Dext Alternative for Sage: Unlimited Bank Statement Processing at $79/Month

Why Sage Users Choose Dext

Dext (formerly Receipt Bank) built its reputation on comprehensive document capture for accounting firms. The platform connects to Sage during a 14-day trial period and syncs your Chart of Accounts, suppliers, customers, and tracking categories automatically. Dext claims 99.9% accuracy even with handwritten receipts, and offers mobile app capture for receipts, invoices, and bank statements.

For Sage users running small firms with 2-5 clients who need receipt scanning, expense tracking, and mobile capture, Dext delivers a polished all-in-one solution. The mobile app allows clients to photograph receipts on-site, and the platform handles invoice fetching from suppliers automatically.

But Dext wasn't built for firms that process high volumes of bank statements. It was built for receipt and invoice management with bank statement processing as a secondary feature. And the per-client pricing model reflects that positioning.

The Per-Client Pricing Problem

Dext pricing starts at $24-25/month for SME plans and $199.99+/month for accounting and bookkeeping firms. The firm plans use per-client pricing, meaning costs scale linearly with your client base. Users consistently report "pricing issues" as a top concern with Dext.

The per-client model creates "pricing anxiety" where firms hesitate to onboard new clients because each addition increases monthly costs. And Dext's receipt limits cannot be increased to accommodate more volume, creating artificial constraints on firm growth.

For firms focused on bank statement processing and Sage reconciliation, you're paying for receipt scanning, expense management, and mobile features you may never use. That bundled pricing makes sense for some firms. But for bank-statement-heavy workflows, it's financial dead weight.

What Sage Users Actually Need

Sage users face specific bank reconciliation challenges that have nothing to do with receipt scanning:

Sage users don't need a mobile app for receipt capture. They need clean, accurate bank statement data formatted correctly for Sage import. They need multi-account detection so checking, savings, and credit card accounts are separated automatically. And they need unlimited processing so they can handle 50+ client statements during month-end close without worrying about volume limits.

How Zera Books Works with Sage

Zera Books doesn't sync directly with Sage via API (Sage doesn't offer the same integration infrastructure as QuickBooks or Xero). Instead, it exports bank statements in CSV format pre-formatted for Sage import, eliminating manual column mapping and ensuring error-free data transfer.

The key difference: Zera Books uses Zera AI trained on 2.8+ million real bank statements to dynamically process any format without template configuration. Dext requires you to match document types and relies on OCR with manual review. For high-volume Sage workflows, dynamic AI eliminates bottlenecks.

Learn more: Sage Bank Statement Import Guide

Pricing Comparison: Dext vs Zera Books for Sage Users

The pricing gap widens dramatically as your client base grows:

At 20 clients, Zera Books saves you $7,000-10,000 annually compared to Dext's per-client pricing. That's enough to hire a part-time bookkeeper or invest in practice management software. Read more: Dext Per-Client Pricing Breakdown