eggz vs Dext: Xero Receipt Capture Compared

What Dext does well

Dext (formerly Receipt Bank) has been building this product since 2010. It shows. The receipt capture is genuinely excellent. The mobile app is reliable, the OCR accuracy is high, and the supplier rules mean that once you've processed a supplier once, future documents from that supplier are coded automatically.

Dext's review record on the Xero App Store, a rating in the high fours from more than a thousand reviews, is earned. Bookkeepers love Dext because it standardises how client data arrives in Xero. Instead of getting a pile of unorganised receipts at month end, everything is coded and ready to review.

Where Dext is limited: it's designed for the receipt-and-expense workflow, not the full invoice cycle. If you need to raise quotes and invoices for clients at all, Dext doesn't handle that. You'd still be creating those documents manually in Xero. And the pricing is higher, with the more powerful features available only on higher-tier plans.

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The real question: where does your admin time go?

This is the only comparison that matters for deciding between eggz and Dext.

If your biggest time cost is entering bills and expenses:
You receive physical receipts, your team submits expense claims, and you have suppliers whose bills you need to code every month. Dext is designed precisely for this. Its mobile receipt capture is well established.

If your biggest time cost is quoting, invoicing, and bill processing from email:
Customer requests come by email. You quote, they approve, you invoice, they pay. Supplier bills arrive by email as PDFs. eggz automates this chain. The quote-to-invoice conversion alone saves most users an hour a week.

If you have both problems:
Some businesses use both tools. eggz handles the inbox automation and quoting workflow, Dext handles physical receipt capture. They're not competing for the same workflow.

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Pricing: what you actually pay

Dext pricing has changed in 2026. Check dext.com for current Australian rates, as they vary by plan tier. Expect to pay more for the full feature set that includes supplier rules and multi-user access.

The first 100 founding members lock in 50% off annual plans for life. Pricing scales with team size and document volume.

For a solo freelancer or small service business deciding between the two: if quoting and invoicing are part of your week, eggz covers a cycle Dext does not.

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Who each tool is for

Choose eggz if:

• You run a service business that quotes and invoices clients
• You use Gmail or Missive as your primary inbox
• Your supplier bills arrive by email
• You need the quote → invoice workflow automated
• You're an Australian freelancer, tradie, or consultant

Choose Dext if:

• You have a bookkeeper managing your Xero account
• High volumes of physical receipts (team expenses, business travel), where a native app and years of coding rules earn their keep
• You're an accountant or bookkeeping firm managing multiple clients
• Advanced supplier coding rules are important to your workflow

Consider both if:

• You have both inbound email bills AND physical receipt capture needs
• You have a team with expense claims and you also invoice clients from email

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What neither tool covers

Worth knowing: neither eggz nor Dext handles payroll, bank reconciliation directly, or financial reporting. For payroll, Deputy or Xero Payroll are the relevant tools. For reporting, Spotlight Reporting is the most used Xero add-on for that.

Automation tools like these handle the document flow into Xero. What happens with that data in Xero, reconciling, reporting, forecasting, is separate.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the main difference between eggz and Dext?
Dext focuses on receipt capture and expense management, primarily through a mobile app for physical receipts and a supplier coding engine. eggz focuses on inbox-to-Xero automation, covering the full quote → invoice → bill workflow for service businesses using Gmail or Missive.

Is eggz cheaper than Dext?
Yes, at the prices both publish today. eggz starts at $90 AUD a year. A year of Dext's entry business plan is A$421* (US$302.50). The Dext alternative page carries both in Australian dollars at today's exchange rate.

Can I use both eggz and Dext with Xero?
Yes. They operate in different parts of the workflow and don't conflict. eggz handles email-based documents and quoting; Dext handles physical receipt capture and expense management. Some businesses use both.

Does eggz have a mobile app for receipts?
Partly. Open eggz on your phone and there is a camera button in the bottom bar: photograph a receipt and it uploads and is read like any other document. There is no native app on the App Store, and for high-volume physical receipt capture with supplier coding rules, Dext is the better option.

Does Dext handle quote creation?
No. Dext is designed for capturing documents you receive (bills, receipts, expenses), not for creating documents you send (quotes, invoices). For the full quote-to-invoice workflow, eggz is the right tool.

Which tool do bookkeepers prefer?
Bookkeepers tend to prefer Dext for client expense management because of its mature supplier coding rules and multi-client management features. eggz is better suited to business owners who want to automate their own quoting and invoicing workflow without necessarily having a bookkeeper.

Which is better for a tradie in Australia?
For most Australian tradies, eggz makes more sense. The quote → job → invoice workflow is exactly what eggz automates. Physical receipt capture for materials purchases can be handled with Dext if needed, but the higher-priority pain point is usually the quoting and invoicing cycle.

What is the difference between Dext and Hubdoc?
They are separate products from separate companies. Hubdoc is Xero's, sold at A$17* (US$12) a month, and Dext is independent. Both capture documents and push them into Xero. Dext goes further on mobile receipt capture and supplier coding rules. See our Hubdoc alternatives guide for more context.

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