Dext vs. Foundation Software Construction Accounting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Foundation Software headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio offers their construction accounting and payroll software. The vendor states that their job costing construction accounting software is designed to be easy to use and provides the accounting and management tools needed to run a successful construction business.N/A
Pricing
DextFoundation Software Construction Accounting
Editions & Modules
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DextFoundation Software Construction Accounting
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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DextFoundation Software Construction Accounting
Features
DextFoundation Software Construction Accounting
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
Dext
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
-
Ratings
Employee Expense Reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Dext
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
-
Ratings
Customizable Approval Policies10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Document Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced OCR10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Dext
-
Ratings
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.1
4 Ratings
1% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Dext
-
Ratings
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.7
4 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Dext
-
Ratings
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.2
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Dext
-
Ratings
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
7.8
4 Ratings
2% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
Data exportability00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Product A and Product B
Dext
-
Ratings
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
8.9
4 Ratings
18% above category average
Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Photo documentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Jobsite reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Document sharing00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile app00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
Change orders00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
Estimating
Comparison of Estimating features of Product A and Product B
Dext
-
Ratings
Foundation Software Construction Accounting
8.5
3 Ratings
12% above category average
Job costing00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
Cost databases00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Cost calculator00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
DextFoundation Software Construction Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(14 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(10 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
3.5
(7 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DextFoundation Software Construction Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Foundation Software
Working as a general contractor or subcontractor, I highly recommend Foundation Software Construction Accounting. I would not recommend it for anything outside construction, but it could still be used for other businesses.
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Pros
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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Foundation Software
  • Invoicing
  • Reports
  • Payroll
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Cons
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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Foundation Software
  • I think A/P Invoice approval could be much smoother.
  • Purchase orders should be more detailed able to be issued and easily modified and enter invoices against them.
  • A/P check distribution should let you select checks for ACH payment and printed check in the same run.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Foundation Software
There are some things it lacks, certain reports or history audits. I have to call them to do certain things-submit a ticket and wait on someone to call back instead of getting someone immediately. Especially if it's urgent. I have to wait on them to push an update-and they usually run a week or 2 later- to pull quarterly or annual tax forms.
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Usability
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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Foundation Software
I give Foundation Software Construction Accounting this rating because once you learn the software and how detailed its with multiple steps to complete transactions, it is very user friendly and keeps you from making user errors.
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Support Rating
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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Foundation Software
Support is usually pretty great. Most of the time return calls to tickets logged are fairly quick. Most everyone is knowledgeable and helpful.
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Implementation Rating
IRIS Software Group
No answers on this topic
Foundation Software
the person from them was impatient and would make comments about we've been over this
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Alternatives Considered
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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Foundation Software
Personally,
I did not have a hand in deciding the software, but for our company is has not
led to increased productivity or made things easier. It has been more difficult
for payroll to be inputted correctly and the payroll reports for certified
payroll often come out incorrect and we need to manually figure out how to correct
the issues and get them in correctly
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Return on Investment
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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Foundation Software
  • Financial Management
  • Return on Investmetn
  • Job Costing
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ScreenShots

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