Dext or Invoices to Spreadsheets: which one for a folder of invoices?
They solve different problems. Dext is built to capture receipts and invoices and push them into accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks or Sage, with bank-feed matching and bookkeeping workflows around it. Invoices to Spreadsheets is built around one job: turn a pile of supplier invoices into an editable, searchable spreadsheet — supplier, number, date, net, VAT, total and every line item — organised by project, with the original invoice a click away.
Dext facts and pricing model checked on 21 September 2026 against dext.com/uk. Figures change; we describe the model and link to theirs rather than quote numbers that may be out of date.
What each product is
| Dext | Invoices to Spreadsheets | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Dext is a bookkeeping and pre-accounting platform: document capture (mobile app, email-in, uploads), extraction of invoice-level data, line-item extraction as a feature, and integrations that publish the results into accounting systems. It is strongest when an accountant or bookkeeper runs your books in one of those systems. | an invoice-to-spreadsheet workspace: upload PDFs, scans and photos in batches, get an editable table of every invoice and its line items organised by project, check each value against the original, export Excel or CSV. |
| Pricing model | Per business per month, tiered by documents per month, with line-item extraction as an add-on with included credits and paid top-ups (as described on dext.com on the checked date — see their pricing page for current figures). | flat monthly plans by document count (Standard £50/month for 500 documents, Business £500/month unlimited) after a seven-day, 200-document free trial with no card. |
| Line items | Available (see the vendor's page for how it is priced) | Included on every plan wherever the invoice prints them |
| Where the data ends up | Your accounting system, via integrations | A searchable table by project, exported to Excel or CSV |
| Original document | Stored with the record | Kept beside every value so you can check and correct before you trust it |
Choose Dext when
- your accountant already runs your books in Dext and wants documents to arrive there;
- you need bank-feed matching, supplier rules and publishing into Xero/QuickBooks/Sage;
- the spreadsheet is a side effect, not the goal.
Choose Invoices to Spreadsheets when
- the spreadsheet is the goal — a cost report for a development, a job, a client or a month;
- you want every line item (materials, quantities, unit prices) in the export, linked to its invoice;
- you want to check and correct values against the original page before you trust them;
- you would rather pay a flat monthly amount than count credits.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many businesses keep their accountant on Dext and use Invoices to Spreadsheets for project cost tracking; the Excel export can be handed to anyone.
Does Invoices to Spreadsheets connect to Xero or QuickBooks?
No. It exports Excel (.xlsx) and CSV. If you need documents pushed into an accounting system, Dext does that.
Does it extract line items?
Yes, wherever the document prints them: description, quantity, unit price, tax and line total, each kept with its invoice, on every plan.
7 days · 200 documents · No card needed
What Invoices to Spreadsheets is, exactly · Invoice to Excel