Comparisons
TDR Prep vs TDR Filer: which fits your TDR month?
Both tools prepare a monthly TDR file and leave the upload and certification to the contract holder. Both keep your item mapping for the next month, TDR Filer on its subscription. TDR Filer starts from a CSV or XLSX export; TDR Prep reads QuickBooks Online directly or takes a CSV. Price, input and the output file are the differences that matter.
Each side
What each one is
TDR Prep
TDR Prep connects to QuickBooks Online or takes a CSV, asks you to map each SKU once to its SIN, unit of measure, manufacturer and part number, and then runs every line of the month against the SRP file rules. You see each line SRP would reject, with the field named, before a file is produced.
TDR Filer
TDR Filer takes CSV or XLSX exports, prepares and validates the SRP data from them, and builds the GSA upload workbook for a published monthly fee.
Side by side
The dimensions both share
| TDR Prep | TDR Filer | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts from | QuickBooks Online or a CSV export | CSV or XLSX exports |
| Published price | $99, $149 or $249 a month | $79/month |
| Output | Pipe-delimited SRP upload file | GSA upload workbook |
| Checked before upload | Every line against the SRP file rules, with the failing field named | Validation of the prepared data, per its page |
| Who uploads and certifies | The contract holder | The customer, per its page |
Pick us
Pick TDR Prep if
- Your sales are in QuickBooks Online and you would rather not keep a monthly export in shape.
- You have back months to build in the order SRP takes them.
Pick them
Pick TDR Filer if
- You already keep GSA sales in a spreadsheet that matches what SRP expects.
- You want the GSA workbook as the output.
- A lower published monthly price matters more than reading from your books.
Verdict
The bottom line
If your month already lives in a tidy spreadsheet, TDR Filer is a short path to an upload at a lower published price than TDR Prep's entry plan. If the month lives in QuickBooks Online, TDR Prep reads it there instead of from a monthly export.
TDR Prep is opening soon. Once it opens, import, mapping and validation are free with no card, so a real month can be run and checked before choosing.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is TDR Filer cheaper than TDR Prep?
At the entry level, yes: TDR Filer publishes $79/month, and TDR Prep starts at $99 a month. TDR Prep's higher plans are priced by contract count and monthly line volume.
Does either tool upload to SRP?
No. Both prepare the report, and the contract holder uploads it to SRP and certifies it there.
Can I switch from a spreadsheet workflow to TDR Prep?
Yes. TDR Prep takes a CSV, remembers the column mapping per source, and shows a dry-run preview before anything is imported.
Sources
Where these facts come from
- SRP user manual — report data by file upload
File upload for many orders or lines; reports go in chronological order and an upload with an unreported earlier month is rejected.
- GSA — Help with TDR
Transaction-level reporting, the product data each line must match, and the "cannot find items" troubleshooting steps.
- TDR Filer — product page
File preparation and validation from CSV/XLSX; service lines supported (labor category, hours, rate; manufacturer and part number blank); the subscription saves column mapping, contract values and item data and applies them to next month's export; zero-sales months recorded with a Form Entry step; months without a recorded submission shown with due dates; the customer uploads to SRP.
- TDR Filer — pricing and comparison
The published price: $79/month.
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