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Dext

By Dext
4.81 out of 5 stars
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Dext - AI bookkeeping automation. Captures receipts, invoices, expenses and mileage, automates payments, extracts, codes and syncs everything to Xero, VAT and all. Start your 14-day free trial today. More than 1.1K reviews on the Xero App Store.
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4.8
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Reviewed by
1120
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Listed for
15 years
March 2011

Overview

Remove the hassle of collecting and paying* invoices and expenses. With bookkeeping automation from Dext, you can free up time to grow your business, reduce data-entry errors, and capture every deductible expense. Start your 14-day free trial.

Capture everything, from anywhere. Snap it. Send it. Forget it. Upload receipts and invoices via the Mobile app, email, WhatsApp, or from your desktop. Connect bank feeds and to over 11,500+ apps, and platforms including PayPal and Shopify.

More than capture. Automation that does the work:

  • 99.9% data accuracy: supplier, date, totals, tax and individual line items extracted automatically, no typing.

  • Dext AI Assist: learns how you manage your books and suggests ways to automate repetitive bookkeeping tasks.

  • Line-item extraction: Unlock transaction-level detail for cleaner reporting and cost tracking. Dext’s Line Item Extraction feature automatically pulls individual line items and tax amounts from receipts, invoices, and bills — so you don’t have to.

  • Supplier rules: Set up rules so repeat transactions from the same supplier are handled automatically.

  • Built-in duplicate detection: never publish the same invoice to Xero twice.

  • GPS Mileage tracker automatically calculates reimbursable amounts using distance travelled and approved government rates.

  • Approvals & payments: review, approve and pay suppliers and employees in one secure workflow, with built-in fraud prevention.*

Benefits

  • Cut data entry to near zero and save hours every month
  • Trust your numbers: fewer errors, correct VAT, audit-ready records
  • Let AI automate the busywork, with you in control
  • Recover every billable expense and supplier deduction
  • Pay suppliers and employees with confidence, securely*
  • Approve invoices before they ever reach your ledger
  • Find any document, instantly, stored for up to 10 years
  • Work anywhere: mobile, email, WhatsApp or browser

🏆🏆 2024 Winner, 'Small Business App Partner of the Year' (Xero Awards UK & US)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ More than 1.1K reviews on the Xero App Store.

Feature highlights:

  • AI Assist: automate repetitive bookkeeping with AI you can trust.

  • Dextension ( Chrome extension): work with Dext data right inside Xero, no clicking in and out.

  • Mobile app, email in and upload submission methods.

  • Whatsapp integration: snap and send invoices and receipts via Whatsapp chat.

  • Bank feeds: import and match transactions.

  • Expense claims: submit and approve expenses.

  • GPS mileage tracker: auto-calculated claims for business trips.

  • Dext Payments: pay suppliers and staff securely (UK).

  • CIS support: splits labour and materials (UK).

  • Vault document storage: Smart financial document storage

  • Commerce lite: connect to Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Shopify and more.

*Dext Payments is currently available in the UK only.

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Dext + Xero

Dext and Xero share a deep, two-way integration that keeps both systems aligned, with reliable, secure data flow and automated data entry you can depend on. That includes syncing your chart of accounts, suppliers, customers, cost and sales data, bank reconciliations, purchase orders, tax details, tracking categories, payment methods and more between the two platforms.

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Reviews & ratings

4.8 out of 5 stars
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Kamal Amanullah
Posted
5 out of 5 stars

⭐ Dext: The Employee Who Never Takes a Day Off

Dext has become an essential part of our accounting workflow. The ability to scan and upload invoices and have the system automatically extract and populate the required information is a huge time saver. The seamless integration with Xero means invoices are processed quickly and accurately, reducing manual administration and helping us maintain accurate records. It has improved efficiency, enhanced document management, and made bookkeeping much easier.

Response from Dext

Thank you for the fantastic review, Kamal! We love your description of Dext as “the employee who never takes a day off.” We’re delighted that our bookkeeping automation software and Xero integration make invoice processing quicker and more accurate. You might also enjoy exploring Supplier Rules to automate coding and publishing even further.
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Carly Moneypenny
Posted
5 out of 5 stars

Definitely recommend

Really easy to use and saves us so much time. It learns the codes and automatically applies them. We now use it for our field engineers to submit their company credit card receipts directly. Having the app, desktop and whatsapp submission provides extra flexibility and the automatic document fetch saves even more time!

Response from Dext

Thank you for the fantastic review, Carly! We’re delighted that Dext’s bookkeeping automation software saves your team time and makes it easy for field engineers to submit company credit card receipts. It’s great to hear that the app, desktop, WhatsApp submission and automatic document fetch provide the flexibility your business needs.
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Phil George
Posted
5 out of 5 stars

Great for Productivity

Dext has streamlined the expenses logging process, now even the IT-illiterate in our firm have no excuses!!

Response from Dext

Thank you for the great review, Phil! We’re delighted that Dext’s bookkeeping automation software has streamlined expense logging for everyone in your firm. If you haven’t tried Dextension yet, you might also enjoy using Dext’s features within Xero, reducing the need to switch between tabs.

Additional info

Shared data

Xero
Dext
Receiptsshared from Dext to Xero
Invoicesshared from Xero to Dext and from Dext to Xero
Contactsshared from Xero to Dext and from Dext to Xero
Accountsshared from Xero to Dext and from Dext to Xero
Usersshared from Xero to Dext and from Dext to Xero
Tracking Categoriesshared from Xero to Dext
Tax Ratesshared from Xero to Dext and from Dext to Xero
Reportsshared from Xero to Dext
Purchase Ordersshared from Xero to Dext and from Dext to Xero
Paymentsshared from Dext to Xero
Currenciesshared from Xero to Dext and from Dext to Xero
Bank Transactionsshared from Xero to Dext and from Dext to Xero

Functions

Bills and expensesAccountant tools

Industries

Professional servicesConstruction and tradesAccounting

App details

By Dext
Added in 2011

Countries

Australia, Canada, Global, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

Languages

English

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