Photograph a receipt, extract the amount, file it under a category — that loop is genuinely buildable with off-the-shelf OCR. Approval workflows and corporate card reconciliation across a real company are where it stops being a weekend.
VIBE SCORE 94/100
The parts this build actually needs, each rated on its own — the average is the Vibe Score above.
| Landing page | 99 |
| CRUD database | 95 |
| File uploads | 87 |
Don't feel like building it? These are already made, open-source, and free.
Borderline. Photograph a receipt, extract the amount, file it under a category — that loop is genuinely buildable with off-the-shelf OCR. Approval workflows and corporate card reconciliation across a real company are where it stops being a weekend.
Expensify costs $10/mo (about $120/yr) as of 2026-08. That's what a working rebuild would save you.
Multi-level approval workflows (manager approves, then finance) need a small workflow engine, not just a status flag Corporate card feed reconciliation (matching card transactions to submitted receipts automatically) needs real bank/card-network integration Mileage tracking with GPS and per-jurisdiction reimbursement rates is a specific, fiddly feature to get right
Yes — Akaunting are open-source options worth trying before you build your own. Details are in the standard parts section on this page.