# Amazon Comprehend vs TextRazor

| Attribute | Amazon Comprehend | TextRazor |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 72.3 (33% (low)) | 63.9 (34% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A machine learning service that processes text to identify entities, sentiment, topics, and key phrases. It supports both standard pre-built models and custom models trained on your own data, with APIs for document processing in multiple formats. | A text analysis platform that identifies entities, topics, and relationships within content using natural language processing. Available as a cloud API or self-hosted deployment. |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard APIs (Pay-per-use)","summary":"$0.0001 per unit (100 characters)","features":["Entity recognition","Sentiment analysis","Syntax analysis","Key phrase extraction","Language detection","Event detection","Toxicity detection","Prompt safety classification","PII detection","Redaction"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"unit"},"kind":"metered","note":"1 unit = 100 characters, 3-unit minimum per request","amount":0.0001,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Entity recognition, sentiment analysis, syntax analysis, key phrase extraction, language detection, event detection, toxicity detection, prompt safety","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_tier":"50k units/month for 12 months"}},{"free":false,"name":"Custom Classification & Entities","summary":"$3/hour training + $0.50/month management + $0.0003/unit inference","features":["Custom model training","Custom entity extraction","Custom text classification","Model management"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","note":"Model training, billed by the second","amount":3,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","note":"Custom model management","amount":0.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"unit"},"kind":"metered","note":"Async inference at 100 characters per unit, 3-unit minimum","amount":0.0003,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Train custom NLP models to categorize text and extract domain-specific entities","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Managed Endpoints (Synchronous)","summary":"$0.0005 per second per Inference Unit","features":["Real-time synchronous inference","Scalable throughput with multiple IUs"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"second","quantity":"per Inference Unit"},"kind":"metered","note":"1 IU = 100 characters/sec throughput, minimum 60 seconds per billing period","amount":0.0005,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Real-time inference endpoints with provisioned throughput","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $0.0001 per unit (100 characters) for standard APIs. Free tier: 50K units per month for 12 months.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/comprehend/pricing/?pg=ln&sec=hs","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T16:04:06.586Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["500 included requests per day","all analysis functionality"],"commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"requests_per_day":"500","analysis_functionality":"all"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"£149/month + VAT","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"£449/month + VAT","features":["per-request metered billing eligible"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":449,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["high throughput cloud subscription","flexible licensing","on-premises deployment","private cloud options"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Metered billing (Pro plans and above)"}],"summary":"From £149/month. Free tier with 500 requests/day.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.textrazor.com/plans","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T14:05:43.020Z","startingPrice":{"amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":149,"currency":"GBP"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |

## Capabilities (NLP Apis)

| Capability | Amazon Comprehend | TextRazor |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Custom model training | - | - |
| Domain specific models | - | - |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Batch processing | - | - |
| Real time latency | - | - |
| Embeddings endpoint | - | - |
| Data residency EU | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:02:11.102Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*