Best Hubdoc Alternatives for Xero (Australia)

Hubdoc alternative comparison table

Tool	Email inbox sync	Receipt/document capture	Xero integration	Quoting	AU-specific pricing	Starting price
eggz	✅ Gmail + Missive	✅	✅ Full sync	✅	✅	$90 AUD/year
Dext	✅ Email forwarding	✅ (receipt focus)	✅ Full sync	❌	✅	A$421* (US$302.50)/year
Receiptor AI	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	A$403* (US$290)/year
DOKKA	✅ (AP only)	✅	✅	❌	❌	Custom pricing
Datamolino	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	From A$35* (US$25)/month

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The alternatives, reviewed honestly

eggz: Best for inbox-to-Xero automation (including quotes)

eggz is built specifically around the idea that most of your financial documents come in through email. Customer requests, supplier bills, invoices, quotes. They land in your inbox first. eggz sits between your Gmail or Missive account and Xero and handles the whole chain.

Where it goes further than Hubdoc: it doesn't just capture incoming bills, it also lets you create outgoing quotes and invoices from the same interface, then publish them straight to Xero. So the workflow becomes customer emails you → you turn it into a quote in eggz → customer accepts → one click raises the invoice in Xero with every line carried over. No re-keying anywhere in that chain.

It also handles the thing that quietly doubles your expenses: an invoice and its payment receipt for the same purchase. eggz recognises the pair, combines them, and counts the purchase once, keeping both files. Borderline matches are put to you as a question rather than guessed at.

It's the only tool in this list that handles both inbound (bills, receipts) and outbound (quotes, invoices) in one place, which matters if you're a service business billing for time and expertise rather than selling products.

Plans start at $90 a year. Every account starts free, with the first 50 documents included. The first 100 founding members get 50% off annual plans for life.

Best for: Service businesses, freelancers, tradies, consultants using Gmail or Missive alongside Xero.
Not ideal for: High-volume receipt capture from physical receipts, or businesses needing a mobile scanning app.

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Dext: Best for receipt capture and bookkeeper workflows

Dext (formerly Receipt Bank) is the most established tool in this space. It has a rating in the high fours on the Xero App Store from over a thousand reviews, and it's Xero's Platinum App Partner. If you have a bookkeeper already using Dext, staying on it is probably the right call.

What Dext is good at: capturing receipts, classifying expenses, and pushing clean coded data to Xero. It has a mobile app that's genuinely good for snapping physical receipts. It also has supplier rules that let you pre-code recurring expenses.

What Dext doesn't do: it won't create quotes or invoices, and the email inbox integration is more limited than eggz. If your Hubdoc use was mostly fetching bank statements and coding bills, Dext covers most of it.

Dext pricing is higher than most alternatives. Check their pricing page for current Australian rates, as they've restructured plans in 2026.

Best for: Businesses with a bookkeeper, high-volume receipt capture, or existing Dext relationship.
Not ideal for: Businesses that need outbound quoting and invoicing as part of the same workflow.

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Receiptor AI: Best for pure document capture on a budget

The product is solid for what it does. Email forwarding gets documents into Receiptor AI, AI extracts the line items, and data pushes to Xero. Their Starter plan is A$40* (US$29) a month, or A$403* (US$290) for a year with two months free.

The catch: it's not Australia-specific. No GST-specific extraction rules, no ATO-compliant workflows, no local support. For Australian businesses, that matters.

Best for: Budget-conscious users who need basic document capture without bells and whistles.
Not ideal for: Australian businesses that need GST handling or ATO-compliant workflows.

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DOKKA: Best for accounts payable automation at scale

DOKKA is overkill for most small businesses but worth knowing about if you run a team or manage multiple entities. It's built for AP automation: bills come in via email, DOKKA extracts and routes them for approval, then pushes approved bills to Xero.

No quoting, no invoicing. Focused entirely on the inbound bill side. Custom pricing makes it expensive for solo operators.

Best for: Businesses processing 100+ bills per month who need approval workflows.
Not ideal for: Small businesses or freelancers.

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Datamolino: Best for high-volume document extraction

Datamolino started as a data extraction tool and has expanded into Xero integration. It's particularly good at extracting data from complex PDFs and multi-page documents.

The missing piece: no email inbox integration. You upload documents or forward them via a specific email address, but it doesn't integrate with your actual inbox the way eggz or Dext does.

Best for: Bookkeeping firms processing large document batches.
Not ideal for: Businesses wanting a seamless inbox integration.

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What stats say about automation

According to V7Labs (2026), businesses using email-to-Xero automation reduce invoice processing time by up to 75%. The bottleneck isn't usually Xero itself. It's the manual work of getting documents from your inbox into your accounting software in the first place.

Whatever tool you pick, look for that same "set and forget" behaviour on recurring supplier documents. The ones that arrive every month are where the time goes.

On cash flow: according to ASIC's Australian small business research, cash flow problems are a factor in the majority of small business insolvencies. Getting paid faster, which inbox automation enables, is one of the more direct levers a small business has.

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Which Hubdoc alternative should you pick?

If you just need document capture and you have a bookkeeper: Dext.

If you need inbox-to-Xero automation that also covers quoting and invoicing, and you're based in Australia: eggz.

If you need the cheapest option and GST compliance isn't a priority: Receiptor AI.

If you process 100+ bills per month and need approval workflows: DOKKA.

None of this is urgent. Hubdoc still works, and if it's doing the job you can stay on it. But the alternatives have moved on a long way, and if you're paying A$17* (US$12) a month for capture alone it's worth half an hour to check what else that money buys.

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Frequently asked questions

Did Hubdoc shut down?
No. Hubdoc is still sold at hubdoc.com, at A$17* (US$12) a month after a 30-day free trial, and Xero's Australian pricing plans page still links Hubdoc's terms of use. Xero's own Australian document capture page is now called Smart Document capture and no longer names Hubdoc. The most used alternatives are Dext, eggz, and Receiptor AI, depending on which part of the workflow matters most to you.

Is there a free Hubdoc alternative for Xero?
Xero Files is included in your Xero subscription and handles basic document storage. It doesn't extract data automatically or sync your inbox, but it's free and already available. For automated processing, paid tools are needed.

Does eggz work with Xero?
Yes. eggz is built specifically as a Xero add-on. Invoices, bills, and quotes created in eggz sync directly to Xero in real time. It also supports GST and ATO-compliant invoicing for Australian businesses.

Can I forward emails to these tools like I could with Hubdoc?
Yes. Dext, Receiptor AI, and eggz all support email forwarding. eggz goes a step further by integrating directly with your Gmail or Missive inbox, so you don't need to remember to forward. It processes emails automatically.

What's the difference between eggz and Dext?
Dext focuses on receipt and expense capture, making it ideal for businesses with high-volume physical receipts. eggz focuses on the full inbox-to-Xero workflow including quotes and invoices, making it better for service businesses. See our full eggz vs Dext comparison.

Does Receiptor AI support Australian GST?
Receiptor AI is not built specifically for Australia and doesn't have GST-specific extraction rules. For Australian businesses, this means your bookkeeper will likely need to check GST coding manually.

Is Datamolino still available in Australia?
Yes, Datamolino is available globally including Australia. However, it doesn't have an inbox integration and primarily works through document uploads or a forwarding email address.

How long does it take to set up an eggz alternative?
eggz takes under two minutes to set up: connect Gmail, connect Xero, and it's running. Dext setup is similar. DOKKA has a longer onboarding process due to its approval workflow configuration.

How much does Hubdoc cost?
Hubdoc's own pricing page lists a 30-day free trial with no credit card required, then A$17* (US$12) a month. Xero's Australian pricing plans page links Hubdoc's terms of use in its plan fine print, but does not list Hubdoc as a plan feature.

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