Is Dext the same as Receipt Bank?

Yes — Receipt Bank rebranded as Dext in 2021. The capture product is now Dext Prepare, with Dext Commerce covering sales-channel transactions as a separate line. Old Receipt Bank accounts were migrated to Dext.

How much does Dext cost?

Dext prices per client per month on practice plans (10-client minimum), but there is no published starting rate — you build a plan around your client mix and Dext returns a quote, with a discount for annual billing and business-level plans alongside. Add-ons like Data Health & Insights and Dext Commerce raise the bill, and heavy bank-statement months can need extra extraction credits — check the Dext pricing page and request a quote for current pricing.

Dext vs Hubdoc — which should a firm pick?

Dext is the stronger practice tool: better extraction accuracy, supplier rules, and a client-request workflow built for multi-client firms. Hubdoc is included with Xero subscriptions, so Xero-only firms should try it first and upgrade to Dext only if the workflow gaps hurt.

Does Dext work with QuickBooks as well as Xero?

Yes — Dext publishes to QuickBooks Online and Xero (plus other ledgers), with the source document attached to each transaction. Xero is the deepest integration, reflecting Dext's accountancy-practice roots.

Dext Review (2026): Receipt and Document Capture for Accountants

Dext — the product formerly known as Receipt Bank — is the capture layer many accounting firms standardize on: clients send receipts, invoices, and statements by app, email, or upload, and Dext's OCR turns them into coded, attached, publish-ready transactions. This review covers what it does well, what it costs, and which firms should buy it versus settle for a free bundled tool. Our assessment is based on vendor documentation and published pricing pages, not hands-on testing, and was last checked in October 2026.

Who it's for#

Accounting firms and bookkeepers running capture for many clients at once. Dext is priced and built practice-first: each client is a container with its own inbox, extraction history, and publishing rules. A single small business that just needs receipts into Xero is better served by a bundled tool (see the alternatives) — the practice workflow is what the per-client price buys.

What it does well#

Extraction quality. Dext's OCR is the benchmark in this category: vendor, date, amount, and tax extracted cleanly from crumpled receipts and multi-page invoices alike, with per-supplier rules that remember how each vendor's documents should be coded. Bank-statement extraction (line items from PDF statements) comes with a monthly credit allowance on practice plans and is genuinely useful for catch-up engagements.

Client chasing. The Request feature is the practice-saver: a branded client portal and email-in address that chase clients for missing documents on a schedule, so the firm stops being the reminder service. Documents arrive pre-sorted into the right client's inbox.

Ledger publishing. Items publish to QuickBooks Online and Xero with the source image attached, and Xero is the deepest integration — Dext grew up alongside accountancy practices, and it shows in the review-queue design. Our Xero review covers the ledger side of that pairing.

Archive. Every document stays searchable with its extracted data — the audit trail clients (and their accountants) actually need at year-end.

The limits#

Per-client pricing adds up: a firm with dozens of capture clients pays meaningfully more than the zero-cost alternatives, and the arithmetic only works when the practice workflow earns its keep. Dext is also capture, not ledger — it will not manage bills, approvals, or payments; that is a job for AP tooling (see our AI AP automation guide). And Xero-only firms get a bundled option that is hard to argue with.

Pricing#

Practice plans price per client per month with a 10-client minimum, but Dext does not publish a headline rate: you build a plan around your client mix (Essentials or Advanced tiers, with a discount for annual billing) and the quote comes back from that configuration. Add-ons (Data Health & Insights, Dext Commerce for sales channels) and extraction-credit top-ups raise the bill. Business-level plans exist for unmanaged clients — treat the Dext pricing page as the source of truth.

Strengths

Best-in-class OCR extraction with per-supplier coding rules
Request portal chases clients for documents on a schedule
Clean publishing to Xero and QuickBooks Online with documents attached
Bank-statement extraction for catch-up work
Searchable document archive that survives year-end

Trade-offs

Per-client pricing adds up at scale
Capture only — no bill pay, approvals, or payments
Xero-only firms can get Hubdoc included free
Add-ons (Data Health & Insights, Commerce) are priced separately

How it compares#

Vs. Hubdoc: Hubdoc is included with Xero plans and covers basic capture well; Dext is the step up when extraction accuracy, supplier rules, and the client-request workflow matter. See both in our receipt scanning apps for accountants roundup.
Vs. AutoEntry: AutoEntry's credit packs suit variable, seasonal volumes; Dext's subscription suits a stable client base.
Vs. its own history: Dext is Receipt Bank — the 2021 rebrand renamed the company and its capture product became Dext Prepare, with Dext Commerce (sales channels) added later. Comparisons against "Receipt Bank" are comparisons against this product.

Verdict#

For firms that run bookkeeping for many clients, Dext is the capture standard worth paying for: the extraction is the most accurate in the category, the client-chasing workflow removes the worst part of the job, and documents land in the ledger coded and attached. Solo businesses and Xero-only shops should start with a bundled or pay-as-you-go tool and upgrade when the workflow demands it — the roundup of receipt scanning apps for accountants covers those paths.