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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dext

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ADext is a bookkeeping automation platform now from IRIS (acquired December 2024) that eliminates much of the manual work associated to accounting processes.

    $150

    per month for 5 users (minimum) and 250 documents per month

    QuickBooks Online

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Online is a SaaS version of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version. Higher-priced plans include greater automation, payment management, inventory and time tracking, and analytics features.

    $38

    per month

    Pricing
    DextQuickBooks Online
    Editions & Modules
    Dext Essential
    $23
    per month per client (10 minimum, for accounting & bookkeeping firms)
    Dext Advanced
    $24.72
    per month per client (10 minimum, for accounting & bookkeeping firms)
    Dext for Businesses
    starting at $30
    per month per user (5 minimum)
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DextQuickBooks Online
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    DextQuickBooks Online
    Considered Both Products
    IRIS Software Group
    Chose Dext
    I have never been able to get Expensify to work for me. The reports are just completely unintuitive and I end up having my client generate the report I need and send it to me instead.

    For QBO the restriction on which email addresses can send receipts is too limiting. They also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dext
    I use both Receipt Bank Practise Platform and Hubdoc as they both have provided different features that are effective for my practise.

    A product that has a dashboard is very effective. Being able to go to one location and see all information on clients is vital to better …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dext
    Dext Prepare has a much larger marketing budget. The service is similar, but we just hear about Dext Prepare more.
    Incentivized
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    81%
    Would buy again
    89 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    78%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    84%
    Delivers good value for the price
    85 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    88 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    DextQuickBooks Online
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Dext and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    81 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.872 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.033 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.067 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.548 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Dext and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.3
    71 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.757 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.058 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Dext and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    9.7
    112 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.684 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.7106 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Dext and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.1
    136 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.1132 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.5120 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Dext and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    147 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.1125 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.4135 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.7123 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.1141 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.7125 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings6.957 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.155 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings9.145 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.241 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.368 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings8.869 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.118 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.737 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.731 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.376 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.127 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.740 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.326 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.452 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Dext and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Dext and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.056 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.054 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.566 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.370 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
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    DextQuickBooks Online
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    Zoho Expense
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    BILL Spend & Expense
    Score8.9 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emburse Chrome River
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score6.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DextQuickBooks Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (13 ratings)
    8.7
    (165 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    1.9
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.5
    (7 ratings)
    1.1
    (68 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (18 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DextQuickBooks Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IRIS Software Group
    It is great for accounting firms. Easy to add and administer client accounts. Easy to integrate with QuickBooks Online. Easy for clients to capture and submit receipts on the go. It is hard to use for manual data entry, and if your clients frequently have very long receipts the Dext Mobile app does not work well as it compresses the image to the point where it is completely illegible. It does not seem to be designed for business owners to use directly rather than using it through their accounting firm.
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    Intuit
    I appreciate the ability to auto-generate invoices for recurring transactions, which saves time, as well as the option to set up auto-generated transactions. The report option is super helpful when reviewing information, as you can click to view the details in the report without having to go back and forth.
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    Pros
    IRIS Software Group
    • Receipt Bank does a stellar job of extracting information from photos of receipts and bills. I'd say 95% of the time the information pulled is correct, so very rarely do I have to correct an amount or date.
    • One feature I really enjoy is not only the syncing with Quickbooks Online, but the fact that it also pushes the image to Quickbooks Online as an attachment! This means that for every expense/bill processed through Receipt Bank, an image of it is available inside of the transaction inside of Quickbooks Online. This makes researching a breeze.
    • Receipt Bank makes it very simple for users to add documents to the platform. Each company receives a dedicated Receipt Bank email address, which they can email to and upload documents, or users can use the phone apps (which are really easy to use), or they can upload documents from their computer. Training our clients to use it really can't be any easier!
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    Intuit
    • Workflows for accounts payable invoice review are terrific.
    • Bill payment allows you to pay vendors online via ACH or check without having to write a physical check, which reduces admin time.
    • The cloud based login lends well to a remote or hybrid work environment for staff.
    • QuickBooks Online allows you to pre-configure vendors' general ledger expense accounts. This helps with general ledger coding accuracy and consistency.
    • QuickBooks Online integrates with Rippling HRIS, Coast, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, etc., which lends well to an efficient month-end closing and reduced administrative time.
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    Cons
    IRIS Software Group
    • Receipt Bank Practice Platform has many great features. As they develop the platform I would like to see a rigorous review of all features so as not to add too many and overwhelm my team.
    • Having the flexibility to pick and choose from a suite of features and implement the ones that best suit my practice. A tailor made Receipt Bank Practice Platform. this would allow my practice to grow into the features rather than be overwhelmed by too many.
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    Intuit
    • The upsells have gotten worse over time and are on every screen in the most awkward positions. I don't need a constant reminder to upgrade, especially on a very old account that's paid thousands over the years.
    • The interface has never been especially intuitive, but I was an old Quicken user and it was somewhat familiar. Over time, it's gotten worse, and in the last 2 years, the program seems to move things more often than I would expect.
    • The software constantly adds features that I don't want and want to turn off, but the interface is so difficult to use that I find myself skipping it. Imagine seeing a message that the system recognized invoices that hadn't been paid so it prepared reminder notices for you that can be sent at the click of a button. Who thinks using canned reminders that you've never seen is a good thing?
    • A lot of functionality seems to derive from connecting your bank accounts to QBO. I don't want Intuit to have an always-on connection to any bank accounts, even checking.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IRIS Software Group
    Dext is the best way for us to manage our business expenses. Physical and PDF receipts/invoices will be around for a while, but the move to eInvoicing is very good and we look forward to Dext adding this feature
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    Intuit
    It like the product 'right out of the box' and I trust Intuit will continually improve it over the years based on my experience with their desktop products. The large providers of Apps makes customizing the entire package relatively easy and seamless for a wide variety of business types.
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    Usability
    IRIS Software Group
    Dext Prepare's usability is great, it has lots of functions and you can scan any type of document, including hard copy handwritten documents. It is not very accurate but it is handwritten!! Apart from it, you can use multiple functions like one page at a time, multiple, in bulk. You can send emails with multiple attachments and one of the greatest function is the mobile application capabilities.
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    Intuit
    I had very little trouble setting up the program and migrating from our old accounting system. The daily usage is also very intuitive and easy. Anytime we run into minor trouble with the program, there are always tons of help available on YouTube, so we don't even look up the online manual anymore.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IRIS Software Group
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    We have rarely had outages in the last 10 years. I can only recall 2 times in the last 10 years where we were not able to access our client files.
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    Performance
    IRIS Software Group
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Everything process has its bugs lately with the new interface. Nothing has worked smoothly since this all began last month.
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    Support Rating
    IRIS Software Group
    When I think I have broken the platform the help guys and girls are simply fantastic. They take time to understand the problem and usually resolve the issue on the spot. I have not had to wait more than an hour to get anything resolved - be that an issue I have created or a fault in my understanding of the program. Can't rate their support I have received to date highly enough.
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    Intuit
    In my experience, most representatives keep me on the phone for hours, literally, for a single issue and then usually cannot resolve it satisfactorily. I have 10 open cases that need resolution and, in my experience, there has been NO follow-up communication on any of them.
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    Implementation Rating
    IRIS Software Group
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    The person in charge of QB needs to be very accurate with record keeping and is recommended to stay on top of tasks. The biggest issue we have is reconciliation, and those issues occur only when too much time has occurred between reconciliations
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    Alternatives Considered
    IRIS Software Group
    Dext is much easier to use than Hubdoc. You can approve documents in batches whereas in Hubdoc you need to review each document separately. Once Dext is set up properly, there is little need to review every document.
    Hubdoc does have the ability to save documents to an external site, like Google docs as a backup.
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    Intuit
    As a freelance bookkeeper, the Desktop version of QuickBooks Online doesn't allow for ease of access from any device. Having to be on a computer with the software downloaded creates additional work to gain access to all required filings etc. Also, I personally find the linking functionality on the Online version to be much more streamlined and user friendly.
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    Scalability
    IRIS Software Group
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    As we have grown along our professional path, we have also expanded our use of QB. The scalability is easy and features seem to be waiting for you until you need them. We have increased profits by over 10x from our first year in business to the current and have yet to find a reason to look elsewhere
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    Return on Investment
    IRIS Software Group
    • I am a single operator Bookkeeping business and run a very profitable business because DEXT provides me a very efficient process to capture critical data without the need for additional manpower.
    • The information DEXT captures, stores and reports helps me plan an present relevant information to the client to support pricing increases at client reviews
    • The information DEXT contains helps me present business insights to the client thereby assisting in their business aspirations which helps deepen client relationships
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    Intuit
    • QuickBooks has given us a useful portal by which to get an overview of our financials.
    • QuickBooks has given us a relatively easy way to send out invoices quickly and efficiently.
    • Due to the customization limitations on QuickBooks, we've had to get creative in third-party implementations to better represent our brand and to track financials.
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    ScreenShots

    Dext Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dext Prepare Inbox & Mobile app

    QuickBooks Online Screenshots

    Screenshot of the accounting and bank transactions interfaceScreenshot of an overview of the accounting inventoryScreenshot of book marksScreenshot of the business tax overviewScreenshot of the customer hubScreenshot of the dashboard