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Parseur is great for email workflows, but at $49 a month for 100 pages it gets expensive for developers who just want JSON from files.

Quick answer

For developers who want JSON from files over an API, doc2json is the cheaper pick: 50 free pages a month, a listed $9 a month plan for 300 pages, a REST API and an MCP server.

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Parseur and 4 other options

Listed prices in USD, checked 31 Oct 2026. Sources are at the bottom of the page.

Tool	Price	Free plan	Schema or no schema	API	MCP	Best for
doc2json	Free, then listed plans at $9, $29 and $79 a month	Yes. 50 pages a month, no card	Optional. Send your own schema, or none and get the fields it finds	REST API, JSON with optional Excel or CSV	Yes, hosted (parse_document tool)	Developers and AI agents who want JSON from one call
Parseur	From $49 a month for 100 pages	Yes. 20 pages a month	AI engine (you name the fields) or templates	REST API, webhooks, Zapier, Make, Power Automate	Yes, hosted	Email-driven workflows and non-developers
Docparser	From $39 a month for 100 credits ($32.50 billed yearly)	14-day free trial, no card	Parsing rules per layout, plus an AI template that drafts them	REST API, Excel, CSV, JSON, XML and integrations	No official server listed	Ops teams with repeat layouts who like no-code rules
Nanonets	$50 in free credits, then $100 a month for 100 credits	$50 in credits, no card	AI workflows built from blocks	REST API, plus ERP integrations on Growth	No hosted server listed	Finance teams automating a whole process, like invoices into an ERP
LlamaParse	Free 10,000 credits a month, then $50 a month (40,000 credits)	Yes. 10,000 credits a month	Parse to markdown, or Extract to your JSON schema	REST API and SDKs	Yes, hosted	RAG and agent builders who also need parsing and indexing

doc2json paid plans are the listed plans on the pricing page. Check it for what is open today.

Each tool

Strengths and trade-offs

Short and fair. Every tool here is a good pick for someone.

doc2json
A small API that turns a PDF, PNG, JPEG or text into JSON. You pay per page, and a schema is optional.
- 50 free pages a month with no card, and a Playground that works without an account.
- One credit is one page, so cost is easy to predict.
- Hosted MCP server, so an agent can parse a file with one tool call.
- No email inbox, webhooks or Zapier app for documents.
- No human review queue and no compliance certifications.
Parseur
A no-code parser built around mailboxes. You forward emails and attachments to Parseur, it pulls out the fields, and sends them on to your apps.
- Email mailboxes are the core of the product, which suits order and lead emails.
- Two engines: AI for varied layouts and templates for fixed ones.
- A free plan, many integrations and a hosted MCP server.
- Per-page price is high at low volume: $49 for 100 pages, $89 for 300.
- Some features, such as Python post-processing, start at the 10,000-page plans.
Docparser
A rule-based parser. You build parsing rules for a layout in the app, then send documents by upload, email, cloud storage or the REST API.
- Rule builder with zonal OCR, anchor keywords and table extraction.
- One credit covers a document of up to 5 pages.
- Many ways out: Excel, CSV, JSON, XML, Google Sheets and integrations.
- No free plan after the 14-day trial.
- A new layout often means new rules, which takes time to maintain.
Nanonets
A workflow platform for document-heavy teams. You build a pipeline from blocks (classify, extract, validate, format, export) and pay for each block run.
- Covers the whole process, not just extraction: classification, validation and export.
- ERP and database integrations on the Growth plan, aimed at accounts payable and order work.
- Enterprise plan lists HIPAA, SOC 2, on-prem and SSO.
- Per-block pricing is harder to predict. An AI extraction block is listed at $0.30 a run, and their own example invoice workflow runs 4 to 6 blocks.
- More product than you need if you only want JSON back from a file.
LlamaParse
LlamaIndex's document platform. Parse turns files into markdown for LLMs, and Extract pulls fields into a schema you define.
- Built for complex layouts like tables and charts, with 130+ file formats.
- Extract adds citations and confidence, and SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR are listed.
- Low cost per page on the cheapest Extract tier (8 credits a page, at $1.25 per 1,000 credits).
- Credit math varies by tier: Extract is 8, 25 or 60 credits a page by default.
- The jump from the $50 Starter plan to the $500 Pro plan is large.

Why doc2json

One request, typed JSON back.

Send a file and a schema name to the REST API. You get the values back as JSON, and anything not in the document comes back as null instead of a guess.

One credit per page, and an image is one page.
The schema is optional. Leave it out to get the fields it finds.
The file is read for the parse and then dropped. Only a usage record is kept.
The same parse runs from an agent through the MCP server.

Open the Playground Read the API docs

POST /api/v1/parse

curl -X POST https://doc2json.manoonlabs.com/api/v1/parse \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOC2JSON_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"file_base64\": \"$(base64 -w0 invoice.pdf)\", \"schema\": \"invoice\"}"

Honest fit

When not to pick doc2json

Your documents come in by email and you want them parsed with no code. Parseur is built around mailboxes, doc2json is not.
You want Zapier, Make or webhooks to move results around. doc2json has no app or webhooks for those today.
You need HIPAA, a signed BAA or a compliance audit. doc2json does not hold compliance certifications.
You need a human review queue where people check and fix fields before they go downstream. doc2json returns JSON and leaves review to your code.

FAQ

Parseur alternatives, answered.

What is a cheaper alternative to Parseur?

doc2json lists 300 pages a month at $9, where Parseur's monthly plans are $49 for 100 pages and $89 for 300 pages. Both have a free plan: 50 pages a month on doc2json and 20 on Parseur.

Can doc2json read documents from email?

No. doc2json takes files through its REST API, its MCP server or the Playground. If email intake is the main need, Parseur or Docparser fit better.

Does doc2json keep my documents?

No. The file is read for the parse and then dropped. The activity log keeps metadata such as status, duration and schema name, never the document or the extracted text.

Does doc2json have an MCP server like Parseur?

Yes. Both have a hosted MCP server. doc2json's has a parse_document tool that takes a file and an optional schema and returns JSON.

Prices checked 31 Oct 2026

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doc2json

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One request, typed JSON back.

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