Dokus vs Billit
Billit moves invoices. Dokus explains the business behind them.
Billit is strong invoicing infrastructure. Dokus connects documents, payments, obligations and evidence into the current financial position you run the business from.
The thirty-second decision
Dokus
Choose Dokus if invoices are the input, not the job.
You want your complete financial position current, verified and ready to question or hand to your accountant.
Billit
Choose Billit if invoicing is the workload.
You need quotes, recurring invoices, signing and advanced invoice flows, with broad accounting-package integrations.
The difference
Sending the invoice is the beginning.
Billit runs the document layer between you, your bank and your accountant. Dokus keeps the record those documents feed — the position you run the business from.
- Invoicing workflow versus financial control.
- Captured documents versus verified financial facts.
- Marked-paid status versus an explained bank movement.
Multi-source proof
One invoice. Every source. Counted once.
The same invoice can arrive three ways — a Peppol XML from your supplier, a PDF the supplier emailed, a photo you took of the paper copy. Dokus keeps every source and treats them as one financial fact.
Every source is preserved.
Nothing is deleted — each file stays attached to the record, downloadable.
Nothing is overwritten.
Later arrivals join the record. They do not replace what arrived before.
The financial event is counted once.
One invoice in VAT, one in cashflow — however many copies arrived.
Conflicts are held for review.
When two copies disagree, Dokus groups them and asks before proceeding.
Cashflow, VAT and Ask use the canonical fact.
Every total and every answer is built on the confirmed record, not on one of its copies.
- Peppol XML
- Emailed PDF
- Phone photo
One record
2026-1184- Supplier
- Lievegem Print BV
- Total
- €759.88
- Date
- Aug 11, 2026
- VAT
- Cashflow
- Ask
Cashflow, VAT and Ask read the same fact.
Whole business financial view
Know where you stand. Not where you stood.
One panel, kept current by the documents and statements already flowing in. Bank position, expected income, committed costs, overdue invoices, obligations — and the questions the record still has.
See the financial positionCurrent position
CurrentBank position
From the latest statement import.
Expected income
4 confirmed invoices not yet paid
Committed costs
Includes the VAT return — due, amount not yet computed.
Overdue invoices
2 invoices past due
VAT and obligations
VAT return, Q3 · Social contributions · Corporate prepayment
Unexplained movements
One movement from Aug 9, no document yet.
Missing evidence
Documents waiting on a decision.
Expected figures come from documents already confirmed — not a projection. The gaps stay visible on purpose.
Ask
See the answer. Ask why.
Ask answers from the confirmed record and links the documents behind every figure. It distinguishes what is known from what is not — and says so when the record cannot answer.
Who still owes more than €2,000?
- €9,566.00
Vanderlinden Bouw NV
12 days late
- €3,200.00
Studio Helder BV
5 days late
- €2,380.00
Keppel Interim NV
3 confirmed invoices
What must leave the account before 20 October?
- Not yet computed
VAT return, Q3
Oct 20
- €874.50
Social contributions
Sep 20
- €1,500.00
Corporate prepayment
Oct 10
3 obligations
- Why did cash fall last month?
- What am I spending more on?
- Which invoices are overdue?
Ask works from confirmed financial facts, distinguishes known from uncertain, and says when the record cannot answer.
How Ask worksSide by side
Six decisions, one view
| Billit | Dokus | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | BillitInvoicing: quotes, recurring invoices, Peppol, payment tracking. | DokusThe verified financial record behind the invoices. |
| How financial facts are constructed | BillitDocuments sorted per channel, exported to the accounting package. | DokusOne invoice from Peppol, PDF or photo becomes one fact, counted once. |
| What the owner can see | BillitDocument state: sent, paid, overdue. | DokusCurrent financial position with every figure source-linked. |
| What the owner can ask | BillitFilters and lists over invoices. | DokusAsk the record directly, with the evidence linked. |
| What reaches the accountant | BillitA clean XML export into the accounting package. | DokusThe confirmed record with evidence, read-only — the package stays in place. |
| Pricing model | BillitVolume tiers from €7.50 a month, excl. VAT. | DokusFree, then Core at €29 a month, excl. VAT. Flat. |
Accountant handoff
Your accountant remains responsible. Dokus makes sure the record is ready.
Dokus does not take over the accountant's role. It prepares the input — so the time your accountant spends goes to judgement, not to chasing.
How accountants work with Dokus- Confirmed documents, each with its sources attached.
- Bank movements explained or flagged.
- Missing evidence listed, not silent.
- Explicit blockers, with the reason.
- Focused upload requests instead of mail chases.
- Read-only accountant access to the same record.
- Your existing accounting software stays in place.
Starting without a migration
No ledger migration project. Start with the current financial flow.
Historical books stay with the accountant or your current system. New Peppol invoices, uploads and statements start building the Dokus record from today.
Dokus does not import a Billit ledger, and none is implied — the current flow becomes the record.
Where Billit fits
Billit is strong invoicing infrastructure.
These are the cases where Billit is the right tool — including a low price at low volume.
- Quotes, recurring invoicing and signing.
- Advanced invoice flows.
- Broad accounting-package integrations.
Pricing
What the price includes is the point.
Dokus: Free forever for the record, Core at €29 a month, excl. VAT, for unlimited sending, the bank feed, and Ask without a monthly limit.
Billit: volume tiers from €7.50 a month, excl. VAT.
What the price includes
- No caps on what you receive or store.
- No per-invoice charge.
- No per-user charge.
- Peppol receiving free and unlimited; five sends a month on Free.
- Unlimited Peppol sending, the bank feed, your position, and Ask without a monthly limit.
- Accountant access included.
Free keeps the record correct. Core keeps it current and acts on it.
Questions
Three questions that decide it
Does Dokus replace my accountant?
No. Your accountant validates and files. Dokus keeps the underlying financial record complete, current and ready. Billit exports documents to the accounting package; Dokus hands the accountant the confirmed record itself — with the evidence attached.
Can I start without migrating my ledger?
Yes. There is no ledger migration project. Historical books stay where they are; new documents, uploads and statements start building the Dokus record from today.
What happens to my existing workflow or Peppol registration?
Forward your inbox, keep receiving Peppol invoices (Dokus receives on every plan, Free included), and import statements as CSV or PDF. Your accounting package can stay in place. One nuance: a business holds one Peppol access-point registration at a time, so you re-register with Dokus's access point, Recommand — the same identity verification, once.
Sending the invoice is the beginning. Understanding the money is the point.
Start with the free plan. The record starts with the next document that arrives.
Last updated: 2026-09-13