Alternatives to Neat
Neat: Snap or forward receipts and Neat sorts them into tax categories, giving freelancers reports to pass to an accountant. Here are 24 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 16 have a free plan, 3 sell for a one-off price.
- Scan2Sheet
Take a photo of a receipt and the app pulls out the expense details and adds them with the image to your Google Sheet.
Subscription · Bookkeeping and accounting
- SparkReceipt
Scans receipts from your phone and inbox and matches them to bank lines so small firms keep their books tidy.
Subscription · Bookkeeping and accounting
- Spndle
An iPhone app for sole traders and freelancers to snap receipts, log mileage and sort costs into US Schedule C categories.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers
- 1099 Tax & Mileage Tracker
iPhone app for US gig workers to log odometer mileage, scan receipts, track income and send a tidy packet to their accountant.
One-off payment · Bookkeeping and accounting · Individuals and families
- 1tap receipts
Reads your receipts and organises expenses so UK sole traders can do Self Assessment.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Trades and home services
- Bilbx
Scans receipts and logs income so sole traders and freelancers have records ready at tax time.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Individuals and families
- Bulk Receipt Scanner
Photograph a pile of receipts at once and get each one split into vendor, tax, total and line items for QuickBooks or CSV.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting
- invoice24
Invoicing, expenses, VAT and CIS returns for UK sole traders and limited companies, with Making Tax Digital tools on the way.
Free plan · Invoicing and billing · Trades and home services
- Keeper
Tracks business expenses and files taxes for freelancers and small business owners, with help from tax professionals.
Subscription · Bookkeeping and accounting · Individuals and families
- LITT
Phone app for sole traders and freelancers to log income and expenses, send invoices and see what tax they owe.
Free plan · Invoicing and billing · Trades and home services
- Livre des recettes
Keeps the income and expense ledger French micro-entrepreneurs must hold, with VAT tracking and help preparing URSSAF returns.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers
- Mia Accounting
Cheap bookkeeping for UK small firms and households: invoices, bank matching, receipts and VAT returns sent to HMRC.
Free · Invoicing and billing
- Mini Accountant
Sole traders and small firms send invoices in any currency, record payments and expenses, and see VAT and tax owed.
Free · Invoicing and billing
- Mint Books
Invoicing, receipt scanning and VAT filing to HMRC for UK sole traders, small companies and CIS subcontractors.
Subscription · Invoicing and billing · Trades and home services
- MoneyFeed
Freelancers text receipts and expenses on WhatsApp, and it sorts them into tax categories and exports books for an accountant.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers
- NorthOS
Tracks GST/HST thresholds, sorts expenses into T2125 lines and works out remittances for Canadian sole proprietors.
Subscription · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers
- PikScan Expenses
Phone app that scans receipts offline, tracks trip spending and mileage, and exports tidy expense reports for your accountant.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting
- PocketReceipt
UK sole traders photograph receipts, log mileage and CIS, and keep quarterly records ready to share with their accountant.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Accountants and bookkeepers
- Receipt Rabbit
An iPhone receipt scanner that splits business and personal items on one receipt and syncs them to your books.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Individuals and families
- Receipt Reader AI
Reads receipts from email, PDF or photos and sends merchant, tax and line items to accounting or budget apps.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Accountants and bookkeepers
- Receipts: Mileage, Tax Tracker
An iPhone app where US freelancers and gig drivers scan receipts, log miles, send simple invoices and export reports for tax.
Invoicing and billing · Freelancers
- ScanMyReceipt
Phone app that reads receipts into merchant, date, tax and total fields, sorts your expenses and exports them for tax time.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers
- Self Employed: Income & Tax
Apple app for freelancers and contractors to log income, expenses, mileage and estimated taxes and make PDF pay stubs.
One-off payment · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers
- Self Employment Portal
Logs work hours, earnings, receipts and mileage for UK sole traders so their self-assessment return is easier.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers