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$8.34 per month
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User industry
  1. Real estate and property management
  2. Transportation and logistics
  3. Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)

What is Hurdlr

Hurdlr is a mobile-first expense and mileage tracking product designed for self-employed individuals and small businesses to capture deductible expenses and support tax-time reporting. It connects to bank and credit card accounts, categorizes transactions, and tracks mileage via GPS to produce summaries for bookkeeping and estimated taxes. The product emphasizes automated capture and tax-focused reporting rather than full general-ledger accounting.

pros

Automated mileage tracking

Hurdlr provides GPS-based mileage tracking with trip classification to support deductible business mileage. This reduces manual logbook work compared with spreadsheet-based tracking. Mileage logs can be exported for tax preparation and recordkeeping. The focus on mileage is stronger than many general accounting suites that treat mileage as an add-on.

Bank feed expense capture

The product connects to financial accounts to import transactions and categorize expenses for tax and bookkeeping purposes. This supports ongoing visibility into spending without requiring manual entry for every purchase. Users can use the categorized data to generate tax summaries and reports. The workflow aligns with sole proprietors and freelancers who want lightweight bookkeeping rather than an ERP-style system.

Tax-oriented reporting

Hurdlr centers reporting around deductions and estimated tax needs, including summaries that map to common small-business tax categories. This helps users translate day-to-day transactions into tax-relevant views. The product is structured for year-round tracking rather than only at filing time. It can be used alongside an accountant by exporting reports and logs.

cons

Not full accounting suite

Hurdlr is not positioned as a complete general-ledger accounting platform with robust invoicing, inventory, multi-entity consolidation, or advanced financial controls. Organizations needing accrual accounting workflows, approvals, and audit trails may outgrow it. It is better suited to simple bookkeeping and tax tracking than to end-to-end finance operations. Businesses seeking ERP-level capabilities typically require additional systems.

Limited enterprise expense controls

Compared with dedicated travel and expense platforms, Hurdlr offers fewer policy controls such as multi-level approvals, per-diem rules, corporate card program management, and granular role-based administration. This can limit suitability for teams with formal T&E governance. Reporting is oriented to the owner/operator rather than finance teams managing many employees. Larger organizations may need a more comprehensive T&E stack.

Integrations vary by workflow

While Hurdlr supports exports and connections to financial accounts, integration depth with broader accounting ecosystems and downstream automation can be more limited than products built for AP automation or full accounting. Some users may need manual steps to reconcile, attach documentation, or move data into other finance tools. The best fit is when Hurdlr is the primary tracker rather than one component in a complex finance workflow. Integration requirements should be validated against the specific accounting and tax preparation tools in use.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Free $0 Unlimited semi-auto mileage tracking, manual finance tracking, real-time tax estimates, exportable reports.
Premium (monthly) $9.99 per month (month-to-month) Automatic mileage tracking, automatic finance tracking, Speed Tagging, AI-suggested/custom expense & mileage rules, detailed tax estimates, tax payment tracking, Work Hours.
Premium (annual) $100 per year ($8.34 per month when billed annually) Same features as Premium; billed annually (noted as the most popular option in Hurdlr docs).
Pro $200 per year Includes all Premium features plus annual tax filing (federal + 1 state for US non-enterprise users), invite an accountant, invoicing & payment collection, advanced accounting (Chart of Accounts, General Ledger, manual journal entries), home office deduction tracking, and advanced reporting.
Hurdlr Gold (virtual bookkeeping) $99.99 per month (promotional pricing shown from $159.99) Human-assisted virtual bookkeeping for qualifying independent real estate agents: onboarding, monthly reconciliations, monthly financials, year-end tax report; cancel anytime; eligibility restrictions apply.
Enterprise / Employer Dashboard Custom pricing Enterprise and employer solutions (bulk provisioning, API use) — contact Hurdlr for pricing.

Seller details

Hurdlr, Inc.
Miami, FL, USA
2012
Private
https://www.hurdlr.com/
https://x.com/hurdlr
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hurdlr/

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