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Lower minimum, simpler pricing, and line items and bank statements included.

Dext's business plan starts at A$33.58/month billed annually, for 5 users and 250 documents, whether you need five seats or not. Line-item extraction and bank statement extraction come with a small monthly allowance, then cost extra. SparkReceipt Elite includes 1 user, with more at a per-user rate, unlimited documents, line-item categorisation and bank statement extraction for $16.58/month billed annually.

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Dext vs SparkReceipt

What you actually pay, and what you actually get.

Dext (business plan)SparkReceipt Elite
PriceA$33.58/month billed annually (A$403/year, excl. GST)$16.58/month billed annually ($199.00/year)
Users51 included, more at a per-user rate; your accountant joins free
Documents250/monthUnlimited (fair use)
Line-item extraction5 documents/month included, then from A$28.50/month for 50Included
Bank statement extraction10 sheets/month included, then from A$17/month for 50Included with monthly credits, each line matched to a receipt
Email receipt captureEmail submissionGmail, Outlook, Microsoft, any IMAP, plus past emails
CurrenciesNot stated on Dext's Australian pages190, converted at the purchase-date rate
AI agentAI AssistSparkAgent included
Free trial14 days7 days, full access

Dext Pricing in Australia

Dext's Australian business plan is one plan with add-ons, priced in AUD (excluding GST):

Dext business plan
Base priceA$33.58/month billed annually (A$403/year)
Included5 users, 250 documents a month, 10 bank statement sheets, 5 documents with line items, 5 supplier statements
More line itemsA$28.50/month for 50 documents (A$0.57 each), or A$0.70 each pay-as-you-go
More bank statementsA$17/month for 50 sheets (A$0.34 each), or A$0.42 each pay-as-you-go

Unused bundle documents don't roll over from month to month, and annual billing saves up to 20%.

Where the Price Difference Actually Comes From

Dext's headline figure is competitive on its own. The gap opens up because of how the plan is packaged.

The 5-user minimum. Dext's business plan is built around 5 users and 250 documents. If you're a sole trader, a two-person consultancy, or a small business where only you and your accountant touch the books, you're paying for seats nobody uses. SparkReceipt includes 1 user and lets you add more at a per-user rate. Inviting your accountant is always free, so you only pay for the seats you use.

Line items beyond the allowance. Dext includes 5 documents a month with line items. Past that, pulling the individual lines out of a supplier invoice costs A$28.50/month for 50, or A$0.70 per document. On SparkReceipt it's part of the plan. If you buy from wholesalers, trade suppliers, or anywhere the GST treatment differs line by line, this is the difference between a usable record and a single lump sum.

Bank statements beyond the allowance. Dext includes 10 statement sheets a month, then charges A$17/month for 50 or A$0.42 a sheet. SparkReceipt includes bank statement extraction with monthly credits, and matches each extracted transaction to the receipt that proves it.

If you need more than both allowances, Dext comes to about A$79 a month (A$33.58 plus the two bundles) against $16.58/month for SparkReceipt Elite.

What SparkReceipt Does Differently

Receipt-to-transaction matching. Upload a bank statement and your receipts, and the AI links them. Matched transactions point at their proof of purchase, and unmatched ones get flagged so you know what's missing before your accountant asks.

Reads the document, not a template. SparkReceipt's extraction reasons about the whole receipt: language, currency, the country it came from and how tax works there, and the individual line items. An unfamiliar supplier or a faded tax invoice is handled the same as a clean digital one.

Income as well as expenses. SparkReceipt detects whether a document is money in or money out and files it accordingly.

Email receipt capture. Connect Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft, or any IMAP inbox and email receipts are found, extracted and categorised without forwarding anything by hand. Email history extraction goes back through the mail you already have, as far back as you choose.

Xero and QuickBooks sync. Direct integrations with both, plus Zapier, Make, and Google Drive automation.

SparkAgent. A built-in AI agent you can hand work to in plain language: search the archive, categorise a batch, pull a summary, update records.

190 currencies. Every receipt processed in its original currency and converted at the purchase-date rate, which matters if you buy from suppliers overseas.

What Dext Does Well

Worth being straight about this. Dext is a mature product with deep roots among accounting firms, and its practice-side tooling for firms managing many clients is more developed than ours. If you're an accountant running document collection across dozens of clients, Dext's practice plans are built for that workflow specifically.

SparkReceipt is built for the business owner keeping their own records, and for the accountant who wants that owner to arrive with clean, matched data rather than a shoebox.

Weighing Dext against Hubdoc instead? Dext vs Hubdoc puts their prices and limits side by side, with AutoEntry and what Xero already includes.

Dext pricing above is taken from Dext's Australian business pricing and extraction pricing pages (AUD, excluding GST) as of September 2026. Prices and packaging change, so check dext.com for current figures. SparkReceipt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dext.

1 user included
Accountant access is free.

Each extra user: $1.25/month, billed $15 annually. Accountant access is free.

Pro

The essentials for keeping your receipts and expenses organised.

$9.08/mo

Total for 1 user · $109.00 billed annually

+ VAT/GST where applicable

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50 documents / month

For receipts and invoices

  • AI scanning and categorisation
  • One connected email inbox
  • Bank statement extraction and matching
  • Mileage tracking and expense reports
  • QuickBooks Online, Xero and more
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Elite

More receipts, more automation. Less to do yourself.

$16.58/mo

Total for 1 user · $199.00 billed annually

+ VAT/GST where applicable

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7-day free trial

Unlimited documents*

Everything in Pro, plus:

  • Line-item extraction on every receipt
  • Several connected email inboxes
  • AI Fields for the details you need
  • AI rules for categorising and filing
  • Accounting export templates

Founder pack

Elite, with hands-on setup from a SparkReceipt founder.

$799first year

$600 one-time setup + $199.00/year Elite for 1 user

+ VAT/GST where applicable

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Annual plan only · No free trial

Everything in Elite

Plus a working session with a founder:

  • Personal walkthrough of your account
  • Connect your email inboxes together
  • Set up your expense categories
  • Configure your integrations
  • Get answers as you work through setup
  • Go live in one working session

Unlimited linked accounts on every plan.

Compare all features

Pro

  • 1 user included. Add teammates any time for a flat fee per user, your accountant joins free on top, unlimited linked accounts
  • 50 documents per month (receipts and invoices, mass upload up to 100 at once)
  • AI scanning and categorisation
  • Automatic email receipt scanning from one connected inbox (Gmail, Outlook, IMAP)
  • Bank statement extraction and receipt matching (PDF, CSV, Excel)
  • Mileage tracker: GPS or manual trips
  • SparkAgent AI assistant, or connect your own AI over MCP
  • Integrations: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zapier, Make, Pabbly, plus webhooks and API
  • Expense reports and exports: PDF, Excel, CSV, ZIP; 190 currencies

Elite

  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • Unlimited documents: receipts and invoices, mass upload up to 100 at once
  • Line-item extraction on every receipt
  • Several connected email inboxes with automatic scanning
  • AI Fields: tell the AI exactly what to pull from every document
  • Plain-English AI rules: tell the AI how to categorise and file automatically
  • Export templates for Sage 50, DATEV, Wave, and Sage 200

Founder pack

  • Hands-on onboarding with a founder: together we set up your account, inboxes, categories and integrations
  • Everything in Elite, billed annually
  • 1 user included. Add teammates any time for a flat fee per user
  • Skip the learning curve and go live in one working session

Unlimited document scanning on Elite is subject to fair use. Bank statement extraction uses monthly renewable credits. Historical email imports include a free allowance; larger imports use credits, with the cost shown before you start.

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Frequently Asked Questions

SparkReceipt is built for sole traders, freelancers, and small companies rather than accounting practices. It includes 1 user with more available at a per-user rate instead of a 5-user minimum, unlimited documents instead of a 250/month cap, and includes line-item extraction and bank statement extraction where Dext offers a small monthly allowance and then charges for more.

Dext's business plan is A$33.58/month billed annually (A$403/year), excluding GST, for 5 users and 250 documents a month. It includes 10 bank statement sheets and 5 line-item documents a month; more line items cost A$28.50/month for 50, and more bank statements A$17/month for 50.

Dext's business plan is A$33.58/month billed annually (A$403/year, excluding GST) for 5 users and 250 documents. SparkReceipt Elite is $16.58/month billed annually ($199.00/year) for 1 user, with more at a per-user rate, and unlimited documents. The gap widens once you need more line items (from A$28.50/month on Dext) or bank statements (from A$17/month on Dext) than the monthly allowance, both included with SparkReceipt.

For most small businesses and sole traders, yes: receipt capture, expense tracking, bank statement extraction, and accountant access are all covered. If you're an accounting practice collecting documents across many clients, Dext's practice tooling is more developed and may still suit you better.

Yes. Line-item categorisation is part of the Elite plan at no extra cost. Dext includes 5 line-item documents a month, then charges A$28.50/month for 50, or A$0.70 per document pay-as-you-go.

Yes. Bank statement extraction is included with monthly credits, and once transactions are extracted the AI matches each one to the corresponding receipt or tax invoice in your archive. Unmatched transactions are flagged so you can see exactly which receipts are missing.

Yes. SparkReceipt has a direct Xero integration, plus QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Make, and Google Drive. Scanned and categorised expenses sync across with the receipt image attached, ready to match against your bank feed.

Yes. Inviting your accountant is always free, so it never uses a paid seat. Your plan includes 1 user, and you can add a partner or colleague at any time at a per-user rate.

Yes. SparkReceipt detects whether a document represents money in or money out and categorises it accordingly, so sales invoices and purchase receipts both live in one place.

Yes. SparkReceipt reads receipts in virtually any language and processes 190 currencies, converting each at the exchange rate that applied on the purchase date rather than today's rate.

Yes. SparkReceipt starts with a 7-day free trial with full access to every feature, bills monthly or annually, and you can cancel anytime.

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