A capture tool
~$25–32/mo
Typical capture-tool pricing — extraction only. Dext prices per client.
Typical
Why Sumext
One subscription for the whole back office
Most firms pay for a capture tool, a time tracker and an expense app — and still retype contractor invoices by hand. Sumext does all of it, and syncs to the ledger you already use.
The stack today
Typical costs, if you piece it together
Illustrative figures — every firm's stack looks a little different.
A time tracker
~$40–60/mo
Harvest, Toggl or similar — a second subscription
Typical
An expense app
~$25–50/mo
Expensify or similar — a third subscription
Typical
Plus your evenings — retyping the contractor invoice that arrived as a WhatsApp photo.
With Sumext
One plan, from $19–49/mo
AI extraction
Every field, from any invoice format, in about five seconds.
Contractor portal
Subcontractors submit their own invoices and timesheets.
Expense submitter portal
Staff submit receipts through a portal built for them.
Time tracking
Billable hours, synced to Zoho Books, exported for Xero and QuickBooks.
WhatsApp capture
Receipts sent on WhatsApp land in your review queue.
Three ledgers
Xero, QuickBooks Online or Zoho Books — your ledger unchanged. TallyPrime is available by request.
What Sumext does not replace
Keep your scheduling and booking tools
Keep your scheduling and booking tools — Jobber, ServiceM8, Fresha. Sumext runs the books, not the front desk.