You run a business, not a finance department. Here’s how ExpenseGhost stacks up against the tools you’re probably weighing: real prices, no spin.
Bench's human bookkeeper closes your books 5–15 days after month-end and bills $299+/mo for the lag. ExpenseGhost is $16/mo with live books you can read today.
Collective won't take you as a sole prop: S-corp election first, $349+/mo bundle second. Under $80K net profit, that math fails. ExpenseGhost is $16/mo with no entity strings attached.
Hurdlr's $10/mo sticker hides mileage behind Premium and sorts your year into buckets, not IRS lines. ExpenseGhost is $16/mo, everything on, every transaction tied to a Schedule C box.
$6,000/year buys nothing your tax return requires. Pilot is $499+/mo built for VC-backed startups. ExpenseGhost is $16/mo and ships the same Schedule C.
Intuit froze QuickBooks Self-Employed in 2024, and the price kept rising anyway. ExpenseGhost is $16/mo with Plaid bank sync and new releases every month.