The short version
Keeper connects your bank accounts, finds deductions and has a tax pro file your return. It does not give each client or side hustle its own profit view. Hustlay does: separate P&L per income stream, shared bills split by percentage, hours turned into profit per hour. Hustlay does not file taxes or connect to bank feeds, so many freelancers use a tax service for filing and Hustlay for decisions.
Honest
What Keeper Tax is actually good at
Keeper Tax wins on
- Bank-connected bookkeeping with AI-found deductions
- Federal and state tax filing reviewed by a tax pro
- Quarterly estimated tax guidance on Premium
- Tax pro consultations and audit protection
Hustlay wins on
- A separate P&L per client, product or side hustle
- Split shared bills across projects by percentage
- Profit per hour from logged time
- Invoicing with open tracking and reminders
- Free plan and a lower flat price, no bank connection needed
Side by side
Feature matrix
Pricing
Keeper Tax vs Hustlay pricing
Keeper Tax
Bookkeeping only $20/mo. Standard $199/yr ($16.58/mo billed yearly) adds federal plus up to 2 state returns reviewed by a tax pro. Premium $399/yr adds quarterly taxes and tax pro consultations. Business $1,199/yr. 14-day free trial on every plan.
Hustlay
Free plan (1 project, 20 transactions a month). Pro $14.99/mo or $9.99/mo billed yearly for 10 projects; Max $24.99/mo or $17.99/mo yearly for 20 projects. One flat price — not per user.
Published list prices, checked November 1, 2026. Source: Keeper Tax pricing page. Taxes and add-ons excluded.
Best for
Who should pick Keeper Tax, and who should pick Hustlay
Pick Keeper Tax if…
You want bank-connected bookkeeping and a tax pro to file your return, in one yearly plan.
Pick Hustlay if…
You want to see which of your clients or side hustles is profitable, and you file taxes through your own accountant or tool.
Fair is fair
What Hustlay doesn't do
- No automatic bank feeds — you add transactions, scan receipts or forward receipt emails.
- Not double-entry accounting, payroll or tax-filing software. Exports go to your accountant or tax tool.
- No one-click importer from most other tools yet; moving over means starting fresh or adding history manually.
How we compared: Keeper Tax's features and prices come from its public product and pricing pages, checked in October 2026. Hustlay's side reflects the current product. We did not run paid trials of Keeper Tax; if something here is out of date, tell us via the contact page and we'll fix it.
TL;DR
Our honest take
Pick Keeper if you want someone to handle your tax return and your books are for one business. Pick Hustlay if your real question is which hustle is worth your time. Export from Hustlay to your accountant or tax service at tax time.
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