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Shoeboxed
Durham, North Carolina, United States
What it is
Shoeboxed organizes receipts, expenses, and business mileage into exportable digital records. It accepts receipt photos, email forwards, digital uploads, and paper receipts mailed in a postage-paid Magic Envelope. The phone app uses OCR to read receipt text, categorize expenses, and upload it to an account. Mobile mileage tracking records business trips by GPS in the background and sends a daily summary for confirmation. Users can export receipts and mileage as IRS-ready records. Integrations include QuickBooks, Xero, Evernote, Wave, and other listed services. The open API can read and add receipts, categories, and account data, while the CLI lists receipts, totals spending by category, retrieves mileage write-offs, and exports a tax packet. Shoeboxed supports Android, iOS, web, and API access. Plans start at $9 a month, billed monthly, with a 30-day trial and no free plan. Starter includes 30 digital scans monthly, 20 paper scans yearly, one Magic Envelope yearly, unlimited mileage, and one user.
For and against
For
- Accepts digital and mailed paper receipts
- OCR categorizes receipt expenses
- Background GPS mileage tracking
- Exportable IRS-ready records
- API and CLI access available
Against
- No free plan
- Starter limits digital and paper scans
- Paid plans billed monthly
- Paper handling requires mailing documents
The verdict
Shoeboxed combines mobile capture, paper processing, mileage logging, integrations, and exportable records. Its paid-only structure and scan allowances should guide plan selection.
Who it suits
It suits Schedule C filers, self-employed people, freelancers, sole proprietors, and small businesses managing receipts and mileage. Accounting integrations and exports help users preparing tax records.
Plans and prices
Starter
30 digital scans/month · 20 paper scans/year · 1 Magic Envelope/year · unlimited mileage
Read 2 Oct 2026 · shoeboxed.com
Starter
30 digital scans/month (360/year) · 20 paper scans/year · 1 Magic Envelope/year · unlimited mileage
Read 2 Oct 2026 · shoeboxed.com
Pro
200 digital scans/month · 20 paper scans/month · 1 Magic Envelope/quarter · unlimited mileage (3 users)
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Pro
200 digital scans/month (2,400/year) · 20 paper scans/month (240/year) · 1 Magic Envelope/quarter · QuickBooks Online/Xero
Read 2 Oct 2026 · shoeboxed.com
Plus
750 digital scans/month · 50 paper scans/month · 1 Magic Envelope/month · unlimited mileage (10 users)
Read 2 Oct 2026 · shoeboxed.com
Plus
750 digital scans/month (9,000/year) · 50 paper scans/month (600/year) · 1 Magic Envelope/month · QuickBooks Online/Xero
Read 2 Oct 2026 · shoeboxed.com
Paper Plus
500 digital scans/month · 200 paper scans/month · 2 Magic Envelopes/month · unlimited mileage (10 users)
Read 2 Oct 2026 · shoeboxed.com
Paper Plus
500 digital scans/month (6,000/year) · 200 paper scans/month (2,400/year) · 2 Magic Envelopes/month · unlimited mileage (10 users)
Read 2 Oct 2026 · shoeboxed.com
On the record
- API
- The API can read and add receipts, categories, and account data, and is open now.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Audit records
- Receipts and business miles become IRS-ready digital records that users can export and save.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- CLI
- The CLI lists receipts, totals spending by category, pulls mileage write-offs, and exports a tax packet.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Shoeboxed lists QuickBooks, Xero, Evernote, WorkingPoint, Bench, Get my invoices, Sky Clerk, Wave, RightSignature, One price taxes, Teaspiller, ScanSnap, HP, and ABBYY integrations.new.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- MCP
- Shoeboxed's MCP server is listed as coming soon and is intended to connect with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and Cline.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Mileage tracking
- The mobile app logs business trips by GPS in the background and sends a daily summary for confirmation.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- OCR and categorization
- The phone app OCRs receipt text, categorizes expenses, and uploads them to the account in seconds.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Paper handling security
- Mail-in documents are handled by background-checked employees in a facility protected by 24/7 security service, digital locks, key-card access, and double locks.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Receipt capture
- Shoeboxed accepts receipt photos, email forwards, digital uploads, and paper receipts mailed in a postage-paid Magic Envelope.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Shoeboxed says browser connections use SSL encryption, networks are monitored 24/7, and servers are backed up every 24 hours.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- Shoeboxed provides human phone and email support Monday through Friday from its Durham office.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Target customers
- Shoeboxed says it serves Schedule C filers, self-employed people, freelancers, sole proprietors, and small businesses such as realtors, consultants, truckers, and healthcare practices.shoeboxed.com · read 2 Oct 2026
