# Mindee vs PaddleOCR

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Mindee

| Attribute | Mindee | PaddleOCR |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.3 (55% (medium)) | 52.3 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 549 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 91,086 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based API platform that identifies and captures key information from documents such as invoices and receipts, converting them into machine-readable format. Includes pre-built models for common document types, with options to train custom models for specialized formats. It is indexed under Document AI.","source":"https://www.mindee.com/pricing","question":"What is Mindee?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mindee offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.05. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.mindee.com/pricing","question":"Is Mindee free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mindee supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.mindee.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Mindee support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Mindee can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.mindee.com/pricing","question":"Can Mindee be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 16 integrations for Mindee, including Make.com, Slack, Gmail, Google Sheets, Notion, Webhooks, REST API and Python SDK, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.mindee.com/pricing","question":"What does Mindee integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Mindee. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Mindee not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.mindee.com/fr/blog/global-compliance-and-ai-document-processing","question":"What security certifications does Mindee have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Mindee is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and France.","source":"https://www.mindee.com/pricing","question":"Where is Mindee available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"PaddleOCR is an open-source OCR library that uses advanced machine learning algorithms to recognize and extract text from images and PDF documents. It offers a free cloud API service with support for large-scale batch document processing. It is indexed under Document AI.","source":"https://paddlepaddle.github.io/PaddleOCR/","question":"What is PaddleOCR?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PaddleOCR is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://paddlepaddle.github.io/PaddleOCR/","question":"Is PaddleOCR free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to PaddleOCR. 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://paddlepaddle.github.io/PaddleOCR/","question":"What platforms does PaddleOCR support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for PaddleOCR, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://paddlepaddle.github.io/PaddleOCR/","question":"Can PaddleOCR be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. PaddleOCR 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/paddlepaddle/PaddleOCR","question":"Is PaddleOCR open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Mindee is an API service that uses machine learning to automatically process and extract information from various document types like invoices, receipts, and identity documents, converting unstructured content into usable structured data. | An open-source OCR platform that recognizes text, tables, and document layouts across multiple languages and scenarios. It provides both free API access and self-hosted deployment options. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"prebuilt_models":true,"table_extraction":true,"confidence_scoring":true,"id_document_parsing":true,"rpa_erp_integration":true,"custom_model_training":true,"handwriting_recognition":true,"human_in_the_loop_review":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"prebuilt_models":true,"table_extraction":true,"llm_vlm_based_extraction":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Make.com"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"REST API"},{"name":"Python SDK"},{"name":"Java SDK"},{"name":"PHP SDK"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"category":"automation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Drive","native":false,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Airtable","native":false,"category":"database","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"OneDrive","native":false,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Microsoft 365 Excel","native":false,"category":"productivity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Tally","native":false,"category":"forms","direction":"inbound"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","FR"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$44/month or $529/year","features":["All core models","Generous fair-use limits","1 full seat","Unlimited models","Confidence scores","Utilities & Chaining","Polygons","RAG unlimited","Community support"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":44,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$116/month or $1,393/year","features":["All Starter features","Live chat support","Unlimited seats","Data processing localization"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":116,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Minimum 500,000 credits/year.","features":["All Pro features","30 min. free setup with solution engineering","2 hours solution engineering","Dedicated account manager","Custom SLAs","Custom pricing","Premium technical support"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"minimum_credits":"500,000 per year"}}],"summary":"From $44/month. Free trial available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mindee.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T11:42:09.624Z","startingPrice":{"amount":44,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free API access with 20,000 pages daily limit. Open source.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://paddlepaddle.github.io/PaddleOCR/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:28:44.655Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":44,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 15 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2026-06-11T12:09:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.6.0","date":"2026-05-28T11:42:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2026-04-21T08:40:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.4.1","date":"2026-04-14T05:47:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.4.0","date":"2026-01-29T11:19:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.3.3","date":"2026-01-20T07:27:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.3.2","date":"2025-11-13T14:46:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.3.1","date":"2025-10-29T11:49:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.3.0","date":"2025-10-16T12:58:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.2.0","date":"2025-08-21T11:11:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.1.1","date":"2025-08-15T08:55:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.1.0","date":"2025-06-29T06:57:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.0.3","date":"2025-06-26T10:04:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.0.2","date":"2025-06-18T16:38:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.0.1","date":"2025-06-05T03:27:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v3.0.0","date":"2025-05-20T12:16:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v2.10.0","date":"2025-03-07T07:03:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v2.9.1","date":"2024-10-22T05:57:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v2.9.0","date":"2024-10-18T15:43:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR/releases/tag/v2.8.1","date":"2024-07-17T10:48:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.1"}]` |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.mindee.com/blog/global-compliance-and-ai-document-processing | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=paddleocr&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Document AI)

| Capability | Mindee | PaddleOCR |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Prebuilt models | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom model training | ✓ | - |
| Table extraction | ✓ | ✓ |
| Handwriting recognition | ✓ | - |
| Id document parsing | ✓ | - |
| Human in the loop review | ✓ | - |
| Confidence scoring | ✓ | - |
| LLM vlm based extraction | - | ✓ |
| RPA ERP integration | ✓ | - |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:06:14.690Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*