Reimburse vs Keeper
Keeper links your bank, finds write-offs in your transactions and can file your return with a tax pro, from $20 a month. Reimburse is free, never asks for a bank login and prices each receipt at your own rate, but doesn’t file.
We make Reimburse, so read this knowing that. Everything said about Keeper comes from its own site, linked below.
| Reimburse | Keeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, with no limit on receipts. No card to sign up. | No free plan; a 14-day trial. Bookkeeping only is $20 a month. Standard is $199 a year with a federal return and up to two states, prepared and signed by a tax pro. Premium is $399 a year; Business is $1,199. |
| Bank connection | Never asks for one. Expenses go in by photo, screenshot, paste or typing. | Built around it: link your accounts and Keeper scans the transactions for deductible ones. You can also add expenses by hand. |
| Receipts | Photo, screenshot, paste or file drop. AI reads the merchant, date, total and card in about two seconds and picks the Schedule C line. | Receipt scanning on every plan. |
| Mileage | Trips logged by hand, with saved places, each at the IRS rate of the day it was driven. No automatic drive detection. | Listed as coming soon on its plan comparison. |
| Tax value | Every expense shows “$X back” at your own combined rate: self-employment tax, your federal bracket and your state. | A running estimate of your federal and state refund or tax bill. |
| Filing | None. A year-end packet for your CPA or tax software: a PDF by Schedule C line, a CSV and every receipt. | A federal and state return prepared and signed by a tax pro on the annual plans; audit protection on Premium. |
| Quarterly taxes | The year’s deadlines with the amount due at your current pace, and reminders two weeks and two days before. | Quarterly tax payments on Premium and Business. |
| Platforms | In the browser on iPhone, Android and computers; installs to the home screen. Not in the app stores. | iPhone, Android and the web. |
Choose Keeper if
You want your card and bank transactions scanned for deductions without adding each one yourself.
You want the same service to prepare and file your return, with a tax pro signing it, or you have S corporation, rental or multi-state returns.
Choose Reimburse if
You don’t want to connect a bank, or most of your business spending is mixed in with personal spending on the same cards.
You already have a CPA or file yourself, and want the expense side kept cleanly for free, with every receipt priced in what it puts back.
You drive for work and want trips at the IRS rate of the day, or work from home and want both office methods compared.
Keeper facts checked on September 26, 2026 against Keeper plans, Keeper write-off detection and Keeper tax bill prediction. Prices and features change; their site is the last word. Something out of date? Tell us.
Your first receipt, in under a minute.
Free, no bank login. Five questions set your rate, then point the camera at anything you bought for the business.