AccountTECH vs MileIQ

AccountTECH logo
A real-estate-native brokerage accounting platform with DarwinDeals — designed specifically for commission calculation and trust accounting.
Custom
MileIQ logo
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

FeatureAccountTECHMileIQ
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