Hurdlr vs Keeper Tax
Hurdlr vs Keeper Tax: Real-Time Tracking or Write-Off Finding?
Both apps target US freelancers and gig workers, but they emphasise different parts of tax season. Hurdlr auto-tracks mileage, income and expenses and shows your self-employment tax in real time all year. Keeper (formerly Keeper Tax) leans on an AI that scans your accounts for write-offs and can file your federal and state taxes for you. The choice is whether you want continuous tracking or an end-of-year deduction and filing engine.
Hurdlr vs Keeper: feature comparison
Feature comparison of Hurdlr, Keeper and Auritrack
| Feature | Hurdlr | Keeper | Auritrack |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI chat expense tracking | No | NoTax-pro chat, not expense logging | Yes |
| AI bookkeeping & categorization | Swipe to tag; auto-categorization | YesAI scans transactions for write-offs | Yes |
| Automatic bank sync | YesLinks bank and card accounts | YesLinks up to 10 accounts | Premium; US, Canada, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. Statement import everywhere |
| Bank-statement import (PDF/CSV/Excel) | NoAccount linking, not file import | No | YesPDF, CSV or Excel, read by AI |
| Budgeting | NoTax and profit focus, not budgets | No | Yes |
| Savings goals | No | No | Yes |
| Invoicing | Invoicing on higher tiers | No | Small-business records and reports |
| Receipt scanning | YesReceipt capture on paid tiers | YesReceipt uploads | Yes |
| All currencies, kept separate | No | No | YesEach currency kept separate |
| Data export (PDF/CSV) | YesReports and CSV | Deduction export | YesPDF and CSV anytime |
| Telegram tracking | No | No | Yes@auritrack_bot |
| Investment tracking | No | No | No |
| Shared / household accounts | No | No | Yes |
| Sells your data to advertisers | No | No | No |
| Price | Free, or $9.99/mo | $20/mo or from $99/yr | Free app + web from $3/mo |
Which of the two should you pick?
Where Hurdlr wins
- Automatic GPS mileage tracking as you drive
- Real-time self-employment tax estimates all year
- Auto-tracks income and expenses from linked accounts
- Has a genuinely free plan to start on
Where Keeper wins
- AI actively surfaces write-offs you might miss
- Files your US federal and state taxes in-app
- Tax-pro chat support for deduction questions
- Purpose-built to maximise your refund
A third option: Auritrack
Hurdlr and Keeper both stay narrow to freelancer tax, with no budgeting or personal money view. Auritrack widens the lens: an AI logs and categorizes all of your spending from a chat message or an uploaded statement, so business and personal money live in one place. It is free on iOS, Android and Telegram with pay-as-you-go AI, and the web app is from $3/month. Bank connections are on Premium in the US, Canada, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa and run through Plaid or Mono, so Auritrack never sees your bank login. Anywhere else, you upload a statement.
The verdict
Choose Hurdlr if you drive for work and want mileage, income and self-employment tax tracked automatically all year. Choose Keeper if you would rather an AI find your deductions and handle the actual US tax filing. If you also want to budget and see your whole financial picture, not just the tax slice, Auritrack tracks the money both apps leave out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Want to dig into one of them on its own? Read the Hurdlr guide or the Keeper guide, each an honest look at where that tool wins and where Auritrack fits.
Comparisons reflect our understanding of each product at the time of writing and may change; check each provider’s site for current pricing and features. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. This page is general information, not financial advice.