AutoFileEmail vs CloudHQ — which one fits how you work?
CloudHQ saves the whole email. We just save the attachment, in the right folder.
AutoFileEmail
Email → your Drive
CloudHQ
Saves whole emails to Drive
If you want files in your own Drive, you probably want us.
CloudHQ is a Chrome extension that saves emails as PDFs in Drive. Useful, but messy at scale. AutoFileEmail extracts the receipt itself and files it by vendor.
Side-by-side, line by line.
What each product actually does, what it costs, and where it draws the line.
AutoFileEmail | CCloudHQ | |
|---|---|---|
| PRICING | ||
| Starting price For a single user / inbox | Free, forever 1 inbox, real-time forward filing. | $5+ Cheap and useful, but not designed for receipt filing at scale. |
| WHERE YOUR FILES LIVE | ||
| PDFs filed into your own cloud | ✓Yes — your folder, your structure Drive / Dropbox / OneDrive / Box. | ~In their app CloudHQ keeps files in their own UI by default. |
| WHAT IT DOES TO RECEIPTS | ||
| OCR / data extraction | ~Filename only Vendor + amount + date go in the filename. | ✓Yes OCR is core to their workflow. |
| Push to accounting software | ~Via your CPA's reconciliation flow We're the filing layer. | ✓Native integrations CloudHQ ships connectors to common accounting tools. |
When each one is actually the right call.
We'll be honest — CloudHQ is the better tool for a specific kind of customer. Just probably not the one reading this page.
You want a clean Drive, not another dashboard.
- You're a freelancer, solo founder, or consultant.
- Your accountant works from a Drive folder.
- You'd rather pay $0–$9 / mo than a heavier subscription.
- You don't want a vendor holding your filing system hostage.
You need what CloudHQ specifically does.
- You're already invested in CloudHQ's ecosystem.
- You need OCR-extracted data pushed into your books.
- CloudHQ's integrations cover tools you already use.
- Their pricing fits your budget.
What each one really costs.
Both products bury pricing differently. Here's the apples-to-apples for a single freelancer or solo operator.
AutoFileEmail Pro
- Unlimited receipts filed
- Up to 5 inboxes, 1 cloud destination
- Year-end ZIP export
- Free forward filing on the free tier
CloudHQ
- Browser extension, runs in Gmail UI
- Saves the entire email (not just the attachment)
- No vendor recognition
- Date-based organization, not vendor-based
Already using CloudHQ? Here's the migration.
The switch takes about ten minutes.
Export from CloudHQ
Pull the originals (and any data) from CloudHQ's dashboard.
Drop into your Drive
Unzip into /AutoFileEmail/Receipts/ in vendor-named folders.
Connect AutoFileEmail
Two minute Google or Microsoft sign-in for forward filing.
Cancel CloudHQ
Forward filing kicks in. Files are already in your Drive.
Bring your existing library, keep your structure.
Most exports from CloudHQ map cleanly into our vendor-folder layout. New mail will file into the same structure going forward.
Migrating from CloudHQ? Send us your export ZIP — we'll restructure it for free on signup.
“Used CloudHQ for a year. Drive ended up a date dump of 800 PDFs. AutoFileEmail re-organized them by vendor in a weekend.”
Honest questions.
How is AutoFileEmail different from Receiptor?
We do not run OCR or AI on your receipts. We simply file the attachment in your Drive, organized by vendor and date. That is why our forward filing is free and our backfill packs start at $29.
Where do my files end up?
Inside your own Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive — in folders organized by vendor and date. You own the folder structure, not us.
Do you store my email content?
No. We pass attachments straight from your inbox into your cloud drive. Nothing is mirrored on our servers.
How much does it cost?
Forward filing is free forever on 1 inbox. Pro is $14.99/month or $149/year for 5 inboxes plus advanced features. Backfill packs (one-time) start at $29.
Try the version where your files are yours.
2-min setup · No credit card · We don't read your documents.