AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to StructOCR – API for parsing global passports, invoices, and containers
Hi HN, I built an AI-powered OCR API designed to extract highly structured JSON data from complex documents like global passports, IDs, receipts, and shipping containers. We recently rolled out our Python and Node.js SDKs. Just wanted to share it with the community.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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📄 PDF/IMG ->.MD/JSON Document OCR API for PaddleOCR and GLMOCR. Self-hostable. - majcheradam/ocrbase
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AnyParser API▲885The first LLM for document parsing with accuracy and speed
2024 · cambioml.com · its alternatives →
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Mistral OCR▲592Introducing the world’s best document understanding API
2025 · mistral.ai · its alternatives →
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Base64.ai▲157Extract text, data, photos and more from all types of docs
2021 · base64.ai · its alternatives →
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Invoice OCR▲111OCR Software & API for realtime data extraction from Invoice
2023 · mastersindia.co · its alternatives →
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Secure on-device extraction even if you're offline
2018 · veryfi.com · its alternatives →
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Infrrd OCR▲118Extract data from invoices and receipts with AI based OCR
2018 · infrrd.ai · its alternatives →
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Design tailored document processing APIs, deploy in minutes
2024 · mindee.com · its alternatives →
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aOCR▲14API for converting complex documents into structured data
Jan 2026 · aocr.in · its alternatives →
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ReceiptUp▲94Transform your receipt management with our advanced OCR API
2024 · receiptup.com · its alternatives →
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Documind is an open-source tool that turns documents into structured data using AI. What it does: - Extracts specific data from PDFs based on your custom schema - Returns clean, structured JSON that's ready to use - Works with just a PDF link + your schema definition Just run npm install documind to get started.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Python wrapper for the tesseract-ocr API. Contribute to sirfz/tesserocr development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pibit.ai▲107API to turn unstructured documents into structured data
2021 · pibit.ai · its alternatives →
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End-to-end document automation platform with AI-powered OCR for 40+ document types. Automate invoice processing, receipt parsing, and more with human-in-the-loop review and ERP integrations.
2024 · visionparser.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm Adithya, a 20-year-old dev from India. I have been working with GenAI for the past year, and I've found it really painful to deal with the many different forms of data out there and get the best representation of it for my AI applications. That's why I built OmniParse—an open-source platform designed to handle any unstructured data and transform it into optimized, structured representations. Key Features: - Completely local processing—no external APIs - Supports ~20 file types - Converts documents, multimedia, and web pages to high-quality structured markdown - Table extraction,…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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StructiFi▲17Structure your document's data with precision and fidelity.
2023 · structifi.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · structr.org · its alternatives →
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Transform Images into Data with Our High-Accuracy OCR API
2024 · api4.ai · its alternatives →
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OCR AI▲10Automatic document validation and comparison with OCR and AI
2025 · aiocr.org · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone, For the past few months, I've been working on this project: an OCR API for ID cards. I think it's finally at a point where I'd love to get some feedback from the HN community. My main focus has been on reliability, especially for "edge-case" documents that often break other systems. I spent a lot of time specifically on Brazilian IDs to prove the model could handle high variance. This is still very much a work in progress, and I know there's a lot to improve. Your feedback would be invaluable in helping me figure out what to build next. You can try it out here (I've set up a…
Nov 2025 · 100ocrapi.com · its alternatives →
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ClearDoc▲6Hi HN! I recently launched a prototype of *ClearDoc*, an AI-powered tool to extract structured data from unstructured documents like invoices, bills of lading, certificates, etc. It uses *OCR (PaddleOCR)* and *LLMs* to detect and align key fields — even for complex documents with tables, nested fields, or in different languages. It doesn't require templates and can be *self-hosted* (demo runs on my own GPU). Live demo (no sign-up): http://cleardoc.v5ent.com/ Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u83T6iewfNs Right now: - Fields are auto-aligned visually on…
2025 · cleardoc.v5ent.com · its alternatives →
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