Shoeboxed
shoeboxed.comBuild Difficulty: 5/5
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#1 Receipt Scanner App & Free Mileage Tracker
How to Replace ShoeboxedOverview
Features
25 features across 18 categories
Categorization(1)
Expenses automatically tagged into 15 standard tax categories or custom categories
Collaboration(2)
Add bookkeepers or accountants as sub-users for tax report collaboration and access
Add unlimited team members and sub-users to account with customizable access levels
Compliance(2)
Generate audit-proof reports with all scanned receipts and extracted data organized by category
Scanned receipts meet IRS requirements and are accepted as valid tax records in audits
Contact Management(1)
Convert business cards into online contact lists and export to email, CRM, or CSV
Core Scanning(1)
Scan receipts using mobile app with OCR technology to extract and convert printed text into searchable data
Dashboard(1)
Cloud-based dashboard to view, organize, and track all expenses in one place
Data Quality(1)
Data entry specialists manually verify all OCR-extracted data for accuracy including vendor, total, date, sales tax, and payment type
Document Management(1)
Request physical scanned documents to be shredded at facility or returned to user
Expense Tracking(1)
Track business mileage with unlimited mileage tracking using phone GPS
Integration(2)
Integration with QuickBooks Online, Xero, Wave, Evernote, Neat, and Zoho Expense
Custom Gmail plugin to auto-import digital receipts from inbox to Shoeboxed dashboard
Mobile(1)
iOS and Android apps for capturing receipt images on-the-go with GPS for mileage tracking
Organization(1)
Search, edit, and manage receipts quickly with OCR-extracted searchable data
Outsourced Scanning(3)
Process backlog of multiple years of paper receipts using Magic Envelope service
Pre-paid, postage-paid envelopes for mailing physical receipts to processing facility for scanning and data extraction
Scan multi-page documents and have them organized as single documents in account
Receipt Capture(2)
Upload multiple receipts at once from laptop or desktop using drag-and-drop functionality
Forward receipts to a designated Shoeboxed email address and they automatically appear in account
Reporting(2)
Export scanned receipts, expense data, and reports in multiple formats including CSV
Create comprehensive expense reports from web or app with attached receipt images, exportable to multiple formats
Security(1)
24/7 monitored facility in Durham, NC with entry controls for paper documents; SSL encryption for digital data
Storage(1)
Unlimited digital file storage for scanned receipts and documents
Tax Tools(1)
Free tool that calculates potential tax deductions for home office work
Pricing
Starter
- ✓30 digital scans per month (360 per year)
- ✓20 paper scans per year
- ✓1 Magic Envelope per year
- ✓Unlimited mileage tracking
- ✓iOS & Android app
- ✓2 Years Digital Scan Storage
- ✓1 User
- ✓Audit proof reports & CSV export
- ✓Email support
- ✓Overage: $0.30/digital scan, $2.00/paper scan, $9/envelope
Pro
Popular- ✓200 digital scans per month (2,400 per year)
- ✓20 paper scans per month (240 per year)
- ✓1 Magic Envelope each quarter
- ✓Unlimited mileage tracking (3 users)
- ✓iOS & Android app
- ✓Gmail receipt sync
- ✓3 Years Digital Scan Storage
- ✓3 users
- ✓Accounting integrations (QuickBooks Online/Xero)
- ✓Audit proof reports & CSV export
- ✓Email + phone support
- ✓Overage: $0.15/digital scan, $2.00/paper scan, $9/envelope
Plus
- ✓750 digital scans per month (9,000 per year)
- ✓50 paper scans per month (600 per year)
- ✓1 Magic Envelope per month
- ✓Unlimited mileage tracking (10 users)
- ✓iOS & Android app
- ✓Gmail receipt sync
- ✓3 Years Digital Scan Storage
- ✓10 users
- ✓Accounting integrations (QuickBooks Online/Xero)
- ✓Audit proof reports & CSV export
- ✓Priority email + phone support
- ✓Overage: $0.10/digital scan, $1.50/paper scan, $9/envelope
Paper Plus
- ✓500 digital scans per month (6,000 per year)
- ✓200 paper scans per month (2,400 per year)
- ✓2 Magic Envelopes per month
- ✓Unlimited mileage tracking (10 users)
- ✓iOS & Android app
- ✓Gmail receipt sync
- ✓3 Years Digital Scan Storage
- ✓10 users
- ✓Accounting integrations (QuickBooks Online/Xero)
- ✓Audit proof reports & CSV export
- ✓Priority email + phone support
- ✓Overage: $0.15/digital scan, $1.50/paper scan, $9/envelope
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 25 features at very easy complexity.
Build vs Buy
Should you build a Shoeboxed alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 25 features.
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Better ValueBuild Your Own
Buying Shoeboxed saves ~$15,240 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 25 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
7 known integrations