AccountTECH vs MileIQ
A real-estate-native brokerage accounting platform with DarwinDeals — designed specifically for commission calculation and trust accounting.
Custom
Microsoft-owned mileage tracker that auto-logs every drive and generates IRS-compliant reports with a single swipe — purpose-built for agents who want maximum deductions with zero manual logging.
Free (40 drives/mo); $11.66/mo billed annually
AccountTECH vs MileIQ: feature comparison
| Feature | AccountTECH | MileIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate-Specific Workflows | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commission Calculation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Trust / Escrow Accounting | ✓ | ✗ |
| 1099 & Agent Tax Reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bank / Credit Card Sync | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mileage Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Financial Reporting Dashboard | ✓ | ✓ |
| CRM / TM Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
AccountTECH — Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓Real-estate-native commission and trust accounting
- ✓Decades of market-specific experience
- ✓Lighter footprint than Lone Wolf
- ✓DarwinDeals transaction tie-in
Cons
- ✗Smaller ecosystem than QBO or Xero
- ✗UI feels dated
- ✗Pricing is custom — no public tiers
- ✗Smaller support team than category leaders
MileIQ — Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓Automatic drive detection needs zero manual input — classify each trip business or personal with a single swipe
- ✓One-tap IRS-compliant mileage reports export as PDF or CSV, ready for Schedule C or reimbursement claims
- ✓Named-location auto-classification pre-labels frequent drives (office, staging locations) to cut daily admin time
- ✓Microsoft-backed platform trusted by 1M+ active users, with enterprise-grade security and long-term reliability
Cons
- ✗Tracks mileage only — no expense categories, income logging, commission tracking, or profit-and-loss reporting
- ✗No integrations with QuickBooks, real estate CRMs, or transaction platforms; data export requires a manual PDF/CSV step
- ✗Free tier capped at 40 drives/month — active agents typically exceed this in days, requiring the paid plan at ~$140/year
- ✗GPS-dependent drive detection can miss short trips when iOS battery optimization kills the background app refresh
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