Awesome Receipts vs. Expensify
Awesome Receipts vs. Expensify
Simple Receipt Scanning
Expensify is built for enterprise expense management – approval chains, corporate cards, travel booking. If you just need to scan receipts and export data, Awesome Receipts keeps it simple.
Comparison
How Awesome Receipts compares
to Expensify
| Awesome Receipts | Expensify | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free ($3/mo Pro) | $5/user/mo |
| AI OCR extraction | ✓ | ✓ (SmartScan) |
| Auto-categorization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | PWA (no install) | Native iOS & Android |
| Google Sheets export | ✓ | – |
| Free tier | 50 scans | Free for individuals |
| Approval workflows | – | ✓ |
| Corporate cards | – | ✓ |
| Travel booking | – | ✓ |
Pricing
Our Pricing vs. Expensify
Free
Try it out – no credit card required
- 50 receipt scans (total)
- AI OCR extraction
- Auto-categorization
- CSV export
- Camera + drag-and-drop upload
- Full desktop mode
Pro
or $19.99 / year
For freelancers & solopreneurs
- Unlimited receipt scans
- PDF, XLSX, & Google Sheets export
- Full desktop mode
- Text search across receipts
- Job/project code tagging
- Date range filtering
FAQ
Expensify Alternative – FAQ
Who should use Awesome Receipts over Expensify?
Freelancers, solopreneurs, small business owners, and bookkeepers who just need receipt scanning and export. Expensify offers free unlimited SmartScans for individuals, but if you want Google Sheets export or a simpler interface without enterprise features, Awesome Receipts is a better fit.
Is Expensify better for teams?
For large teams with expense policies, approval workflows, and corporate cards – yes, Expensify is purpose-built for that. For freelancers and small businesses who just need receipt scanning and export, Awesome Receipts Pro at $3/mo is a simpler alternative.
Does Awesome Receipts have something like SmartScan?
Yes. We use a state-of-the-art vision AI model for OCR, which does the same job – extracts merchant, date, subtotal, tax, tips, total, and category from receipt photos automatically. No templates or training needed.
Can I switch from Expensify?
Yes. Open Awesome Receipts and start scanning new receipts. No migration needed – your Expensify history stays in Expensify.
Switch from Expensify in 30 Seconds
No migration needed. Just open Awesome Receipts and start scanning. Your Expensify data stays where it is.