Hurdlr

Overview

Hurdlr brings business income, expenses, mileage and tax estimates into one app for self-employed people. It is most compelling for freelancers and small-business owners who want their tax picture alongside day-to-day tracking, rather than a mileage-only tool.

The free plan gives a workable manual starting point; paid tiers add automatic tracking, and Pro layers in accounting and filing for some US users. Its fit weakens when a user depends on income platforms without direct connections or needs tax filing through an Enterprise Pro account.

Key features

Free combines manual finance tracking, real-time tax estimates, report exports and unlimited semi-automatic mileage tracking. That is useful for building a record without a subscription, but it asks users to stay involved in logging and managing finances. Premium and Pro detect drives with automatic start and stop, a meaningful upgrade for people who drive regularly and want less friction in capturing mileage.

Premium and Pro support direct income connections for Uber, Square, Stripe and Shopify. Lyft, Airbnb, Amazon Flex, Shipt and DoorDash are not directly integrated; their income can instead be tracked through a linked deposit bank account. That workaround may suit users whose payments arrive there, but Hurdlr is a less direct fit for people who rely on platform-specific syncing.

The web app adds filtering, sorting, search, bulk deletion and report viewing. Pro extends it with a Chart of Accounts and manual journal entries, alongside advanced reporting, invoicing and payment collection, and accountant access. Those tools make Pro more relevant to businesses with broader accounting needs than someone who only wants mileage and tax estimates. Hurdlr says linked bank data uses 256-bit SSL encryption, credentials go directly to the bank, and the app receives a read-only token.

Pricing

Free costs nothing. It includes unlimited semi-auto mileage tracking, manual finance tracking, real-time tax estimates and report exports. Choose it if you can tolerate manual work and want core records without paying; it gives up automatic mileage and finance tracking.

Premium costs $100 a year, billed as a $100 annual plan ($8.34 a month, most popular). It adds automatic mileage and finance tracking, speed tagging, suggested and custom rules, detailed tax estimates, tax payment tracking and work hours. This is the more focused paid choice for an individual who wants automation and richer tax tracking without Pro’s accounting suite.

Pro costs $200 a year, billed annually. It includes all Premium features, invoicing and payment collection, advanced accounting and reporting, and accountant access. Annual tax filing is included for eligible US non-enterprise users, covering federal and one state; Enterprise Pro accounts do not include annual tax filing. Pro is therefore most useful when its accounting tools or eligible filing matter, not simply as a more expensive mileage upgrade. Pro members can try advanced accounting reports with a 7-day free trial.

Platforms

Hurdlr is available on Android, iOS and the web. The web app’s search and bulk-management tools are useful for reviewing and organizing records on a larger screen, while automatic drive capture is available on the paid tiers.

Who it's for

Hurdlr suits self-employed people who want mileage, business finances and tax estimates together, especially those using Uber, Square, Stripe or Shopify. Pro is aimed at entrepreneurs including LLCs, C-Corps, S-Corps and people running multiple businesses. Drivers on unsupported platforms can still track income through a linked deposit account, but should weigh that extra indirection.

Pros and cons

• Pro: The free plan combines unlimited semi-auto mileage with tax estimates and report exports, so users can maintain useful records without buying automation.
• Pro: Premium adds automatic mileage and finance tracking, while Pro adds accounting, invoicing and accountant access for businesses that need more than expense capture.
• Con: Direct income integrations cover four named services; users on Lyft, Airbnb, Amazon Flex, Shipt or DoorDash must rely on linked-bank deposits instead.
• Con: Pro tax filing excludes Enterprise Pro accounts and is limited to eligible US non-enterprise users, so it is not a universal filing benefit.

Alternatives

For a mileage-focused shortlist, compare Mileage Tracking Software; for broader money-management options, see Personal Finance Software.

• Expensify is worth considering if receipt scanning and expense reports matter alongside mileage; its free Submit plan includes both.
• Driversnote is another mileage-tracking option, with a Pro plan at $11 a month offering unlimited trips and reports.
• Everlance may suit someone who wants automatic trip detection at no cost but can work within its Basic plan’s 30 automatically detected trips per month.
• MileIQ offers automatic mileage tracking and auto-generated reports in its free plan, capped at 40 drives every month.
• TripLog is an alternative for users seeking unlimited automatic GPS mileage tracking and basic expense management on a free plan.
• Brex is another freemium option.
• MileLog may fit users who want automatic drive detection and CSV export in a free tier capped at 15 cloud trips per month.
• MyCarTracks is another freemium alternative.

Verdict

Choose Hurdlr if you are self-employed and want mileage, income and tax tracking together, with a clear route from manual free tracking to paid automation and, where eligible, Pro accounting and filing. Look elsewhere if direct integration with your income platform is essential, or if you need Pro tax filing on an Enterprise account.