ExpenseWire vs. Neat vs. Shoeboxed

Our organization was able to get a deep discount on the product, so it's suited for small businesses that are very cost conscious that just need basic tools. It's best to evaluate your accounting platform and how the information can flow from ExpenseWire to the financial application, since what we use currently doesn't allow automatic sync, which might be problematic in many cases.

Incentivized

If you need a program to keep all of your receipts in one place and have the ability to report on them, then Neat is the program you want. Also, if you want to get rid of all the business cards you have laying around but keep the contact info, Neat is the program you need.

Incentivized

I'm not sure how Shoeboxed can be used in a large organization, but for our small business, it is perfect. I'm the only one who deals with our finances and works with our accountant and for that Shoeboxed is simply my lifesaver and worth so much more for not just all the time it saves me but all the worries and headaches too.

• Ability to directly reimburse employees' bank accounts on the application itself; no need to do a separate wire/ACH payment via the company bank
• Keeps track of all receipt submissions and you can view them on the application
• Approval flow meets our needs

Incentivized

• Neat keeps all of your charge card receipts in one place.
• Neat makes it easy to do your monthly breakdown of charges into categories.

Incentivized

• Hassle free ways to submit (mobile, snail mail, etc.) with virtually no workload for us
• Digitalizing business cards to facilitate contact management
• Categorizing of receipts to make them searchable

• Increase ability to integrate with different accounting platforms automatically (we use Xero)
• Enhance the ability to generate more types of reports with different field combinations
• User interface is not as user friendly compared to other solutions

Incentivized

• Wish it had the ability to edit business cards, i.e. lighten dark ones.
• Wish you could scan 2 pages into one receipt - to include backup.

Incentivized

• I had some issues with the mobile app in the past - where it crashes or gets stuck uploading. I think they fixed most of that, however, I transitioned to simply mailing my documents off to them.

The best support is not having to use support... and I have NOT had to use Neat support!

Incentivized

We felt we got more customized support through Shoeboxed and pricing was competitive.

• Less time spent inputting/tracking expenses
• Positive employee feedback (greater satisfaction as compared to Excel)

Incentivized

• Saves a lot of time by having digitized business cards.
• Saves time categorizing charge card receipts at the end of the month.

Incentivized

• It saves me, I would say, at least 2-3 hours each week
• We probably generate 'better' tax returns - more deductions and save on our accountant in the process, since they have everything perfectly prepped