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Smartbills vs Hurdlr

Hurdlr gives a freelancer a running view of what they owe in tax. Smartbills makes sure the expenses behind it are real: each receipt read down to the items and taxes, then synced to the books your accountant keeps.

At a glance

Smartbills vs Hurdlr, in one screen

Hurdlr is an expense, mileage and income tracker for freelancers and small business owners. It tracks trips automatically, captures expenses and receipts, shows live tax estimates with due dates, and on its Pro plan adds invoicing, card payments and reports like a profit and loss statement and balance sheet.

Smartbills

Best for

Small businesses that keep QuickBooks, Xero or another ledger and want receipts read and synced into it.

Where it's stronger

  • Works with the accounting software you or your accountant already use.
  • Every receipt is read in full, not only the bank line.
  • Emailed and store-sent receipts are collected for you.
  • Taxes are read from receipts in many countries, Canada included.

Hurdlr

Best for

US freelancers who want mileage, income and a running tax estimate in one app.

Where it's stronger

  • Automatic mileage tracking.
  • A live estimate of the tax you'll owe, with reminders before it's due.
  • Income, expenses and mileage on one dashboard.
  • Can stand in for simple bookkeeping if you have no ledger at all.

Every comparison on this site names what the other product does better. If we couldn't think of anything, we didn't publish the page.

Side by side

Smartbills and Hurdlr, feature by feature

These are structural differences, not plan checkboxes. Capabilities change, so check the vendor's own documentation before deciding on any single row.

Automatic mileage tracking

Smartbills—
Hurdlr

Receipts read down to each item and tax

Smartbills
Hurdlr—

Emailed receipts collected

Smartbills
Hurdlr—

Live tax estimates and due dates

Smartbills—
Hurdlr

Invoicing with online payments

Smartbills
HurdlrOn Pro

Accounting sync

SmartbillsQuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, FreshBooks, NetSuite
HurdlrIts own reports on Pro

Moving from Hurdlr

None of this needs a big-bang cutover. Most teams run both tools for one cycle and compare capture rates before switching anyone off.

  1. Connect your books

    Link the accounting software your accountant works in.

  2. Connect your mailbox and cards

    Receipts arrive from email and are matched to card charges.

  3. Scan the paper ones

    Photograph receipts, singly or in batches from your camera roll.

  4. Enter the trips you claim

    Smartbills works out the distance and the amount at your rate.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What people ask us before they sign up.

No. It keeps your expenses and their receipts accurate and in your books. Your accountant or tax software works out what you owe.

Yes. Build an invoice with taxes worked out, email it as a PDF and let clients pay online by card or pre-authorized debit.

Automatic mileage and a live tax estimate, both of which matter a lot to a US freelancer paying quarterly.

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Ready to see it against Hurdlr?

Bring one month of your own receipts and card transactions, and we'll show you the capture rate on both sides instead of a slide deck.