# Docling vs Reducto

| Attribute | Docling | Reducto |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 58.4 (32% (low)) | 60.9 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 68,824 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A Python library that converts documents from multiple formats (PDF, Word, Excel, images, audio, video, etc.) into structured data representations. Offers sophisticated PDF analysis capabilities for layout, tables, and content extraction, plus OCR support and AI framework integration. It is indexed under Document AI.","source":"https://docling-project.github.io/docling/","question":"What is Docling?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Docling is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://docling-project.github.io/docling/","question":"Is Docling free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Docling supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://docling-project.github.io/docling/","question":"What platforms does Docling support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Docling can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://docling-project.github.io/docling/","question":"Can Docling be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Docling, including LangChain, LlamaIndex, Crew AI, Haystack, OpenContracts and Apify. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://docling-project.github.io/docling/","question":"What does Docling integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Docling is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling","question":"Is Docling open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A document processing platform that converts PDFs, images, and other file formats into structured JSON using OCR and vision language models. Enables parsing, extraction, splitting, classification, and form filling through unified APIs designed for enterprise-grade accuracy. It is indexed under AI Data Extraction Agents.","source":"https://reducto.ai/pricing","question":"What is Reducto?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Reducto offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $7.50. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://reducto.ai/pricing","question":"Is Reducto free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Reducto supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://reducto.ai/pricing","question":"What platforms does Reducto support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Reducto can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://reducto.ai/pricing","question":"Can Reducto be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Reducto, including AWS Marketplace, Claude, Cursor and VS Code. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://reducto.ai/pricing","question":"What does Reducto integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and HIPAA for Reducto. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Reducto not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://reducto.ai/pricing","question":"What security certifications does Reducto have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Reducto is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the EU and Australia. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://reducto.ai/pricing","question":"Where is Reducto available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A document processing platform that transforms diverse document formats into structured representations with detailed understanding of layout, structure, and content. It supports integration with AI systems and provides both cloud-based and local processing options. | A document processing platform that converts PDFs, images, and other file formats into structured JSON using OCR and vision language models. Enables parsing, extraction, splitting, classification, and form filling through unified APIs designed for enterprise-grade accuracy. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","prebuilt_models":true,"table_extraction":true,"architecture_model":"open_source_library","llm_vlm_based_extraction":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"pdf_and_multimodal_image_ocr_parsing":true,"zero_data_retention_privacy_guarantees":true,"native_chunking_and_vectorization_for_rag":true,"fine_tuned_document_layout_analysis_models":true,"tabular_layout_preservation_for_complex_tables":true}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"pay_per_page_api","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"pdf_and_multimodal_image_ocr_parsing":true,"zero_data_retention_privacy_guarantees":true,"native_chunking_and_vectorization_for_rag":true,"strict_json_schema_forcing_and_validation":true,"fine_tuned_document_layout_analysis_models":true,"human_in_the_loop_hitl_confidence_review_queue":true,"tabular_layout_preservation_for_complex_tables":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"Crew AI"},{"name":"Haystack"},{"name":"OpenContracts"},{"name":"Apify"},{"name":"Label Studio"},{"name":"Semantica","native":true,"category":"knowledge_graph","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"VS Code"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source project, free to use","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docling-project.github.io/docling/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:31:10.636Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"From $10 per 1,000 pages. $150 free credits.","features":["Parse API","Extract API","Edit API","Split API","30+ supported file types","Table and form parsing","Image and graph parsing","Multilingual OCR","Automatic page rotation","Custom webhooks","No page limits"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":20,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":40,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":7.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":60,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go for early-stage teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_credits":"$150","studio_seats":"up to 5","concurrent_pages":"350"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"Custom pricing with volume discounts.","features":["Everything in Standard","Volume discounts","Zero data retention agreement","Business Associate Agreement (BAA)","Premium rate limits and priority requests","Priority Slack and email support","EU/AU data residency endpoints","Advanced chart extraction","Extraction citations","Table summarization","Spreadsheet table clustering"],"description":"Built for scaling teams","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"studio_seats":"unlimited","concurrent_pages":"500+"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing and terms for enterprise deployments.","features":["Everything in Growth","VPC and on-premises deployments","Custom MSA, SLA, and rate limits","Custom processing pipelines","Dedicated on-call support","Role-based access control","SSO and SAML authentication","Migration credits (up to $5,000)"],"description":"Built for full control and custom needs","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing from $10 per 1,000 pages. $150 free credits. Custom pricing for Growth and Enterprise.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://reducto.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T09:08:55.445Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"page","amount":7.5,"currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":7.5,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.138.0","date":"2026-10-12T06:14:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.138.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.137.0","date":"2026-10-09T14:12:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.137.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.136.0","date":"2026-10-09T12:08:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.136.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.135.0","date":"2026-10-07T10:42:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.135.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.134.0","date":"2026-10-06T04:56:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.134.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.133.0","date":"2026-10-03T11:27:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.133.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.132.0","date":"2026-10-01T09:44:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.132.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.131.0","date":"2026-09-29T07:58:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.131.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.130.0","date":"2026-09-22T15:33:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.130.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.129.0","date":"2026-09-18T09:18:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.129.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.128.0","date":"2026-09-16T15:12:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.128.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.127.0","date":"2026-09-14T08:57:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.127.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.126.0","date":"2026-09-04T15:47:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.126.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.125.0","date":"2026-09-03T14:28:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.125.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.124.0","date":"2026-08-31T13:36:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.124.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.123.1","date":"2026-08-28T15:12:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.123.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.123.0","date":"2026-08-26T16:15:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.123.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.122.0","date":"2026-08-25T09:28:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.122.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.121.0","date":"2026-08-20T09:05:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.121.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.120.3","date":"2026-08-18T07:50:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.120.3"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"}]` |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":8,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=docling-slim&per_page=100","last_12m":8,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (AI Data Extraction Agents)

| Capability | Docling | Reducto |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Open source library | Managed cloud API |
| PDF and multimodal image OCR parsing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web scraping to markdown or json | - | - |
| Tabular layout preservation for complex tables | ✓ | ✓ |
| Strict json schema forcing and validation | - | ✓ |
| Fine tuned document layout analysis models | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native chunking and vectorization for rag | ✓ | ✓ |
| Javascript rendering for spa web scraping | - | - |
| Human in the loop hitl confidence review queue | - | ✓ |
| Zero data retention privacy guarantees | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | - | ✓ |
| Mit or apache permissive oss license | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Free open source | Pay per page API |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T07:41:11.886Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*