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How to Build an Expense Tracker

Create an expense management application for tracking, approving, and reporting business expenses.

Complete guide with costs, timeline, and tech stack.

$10,000 - $28,000
Market Rate
3-7 weeks
Build Timeline
$2,997
Our Fixed Price

Key Features to Include

A successful expense tracker needs these core features to deliver value to your users:

Expense submission
Receipt capture & OCR
Approval workflows
Budget tracking
Category management
Reimbursement tracking
Reports & exports
Policy enforcement

Recommended Tech Stack

We recommend these technologies for building a modern, scalable expense tracker:

Next.js
PostgreSQL
OCR API
S3
Chart.js

Why this stack? This combination offers rapid development, excellent performance, and easy scalability. Next.js provides a great developer experience with built-in optimization, while PostgreSQL ensures reliable data management.

Project Complexity: Standard

Standard - Multiple user types, integrations needed

Based on complexity, building a expense tracker typically takes 3-7 weeks. Our 2-week MVP sprint covers most standard projects, with additional time for advanced features if needed.

Who Should Build a Expense Tracker?

Finance teams, companies managing employee expenses

Successful Expense Tracker Examples

These successful products can serve as inspiration for your expense tracker:

Expensify
Brex
Ramp
Divvy

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