Google Document AI
Google Cloud's API-first document understanding and OCR service
Ranked #3 in OCR software for developers.
Google Document AI provides pre-trained and custom machine learning models for document classification, entity extraction, and document understanding via Google Cloud APIs. It integrates with Google Cloud infrastructure and supports millions of document pages monthly.
At a glance
| Price from | USD 1 to 6 per 1000 pages (depending on processor type) |
| Best for | Cloud-native organisations already using Google Cloud infrastructure wanting pay-per-use document AI |
From Google Document AI's own website.
Company facts
| Brand colour | #039be5 |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- API
- Integrations
What stands out
The product achieves higher accuracy by fine-tuning with as few as 10 documents.
“Furthermore, you can achieve higher accuracy by providing as few as 10 documents to fine-tune”Google Document AI, own website
The product seamlessly connects to BigQuery, Agent Search, and other services.
“Seamlessly connect to BigQuery, Agent Search, and more”Google Document AI, own website
Worth knowing
- Requires Google Cloud expertise and infrastructure; not suitable for on-premise deployments
- Less mature ecosystem of pre-built document templates compared to specialist IDP vendors
How it ranks
Google Document AI is ranked 3rd of 10 in OCR software for developers (Lister Score 92.0).
#3 in OCR software for developers · Lister Score 92.0
Google Document AI enables developers to process documents at scale. It allows the creation of high-accuracy processors to extract data from unstructured or structured sources.
Google Document AI enables developers to process documents at scale.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 16.
“OCR parser You can use Enterprise Document OCR as part of Document AI”Google Document AI, own website
“Built for developers; use the UI or API to create processors”Google Document AI, own website
| Rank | OCR software for developers | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foxit PDF Editor | 98.0 |
| 2 | Ademero Document Management Software | 94.0 |
| 3 | Google Document AI | 92.0 |
| 4 | US Global Mail | 90.0 |
| 5 | bitfarm-Archiv | 88.0 |
| 6 | PDF-XChange | 88.0 |
| 7 | Leadtools | 86.0 |
| 8 | Stirling PDF | 84.0 |
| 9 | Abbyy | 82.0 |
| 10 | Indigo PDF | 76.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Google Document AI rank on Lister?
Google Document AI is ranked 3rd of 10 in OCR software for developers (Lister Score 92.0).