Best OCR & Document Parsing APIs

Best overall: Amazon Textract

██████▒░░░ 65 / 100 data score

Amazon Textract is an AWS document intelligence service that extracts printed text, handwriting, form fields, tables, and structured data from PDFs and images, targeting industries such as healthcare, financial services, and lending. Pricing is usage-based starting at $0.0015 per page, with a free tier of 1,000 pages per month for the first three months and no sales call required to get started. The service is available across 16 AWS regions including GovCloud, holds SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS certifications, and offers SDKs for seven languages.

From $0.0015 page.

How it stacks up

• ✓ Veryfi offers a free tier while Amazon Textract does not, so Veryfi is easier to trial before committing.
• ✓ Amazon Textract supports webhooks for event-driven integration; the other does not document them.
• ✓ Azure AI Document Intelligence offers a free tier while Amazon Textract does not, so Azure AI Document Intelligence is easier to trial before committing.

Best for: Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box.

The catch: Cheap per page and battle-tested, but it is raw building blocks: layout assembly and post-processing are on you, and the free allowance expires after three months.

Amazon Textract profile → · Amazon Textract vs Veryfi →

At a glance

Quick pick by use case

If you only have thirty seconds, find your situation:

• If you want the strongest all-round pick, pick Amazon Textract - our default pick: strongest across pricing, trust and breadth.
• If you want to start free, pick Veryfi - free tier: Free Forever plan: up to 100 documents/month at $0, includes all document types and SDKs,….
• If you're buying for a regulated or large team, pick Amazon Textract - for regulated or large teams: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, published SLA.
• If you want the lowest published entry price, pick Reducto - from $0.01 credit to start; compare on your real usage, not the entry price.
• If you're wiring this into coding agents or AI workflows, pick Amazon Textract - easiest to wire up programmatically: llms.txt.
• If you want the broadest documented surface, pick Azure AI Document Intelligence - 39 documented actions; breadth isn't quality, but it's the most to build on.

The picks in depth

• #1 Amazon Textract

  ██████▒░░░ 65 / 100
  • Best overall
  • Best for enterprise
  • Best for agents

  Amazon Textract is an AWS document intelligence service that extracts printed text, handwriting, form fields, tables, and structured data from PDFs and images, targeting industries such as healthcare, financial services, and lending. Pricing is usage-based starting at $0.0015 per page, with a free tier of 1,000 pages per month for the first three months and no sales call required to get started. The service is available across 16 AWS regions including GovCloud, holds SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS certifications, and offers SDKs for seven languages.

  PricingUsage · from $0.0015 page · free tier ✗

  TrustSOC 2 Type II · HIPAA · GDPR · ISO 27001 · PCI DSS

  Does

  • Receipts / invoices
  • ID documents
  • Table extraction
  • Handwriting
  • Custom models

  Used byChange Healthcare, Roche, Elevance Health, Pennymac

  Strengthstransparent public pricing · self-serve signup · SOC 2 Type II

  The catchCheap per page and battle-tested, but it is raw building blocks: layout assembly and post-processing are on you, and the free allowance expires after three months.

  ScoresAgent 35 · Pricing 85 · Setup 60 · Docs 25 · Procurement 85 · Trust 100

  Amazon Textract profile →

• #2 Veryfi

  ███████▓░░ 77 / 100
  • Best free pick

  Veryfi is a REST API for automated document data extraction, covering receipts, invoices, bank statements, checks, tax forms (W-2, W-9, W-8BEN-E), and identity documents such as driver's licenses and passports, with global availability. It suits finance, insurance, and compliance teams needing high-throughput document processing, starting at $500 per month (Starter) with a free tier of 100 documents per month for development. The API supports nine SDK languages, webhooks, and an MCP server, and carries SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and GDPR certifications.

  PricingHybrid · from $500 month · free tier ✓

  TrustSOC 2 Type II · HIPAA · GDPR

  Does

  • Receipts / invoices
  • ID documents
  • Bank statements

  Used byNavan, PepsiCo, Danone, Intuit QuickBooks

  Strengthstransparent public pricing · a free tier · self-serve signup

  The catchStrong, fast accuracy tuned for receipts, invoices, and finance docs, but the entry plan starts at $500/month, the priciest way to start in this category.

  ScoresAgent 65 · Pricing 100 · Setup 85 · Docs 55 · Procurement 100 · Trust 55

  Veryfi profile →

• #3 Google Document AI

  ██████░░░░ 63 / 100

  Google Document AI is a REST API from Google Cloud that transforms unstructured documents into structured data, covering OCR, data extraction from invoices, receipts, and forms, identity document verification, and custom trained extraction models. Pricing is usage-based at $0.02 per 1,000 pages with self-serve signup and no sales call required. The API ships official SDKs for eight languages including Python, Java, Node.js, and Go, and is available across eight regions including US, EU, and Asia-Pacific endpoints. It carries SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS compliance certifications.

  PricingUsage · from $0.02 1,000 pages · free tier ✗

  TrustSOC 2 Type II · HIPAA · GDPR · ISO 27001 · PCI DSS

  Does

  • Receipts / invoices
  • ID documents
  • Bank statements
  • Table extraction
  • Custom models
  • LLM / RAG-ready output

  Used byCovered California, Gogolook

  Strengthstransparent public pricing · self-serve signup · SOC 2 Type II

  Avoid ifYou want to try it free before paying

  ScoresAgent 30 · Pricing 85 · Setup 60 · Docs 15 · Procurement 85 · Trust 100

  Google Document AI profile →

• #4 Azure AI Document Intelligence

  ███████▒░░ 74 / 100
  • Broadest surface

  Azure AI Document Intelligence is a machine-learning OCR and document processing service from Microsoft that extracts structured data from forms, invoices, receipts, identity documents, tax forms, bank statements, and dozens of other document types via REST API. It suits teams automating accounts payable, mortgage processing, or RAG data preparation, with SDKs for Python, JavaScript, Java, and C#/.NET. Pricing starts at $1.50 per 1,000 pages on a pay-per-use basis with a free tier of 500 pages per month, and the service carries SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO 27001 certifications across more than 25 global regions.

  PricingUsage · from $1.50 1,000 pages · free tier ✓

  TrustSOC 2 Type II · HIPAA · GDPR · ISO 27001

  Does

  • Receipts / invoices
  • ID documents
  • Bank statements
  • Table extraction
  • Custom models
  • LLM / RAG-ready output

  Strengthstransparent public pricing · a free tier · self-serve signup

  The catchBroadest document and prebuilt-model coverage, but the free F0 tier only analyzes the first two pages of each document.

  ScoresAgent 45 · Pricing 100 · Setup 85 · Docs 25 · Procurement 100 · Trust 90

  Azure AI Document Intelligence profile →

• #5 Nanonets

  ██████▒░░░ 64 / 100

  Nanonets is a document AI platform offering OCR, structured data extraction, document splitting, visual question answering, and context-aware chunking for RAG pipelines, targeting enterprise workflows in accounts payable, logistics, healthcare revenue cycle management, and contract analysis. Pricing is usage-based per block run with published rates, a $200 no-card-required credit grant, and self-serve signup, plus an enterprise tier for on-premise deployment and a HIPAA BAA. The REST API supports Python, Node.js, and Go SDKs, webhooks, and an MCP server, with compliance certifications including SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR.

  PricingUsage · free tier ✗

  TrustSOC 2 Type II · HIPAA · GDPR · ISO 27001

  Does

  • Receipts / invoices
  • Custom models
  • LLM / RAG-ready output

  Used byRoche, Mondelez, Asian Paints, Japan Tobacco International

  Strengthstransparent public pricing · self-serve signup · SOC 2 Type II

  Avoid ifYou want to try it free before paying

  ScoresAgent 55 · Pricing 60 · Setup 60 · Docs 45 · Procurement 75 · Trust 90

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• #6 Extend

  ███████░░░ 73 / 100

  Extend is a document AI API that turns unstructured documents into structured data, covering extraction, classification, splitting, form editing, and batch workflows for industries such as finance, healthcare, logistics, and real estate. A Pay As You Go tier includes 10,000 free credits, while paid plans start at $500 per month, with an Enterprise tier offering higher rate limits, self-hosted deployments, and bundled HIPAA compliance. The REST API supports Python, TypeScript, Java, and Go SDKs plus webhooks and an MCP server, and holds SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, and GDPR certifications. Customers include Brex, Mercury, Square, Flatiron Health, and Opendoor.

  PricingHybrid · from $500 month · free tier ✗

  TrustSOC 2 Type II · HIPAA · GDPR

  Does

  • Custom models

  Used byBrex, Mercury, Flatiron Health, Valon

  Strengthstransparent public pricing · self-serve signup · SOC 2 Type II

  Avoid ifYou want to try it free before paying

  ScoresAgent 80 · Pricing 85 · Setup 60 · Docs 75 · Procurement 85 · Trust 55

  Extend profile →

• #7 Mindee

  █████▓░░░░ 58 / 100

  Mindee is a document data extraction API that converts invoices, receipts, identity documents, bank statements, and other structured documents into JSON without requiring model training. It targets finance, HR, and supply chain teams, with off-the-shelf extractors and a custom model builder for other document types. Pricing is credit-based (one credit per page) with published rates, self-serve signup, and an enterprise plan available; a 14-day trial provides 200 credits, but there is no permanent free tier. The REST API offers SDKs for Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, Java, and .NET, with webhook support, a published SLA, SOC 2 Type 2 certification, GDPR compliance, and EU or US data residency options.

  PricingHybrid · free tier ✗

  TrustSOC 2 Type II · GDPR

  Does

  • Receipts / invoices
  • ID documents
  • Bank statements
  • Custom models

  Used bySpendesk, Lucca, Payfit, Circula

  Strengthstransparent public pricing · self-serve signup · SOC 2 Type II

  Avoid ifYou want to try it free before paying

  ScoresAgent 45 · Pricing 60 · Setup 60 · Docs 45 · Procurement 75 · Trust 60

  Mindee profile →

• #8 LlamaParse

  ███████░░░ 72 / 100

  LlamaParse is a document parsing API built for AI and RAG pipelines, converting PDFs, spreadsheets, and complex layouts including tables, charts, and handwriting into clean markdown or structured JSON. It targets developers and enterprises processing high volumes of documents, with a free tier of 10,000 credits per month and paid plans starting at $50 per 1,000 credits. The service offers REST API access with Python and Node.js SDKs, webhook support, and an MCP server, backed by SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance with data residency options in the US and EU.

  PricingHybrid · from $50 1,000 credits · free tier ✓

  TrustSOC 2 Type II · HIPAA · GDPR

  Does

  • Receipts / invoices
  • Table extraction
  • Handwriting
  • LLM / RAG-ready output

  Used byKPMG, Carlyle, Rakuten, Salesforce

  Strengthstransparent public pricing · a free tier · self-serve signup

  ScoresAgent 30 · Pricing 100 · Setup 80 · Docs 45 · Procurement 100 · Trust 75

  LlamaParse profile →

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