Veryfi vs Docsumo: Both Charge Per Page, Costs Spike During Tax Season
Veryfi charges per document ($0.10-0.50), Docsumo charges per page ($0.10-0.30). Both create unpredictable monthly costs that spike during busy seasons. Processing 100 clients with 20-page statements each costs $200-600/month in per-page fees alone.
How Veryfi and Docsumo Pricing Actually Works
Both tools use usage-based pricing models that charge per document or per page. While the per-unit costs seem small, they compound quickly when processing bank statements at scale—especially during tax season when volume spikes 3-5x normal months.
Veryfi Pricing Model
Per-Document API Charges
Low Volume Tier
$0.30-0.50Per document for <1,000 docs/month. Primary focus on invoices/receipts with bank statements as secondary feature.
Medium Volume Tier
$0.15-0.25Per document for 1,000-10,000 docs/month. Volume discounts applied but costs still scale linearly.
High Volume Tier
$0.10-0.15Per document for 10,000+ docs/month. Best pricing but requires enterprise contracts. Bank statements priced separately from receipts.
The Hidden Cost Structure
Multi-page bank statements counted as single "document" BUT Veryfi's pricing is primarily optimized for single-page invoices/receipts. Bank statement extraction accuracy and feature set is secondary to their core receipt processing offering.
Docsumo Pricing Model
Per-Page Processing Charges
Starter Tier
$0.25-0.30Per page for <5,000 pages/month. Best for small firms but costs accumulate quickly with multi-page statements.
Growth Tier
$0.15-0.20Per page for 5,000-25,000 pages/month. Volume discounts help but tax season volume still creates billing spikes.
Enterprise Tier
$0.10-0.15Per page for 25,000+ pages/month. Custom pricing negotiated but still usage-based. Requires annual contracts for best rates.
The Page Count Problem
20-page bank statement = 20 pages billed = $2-6 per statement depending on tier. With template training requirements, you pay for both setup time AND ongoing per-page fees.
The Common Denominator: Usage Anxiety
Whether you're paying per document (Veryfi) or per page (Docsumo), both models create the same fundamental problem: you're constantly calculating costs before processing statements. "Should I process this 30-page statement now or wait? Will this push me into the next pricing tier?"
This mental overhead compounds across your team. Instead of focusing on serving clients, you're managing usage budgets and tracking page counts to avoid billing surprises.
Why Usage-Based Pricing Creates "Per-Page Anxiety"
Per-page and per-document pricing models introduce hidden friction into your workflow that goes beyond the dollar amounts. Here's what accounting firms actually experience when processing costs scale with usage.
Decision Fatigue
Every document upload requires mental cost calculation: "This 25-page statement will cost $2.50-7.50 depending on tier. Is it worth processing now?" Multiply this decision by 100 clients and you've added non-billable cognitive overhead to every workflow step.
Unpredictable Billing
Monthly costs vary wildly based on client volume, statement length, and seasonal patterns. January processing 200 statements = $400-1,200 in fees. June processing 50 statements = $100-300. Budgeting becomes guesswork instead of predictable planning.
Usage Tracking Overhead
You need to monitor page/document counts across team members, track which pricing tier you're in, watch for approaching usage limits, and reconcile charges against actual processing. This administrative burden doesn't generate revenue—it's pure overhead.
The Tax Season Trap
Per-Page Model During Peak Season
Normal month (June): 50 clients, 15 pages average = 750 pages
Veryfi: $75-150 | Docsumo: $112-225
Tax season (January-April): 200 clients, 20 pages average = 4,000 pages
Veryfi: $400-800/month | Docsumo: $600-1,200/month
Annual cost: When you need processing capacity most (Q1), your software costs spike 3-5x normal months. The exact moment you're maximizing revenue is when your tool costs balloon unpredictably.
Unlimited Model During Peak Season
Normal month (June): 50 clients, 15 pages average = 750 pages
Zera Books: $79
Tax season (January-April): 200 clients, 20 pages average = 4,000 pages
Zera Books: $79/month
Annual cost: Predictable $948/year regardless of volume fluctuations. When Q1 revenue spikes 4x, your processing cost stays flat. Scale your client base without scaling your software budget. Learn more: Why unlimited pricing matters for tax season
Real-World Cost Comparison: 50, 100, and 200 Clients
Let's calculate actual monthly costs for typical bookkeeping firm scenarios. We'll assume average 18-page bank statements (checking + credit card accounts) processed monthly for each client.
| Client Volume | Total Pages/Month | Veryfi Cost | Docsumo Cost | Zera Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50 Clients Small firm | 900 pages 18 pages × 50 clients | $135-270 Per-doc at $0.15-0.30 | $180-270 Per-page at $0.20-0.30 | $79 Unlimited flat rate |
100 Clients Mid-size firm | 1,800 pages 18 pages × 100 clients | $270-450 Higher tier unlocked | $270-450 Per-page at $0.15-0.25 | $79 Still unlimited |
200 Clients Large firm / Tax season | 3,600 pages 18 pages × 200 clients | $400-700 Best tier pricing | $360-720 Volume discount applied | $79 No volume limits |
| Annual Cost (200 clients × 12 months) | $4,800-8,400 | $4,320-8,640 | $948 | |
The Scaling Problem
With Veryfi and Docsumo, your software cost scales linearly with client acquisition. When you sign 50 new clients to grow your firm, your monthly processing cost jumps $200-400 immediately. Growth directly increases operating expenses.
At 200 clients: You're paying $3,372-7,692 MORE per year than unlimited pricing—nearly 4-10x the cost of Zera Books.
The Unlimited Advantage
With Zera Books, client growth doesn't increase software cost. Sign 50 new clients? Process 10,000 pages during tax season? Your cost stays $79/month. Growth increases revenue without increasing processing expenses.
Every dollar saved on per-page fees is a dollar that goes to profit, team expansion, or client acquisition instead of software overhead.
"We were drowning in bank statements from two provinces and multiple revenue streams. I looked at per-page pricing tools and immediately saw we'd be spending $500-800 monthly just on processing fees during busy months. That's insane when you're trying to scale. Zera Books was the only option where I could budget $79 and know exactly what I'm paying every single month. No surprises, no usage tracking, no cost anxiety."
Manroop Gill
Co-Founder at Zoom Books
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The Unlimited Alternative: $79/Month for Everything
Zera Books eliminates per-page pricing entirely with a simple unlimited model. Process 100 statements or 10,000 statements—the cost never changes. Here's what unlimited actually means for your accounting workflow.
Unlimited Bank Statements
Process as many statements as your firm needs—50 clients or 500 clients, 10-page statements or 50-page statements. No per-page fees, no volume tiers, no usage tracking required.
AI Transaction Categorization
Auto-categorize transactions for QuickBooks and Xero chart of accounts. Included unlimited—no additional per-transaction fees like competing tools charge.
Client Management Dashboard
Organize all conversions by client, access complete conversion history, manage multi-client workflows. Built-in client tools that Veryfi and Docsumo charge extra for or don't offer at all.
4 Document Types
Bank statements, financial statements, invoices, and checks—all included unlimited. Veryfi and Docsumo focus on 1-2 document types; Zera Books handles your complete document processing workflow.
Multi-Account Auto-Detection
Automatically detect and separate checking, savings, and credit card accounts from single PDFs. Export each account to individual files for clean QuickBooks import—no manual splitting required.
Predictable $79/Month
Same cost whether you process 500 pages or 50,000 pages. Budget with certainty, scale without software cost increases. Learn more: Zera Books pricing
Cost Savings Analysis: Unlimited vs Per-Page
What You Can Do with $3,000-7,000 Annual Savings:
- Hire a part-time bookkeeper to handle 2-3x more clients
- Invest in client acquisition marketing to grow your firm
- Take the savings as pure profit—no software cost increases when you scale
- Upgrade other business tools without worrying about per-page fees eating into budget
Stop Calculating Costs, Start Processing Statements
Eliminate per-page anxiety with unlimited processing at $79/month. Upload 50 statements or 5,000 statements—the price never changes. Scale your firm without scaling your software budget.
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