Dext (AF Score 70) and Hubdoc (AF Score 50) are two of the most cross-shopped AP automation platforms in our directory. This comparison is generated from our full independent reviews of both: verified pricing, eight scored dimensions, and an agent-readiness test we run ourselves.
The verdict at a glance
Dext scores higher overall (70 to 50), but the right pick depends on what you weight.
Dext. Dext, formerly Receipt Bank and owned by IRIS Software Group since December 2024, captures receipts, bills and bank statements, codes them with supplier rules and an AI agent, and publishes them to Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and other small-business ledgers for accounting firms and small businesses.
Hubdoc is Xero's document capture app: it reads bills and receipts and publishes them with the source file to Xero, QuickBooks Online or BILL, free with Xero plans or $12 a month on its own, for small businesses and their bookkeepers.
Quick facts
- Dext AF score. 70/100
- Dext implementation. Low
- Dext best fit. Firms and SMBs on Xero or QBO
- Hubdoc AF score. 50/100
- Hubdoc implementation. Low
- Hubdoc best fit. Xero small businesses and firms
Dimension by dimension
- Compliance depth. Dext 62, Hubdoc 38. Edge: Dext.
- Scalability. Dext 58, Hubdoc 45. Edge: Dext.
- AI / agent readiness. Dext 60, Hubdoc 20. Edge: Dext.
- Support. Dext 66, Hubdoc 42. Edge: Dext.
- Implementation. Dext 80, Hubdoc 78. Edge: Dext.
- Pricing transparency. Dext 82, Hubdoc 86. Edge: Hubdoc.
- GL / ERP fit. Dext 64, Hubdoc 60. Edge: Dext.
- Payments & money movement. Dext 40, Hubdoc 18. Edge: Dext.
Pick Dext if
- An accounting or bookkeeping firm collecting receipts and bills from dozens of Xero or QuickBooks Online clients
- A small business that wants supplier rules and a multi-stage approval step before bills reach the ledger
- A UK practice that wants to run client supplier, expense and payroll payments from the same inbox
Pick Hubdoc if
- A Xero small business that photographs receipts and forwards supplier bills, and wants them posted to Xero with the image attached at no extra cost.
- A bookkeeping firm with many small Xero clients that wants one free partner account to collect client documents and publish them to each client's Xero file.
- A QuickBooks Online or BILL user with low bill volume who wants simple capture for $12 a month and does not need line items or approvals.
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