Lulu Ledger vs. Hurdlr
Hurdlr automates financial and mileage tracking across many kinds of self-employed work. Lulu Ledger centers the workflow on each real estate deal and the client behind it.
Who should choose each product?
Choose Lulu Ledger if…
Choose Hurdlr if…
Three questions reveal the difference.
Both track money for agents. The difference is how completely each is built around the deal.
Does it connect the deal to the money?
Lulu Ledger
Lulu Ledger begins with a dedicated real estate pipeline. Each deal carries its stage, transaction type, contract price, commission structure, brokerage split, fees, income, and related expenses.
Hurdlr
Listings & Buyers associates income and expenses with individual listings for listing-level profit and loss. No comparable pipeline or automatic commission-split and brokerage-cap calculations are documented.
Does it fit how agents earn and spend?
Lulu Ledger
Lulu Ledger supports listing, buyer, rental, and referral income, plus commission calculations, deal expenses, mileage, receipts, and real-estate-specific reporting.
Hurdlr
Automatic finance tracking, receipts, mileage, tax estimates, expense rules, and reports serve many self-employed businesses. Real estate mode adds listing and buyer records, but the platform is not exclusive to agents.
Which planning and accounting tools are included?
Lulu Ledger
Lulu Ledger focuses on cash-basis recordkeeping and planning: estimated taxes, production goals, year-over-year performance, and business insights, without full general-ledger accounting.
Hurdlr
Free covers manual finance tracking, semi-automatic mileage, real-time tax estimates, and report exports. Premium adds automatic finance and mileage tracking, rules, and detailed tax calculations. Pro adds invoicing, payment collection, accountant access, advanced accounting, and qualifying federal and state tax filing.
Lulu Ledger vs. Hurdlr, row by row.
The better choice depends on whether your priority is a complete real estate deal workflow or broader self-employed mileage, tax, and accounting tools.
| Capability | Lulu Ledger | Hurdlr |
|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for real estate agents | ✓ Built for solo agents and small teams | Not exclusively. Hurdlr serves many types of self-employed professionals but provides a real estate mode with Listings & Buyers tools. |
| Deal and commission tracking, pipeline to close | ✓ Dedicated real estate pipeline with listing, buyer, rental, and referral income | Listings & Buyers records can connect financial activity to individual listings. A comparable pipeline-to-close and automatic commission-calculation workflow are not documented. |
| Splits, fees, and per-deal profit | ✓ Calculates commission breakdowns, splits, fees, and results for each deal | ✓ Listing-level profit and loss is available. Automatic brokerage-split, cap, and real-estate commission calculations are not documented. |
| Bank and card sync | ✓ Read-only connection through Plaid | ✓ Automatic financial tracking through connected banks and supported integrations |
| Receipt capture and matching | ✓ Capture receipts and review suggested transaction matches | ✓ Receipts can be photographed, uploaded, stored, and attached to expenses |
| Mileage tracking | ✓ Dedicated trip records with the applicable IRS mileage rate based on the trip date | ✓ Semi-automatic mileage tracking on Free and automatic mileage tracking on Premium and Pro |
| CPA-ready reports and exports | ✓ Profit and loss reports with PDF and CSV exports | ✓ PDF and spreadsheet reports can be downloaded or emailed, including tax information for an accountant or tax preparer |
| Estimated tax planning | ✓ Estimated using the agent’s configured tax rates and current results | ✓ Real-time tax estimates are available on Free. Premium adds more detailed tax estimates, calculations, and tax-payment tracking. |
| Production goals and performance insights | ✓ Production-goal tracking, year-over-year performance, and insights across deals, income, expenses, and profitability | Financial, deduction, mileage, and tax information are available. A real-estate production-goal workflow is not documented. |
| Full double-entry or accrual accounting | ✕ Designed for simpler cash-basis recordkeeping and planning | Available through Hurdlr Pro’s advanced accounting tools, including a chart of accounts, general ledger, assets, equity, liabilities, and manual journal entries |
| Payroll, invoicing, and inventory | ✕ Outside Lulu Ledger’s scope | Invoicing and payment collection are included with Pro. Hurdlr states that it does not provide payroll or inventory tracking. |
| Tax filing | ✕ Lulu Ledger prepares records and reports but does not file taxes | Included for qualifying U.S. Hurdlr Pro users: federal filing plus one state return |
| Pricing | $14.99/month or $149/year with Founder pricing | Free plan available. Premium is $9.99/month or $100/year. Pro is $200/year. |
| Free trial or free access | 14 days, full product. Payment method required, $0 charged today. | A continuing Free plan is available. No fixed Premium trial period is documented. |
A ✕ in Lulu Ledger’s column is deliberate: it marks things Lulu Ledger intentionally doesn’t do. No tool should win every row of its own comparison.
Hurdlr features vary substantially between Free, Premium, and Pro.
Enter the deal once. Understand the entire business.
Lulu Ledger’s deal section is more than a transaction list. It keeps the client, contact information, notes, property details, status, dates, commission terms, income, and related costs connected in one workspace.
As the deal progresses, that information updates commission calculations, pipeline reporting, production, estimated taxes, goals, and performance insights. Instead of rebuilding the same story across separate tools, agents can see what is closing, what they may earn, what they may keep, and how the business is performing.
DEALS · DEAL WORKSPACE · SOLD
REPORTS · INSIGHTS · YEAR TO DATE
Lulu Ledger vs. Hurdlr: FAQ
Can I switch to Lulu Ledger from Hurdlr?
Yes. Hurdlr allows users to export reports and detailed financial information in PDF or spreadsheet formats. Lulu Ledger supports CSV imports for closed deals, income, and expenses. Export the Hurdlr records you need, format the applicable information using Lulu Ledger’s import templates, and review the imported data before relying on reports. Some mileage, tax, or listing data may not map directly between the products.
Does Lulu Ledger replace Hurdlr?
Lulu Ledger may replace Hurdlr for agents who want deals, commissions, splits, expenses, receipts, mileage, estimated taxes, and reports in one real-estate-first system. Hurdlr may still be the better choice for automatic background mileage tracking, advanced Pro accounting, invoicing, payment collection, or included tax filing.
Does Hurdlr track individual real estate deals?
Hurdlr provides Listings & Buyers tools for users who select Real Estate Agent as their business type. Income and expenses can be associated with individual listings to track listing-level profit and loss. Lulu Ledger goes further into the deal workflow by adding dedicated pipeline stages, transaction types, commission calculations, brokerage splits, fees, and production planning.
How do pricing and free access compare?
Lulu Ledger offers Founder pricing of $14.99 per month or $149 per year, with a 14-day free trial that requires a payment method and charges $0 today. Hurdlr offers a continuing Free plan. Hurdlr Premium is listed at $9.99 per month or $100 per year, while Hurdlr Pro is listed at $200 per year. Features differ significantly by plan, so compare the specific capabilities included before choosing.
Research note: This comparison is based on publicly available product and pricing information. Features, pricing, and offers may change. Confirm current details directly with Hurdlr.
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