Comparison

Marker vs Unstructured

On the evidence we track, Unstructured leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Marker full profile →Unstructured full profile →

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.

Marker49

★Unstructured75

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Marker	UnstructuredLeader
vioscaleAI score	49 / 100high · 76%	75 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$0.01
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	40
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://github.com/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.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	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	40,445	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	6	-
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
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Marker49 / 100high · 76%

Unstructured75 / 100medium · 53%

Pricing

Free tier

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

Model

Markeropen_source

Unstructuredfreemium

Price level

Markerfree

Unstructuredlow

Starting price

Marker–

Unstructured$0.01

Transparent

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

Integrations

Count

Marker7

Unstructured40

Security

Certifications

Marker–

UnstructuredSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

Gdpr

Marker–

Unstructured✓

Hipaa

Marker–

Unstructured✓

Iso27001

Marker–

Unstructured✓

Soc2

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

Trust center

Markerhttps://github.com/security

Unstructured–

Vulnerabilities

MarkerCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FVikParuchuri%2Fmarker&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Unstructured–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Marker0

Unstructured–

Github stars

Marker40,445

Unstructured–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Marker6

Unstructured–

Release

Cadence days

Marker6

Unstructured–

History

Marker20 items

Unstructured–

License

Spdx

MarkerApache-2.0

Unstructured–

Language

Primary

MarkerPython

Unstructured–

Market

Availability

Marker–

UnstructuredAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Marker7 items

Unstructured7 items

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	Unstructured
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

Capabilities

Architecture model

MarkerOpen source library

UnstructuredManaged cloud API

PDF and multimodal image OCR parsing

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

Web scraping to markdown or json

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

Tabular layout preservation for complex tables

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

Strict json schema forcing and validation

Marker-

Unstructured✗

Fine tuned document layout analysis models

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

Native chunking and vectorization for rag

Marker-

Unstructured✓

Javascript rendering for spa web scraping

Marker✗

Unstructured✗

Human in the loop hitl confidence review queue

Marker-

Unstructured✗

Zero data retention privacy guarantees

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

SOC2 type ii

Marker-

Unstructured✓

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Marker✓

Unstructured✓

Pricing model

MarkerFree open source

UnstructuredPay per page API

What each one is

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

Marker

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.

Independently observed

Unstructured

Leader

A platform that processes PDFs, scans, images, and other document formats using AI to extract and organize their content into structured formats for language models. Offers open-source libraries and a metered-usage cloud API.

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

Open sourceFree tier

Free open source (research, personal, startups <$5M). Commercial licensing available.

Open SourceFree
- PDF to markdown/JSON conversion
- Layout analysis with OCR
- Table recognition
- LLM integration support
CommercialContact sales

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

Unstructured

Leader

from $0.01/pageHybridFree tier

$0.015/page. 10,000 free pages.

Usage-based$0.015/page after 10,000 free pages
- OCR
- Parsing
- Partitioning
- VLM enrichment
- Chunking
- +1 more

as of 2026-10-02verify ↗

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	Unstructured
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Marker✗

Unstructured✓

CLI

Marker✓

Unstructured✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Marker✗

Unstructured✓

Self-hosted

Marker✓

Unstructured✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)

Gemini
OpenAI
Azure OpenAI

Marker

9 total - 6 not shared

Claude
Azure
Vertex
OpenRouter
Ollama
Google Vertex AI

Independently observed

Unstructured

Leader

45 total - 42 not shared

Airtable
Google Cloud Storage
Google Drive
Jira
PostgreSQL
S3
Salesforce
SFTP
Slack
Snowflake
SQLite
Zendesk
Amazon Bedrock
Astra DB
DuckDB
Elasticsearch
IBM Milvus
IBM watsonx.data
Weaviate
Anthropic
Google Gemini
AWS Bedrock
IBM watsonx
NVIDIA
+18 more

Independently observed

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Marker or Unstructured: which one depends on you

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