The Dext Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Dext in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Dext
The Insider’s Guide
Receipt and invoice capture that codes documents for your ledger
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among accounting and invoicing tools, read from Dext’s own pages.
Made by Dext Software Limited · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Dext’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Dext’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 6 of the 20 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade
Dext, formerly Receipt Bank, is bookkeeping automation for small businesses and accounting firms. It reads receipts, invoices and statements sent by phone, email, WhatsApp or upload, codes them and publishes them to accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks or Sage. It also handles employee expense claims and keeps the original documents on file.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Dext, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Snap the receipt and it's read and coded for you, which is about as easy as bookkeeping gets.
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Best for getting receipts coded before they reach your books
Dext takes the photo of a receipt or the PDF of a bill, reads it, codes it and sends it on to Xero, QuickBooks or Sage, and its phone app is very well liked.
- 2
Paid plans start at $25.21 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $25.21 per month for up to 250 documents, billed annually ($31.50 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial, no card required
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 6 of 20
That is against the other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Dext you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Dext at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $25.21 per month for up to 250 documents, billed annually ($31.50 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- Dext Software Limited, since 2010
- Category
- Accounting & Invoicing
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 7,553 ratings
The report card
Best for getting receipts coded before they reach your books
Dext takes the photo of a receipt or the PDF of a bill, reads it, codes it and sends it on to Xero, QuickBooks or Sage, and its phone app is very well liked. But it isn't accounting software. You still pay for the books it feeds, and $25.21 a month billed yearly covers 250 documents.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Graded against its own alternatives, since it captures receipts rather than keeping books: $25.21 a month billed yearly ($31.50 monthly) for 5 users and 250 documents, about what Xero's $27 and FreshBooks' $23 cost. And the ledger is paid for on top. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A 14-day free trial with no card needed, long enough to run a couple of weeks of real receipts through it. There's no free plan after that. |
| Features | D | Next to its alternatives it does one slice of the job. Capture is done fully: phone, email, WhatsApp, supplier fetch, coding, expense claims and mileage. But it keeps no books, and needs Xero, QuickBooks or Sage, bought separately, to be useful at all. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.77 from 7,553 App Store ratings. Snap the receipt and it's read and coded for you, which is about as easy as bookkeeping gets. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, publishing to 36+ accounting and e-commerce platforms, with bank feeds from over 11,500 banks. There's no desktop app, which keeps it off an A. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Dext is for
- Great if the shoebox of receipts is the worst part of doing your books
- Handy when staff send in expense claims and mileage you need to approve
- Good for bookkeeping firms chasing paperwork from 10 or more clients
Who it is not for
- 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 split out, as that's an add-on from $20.50 a month
Good to know
Good for
- Small businesses that want receipts and bills coded before they reach the books
- Accounting and bookkeeping firms collecting paperwork from many clients
- Teams with employee expense claims and mileage to approve
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$25.21
A month to start
Dext is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $25.21 per month for up to 250 documents, billed annually ($31.50 billed monthly).
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.
Trying it first
14-day free trial, no card required
Read from dext.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on dext.comAnnual 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.
Stated on dext.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: Web, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Receipt and invoice capture that codes documents for your ledger. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, bookkeeping, expense tracking.
Next to its alternatives it does one slice of the job.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Xero
- QuickBooks Online
- Sage Accounting
- FreeAgent
Dext is made by Dext Software Limited, and has been around since 2010.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
6/20
Other accounting and invoicing tools it is graded above
Dext's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 6 of the 20 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 15 of 20) and worst on features (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25.21 a month, against a middle price of $21 for the category: 11 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 21 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Dext’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 20
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 20
- DFeaturesAbove 0 of 20
- AEase of useAbove 15 of 20
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 20
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 21 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Dext is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Dext you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 8 of the 20 other accounting and invoicing tools grade higher. It costs $302.52 a year.
What you could make
- Expense tracking: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Xero, QuickBooks Online and Sage Accounting among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Dext’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Synder, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books and FreshBooks
The 5 tools Dext is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.8GPA
Synder
Free trial · from $52/mo
Syncs sales, fees and payouts from 30+ platforms into your books.
- Only Dext lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Dext lists a browser extension.
- Dext also covers expense tracking.
- 2.4GPA
QuickBooks Online
Free plan · from $38/mo
Cloud accounting from Intuit, from a free plan to 25-user Advanced.
- QuickBooks Online has a free plan. Dext does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dext lists a browser extension.
- QuickBooks Online also covers invoicing, reports and payroll.
- 2.6GPA
Xero
Free trial · from $27/mo
Cloud accounting for small businesses, with unlimited users.
- Only Dext lists a browser extension.
- Xero also covers invoicing, reports and payroll.
- 3.4GPA
Zoho Books
Free plan · from $15/mo
Online accounting from Zoho, with a free plan and six paid tiers.
- Zoho Books has a free plan. Dext does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dext lists a browser extension.
- Only Zoho Books lists a Windows app.
- 2.6GPA
FreshBooks
Free trial · from $23/mo
Invoicing and accounting for freelancers and service businesses.
- Only Dext lists a browser extension.
- FreshBooks also covers time tracking, invoicing, reports and payroll.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Dext free?
No, Dext is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial, no card required.
How much does Dext cost?
Dext lists 3 plans. Business: $25.21 per month for up to 250 documents, billed annually ($31.50 monthly).
What platforms does Dext work on?
Dext is available on Web, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does Dext offer any discounts?
Dext publicly lists the following: Up to 20% off business plans with yearly billing; 13% off firm plans on an annual subscription.
How is Dext rated?
Dext's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7,553 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Dext have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Dext is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Dext have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Dext is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Dext open source?
Dext is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Dext integrate with?
Dext's listing names Xero, QuickBooks Online, Sage Accounting, FreeAgent and WhatsApp.
Who makes Dext?
Dext is made by Dext Software Limited. It dates from 2010.
What are the alternatives to Dext?
The closest alternatives to Dext in our directory are Synder, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books and FreshBooks.
How does Dext compare with other accounting and invoicing tools?
Dext's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 6 of the 20 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 6.
Is Dext good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Dext C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $25.21 a month, against a middle price of $21 for the category: 11 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Dext?
To replace Dext you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Dext’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dext's own pages on 18 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Dext Software Limited. Prices change, so check dext.com before you buy.
- dext.com/us/business/pricing
- dext.com/us/partner/pricing
- dext.com/us
- dext.com/us/business/product/integrate-with-accounting-software
- dext.com/us/business/product/receipts-scanner-tracker-app
- dext.com/us/unified-platform
- dext.com/us/terms-and-conditions
- apps.apple.com/us/app/dext-expense-tracker/id418327708
- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.receiptbank.android&gl=US&hl=en
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,021
Tools graded, in 54 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
54
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
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- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Dext’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Dext is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Dext Software Limited. Prices and plans change: check dext.com before you buy.