Shoeboxed vs TripLog

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.

TripLog tracks mileage, expenses, time, location, and other financial data for individuals and organizations. Its free Basic plan includes unlimited automatic GPS mileage tracking and basic expense management. Drivers can classify trips as business or personal, or set work hours for automatic categorization. Expense tools include receipt scanning, transaction categorization, and reporting. TripLog provides tax-compliant mileage reports; Basic users can access an annual report through an annual seven-day Premium Pass. Businesses can support cents-per-mile, FAVR, car allowance, and company vehicle reimbursement programs. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Listed integrations include payroll, accounting, sales, and calendar services, plus US and Canadian bank or credit card accounts. Premium costs $59.99 a year, listed as $4.99 per month, and includes unlimited reporting, automatic expense tracking, and integrations. TripLog says customer data is stored and processed in the United States or another region based on customer requirements.