# Docling vs PaddleOCR

| Attribute | Docling | PaddleOCR |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.6 (32% (low)) | 48.9 (16% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 549 |
| adoption.github_stars | 65,599 | 88,309 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A Python library that converts documents from multiple formats (PDF, Word, Excel, images, audio, video, etc.) into structured data representations. Offers sophisticated PDF analysis capabilities for layout, tables, and content extraction, plus OCR support and AI framework integration. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"pricing_model":"free_open_source","prebuilt_models":true,"table_extraction":true,"architecture_model":"open_source_library","llm_vlm_based_extraction":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"pdf_and_multimodal_image_ocr_parsing":true,"zero_data_retention_privacy_guarantees":true,"native_chunking_and_vectorization_for_rag":true,"fine_tuned_document_layout_analysis_models":true,"tabular_layout_preservation_for_complex_tables":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"Crew AI"},{"name":"Haystack"},{"name":"OpenContracts"},{"name":"Apify"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Python | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source project, free to use","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docling-project.github.io/docling/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:31:10.636Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free open-source with cloud API access (20,000 pages/day)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://paddlepaddle.github.io/PaddleOCR/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:36:20.946Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 15 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdocling-project%2Fdocling&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | Docling | 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:39:30.311Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*