Shoeboxed vs MileIQ

Two expense management tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	ShoeboxedShoeboxed	MileIQBending Spoons
In one line	Mail in your paper receipts and get them scanned	Automatic mileage logging, free for 40 drives a month
Starting price	From $8.08/mo	Free
Six-person team	$66.42/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Starter $97/yr or $9/mo (3 users, 50 scans/mo); Pro $297/yr or $29/mo (5 users, 250); Plus $797/yr or $79/mo (10 users, 1,000); Paper Plus $1,997/yr (10 users); more users on a custom plan; 30-day refund	Free (40 drives/mo); Unlimited $11.66/mo billed yearly, $13.99 monthly; teams per driver per year: Lite $80, Teams $90, Pro $100 ($8/$9/$10 monthly)
Pricing model	Paid	Free tier
Free trial	—	—
Users	3 on Starter	1 per plan; teams priced per driver
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online, Xero, Wave, Bench	Not looked up yet
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US	US · UK · CA
Phone support	Pro and up	Not looked up yet
Live chat	Plans not stated	Not looked up yet
Support hours	Phone: Monday-Friday 9-5 ET, Monday through Friday 9-6 ET	Not published
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Shoeboxed.	Bending Spoons has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.4 / 5 from 227 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	2.8 / 5 from 3 reviews (few reviews)	4.6 / 5 from 1,572 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	25
Fit: Service business	78	80
Fit: Agency or studio	70	55
Fit: Trades or contractor	82	92
Fit: Online store	50	15
Why people pick it	Scans paper you mail in Cheap entry plan	Free for 40 drives a month Cheap per-driver team plans
Where it falls short	Scan caps on each plan No cards or approvals	Mileage only, no receipts or expenses No accounting sync
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices