NeatReceipts Scanalizer Professional 2.5 Mobile Scanner and Software

NeatReceipts Scanalizer is seen at airports and retail shops throughout the country. However, the product is slow, requires extensive input and does not produce the results it advertises. I would recommend a regular scanner and a reasonable filing system. The product is very portable, but for the price, it doesnt accomplish its goal.

The scanner here is worth about $120; so youre paying about $35 for the NeatReceipts software. Thats probably the upper limit of what its worth right now. It claims to be version 2.5, but feels more like an early beta - slow to load, frequent crashes, poor search function. This is potentially a useful package for compulsive record keepers. Scanner works fine, but software needs more development.

I purchased this scanner several years ago. I intended to use it instead of a flatbed scanner to scan my household paper documents. The major drawback of using this scanner is the included software. Using an application to organize documents is alright as long as the application always works. When you cant get the application to run, you have no way of accessing your documents. Such is the case with me when I upgraded to Windows 7. The Neat Receipts application will not open the database, so I have no access to my documents saved using Neat Receipts Professional software. Luckily, I only save documents for about a year several years ago. As time goes by, there is less and less chance that I will need the documents I cant access using Neat Receipts software. Early on, I started searching for a software alternative to use with this scanner. Basically, all I need is software that allows me to save documents in PDF format. I am quite capable of storing individual PDF documents in directories that allow me to locate anything I am looking for quickly. If I need a hard copy of a document, it is easy to print a PDF document. The software I found that works great for this purpose is JGS-Scan ([...] With the Neat Receipts Twain driver, the scanner works great using JGS-Scan. It allows scanning of multiple pages into 1 PDF document and I am not limited to using a program to look at my documents. As a portable scanner, I think this scanner deserves 4 stars. The only problem with the scanner itself is the difficulty in feeding documents into the scanner that are not free of creases. Documents with previous folds have to be watched closely to make sure they feed properly. The software deserves 1 star, in my opinion, which is why I gave this review 2 stars.

This was a older modle of the NetReceipts and I hand to call and get a download before it would work. I find it hard to use.I guess you could say I am not very happy with it...

I am a very heavy and long term user of scanners of all kinds as part of my quest to have a completely digital (paperless) life. Before buying this portable, I had used Visioneer scanners for many years and many models (each of which got more limited and less reliable over time). Thus, I switched to Neat Receipts about two years ago. This scanner and similar models are exactly what the name implies. For small receipts that need to be organized. It is NOT a high volume machine but is one that fits perfectly on the desktop between the keyboard and the moniter where it is easily and immediately available. I do not use the Neat Receipts software as I find PaperPort is a stonger program for sorting, creating files, and reading/converting formats from PDF, TIFF, JPEG and its own proprietary format. However, the Neat Receipt scanner captures a great image directly into the PaperPort problem, so my unhappiness with the Visioneer scanners was solved. The weakness with the current portable scanners (all of them!) is that they no longer have their own power supplies. Rather, they rely on the USB power and TWAIN interface to operate. This leaves the user with much fewer choices about how they want to scan. For example, Neat Receipts cannot scan an 8-1/2 x l4 inch page (as far as I can see). Other than that, it is super easy to use. I have recommended it to my clients. And, I am on my seond scanner -- whenever a (*&(*^%@@ dust particle gets caught in the mechanism it leaves a line down the entire scan; and, it is next to impossible to get that particle out. I have tried the cleaing paper that comes with the scanner, sticky paper, q-tips and in the end, I just pony up for a new scanner and give the old one to someone just starting out...... I like my images to be PERFECT! Anyway, a solid product. And I will continue to use it for the forseeable future in connection with my other (flatbed) scanners.

Ive owned this scanner for several months now. With the original software, the system would produce an error and no-scan about 25% of the time. After an hour or so with a very pleasant customer service rep, we gave up to wait for the upgrade. That came last week and now it wont run at all. Much better systems available.

The scanner works great but the process is slow. We just got a scanner at work and its easier to scan documents in it and just store the images in folders like a file cabinet. The file system is not easy to navigate and there is no drop and drag ability. For small receitps like from the gas station its easier to scan but then the items are stored in the scanners own format and its not that easy to get them out or export them. If had it to do again would not purchase.

Product is listed as scanner and software. NOTE: Product does NOT come with software!!!! Software should not be in the title of this product whatsoever if it does not come with the software.

I just received my NeatReceipt scanner today. I paid over $160 for this thing, so I expected it to be awesome, you know? Ok, after 2 hours of fussing around with it, here is my initial review: 1. The scanner is kind of budget looking. I dont know why, but I got a cream colored USB data cable with mine - personally I think it looks unprofessional since it doesnt match the unit. 2. The calibration is annoying. They include the calibration sheets with the unit - you cant scan anything until you use the sheet. Thats fine with me, but based on that information, I have to keep the damn sheets because I format my PC about once a year and it wont work if I dont keep the sheets. Ugh! 3. The software: awful! The software was clearly outsourced. The company did a poor job focusing on what features are important and what features are not. Here are my general complaints about the software: - Its slow. It takes 30 seconds to boot and I am running a $1500 Dell PC. - Its not intuative. Once you scan an image in its hard to manipulate (e.g. zoom in) on the image... - Scanning multiple documents is super hard. I thought you could just scan in each page of a contract in and then merge them together (that seems like it would obvioulsy be a feature, right?) but you cant. You have to open the program, make a new document, and then go to the software and go to Scan->Scan Additional Image to add a second page to a document. Its so dumb that you cant merge... that makes no sense! - Speed of the scanner is not that impressive. I just scanned a 2 foot grocery receipt in and it took about 25 seconds. I thought it would be faster. - Scanning in long receipts = problems. The scanner cut out 3 times while it was scanning and did not complete my image. Overall: Product is not ready for market! Wish I didnt spend the $160 since I could have gotten a really nice high-res scanner for cheaper. Thinking about sending it back but I bet the return policy from the Amazon seller I got it from is awful.

I read the very positive review of this gadget in one of David Pogues recent NYT Friday articles. Hes such a switched on guy and thus I ordered one straight away. I travel to interstate jobs and I get reimbursed for cab fares from and to the airport etc. This scanner reads the receipts, I can input the category of the expense, the vendor etc etc. I can specify whether it is an account, a receipt or just a document being scanned. I can specify if it was a personal or reimbursable expense. It can be converted directly into a pdf file. I bought a new piece of equipment for my home theatre this week and I have copied the receipt and printed it out onto a full sheet of paper for warranty purposes. (Ever had a warranty issue and cant find that tiny proof-of-purchase receipt a year or two down the track?) Im also using the scanner to copy all my petty cash receipts for the month. The software then enables me to print out a list of that months expenses and it adds em up and totals them too. It will scan documents from the size of a small receipt up to a sheet of letter stationery. BTW you can scan in business cards and the scanner will tabulate the addresses, phone Nºs etc. Sure I can use my big desktop scanner, but its a hassle to set up and warm up etc. This small USB-driven scanner is portable and instantly usable.