CompareComparisonChecked 23 September 2026
Axlerun vs ATO myDeductions for business vehicles
The ATO's free personal record-keeper against software built to run a fleet.
Axlerun- Free for 3, then from A$3.49; Cruise A$10.99
- None
- Month to month
- Free
- None
- None
myDeductions is a tool inside the ATO app. It is free, it is the ATO's own, and for an individual or sole trader keeping records for their own tax return it does the job: expenses, receipts, a logbook, all uploaded at tax time. It is not fleet software and does not pretend to be. Records live on one phone, one person uses it, and there is no concept of a vehicle that several people drive or an employer working out fringe benefits. Axlerun exists for the business that has outgrown that: more than one vehicle, more than one driver, and rego, servicing, fuel and fines to track alongside the trips.
Choose ATO myDeductions if
You are an individual or sole trader keeping records for your own tax return on your own phone.
Choose Axlerun if
A business runs the vehicles: more than one car or driver, an FBT logbook per vehicle, and rego, servicing, fuel and fines to track, with the first three vehicles free.
Side by side
AxlerunPricing
Free for 3, then from A$3.49; Cruise A$10.99
Drive is free for the first 3 vehicles, then from A$3.49 per vehicle per month. Cruise, the plan with the ATO logbook export, is A$10.99 per vehicle per month. Prices include GST; yearly billing saves about 17%.
Free
Free, inside the ATO app.
Free tier
3 vehicles free forever
First 3 vehicles free forever on Drive, including automatic GPS trip recording. Every new account also starts on a 30-day Turbo trial for up to 3 vehicles. No credit card.
All free
The whole tool is free.
Hardware
None
Trips record from the phone the driver already carries.
None
None. It runs on the phone.
Contract
Month to month
Cancel from the customer portal; your data stays exportable.
None
None.
Built for
2 to 50 vehicles, priced per vehicle
Built for small businesses, priced per vehicle rather than per driver.
One person, one device
One person. It is for individuals, employees and sole traders. Records are stored on a single device, multiple people cannot use one device, and sets of records cannot be consolidated.
FBT logbook and ATO export
Recording free; ATO export on Cruise
Automatic recording is free on Drive. On Cruise, Axlerun ranks the 12-week periods worth nominating and exports an ATO-compliant logbook to Excel or PDF.
Individual logbook only
A logbook for an individual's car expense claim, which the ATO names as an accepted electronic logbook. It is a record for the person's own return, not an employer's FBT record per vehicle.
Rego, CTP and insurance dates
All 8 states; alerts on Cruise
Rego, CTP, insurance and service dates held per vehicle on Drive, for all 8 states and territories. Alerts before a date lapses are on Cruise.
Not part of the tool
Not part of the tool. It keeps deduction records, not vehicle renewal dates.
Servicing and maintenance
By date or odometer; alerts on Cruise
Next service by date or odometer on Drive; proactive alerts on Cruise.
Expense entry only
Servicing can be recorded as an expense; there is no service schedule or reminder.
Fuel
Fuel log + locator in NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
Fuel entries on every plan. The cheapest-fuel and EV locator covers NSW, QLD, SA, VIC and WA, free in the app; on CarPlay and Android Auto with Cruise.
Expense entry only
Fuel can be recorded as an expense with a photo of the receipt. No price locator.
Drivers and fines
Fines to the driver on duty (Cruise)
Driver allocation and fine entries on Drive. On Cruise a fine goes to the driver who had the vehicle that day, and driver scores are tracked.
Single user
Single user by design.
Platforms
iOS, Android, web, CarPlay, Android Auto
The fuel & EV locator on CarPlay and Android Auto is part of Cruise.
The ATO app
The ATO app. Records upload once per financial year, or email to a tax agent.
Setup and migration
Plate lookup; migration included
Type a plate and the vehicle profile fills itself. Moving data across from your old system is included with a paid plan.
Download the ATO app
Download the ATO app and choose individual, sole trader or both. Backups are manual and the ATO advises keeping them, since data lives only on the device.
Pricing
Axlerun
Free for 3, then from A$3.49; Cruise A$10.99
Drive is free for the first 3 vehicles, then from A$3.49 per vehicle per month. Cruise, the plan with the ATO logbook export, is A$10.99 per vehicle per month. Prices include GST; yearly billing saves about 17%.
ATO myDeductions
Free
Free, inside the ATO app.
Free tier
Axlerun
3 vehicles free forever
First 3 vehicles free forever on Drive, including automatic GPS trip recording. Every new account also starts on a 30-day Turbo trial for up to 3 vehicles. No credit card.
ATO myDeductions
All free
The whole tool is free.
Hardware
Axlerun
None
Trips record from the phone the driver already carries.
ATO myDeductions
None
None. It runs on the phone.
Contract
Axlerun
Month to month
Cancel from the customer portal; your data stays exportable.
ATO myDeductions
None
None.
Built for
Axlerun
2 to 50 vehicles, priced per vehicle
Built for small businesses, priced per vehicle rather than per driver.
ATO myDeductions
One person, one device
One person. It is for individuals, employees and sole traders. Records are stored on a single device, multiple people cannot use one device, and sets of records cannot be consolidated.
FBT logbook and ATO export
Axlerun
Recording free; ATO export on Cruise
Automatic recording is free on Drive. On Cruise, Axlerun ranks the 12-week periods worth nominating and exports an ATO-compliant logbook to Excel or PDF.
ATO myDeductions
Individual logbook only
A logbook for an individual's car expense claim, which the ATO names as an accepted electronic logbook. It is a record for the person's own return, not an employer's FBT record per vehicle.
Rego, CTP and insurance dates
Axlerun
All 8 states; alerts on Cruise
Rego, CTP, insurance and service dates held per vehicle on Drive, for all 8 states and territories. Alerts before a date lapses are on Cruise.
ATO myDeductions
Not part of the tool
Not part of the tool. It keeps deduction records, not vehicle renewal dates.
Servicing and maintenance
Axlerun
By date or odometer; alerts on Cruise
Next service by date or odometer on Drive; proactive alerts on Cruise.
ATO myDeductions
Expense entry only
Servicing can be recorded as an expense; there is no service schedule or reminder.
Fuel
Axlerun
Fuel log + locator in NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
Fuel entries on every plan. The cheapest-fuel and EV locator covers NSW, QLD, SA, VIC and WA, free in the app; on CarPlay and Android Auto with Cruise.
ATO myDeductions
Expense entry only
Fuel can be recorded as an expense with a photo of the receipt. No price locator.
Drivers and fines
Axlerun
Fines to the driver on duty (Cruise)
Driver allocation and fine entries on Drive. On Cruise a fine goes to the driver who had the vehicle that day, and driver scores are tracked.
ATO myDeductions
Single user
Single user by design.
Platforms
Axlerun
iOS, Android, web, CarPlay, Android Auto
The fuel & EV locator on CarPlay and Android Auto is part of Cruise.
ATO myDeductions
The ATO app
The ATO app. Records upload once per financial year, or email to a tax agent.
Setup and migration
Axlerun
Plate lookup; migration included
Type a plate and the vehicle profile fills itself. Moving data across from your old system is included with a paid plan.
ATO myDeductions
Download the ATO app
Download the ATO app and choose individual, sole trader or both. Backups are manual and the ATO advises keeping them, since data lives only on the device.
Axlerun’s column comes from the current plan comparison and pricing. ATO myDeductions’s column is taken from their own published pages as at 23 September 2026. Where a feature does not appear on those pages the cell says so rather than guessing.
Where Axlerun wins
The business owns the vehicles, not the driver
An employer working out a car fringe benefit needs logbook and odometer records for the car. Axlerun keeps them per vehicle, whoever drove, and on Cruise exports the ATO-compliant logbook for each one.
FBT LogbookMore than one phone
myDeductions lives on a single device and cannot merge records. Axlerun's owner, admins and drivers each sign in, trips land on the right vehicle, and the office sees the fleet.
FBT LogbookThe dates that cost money when missed
Rego, CTP, insurance and service dates for all eight states and territories, held per vehicle on Drive with alerts on Cruise. A deduction tool has no reason to warn you a van's rego lapses on Friday.
Compliance & Renewal AlertsWhat it costs for a fleet your size
Axlerun figures are monthly billing including GST; yearly saves about 17%. Drive charges only for vehicles beyond the first three. Cruise is the plan with the ATO logbook export.
4 vehicles
A$43.96a month on Cruise
A$3.49 a month on Drive
ATO myDeductions
Free, but one person and one device per set of records; sets cannot be combined.
10 vehicles
A$109.90a month on Cruise
A$24.43 a month on Drive
ATO myDeductions
Free, but one person and one device per set of records; sets cannot be combined.
25 vehicles
A$274.75a month on Cruise
A$76.78 a month on Drive
ATO myDeductions
Free, but one person and one device per set of records; sets cannot be combined.
First 3 vehicles free, forever
Switching to Axlerun
Keep using myDeductions for what it is good at if you want; nothing in Axlerun stops you. For the business side, add your vehicles by plate, invite the drivers, and trips start recording from their phones. Your first three vehicles are free.
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