Can Dext read a bank statement that has two accounts in it?

Not as one file. Dext's own help page says to upload one statement for a single account per file, and every page of a processed statement counts toward your extraction allowance, including pages with no transactions, like cheque images. So a combined checking-and-savings statement has to be split before Dext sees it. ZeraBooks takes the combined PDF as it comes, splits it by account, and proves each account against its own opening and closing balance.

Why this comes up so often

Plenty of banks send combined statements. Citi puts checking, savings and CDs in one monthly PDF if the customer asked for it. Credit unions often show share savings and share draft in one document. Business owners with a payroll account and an operating account at the same bank get one statement.

For a bookkeeper, splitting those by hand is the dull part: find where account two starts, print to PDF, rename the files, upload twice.

What it costs in Dext

Dext's Bank Statement Extraction add-on is priced per document, from $13 a month for a bundle of 50, or $0.32 a document pay as you go (checked on Dext's pricing pages, November 2026). Pages that hold only check images still count. A 6-page combined statement split into two files is two documents, and every page counts either way.

What ZeraBooks does with the same PDF

Upload the combined statement once. ZeraBooks finds each account, reads its own opening and closing balance, and checks the rows for that account add up to them. You download one file with an Account column, or one sheet per account.

Two accounts from one statement, each proven

Pricing is per page: 1,000 pages a month on the ZeraBooks subscription, which also includes the AI general ledger.

Quick answers

Does Dext do bank statements at all? Yes, as a paid add-on to its receipts product, with CSV export.

Can ZeraBooks read receipts like Dext? ZeraBooks is built around statements, checks and invoices, not a receipt-snapping app. If receipts are most of your volume, that's worth knowing.

Where's the full comparison? On our Dext alternative page: https://www.zerabooks.com/alternatives/dext

I founded ZeraBooks, so read the vendor pages yourself too. The Dext facts above are from Dext's own help and pricing pages.

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