them. |
| Security | Shoeboxed says browser connections use SSL encryption, networks are monitored 24/7, and servers are backed up every 24 hours. | SparkReceipt says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, documents are stored in Stockholm with a mirrored backup in Frankfurt, and it does not sell or share receipt or financial data. |
| Support | Shoeboxed provides human phone and email support Monday through Friday from its Durham office. | Users can contact support through in-account chat or by email, and the company says it aims to reply to general email questions within 24 hours. |
Plans
Shoeboxed
- Starter$9 a month
- Pro$29 a month
- Plus$79 a month
- Starter$97 a year
- Paper Plus$179 a month
- Pro$297 a year
- Plus$797 a year
- Paper Plus$1,997 a year
In their own words
Shoeboxed
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.
SparkReceipt
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