An Expensify alternative when you just need a spreadsheet
Turn a pile of receipt photos and PDFs into an Excel expense spreadsheet in minutes, without creating an account or uploading anything. Free for 10 receipts a day.
Expensify is an expense-management platform: SmartScan, reports, approvals, reimbursements, corporate cards and travel. Its free plan is genuinely useful for individuals. TillSheet is for a narrower job — getting receipt data into a spreadsheet or accounting import file — without an account.
TillSheet vs Expensify
| TillSheet | Expensify | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: 10 receipts/day. Pro: $5 for 7 days, $9/month or $59/year. | Free plan for individuals (unlimited SmartScans). Collect plan $5 per member/month; Control from $9 per active member/month. |
| Account needed | No | Yes |
| Where receipts go | Read in your browser — never uploaded | Uploaded to Expensify |
| Output | Excel workbook (receipts, line items, totals by category), CSV, Xero & QuickBooks import files (Pro) | Expense reports, approvals and reimbursements; QuickBooks/Xero integrations on Collect |
| Best for | One-off or periodic batches, bookkeeping, tax prep | Teams that need approvals, reimbursements and cards |
Honest take: if your company reimburses through Expensify, use it. If you're self-employed, preparing taxes, or building an expense report your employer accepts as a spreadsheet, TillSheet gets you there faster and keeps the receipts on your device. See how to make an expense report from receipts.
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FAQ
Is TillSheet free?
Yes for 10 receipts or invoices a day, 3 at a time, with Excel and CSV export and no signup. Pro adds unlimited documents, whole-folder batches and Xero/QuickBooks exports from $5 for 7 days.
Is it really private?
Yes. Files are read by JavaScript and WebAssembly running in your browser tab, including the OCR for photos. Nothing about the file is sent over the network. You can verify it in your browser's developer tools (Network tab), or disconnect from the internet after the page loads — conversion still works.
What can it read?
Digital PDF invoices and receipts (exact text), scanned PDFs and photos of receipts (on-device OCR). It extracts vendor, date, due date, invoice/receipt number, currency, subtotal, discount, shipping, tax, tip, total and line items, and suggests an expense category.
How accurate is it?
Digital PDFs are read exactly. For every document TillSheet checks that the line items add up to the subtotal and that subtotal + tax + tip equals the total; documents that pass get a green ✓, anything else is flagged ⚠ so you can fix it before exporting. Photo OCR depends on the photo — flat, well-lit and in focus works best.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Open TillSheet in your phone's browser and choose photos from your camera roll. HEIC photos open in Safari; in other browsers, share them as JPG.
What about password-protected PDFs?
Supported. You'll be asked for the password, which is used only inside your browser to open the file.
What's free?
10 receipts or invoices per day, 3 files at a time, with CSV and Excel export. No account needed. Pro adds unlimited documents, whole-folder batches, a line-item CSV and Xero and QuickBooks exports.