You're Paying for Features You Don't Use
Dext charges $235-$850/month for receipt scanning, expense management, and bank statement processing. Most accounting firms only need the bank statements. Zera Books: $79/month unlimited, focused on what you actually use.
$3,060+ Annual Savings
Switch from Dext's $335/mo to Zera Books $79/mo
Focused Platform
Bank statements + invoices + checks + financials
Same AI Power
99.6% accuracy with auto-categorization
What Dext Offers Accounting Firms
Dext (formerly Receipt Bank) is an all-in-one document processing platform used by 12,000+ accounting firms. It combines receipt capture, expense management, invoice processing, and bank statement conversion into a single subscription.
What Works Well
- 99.9% extraction accuracy on financial documents
- Direct integrations with Xero, QuickBooks, Sage
- Mobile app for client receipt submission
- Established platform with 12,000+ firm customers
Critical Limitations
- Pricing scales with client count ($235-$850/month)
- No option to increase document limits as needed
- Invoice number recognition issues cause duplicates
- Not a full accounting system (requires separate software)
- Difficult cancellation process reported by users
The Real Problem for Accounting Firms
Most firms only use Dext for bank statement processing and maybe invoice extraction. You're paying $235-$850/month for receipt capture and expense management features that your clients handle themselves in QuickBooks or Xero. You need focused bank statement processing, not a bloated all-in-one platform.
Zera Books: Focused on What Firms Actually Need
Zera Books is purpose-built for accounting firms and CPAs who need to process client financial documents efficiently. No receipt scanning bloat. No expense tracking you don't use. Just powerful document processing with AI automation.
4 Document Types
Bank statements, financial statements, invoices, and checks. Everything firms process daily.
AI Categorization
Auto-categorize transactions for QuickBooks/Xero. Saves 30+ minutes per client statement.
Client Dashboard
Organize by client, track conversion history, access past statements instantly.
Batch Processing
Upload 50+ statements at once. Process multiple clients simultaneously.
Key Differentiators
No per-client fees. No document limits. Process 10 clients or 100 clients for the same price.
Zera AI trained on 3.2M+ financial documents. Handles any bank format without templates.
AI categorization eliminates manual transaction mapping. Export directly to QuickBooks/Xero.
Real Workflow Comparison: Processing 30 Client Statements
See how month-end close workflows differ between Dext and Zera Books for a mid-sized accounting firm.
With Dext
With Zera Books
Annual ROI for Your Firm
15 hours/month × 12 months
180 hours at senior bookkeeper rate
$256/month × 12 months
How Accounting Firms Use Zera Books
Real results from client bookkeeping workflows
"My clients send me all kinds of messy PDFs from different banks. This tool handles them all and saves me probably 10 hours a week."
Ashish Josan
Manager, CPA at Manning Elliott
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | Dext | Zera Books |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Pricing (30 clients) | $335+ | $79 |
| Bank Statement Processing | ||
| AI Transaction Categorization | ||
| Invoice Processing | ||
| Financial Statement Processing | ||
| Check Processing | ||
| Receipt Scanning | Not included | |
| Expense Management | Not included | |
| Batch Processing (50+ docs) | Limited | |
| Client Management Dashboard | ||
| QuickBooks/Xero Integration | ||
| Document Limit Increases | Unlimited | |
| Extraction Accuracy | 99.9% | 99.6% |
When Dext Makes Sense
Dext isn't wrong for every firm. Here's when their all-in-one platform might be worth the premium pricing.
Dext Works Best If You:
- Need receipt scanning for client expense tracking
- Want a mobile app for clients to submit receipts
- Manage full bookkeeping including expenses and receipts
- Have budget for $235-$850/month based on client count
Zera Books Works Best If You:
- Focus on bank statement processing for client books
- Need AI categorization to save categorization time
- Process financial statements, invoices, and checks
- Want unlimited processing for predictable $79/month
The Bottom Line
If you're paying for Dext but only using bank statement processing and invoice extraction, you're overpaying for features you don't use. Most accounting firms process receipts in QuickBooks or Xero directly, making Dext's receipt capture redundant. Zera Books gives you the document processing power you need without the expense management bloat you don't.
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