Updated July 2026 · written by a vendor, priced honestly
Dext vs AutoEntry: which one fits a bookkeeping practice?
Since Xero retired Hubdoc on May 8, 2026, Dext and AutoEntry are the two names practitioners hear first. They solve the same step of the job — reading data off a document — but they are built for different buyers and priced on opposite models. Here is the comparison that matters if you run a bookkeeping practice.
Full disclosure: we make Sorted Receipts, a third option covered at the end. Prices and limitations below are as published or as practitioners report them; if we've got one wrong, email [email protected] and we'll correct it.
The short version
- Dext is the pro extraction suite: deep line-item capture, supplier rules, firm dashboards. It starts around $34/mo and climbs through tiers; line-item extraction is where practitioners report the pricing "starts to be really fidgety." Built for accounting firms that process high volumes and want depth.
- AutoEntry is pay-per-document: credit packs from roughly $13 to $469. Cheap if your volume is genuinely tiny, expensive and unpredictable the moment a client has a heavy month. No collection or chasing — documents have to reach it somehow.
- Neither collects documents from your clients or chases what's missing. Both assume the pile already arrived. For most small practices, getting the pile to arrive is the job.
Side by side
| Dext | AutoEntry | Sorted Receipts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Accounting firms, high volume | Per-document extraction | Bookkeeping practices |
| Pricing model | $34+/mo, tiers and credits | Credit packs, $13–469 | Flat $29/$59/$99, unlimited documents |
| Client collection | Limited (mobile app, email-in) | No | One private link per client, no login |
| Chasing missing documents | No | No | Yes — reminders under your name |
| Extraction depth | Deep, line items on higher tiers | Line items, per credit | Header level: date, vendor, amount, type |
| Predictable monthly cost | Tier-dependent | No — usage | Yes — flat |
What practitioners actually complain about
Recent threads in bookkeeping communities repeat three things about Dext: the pricing gets fidgety once you need line-item extraction, the interface is heavier than a small practice wants, and the OCR still misreads enough that you review everything anyway. AutoEntry's credit model is the recurring objection in Hubdoc-migration threads — bookkeepers describe leaving precisely because they refuse "billable credit structures" where a client's messy month becomes your variable cost.
None of that makes either tool bad. Dext is genuinely deep, and if your firm bills for volume processing, it earns its price. AutoEntry is fine when volume is low and stable. The mismatch is the solo or two-person practice with 15–30 clients: you pay for extraction depth you review manually anyway, and you still send the "any receipts for March?" emails yourself.
The third option
Sorted Receipts does the part both of these skip: each client gets one dump link (no account, no app), everything that arrives is auto-sorted by month, vendor, and type, recurring vendors with a gap get chased with reminders sent under your name, and month-end is a CSV plus renamed originals in one click. Flat from $29/mo, documents never metered. It deliberately does not do line-item extraction — if you need that, Dext is the right call.
Questions people search
Is AutoEntry cheaper than Dext?
At very low volume, usually yes — small credit packs start around $13. At realistic practice volume the credits stack up fast, and Dext's flat tiers can come out cheaper. Neither is predictable the way a flat price is.
Does Dext or AutoEntry chase clients for missing receipts?
No. Both start working after documents arrive. Collection and chasing stay your job — or the job of a collection-first tool.
Which replaced Hubdoc officially?
Neither. Xero pointed Hubdoc users at storage-only Xero Files; the automation was retired with it. Dext and AutoEntry are the common paid migrations, not official successors.