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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 21st, 2026 # Reviews of DataSnipper Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews LJ Lyn J Senior ManagerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “My favourite feature of Datasnipper is the document management when integrated with Microsoft excel.“ April 18, 2026 LJ Lyn J Senior ManagerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The only issue I had with Datasnipper is that there was information lost when attaching documents to excel.“ April 18, 2026 LJ Lyn J Senior ManagerConstruction, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “My overall experience with Datasnipper has been very positive making document management very easy and helping to create a solid audit trail.“ April 18, 2026 AH Andrew H Advisory AssociateAccounting, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It's pretty basic, and the plugin to Excel could be a little glitchy.“ March 20, 2026 EJ Ethan J AuditorAccounting, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “My overall experience with data snipper was positive with only a few minor hiccups with document losses.“ April 11, 2026 HS Harischandra S PartnerAccounting, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Another area for improvement is the lack of formatting options and inability to change general settings of functions, such as font size and color.“ March 17, 2023 JS John S ManagerAccounting, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The software provides a quick means of converting tables and information in PDF to Excel in a format that it easily usable and can be traced back to the source page.“ January 9, 2023 Juan B CEOComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “One of the drawbacks I have found is that at times the data extraction can be a bit limited in terms of the variety of formats that can be parsed.“ July 7, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 131 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use R Reviewer Senior Manager Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Datasnipper Review" April 21, 2026 5.0 My overall experience with Datasnipper has been very positive making document management very easy and helping to create a solid audit trail. Pros My favourite feature of Datasnipper is the document management when integrated with Microsoft excel. This tool is excellent for use in creating an audit trail. Cons The only issue I had with Datasnipper is that there was information lost when attaching documents to excel. Review Source R Reviewer Auditor Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Data Snipper review" April 14, 2026 5.0 My overall experience with data snipper was positive with only a few minor hiccups with document losses. Pros The thing I liked most about data snipper was the integration into excel and effective document management. Cons The thing I disliked most about Data Snipper is that there were times that my documents became corrupt losing certain documents. Review Source R Reviewer Advisory Associate Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Solid and simple" March 23, 2026 3.0 It is a simple, helpful tool that can be added into Excel as a plugin. It requires some training to understand the full capabilities. Pros Having a tool to take a PDF or image and convert it to editable text saves a lot of time, especially when you receive messy file formats. Cons It's pretty basic, and the plugin to Excel could be a little glitchy. Also, I could basically do the same thing using ChatGPT. Review Source R Reviewer CEO Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "The must-have tool to boost my productivity in audit and finance" July 10, 2023 5.0 What stands out the most is its ability to automate repetitive tasks. Before, I spent hours manually extracting and cross-referencing data, but with this tool, I can accomplish these tasks in a matter of minutes. Pros What I liked the most is its ability to automate repetitive tasks and speed up my productivity in audit and finance. With just a few clicks, I can extract data, cross-reference, and document the source of any procedure quickly and easily. Cons One of the drawbacks I have found is that at times the data extraction can be a bit limited in terms of the variety of formats that can be parsed. Sometimes when working with more complex files or databases, I have experienced difficulties extracting certain specific data. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Specialist - Document Proofreader Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great solution, but I miss some discontinued features" January 5, 2023 5.0 There's no doubt it is a great solution and makes quality checks of financial statements much faster. I'd love to see faster response to reported issues and a more agile approach to pushing new fixes. Pros DS makes it incredibly easy to check accuracy and consistency within financial statements. It has saved me and my teams precious hours everyday in FS quality checks. Cons The latest updates removed some useful features such as viewing the math checkmarks during the IC check. Also, custom checkmarks are hard to access and don't print into the PDF. Review Source R Reviewer Senior Expert Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "DataSnipper has excellent capability for internal audit, to be need good training and support for actual work." May 6, 2024 4.0 I had very positive impression when to see first DS demo. However it is difficult to explain this value to our team and to be need long term applying actual audit work. We are moving forward to migrate our audit work more smart and efficient right now. Pros I like the product concept and high performance OCR. Cons To be need enough training for users and customizing audit report template for each audit work. Review Source Verified Reviewer Assurance Staff Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Game Changer for Test of Details!!!" January 5, 2023 5.0 Saves so much time with switching between documents and tracking exact locations where changes happen. Pros Ability to use pdf's within excel and track changes with just one click! Cons It's crashed a few times here and there but never an issue getting it to restart or redownload Review Source R Reviewer Senior Trainee Accountant Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Efficient auditiing only a snip away!" January 8, 2023 5.0 Pros The financial suite has to be my favorite as it enables us to compare financial statements versions in minutes Cons Installing plug ins can be a bit complicated for the less tech savvy user. Review Source Verified Reviewer Manager Government Contracting Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "New DataSnipper user" May 15, 2023 5.0 Pros I like it that DataSnipper allows you to export data on .pdf files which have the same format. Cons I have been trying to export data on .pdf files with different formats, but haven't had much luck yet. I know that it is one of the features of DataSnipper. I just haven't had time to look at the videos to learn how to do this. Review Source R Reviewer Audit Associate Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great DataSnipper" March 15, 2023 5.0 Pros I like features, functionality and ease of use. Cons In my opinion DataSnipper is really useful now, everything is great. Review Source R Reviewer Audit Senior Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Seamless substantiative Auditing with Datasnipper" January 5, 2023 5.0 Am glad i used data snipping tool, is wonderful and have helped my work immensely Pros The ability to read data from invoices, Pdf, word document etc. Is a happy snipping exercise and experience Cons The table snipping needs to improve. Sometimes the table will not ready properly and it will lead to manually adjusting the work. Outside this overall is a good experience Review Source R Reviewer Auditor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "With Datasnipper, you working smarter and not harder" January 25, 2023 4.0 Pros The convenience of bathprocessing and cutting out time in the time spent to draft and gathering all information. Cons When you have alot of files in batch processing it takes a bit longer for it to populate Review Source R Reviewer Supervisor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Highly Recommended to use for audit work" April 10, 2023 4.0 Very good experience! Easy to get on hands quickly and straightforward. It does not require an extensive trainings or advanced IT skills to be able to use it. It is so simple but so efficient to use. Pros It is highly efficient to use for making cross references for test work, matching documents, reconciliation and financial statement process in audit procedures. Good text recognition! Cons 1\. The table recognition function could be enhanced, especially when the table is in two pages of one pdf. There are occasions that the recognition would miss a line near the broken page.2. Text recognition for long paragraphs now show in one cell, would be great if it does the formatting directly as well. But this is minor issue. Review Source R Reviewer Audit Senior Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Amazing!" June 21, 2023 5.0 Pros It's integration with excel makes it super easy to use Cons Table Snip option can be enhanced to use correct Rows Review Source R Reviewer Audit Supervisor Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Use of DS for Audit" July 21, 2023 4.0 In conclusion, Datasnipper weighs more on pros rather than cons. Pros Certainly document matching, text snip, sum snip. Cons Makes file size larger when documents are uploaded for data snipping. Sometimes when it's too much documents, it makes the excel slow or not responding. Review Source R Reviewer Specialist - Industrial Services Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "DataSnipper is a game-changer for anyone looking to streamline their data extraction process." April 19, 2023 5.0 I´ve ben using DataSnipper in Aura and it has completely transformed the way I work. No longe do I have to spend hours manually entering data from images or scanned documents - DataSnipper does it for me in just a few clicks. The interface is intuitive and easy to use, and the results are consistently accurate. I highly recommend DataSnipper to anyone looking to streamline their data extraction process Pros DataSnipper allows me to quickly and accurately extract data from photos or scanned documents, saving me time and increasing my productivity. Cons On a few occassions, data extracted from tables were not seperated as such. I had to spend time separating them. Review Source R Reviewer Audit Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Use of Datasnipper as an auditor" January 8, 2023 4.0 Pros Easy to deploy the software within the firm;Strong support from the customer service;Use of Datasnipper allows assistants to elaborate their skills and improves their learning curve;Datasnipper continuously evolves! Cons Love every bit of it! Datasnipper shows a tremendous effort to create value for the users. Review Source Michael P. Finance Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Revolutionized our Audit Processes" October 28, 2024 5.0 Service and product have been phenomenal. Pros Amazing efficiency tool embedded directly in excel. Revolutionized our internal audit processes as well as external audit. Cons Minimum 5 licenses makes barriers to entry tough on smaller companies, fortunately we are mid size but I would definitely make the entry point more digestible. Review Source R Reviewer Auditing Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Datasnipper" July 6, 2023 4.0 Pros Data extraction, vouching and referencing. Cons It makes my system and excel hang and slow when I import like 2 folders into my workpaper. Review Source R Reviewer Auditor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Data analytics and linking made easier" June 4, 2023 4.0 makes data analytics and data management easier to link and follow Pros vouching documents and linking them together to perform data analytics was made easier and more accurately recorded amounts. Cons snipping manually amounts especially if there are numerous documents to filter Review Source R Reviewer Assistant Manager Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Makes work more efficient" August 2, 2023 5.0 Pros Snip tables feature. It is a quick way to add tables to create lead schedules and cast financial statement Cons Nothing yet, I still need to explore more features. Review Source R Reviewer Associate Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Datasnipper review" January 12, 2023 4.0 Really improved effeciency. Pros The table function is amazing really convenient when snipping from PDF and scanned documents. Cons When opening the excel file the document stored takes awhile to open. Review Source R Reviewer Accounts Assistant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Saves so much time" March 24, 2023 4.0 Pros \-Datasnipper saves so much time when casting accounts, and comparing to prior year figures as most of the work is done for you -Really good for importing figures from PDFs where it's not possible to copy and paste things accurately, such as lists or split columns Cons \-Doesn't always pick up all of the information or may set it out weirdly (but this is easy to adjust)-Can take some time to get used to Review Source R Reviewer Assurance associate Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "The good part about datasniper" April 11, 2023 5.0 It is easy to use and saves time Pros Financial statements suiteIt enables you to check constistency of both current year and prior year financial statements Cons Version comparisonBeing able to compare current and prior year numbers improves constistency Review Source R Reviewer Senior Analyst Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Value for money" June 2, 2023 5.0 We are able to manage time and reprioritize Resorces to optimize client satisfaction. Pros Time efficiency. The ability to manage multiple documents under one document. Cons There is nothing I like least about DataSnipper. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.