# Mindee vs PaddleOCR

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Mindee

| Attribute | Mindee | PaddleOCR |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 64.4 (43% (low)) | 48.9 (16% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 549 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 88,309 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An AI-powered document processing platform that converts images and PDFs into structured data using deep learning. Works with invoices, receipts, IDs, bank statements, and other document types without requiring model training. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 7 | - |
| 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"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":["FR","US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"€44/month or €529/year (save €59)","features":["Full Mindee API access","All core models","Community support","Polygons","Unlimited RAG"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":44,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For builders shipping their first document workflows. All core models, generous fair-use limits.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"€116/month (most popular)","features":["Everything in Starter","Live chat support","Add team members","Data processing localization","Unlimited models","Priority support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":116,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For teams running mission-critical extraction at scale. Full access, every feature unlocked.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, 500,000+ credits/year minimum","features":["Everything in Pro","Custom pricing and SLAs","Custom data processing locations","30 min free setup with solution engineering","2 hours solution engineering","Dedicated account manager","Premium technical support"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.035,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For organizations processing very high volumes with custom security, deployment, and compliance requirements.","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"minimum_credits":"500,000/year"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra credits (Starter)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"EUR"}]},{"name":"Extra credits (Pro)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.04,"currency":"EUR"}]}],"summary":"From €44/month. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mindee.com/fr/in-progress/pricing-v3","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:38:12.567Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":44,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"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 | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":44,"currency":"EUR"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | 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.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:54:12.639Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*