Dext vs Syft Analytics (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Dext if

• Fits if sorting receipts is the worst part of doing your books
• Works for bookkeeping firms chasing paperwork from 10 or more clients

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you were hoping to drop your accounting software, as Dext only feeds it
• Tight if you file more than 250 documents a month, since extras wait unread until next month or an upgrade
• Pricey if you need line items or statements read, as those are add-ons from $13 to $20.50 a month
• Watch out: firm plans need at least 10 clients, and Data health and insights is $7.50 per client extra
• Watch out: annual plans need 30 days' notice to cancel, and more than 5 business entities needs a quote

Pick Syft Analytics if

• Fits if you want dashboards from Xero or QuickBooks without paying
• Works for an accountant who needs consolidated reports across a few client entities

Look elsewhere if

• Too light for bookkeeping: it reads data from other software and keeps no ledger
• Pricey if you have many entities, as each one is charged and more than 10 means contacting sales
• Tight if you stay on the free plan, since reports, multi-currency and consolidation are paid
• Watch out: the pricing page does not show whether the monthly prices need a longer commitment

Dext

• Dext is not a ledger: it sends coded documents to accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks or Sage, which is bought separately.
• After the monthly document allowance is used, uploads wait unread until the next billing date or an upgrade; over 5 business entities needs a quote.
• Line item, supplier statement and bank statement extraction past the free credits cost from $20.50, $20.50 and $13 a month, or $0.50, $0.50 and $0.32 a document.
• Firm plans need at least 10 clients, Data health and insights costs $7.50 per client a month extra, and annual plans need 30 days' notice to cancel.

Syft Analytics

• Plans are assigned per entity, so cost grows with the number of businesses connected; the pricing page links to contact for more than 10 entities.
• Multi-currency support starts at Plus, and advanced consolidations are on Advanced.
• The pricing page does not show whether the monthly figures need a longer billing commitment; the upgrade help page mentions a commitment option.
• It reports on data from other software; it is not a ledger of its own.

Dext

Capture from phone, email or WhatsApp

Send receipts, invoices and statements from the mobile app, an email-in address, WhatsApp or an upload, or have Dext fetch invoices from suppliers directly.

Data extraction and coding

Reads supplier, date, amount, tax and line items (Dext states over 99% accuracy), suggests categories and applies supplier rules before publishing.

Accounting software sync

Publishes coded documents to 36+ accounting and e-commerce platforms, including Xero, QuickBooks and Sage, and pulls bank feeds from over 11,500 banks.

Employee expenses and mileage

Staff submit expense claims and mileage in the app, managers approve them, and each claim syncs to the books with an audit trail.

AI Assist

A paid add-on that learns the choices you make on suppliers, categories and splits and proposes automations for you to approve.

Vault document storage

Keeps every original document for at least ten years, tagged and searchable. Free up to 100MB, with more storage from $4 a month.

Syft Analytics

Reports and financial statements

Pre-built and custom financial reports, with financial statements usable from compilation to audit for IFRS and GAAP.

Dashboards and scorecards

Live dashboards, KPI scorecards and benchmarking across sales, costs and cash, available on the free Basic plan for dashboards and graphs.

Consolidations

Combine entities into one report and budget. A consolidation takes the features of the lowest plan among its entities.

Forecasts and cash manager

Budgets and multi-year forecasts, plus a Cash Manager view of expected cash.

Spreadsheet Link

Link data to Excel and Google Sheets, and upload a trial balance or transaction list from software without a direct connection.

Dext

• Business$25.21

  per month for up to 250 documents, billed annually ($31.50 monthly)

  5 users, capture, extraction and accounting sync. A slider adds users and documents: $48.75 a month billed annually at 10 users and 500 documents.

• Essentials$17.70

  per client / month, on an annual subscription billed monthly

  For accounting and bookkeeping firms, 10-client minimum. Capture and processing for business and self-employed clients; the rate per client varies with the count.

• Advanced$19.20

  per client / month, on an annual subscription billed monthly

  For firms, 10-client minimum. Adds advanced automation, practice insights and controls; the rate per client varies with the count.

Syft Analytics

• Basic$0

  Free forever: unlimited users, dashboards and graphs, and access to Syft Campus.

• Standard$23

  per month, per entity; billing commitment not shown

  Visualize financial performance and build reports.

• Plus$47

  per month, per entity; billing commitment not shown

  Deeper insights, more report customization and multi-currency support.

• Advanced$95

  per month, per entity; billing commitment not shown

  Advanced consolidations, merged financial and operational insights, and tailored onboarding help.

Dext

• Annual discount

  Up to 20% off business plans with yearly billing

  The entry business plan costs $25.21 a month billed annually ($302.50 a year) against $31.50 billed monthly.

• Annual discount

  13% off firm plans on an annual subscription

  The pricing page for accounting and bookkeeping firms labels its annual subscription 13% off the monthly rate.

Syft Analytics

No public discounts listed.