Best AI tools for document data extraction

3 tools for ocr, invoices, forms to structured data, compared side by side.

The ranked list

  1. 1

    Docsumo

    Extracts data from documents

    Document data extractionAPI

    Free trial

    Docsumo is a document AI tool that extracts, classifies and validates data from documents and posts it to your system for lending, insurance and healthcare teams.

  2. 2

    Elicitalso does this

    Searches papers and summarizes them

    Academic paper researchAPIPlugin or MCP

    Free plan

    Built mainly for academic research, searching papers and clinical trials and producing cited reports. Also does document data extraction, with a free plan and API and plugin or MCP access.

  3. 3

    Rowsalso does this

    Analyzes data using plain language

    Data analysisAPIBrowser extension

    Free plan

    An AI data analyst that pulls data from PDFs and imports business sources for spreadsheet-style analysis and dashboards. Extraction is a secondary use, with a free plan and a browser extension.

List updated 15 Oct 2026