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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dext

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ADext 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

    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AQuickbooks Desktop for Mac is an accounting software designed for Mac users. It is designed to integrate with Apple iCloud. It provides core accounting features in line with the rest of the Quickbooks Desktop product line.N/A
    Pricing
    DextQuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    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
    DextQuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    DextQuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Considered Both Products
    IRIS Software Group
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    Intuit
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    82%
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    DextQuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Expense Management
    Comparison of Expense Management features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    Employee Expense Reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    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
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    8.9
    13 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    1% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    6.7
    24 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings5.121 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    7.6
    26 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings5.520 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.526 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.514 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings5.011 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.715 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.615 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.116 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.519 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.915 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    7.4
    17 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.516 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.512 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings6.911 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Dext and QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Feature
    Dext
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    9.1
    20 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings9.518 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings9.119 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.118 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings9.18 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DextQuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (14 ratings)
    8.1
    (34 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.5
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DextQuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    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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    Intuit
    If you're a freelancer or running a very small business where you do your own bookkeeping I think this is a great option, especially if you're familiar with accounting and bookkeeping in general. If you're not so familiar with bookkeeping, I would say that the learning curve is too steep and you might want to look elsewhere for a more intuitive solution
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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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    Intuit
    • The program is very easy to learn, the interface is incredibly user-friendly and there are tons of free resources and tutorials available
    • It makes managing payroll really easy for the employee and accountant on staff. No more lost time sheets or late paychecks!
    • Managing bills and paying them has become streamlined and it's great having everything in one place so we don't lose track of things.
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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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    Intuit
    • The #1 complaint is that setting it up right is a challenge. People waste time trying to figure it out only to realize that they don't know accounting so of course they don't know how an accounting program should be set up. Like any time you are in over your head, reach out to your network and find someone who can log onto your computer and walk you through it.
    • If you need to track the cost of wages to jobs you can't do it with the online payroll, but check for yourself because it's a function that landscaping companies and construction businesses usually need, so maybe they have added it by now. That would really help!
    • It's premise-based software and that means you take on the role of hardware admin, and it's a lot of work for what is increasingly becoming a smaller gap in the functionality between QuickBooks for Mac and QuickBooks Online.
    • QuickBooks for Mac 2015 has been updated consistently over the last 3 years and continues to provide for the bookkeeping needs of small companies using Macs in their offices. However, it has limited job costing functionality. It is similar in functionality to the 2010 version of QuickBooksPro which runs on Windows.
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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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    Intuit
    I haven't spent that much time with the newer versions of QuickBooks for Mac, but I think I'm seeing it make the much-needed improvements. For example, something as simple as undoing the previous reconciliation was a terrible chore, and I'm glad that feature has been included in the newer versions of QuickBooks for Mac
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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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    Intuit
    The Mac version is OK overall. I find the Windows versions to be much more robust but Mac is quite good for Mac users. Though I think die hard Mac users should consider QuickBooks Online instead as there is a new QB for Mac app that makes using QBO much better!
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    Reliability and Availability
    IRIS Software Group
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    I've been using the QuickBooks online version for a little over 6 months now (upgraded from Mac desktop) and I haven't had any access issues. There have been times when it was down for service/upgrade however there is always plenty of notification time given by the Quick Books Online Support team. These upgrade maintenance time frames are always over night hours and on the weekends so everything can be worked around very easily.
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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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    Intuit
    Fortunately, I haven't had to reach out much for support.
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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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    Intuit
    I love using Quickbooks compared to other software we've tried. QuickBooks Online and TSheets interface. Customer service and problem resolution are generally excellent, with well-trained and proficient agents taking calls or on chat. Ease of use and accessibility via the mobile app. Great courses were available to help with learning the basics and some advanced accounting background. I love learning! Online accessibility - it can work anywhere with an internet connection. Linking to bank and credit card accounts is handy.
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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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    Intuit
    • It has allowed us to offer multiple bookkeeping softwares for clients that do not want to change from what they have been using.
    • Payroll filing has given us ease of mind because we can physically make the filings rather than waiting on payroll software to make them for us.
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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