botkeeper vs. Dext

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
botkeeper
Score 9.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Boston based Botkeeper is the world's first and original robotic bookkeeper. The Botkeeper solution uses a combination of skilled accountants, machine learning, and AI to provide the best bookkeeping at the lowest possible cost. Instead of replacing your existing accounting software, we'll hook right up to it! Botkeeper can easily and quickly integrate with Quickbooks Online or Xero. Getting up and running is simple- 1. Data is extracted from both financial and non-financial sources.…N/A
Dext
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Dext is a bookkeeping automation platform now from IRIS (acquired December 2024) that eliminates much of the manual work associated to accounting processes.
$32
per month for 5 users (minimum) and 250 documents per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Dext Essential (Pricing for practices)
$23.92
per month per client (10 minimum, for accounting & bookkeeping firms)
Dext Advanced (Pricing for practices)
$25.64
per month per client (10 minimum, for accounting & bookkeeping firms)
Dext for Businesses
starting at $31.50
per month for 5 users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOur goal is to offer bookkeeping solutions that are not only best in class, but available to all companies at all stages of growth. We have our Free Package, all the way up through Custom Packages, and everything in between!Discount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
botkeeper
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Ratings
Dext
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Employee Expense Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
botkeeper
-
Ratings
Dext
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Financial Document Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Advanced OCR00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
botkeeperDext
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(3 ratings)
9.8
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
3.5
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
botkeeperDext
Likelihood to Recommend
Botkeeper
Well, Suited Scenarios are: Automating the data entry, analysis, bookkeeping, managing finances fairly on this basis, and pulling out burndown charts, reports, and other analytical chapters. hence it helps in understanding the business, cash flows, or issues related to that which surely end up with the ideas of revenue growth directly and indirectly as well. And the most important thing in all this is done by AI-powered tools so management of resources overhead is no more. Scenarios where it is less appropriate: When it comes to a strong comprehensive accounting then the bookkeeper fails there and we need to integrate with third-party service providers to achieve the goal. So this is the worst scenario. And for detailed resources, one needs a vast knowledge base, and that's not the case with the Botkeeper as its knowledge base appears to be limited to basic.
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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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Pros
Botkeeper
  • They have a clean and easy portal that I can log into and link all accounts so they have access to what they need
  • They are so good at what they do that I only need to respond to 1 or 2 emails a month for uncategorized transactions or clarifications
  • They process all of our AR, AP, year end reports, sales tax, and bookkeeping. And it's all very accurate and on time.
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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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Cons
Botkeeper
  • their current interface
  • the scoping tool (makes sense once you're using botkeeper)
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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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Likelihood to Renew
Botkeeper
No answers on this topic
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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Usability
Botkeeper
No answers on this topic
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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Support Rating
Botkeeper
No answers on this topic
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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Alternatives Considered
Botkeeper
Botkeeper is quite new to accounting solutions. The tech base is quite new and cutting edge. Service support is quite fast and good. Integration support is open to another third party to enhance in all possible ways. Eliminates overhead of hiring permanent resident accountants. Great user experience and well-optimized tools.
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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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Return on Investment
Botkeeper
No answers on this topic
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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Dext Screenshots

Screenshot of Dext's time saving receipt captureScreenshot of where to extract and categorise data automaticallyScreenshot of some of the 11500+ banks and platforms that have pre-existing connectionsScreenshot of where to publish to accounting softwareScreenshot of the interface to manage users and permissionsScreenshot of the mobile app for managing expenses