Comparison

Marker vs Sensible

On the evidence we track, Sensible leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Marker full profile →Sensible full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Marker50

★Sensible65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Marker	SensibleLeader
Vioscale score	50 / 100low · 42%	65 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$449
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=marker-pdf&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	39,283	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Marker50 / 100low · 42%

Sensible65 / 100medium · 55%

Pricing

Free tier

Marker✓

Sensible✓

Model

Markercommercial

Sensiblefreemium

Price level

Markerlow

Sensiblehigh

Starting price

Marker–

Sensible$449

Transparent

Marker✓

Sensible✓

Integrations

Count

Marker7

Sensible6

Security

Disclosure policy

Marker–

Sensible✓

Gdpr

Marker–

Sensible✓

Hipaa

Marker–

Sensible✓

Soc2

Marker✓

Sensible✓

Vulnerabilities

MarkerCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=marker-pdf&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Sensible–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Marker0

Sensible–

Github stars

Marker39,283

Sensible–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Marker1

Sensible–

Release

Cadence days

Marker6

Sensible–

History

Marker20 items

Sensible–

License

Spdx

MarkerApache-2.0

Sensible–

Language

Primary

MarkerPython

Sensible–

Market

Availability

Marker–

SensibleAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai data extraction agents. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Data Extraction Agents
Capability	Marker	Sensible
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	Flat monthly saas

Capabilities

Architecture model

MarkerOpen source library

SensibleManaged cloud API

PDF and multimodal image OCR parsing

Marker✓

Sensible✓

Web scraping to markdown or json

Marker✓

Sensible✗

Tabular layout preservation for complex tables

Marker✓

Sensible✓

Strict json schema forcing and validation

Marker-

Sensible✓

Fine tuned document layout analysis models

Marker✓

Sensible✓

Native chunking and vectorization for rag

Marker-

Sensible✗

Javascript rendering for spa web scraping

Marker-

Sensible✗

Human in the loop hitl confidence review queue

Marker-

Sensible✓

Zero data retention privacy guarantees

Marker✓

Sensible✗

SOC2 type ii

Marker-

Sensible✓

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Marker✓

Sensible✓

Pricing model

MarkerFree open source

SensibleFlat monthly saas

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Marker

An open-source tool that extracts text, tables, and layouts from PDF files with high accuracy. It offers multiple processing modes (fast, balanced, OCR) and optional integration with language models for enhanced formatting and content extraction.

Independently observed

Sensible

Leader

A document extraction platform that uses AI alongside deterministic, rule-based methods to reliably convert messy documents into structured JSON. Provides prebuilt configurations for common document types, a configuration editor for custom workflows, and optional managed services for complex extraction pipelines.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Marker

free_open_sourceFree tier

Free and open-source. Commercial model weights require licensing beyond $5M funding/revenue threshold.

as of 2026-08-25verify ↗

Sensible

Leader

from $449/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $449/month. 14-day free trial. Pay-per-document overage pricing ($0.57 and $0.53 per document depending on plan). Free tier: 150 documents/month.

Growth$449/month (or $449 billed annually with 10% discount)
- Unlimited document layouts
- Automatic & selective OCR
- Computer-vision table detection
- Onboarding support
- SOC 2 Type II
- +3 more
Scale$1,349/month (or $1,349 billed annually with 10% discount)
- Everything in Growth, plus:
- Higher API throughput
- Priority technical support
- Human review queue
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Scale, plus:
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Custom SLA
- Security reviews
- HIPAA compliance
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Marker	Sensible
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Marker✗

Sensible✓

CLI

Marker✓

Sensible✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Marker✗

Sensible✓

Self-hosted

Marker✓

Sensible✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Marker

7 total

Gemini
Claude
OpenAI
Azure
Vertex
OpenRouter
Ollama

Independently observed

Sensible

Leader

6 total

Airtable
Zapier
QuickBooks
Google Sheets
Slack
Salesforce

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.