One API. Every document.
No GCP tenant required.
Document AI uses a separate processor for every document type and sits behind GCP auth. Ordalis is a single flat API with document-type auto-detection, typed schemas, and audit-ready output.
A side-by-side look
Every row below is something procurement or finance teams actually ask in a vendor questionnaire.
| Capability | Ordalis | Google Document AI |
|---|---|---|
| Single endpoint for all document types | One POST handles invoices, receipts, contracts, K-1, W-2, bank statements, POs | Separate processor per type; you route yourself |
| Per-field confidence + page citations | Yes, on every extracted field | Yes, for supported processors |
| Published accuracy benchmarks | Updated monthly | Not published per customer workload |
| Custom templates without labeling | JSON Schema or natural language | Custom Extractor requires 10–50 labeled samples |
| Infrastructure setup | API key, one POST | GCP project, service account, processor creation |
| Review queue for low-confidence extractions | Built in | Human-in-the-loop separate product (HITL) |
| Audit trail (tamper-evident chain hash) | On every workspace | Cloud Audit Logs at API level |
| HIPAA BAA | Business plan and above | Via Google Cloud |
| Pricing model | Flat per-extraction | Per-page, per-processor, with custom training extra |
| Self-serve free tier | 25 extractions/mo forever | GCP free tier credits (expire) |
| Time to first extraction | Under 60 seconds from signup | GCP signup + processor config + auth |
Three concrete reasons
One endpoint, every doc
No processor-per-type routing. Post a file, get typed data. Document type auto-detected; schema inferred from built-in templates.
No GCP lock-in
No project, no service account, no IAM maze. A Cloudflare-hosted API with plain Bearer tokens.
Open benchmarks
We publish F1 scores against public fixtures monthly. You get a moving target to trust, not marketing copy.
Questions we get a lot
Should I pick Document AI or Ordalis?
If you're already deep on GCP with a team that's built processors and HITL pipelines, stay with Document AI. If you want a single API, open benchmarks, and faster time to first extraction, try Ordalis.
Can I migrate my Document AI processors?
Yes. Export the schema from your Custom Extractor or map the Invoice processor fields to JSON Schema. Ordalis imports in one step.
Is there a free trial?
Yes — 25 extractions/month forever, no credit card. Paid plans start at $49/mo.
Do you match Document AI's HITL review feature?
Yes — Ordalis ships a review queue in-product. Low-confidence extractions route there automatically with editable fields and page-cited evidence.
Switch from Google Document AI
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