General Ledger + Converter in one subscription.
See pricingZERABOOKS VS AUTOENTRY
ZeraBooks is the AutoEntry alternative for bank statements. AutoEntry charges 3 credits for every statement page, so 500 pages a month needs its $298 Diamond plan. The ZeraBooks bank statement converter converts 1,000 pages for $149 a month, or $79 billed annually, and proves every account against its printed balances before you download.
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WHAT A MONTH COSTS
AutoEntry charges 3 credits for each bank statement page, so your plan is set by pages times three. Below is the smallest AutoEntry plan that covers each monthly volume of statement pages, next to ZeraBooks, in U.S. dollars a month.
At 150 pages a month, AutoEntry’s $103 is less than ZeraBooks month to month and more than ZeraBooks billed annually. Above that, the gap grows fast, because AutoEntry’s top published plan, 2,500 credits, covers 833 statement pages and anything beyond is a custom package. AutoEntry keeps unused credits for 90 days; ZeraBooks monthly pages reset each month, and a yearly plan gives all 12,000 pages upfront. What each AutoEntry plan works out to per page is in our AutoEntry review. Published prices, checked November 5, 2026: AutoEntry pricing.
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SIDE BY SIDE
AutoEntry facts from its pricing page and its help article on bank statements, checked November 5, 2026.
| Feature | Our pickZeraBooks Convert | AutoEntry |
|---|---|---|
| Price unit | Pages: 1,000 a month for $149, or $79 a month billed annually | Credits: 3 per bank statement page, plans from 50 credits for $13 to 2,500 for $469 a month |
| Pages that count | Every page of a PDF that is read; a document that can’t be read uses none | Every page uploaded, including blank pages, summaries and notes; rejected statements are refunded |
| Fields captured | Date, description, signed amount, money in and out, balance, account, last 4, cardholder, type, check number and source file | Account number, date, description, debit, credit, balance and cheque number |
| Check against the statement | Every account proven to the cent against its printed opening and closing balances; the gap shown when it doesn’t tie | Not stated in AutoEntry’s bank statement article |
| Categories | In the included ZeraBooks General Ledger: AI categorizes and asks when it isn’t sure | No nominal codes on bank statements; add them in the exported file |
| Download | Excel or CSV in six formats, including QuickBooks-, Xero- and Sage-ready | Excel or CSV |
| Users | One subscription for your team’s statements | Unlimited users on every plan |
Competitor facts from their public pages, checked November 5, 2026: AutoEntry pricing · AutoEntry: Upload a bank statement. Prices and features change; check each vendor before you buy.
ONE STATEMENT, BOTH WAYS
A fictional business checking statement: 6 pages, of which pages 5 and 6 are the bank’s disclosures and a blank back page. 41 transactions, opening balance 7,906.12, closing balance 9,318.47.
| AutoEntry | ZeraBooks Convert | |
|---|---|---|
| Pages charged | 6 pages × 3 credits = 18 credits | 6 pages of the plan’s 1,000 |
| Cost on the plan you would need at 500 pages a month | 18 × $298 ÷ 1,500 = $3.58 | 6 × $149 ÷ 1,000 = $0.89, or $0.47 billed annually |
| Columns back | Account number, date, description, debit, credit, balance, cheque number | Whichever format you pick, up to All details |
| Do the 41 rows reach 9,318.47? | You add them up | Shown on screen: Proven, or the account and the difference |
| Ready for categories | Add nominal codes in the spreadsheet | Upload to the General Ledger, or import the file into your own |
Both tools count the disclosure and blank pages. AutoEntry suggests removing pages without transactions before you upload to save credits, and the same trick saves pages in ZeraBooks. Costs are rounded to the cent and assume the whole allowance is used.
WHAT CHANGES
PROOF FIRST
ZeraBooks compares each account with the balances the bank printed and marks the statement Proven only when it ties to the cent. A missed line shows as a gap the size of that line, so you know what to look for. See How Convert proves a statement.
COMBINED STATEMENTS
Checking and savings in one PDF, or a card statement with five cardholders, come out with an Account or Cardholder column, or one tab per account in Excel. Each account is proven on its own.
CATEGORIES
AutoEntry leaves nominal codes on bank statements to you. In ZeraBooks, the same statements can go straight into the included General Ledger, where Autopilot categorizes them to your chart of accounts and asks one-tap questions when it isn’t sure. See AI bookkeeping.
INVOICES TOO
If you used AutoEntry for supplier invoices as well, ZeraBooks reads invoices to Excel with every line item, or as a bills import. See invoice PDF to Excel.
HONEST LIMITS
Convert makes files in the columns those imports take. You import the file. There is no .qbo file.
On monthly billing, unused pages don’t carry over, where AutoEntry keeps credits for 90 days. A yearly ZeraBooks plan gives the whole year’s 12,000 pages upfront instead.
Uploading the same statement again reads it as a new document and counts its pages again.
Photos and image files are refused; save them as one PDF first. Scanned PDFs are fine.
THE VERDICT
Bank statements are AutoEntry’s most expensive document, at three credits a page. ZeraBooks is built for them: 1,000 pages a month for $149, or $79 billed annually, with every account proven against the bank’s own printed balances before any file is made.
The subscription also includes checks, investment statements and the ZeraBooks General Ledger, where the categorizing AutoEntry leaves to you gets done. Our team runs done-for-you bookkeeping if you want the books kept for you, and accounting firms get custom builds at no charge.
Also worth reading: Dext vs AutoEntry for multi-currency statements, ZeraBooks as a Dext alternative or a Nanonets alternative, and the best bank statement converter ranking.
MORE REVIEWS AND COMPARISONS
Three credits per page, for every page uploaded, including blank pages, summaries and notes, according to AutoEntry’s help center. A 6-page statement uses 18 credits. Checked November 2026.
Above about 150 pages a month, yes. 500 statement pages need AutoEntry’s Diamond plan at $298 a month; ZeraBooks covers 1,000 pages for $149 a month, or $79 billed annually, and proves each statement.
AutoEntry’s bank statement article lists the fields it captures, including the balance, but doesn’t describe a check of the rows against the printed opening and closing balances. ZeraBooks runs that check on every account and shows the difference when it fails.
AutoEntry gives 25 free trial credits, which is 8 bank statement pages at 3 credits each. The ZeraBooks 7-day trial includes 1,000 pages; a card is needed at checkout and nothing is charged for 7 days.
Yes: digital and scanned PDFs of bank, credit card and debit card statements, from any bank. Convert reads the layout from the statement itself, so nothing is set up per bank.
The converter gives each row a Type from the statement, such as Deposit, Check or Fee. Categories to your chart of accounts come from the included ZeraBooks General Ledger.
ONE-WEEK FREE TRIAL
Then 1,000 pages a month from $79 a month billed annually; see ZeraBooks pricing. Want someone to keep the books? See bookkeeping services.
Last updated November 5, 2026 · Written by Damin Mutti, founder of ZeraBooks