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 "schema_version": "1.0",
 "id": "dext",
 "name": "Dext",
 "research_status": "researched",
 "vendor_domain": "dext.com",
 "category": "Financial Operations",
 "task": "Something else",
 "summary": "Receipt and invoice capture that extracts the data and feeds it into Xero, QuickBooks or Sage. It is the capture layer, not accounting software, so you still need one of those.",
 "best_for": "accountants, bookkeepers and growing businesses drowning in receipts who want fast, accurate capture flowing straight into Xero, QuickBooks or Sage",
 "skip_if": "you're a sole trader with few receipts (pricey for low volume), or you want all-in-one accounting — Dext only does the capture layer",
 "honest_knock": "It's a data-capture layer, not accounting software — it feeds Xero, QuickBooks or Sage, so you still need one of those. Extraction accuracy varies and sometimes needs manual fixes, the UI is tricky for beginners, the mobile app is more limited than desktop, and sole traders find it pricey.",
 "pricing": {
  "status": "public",
  "entry_price": "$25.21",
  "entry_price_terms": "a month billed annually for 250 documents and 5 users ($31.50 billed monthly), excluding tax",
  "from_price_usd_month": 25.21,
  "plans": null,
  "plans_source": null,
  "notes": "(re-verified 2026-10-10, read in a browser on dext.com/en/business/pricing because the price panel renders client-side) Dext has moved off named tiers: you choose a region and a billing period, then slide an allowance. The base of 250 documents a month and 5 users costs $25.21 per month billed annually ($302.50 a year) or $31.50 monthly in the Rest of the World, £30 monthly in the UK, €31.50 in the EU and A$42 in APAC, all excluding tax. The annual discount is stated as up to 20% everywhere except the UK page, which says up to 19%. Add-ons are billed separately: AI Assist $10.5 a month until 31 January 2027 (the page said 31 October when we read it on 21 August 2026), Commerce Lite from $7.50 and Vault free for 100MB then from $4. Line Item Extraction and Supplier Statement Extraction are from $20.50 a month or $0.50 per document, and Bank Statement Extraction from $13.00 a month or $0.32 per document. Plans include 10 sheets of bank statement extraction, 5 line-item documents and 5 supplier statement extractions as free credits, and the free trial is 14 days with no payment details required.",
  "verified_at": "2026-10-10",
  "source_url": null
 },
 "free_plan": false,
 "free_plan_evidence": null,
 "cost_traps": [
  {
   "id": "usage_metered",
   "label": "Usage-metered",
   "evidence": "Plans include 10 sheets of bank statement extraction, 5 line-item documents and 5 supplier statement extractions as free credits, and the free trial is 14 days with no payment details required.",
   "verified_at": "2026-10-10",
   "source_url": null
  },
  {
   "id": "addons_extra",
   "label": "Key features are paid add-ons",
   "evidence": "Add-ons are billed separately: AI Assist $10.5 a month until 31 January 2027 (the page said 31 October when we read it on 21 August 2026), Commerce Lite from $7.50 and Vault free for 100MB then from $4.",
   "verified_at": "2026-10-10",
   "source_url": null
  }
 ],
 "compare_with": {
  "name": "Hubdoc or manual entry",
  "why": "the free-with-Xero and the do-it-yourself routes"
 },
 "links": {
  "record": "https://aibuildermarketplace.com/api/v1/products/dext.json",
  "review": "https://officesoftwaremarketplace.com/dext-review.html",
  "marketplace": "https://aibuildermarketplace.com/marketplace/dext/",
  "vendor_site": "https://dext.com"
 },
 "purchase": {
  "seller": "the vendor",
  "how": "AIBuilder Marketplace does not sell this software. Sign up, start a trial or buy on the vendor's site.",
  "handoff_url": "https://join.dext.com/kpcxwghrlalz",
  "affiliate": true,
  "disclosure": "Where purchase.affiliate is true, purchase.handoff_url is an affiliate link: AIBuilder Marketplace may earn a commission at no extra cost to the buyer. Commission never changes what a record says, and products are not ranked by commission. Where it is false the link is the vendor's plain site."
 },
 "provenance": {
  "research": "hand-researched dossier, read on the vendor's own pages",
  "researched_since": "2026-07",
  "method": "https://aibuildermarketplace.com/how-we-review/",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0. Credit 'AIBuilder Marketplace' with a link to https://aibuildermarketplace.com/atlas/.",
  "note": "A rebuild is not a new measurement: pricing.verified_at is the date that matters."
 },
 "cost": {
  "status": "not_yet",
  "engine": "https://aibuildermarketplace.com/agents/#cost",
  "rules": null,
  "growth": null
 },
 "unknowns": [
  "Plan-by-plan prices are not structured in this record yet; pricing.notes has the full text.",
  "Contract terms (cancellation, data export, data location, minimum seats) are not researched as separate fields; pricing.notes mentions them only where the vendor's pricing page does.",
  "No computable price rules yet: cost at a given team size cannot be calculated for this product.",
  "Not tested hands-on by us: what the product does comes from the vendor's pages and our reading of them."
 ],
 "task_evidence": null,
 "open_questions": [
  {
   "question_id": "dext:cancellation_terms",
   "key": "cancellation_terms",
   "question": "Can a customer cancel at any time, and what happens to an annual plan that is cancelled mid-term?",
   "status": "open"
  },
  {
   "question_id": "dext:data_export",
   "key": "data_export",
   "question": "Which data can a customer export, in which formats, on which plans?",
   "status": "open"
  },
  {
   "question_id": "dext:data_location",
   "key": "data_location",
   "question": "Where is customer data stored, and can a customer choose the region?",
   "status": "open"
  },
  {
   "question_id": "dext:minimum_seats",
   "key": "minimum_seats",
   "question": "Is there a minimum number of seats or users on any plan?",
   "status": "open"
  }
 ],
 "vendor_answers": [],
 "agent_channels": {
  "vendor_mcp": null,
  "agent_checkout": {
   "status": "not_found",
   "detail": "No explicit support for purchases by AI agents on the vendor's own pages.",
   "checked_at": "2026-10-07",
   "method": "homepage, /pricing and the pricing page we cite, read as plain HTML (no JavaScript) and searched for explicit support of purchases by AI agents: Agentic Commerce Protocol, Instant Checkout, Agent Payments Protocol, buy in ChatGPT, agentic checkout"
  }
 }
}