# Marker vs Sensible

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Sensible

| Attribute | Marker | Sensible |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 49.4 (76% (high)) | 60.5 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 6 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 40,445 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under AI Data Extraction Agents.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is Marker?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Marker offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is Marker free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Marker supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Marker support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Marker can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can Marker be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Marker, including Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Azure, Vertex, OpenRouter and Ollama. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What does Marker integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Marker. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Marker not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://github.com/VikParuchuri/marker","question":"What security certifications does Marker have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Marker is published under the Apache-2.0 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/VikParuchuri/marker","question":"Is Marker open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A document processing platform that combines machine learning extraction with deterministic rules to automatically transform documents into clean, validated JSON output. It is indexed under AI Data Extraction Agents.","source":"https://sensible.so","question":"What is Sensible?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sensible offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.53. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.sensible.so/pricing","question":"Is Sensible free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Sensible. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://sensible.so","question":"What platforms does Sensible support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Sensible, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://sensible.so","question":"Can Sensible be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Sensible, including Airtable, Zapier, QuickBooks, Google Sheets, Slack and Salesforce. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://sensible.so","question":"What does Sensible integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Sensible. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Sensible not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://sensible.so","question":"What security certifications does Sensible have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sensible is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.sensible.so/pricing","question":"Where is Sensible available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A tool that transforms PDFs into structured markdown and JSON formats using advanced machine learning models for layout analysis and optical character recognition. Supports integration with various language models including Claude, Gemini, and OpenAI-compatible APIs. | A cloud-based document extraction platform combining AI models with deterministic rule-based patterns to reliably extract data into structured formats. Provides REST APIs, hundreds of prebuilt document templates, and supports both developer-led and managed extraction workflows. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_library","web_scraping_to_markdown_or_json":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"pdf_and_multimodal_image_ocr_parsing":true,"zero_data_retention_privacy_guarantees":true,"javascript_rendering_for_spa_web_scraping":false,"fine_tuned_document_layout_analysis_models":true,"tabular_layout_preservation_for_complex_tables":true}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"flat_monthly_saas","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api","web_scraping_to_markdown_or_json":false,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"pdf_and_multimodal_image_ocr_parsing":true,"zero_data_retention_privacy_guarantees":false,"javascript_rendering_for_spa_web_scraping":false,"native_chunking_and_vectorization_for_rag":false,"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 | 7 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Vertex"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI","native":false,"category":"llm","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI","native":false,"category":"llm","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Salesforce"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["PDF to markdown/JSON conversion","Layout analysis with OCR","Table recognition","LLM integration support"],"description":"Free for research, personal use, and startups under $5M funding/revenue","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Commercial","description":"Commercial use of model weights beyond startup threshold requires licensing","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open source (research, personal, startups <$5M). Commercial licensing available.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T22:33:59.878Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$449/month (or $449 billed annually with 10% discount)","features":["Unlimited document layouts","Automatic & selective OCR","Computer-vision table detection","Onboarding support","SOC 2 Type II","GDPR · DPA on file","Data retention policy","Region availability"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":449,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"document"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.57,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams getting started with production document extraction","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"documents":"750/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$1,349/month (or $1,349 billed annually with 10% discount)","features":["Everything in Growth, plus:","Higher API throughput","Priority technical support","Human review queue"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1349,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"document"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.53,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams running production pipelines with higher throughput","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"documents":"3200/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for volume and features","features":["Everything in Scale, plus:","Dedicated customer success manager","Custom SLA","Security reviews","HIPAA compliance","Signed BAA","Custom security reviews"],"description":"For teams at 10,000+ docs/month, regulated workloads, or custom SLA","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"documents":"10000+/mo","volume_tiers":"Custom"}}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.sensible.so/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T10:57:01.789Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":449,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":449,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v2.0.0","date":"2026-07-20T19:41:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.10.2","date":"2026-01-31T00:12:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.10.1","date":"2025-09-30T15:40:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2025-09-24T01:19:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.9.3","date":"2025-09-09T20:43:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.9.2","date":"2025-09-04T18:47:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.9.1","date":"2025-09-02T14:39:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2025-08-29T23:03:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.8.5","date":"2025-08-23T17:09:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.8.4","date":"2025-08-20T16:47:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.8.3","date":"2025-08-04T18:16:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2025-07-15T18:26:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.8.1","date":"2025-07-04T18:45:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2025-06-27T19:55:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.7.5","date":"2025-06-11T20:36:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.7.4","date":"2025-06-02T23:11:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.7.3","date":"2025-05-22T19:41:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.7.2","date":"2025-05-20T16:47:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2025-05-19T22:50:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/datalab-to/marker/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2025-05-19T21:07:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"}]` | - |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://github.com/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FVikParuchuri%2Fmarker&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (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 |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:06:38.754Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*