Extend
Extend: A low-cost IDP platform with extraction, routing, human review, and evaluation tools. Ranked #22 of 30 in Intelligent Document Processing Software by our editors (7.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for teams needing affordable, evaluable document automation.
At a glance
- Editor score7.0 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forTeams needing affordable, evaluable document automation
- Free planYes
- Paid from$500/mo
- Extraction modeAi
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- 10,000 free credits with APIs, Studio, evaluations, and workflows
- Human review, agentic OCR, and confidence scoring support exception handling
- Cloud, self-hosted-style BYOC, and hybrid deployment options
Where it doesn't
- Usage-based pricing can become harder to forecast at higher volumes
- BYOC, SSO, advanced RBAC, and custom models require Enterprise
- Scale starts at $500 per month, adding a fixed monthly commitment
Our verdict on Extend
Extend is an intelligent document processing platform for teams building applications around unstructured data. It combines APIs and browser-based tooling for parsing documents into layout-aware markdown and structured blocks, extracting fields from invoices, IDs, and contracts, classifying and routing files, splitting multi-document PDFs, and editing or generating documents. Its audience spans small, mid-market, and enterprise teams in areas such as healthcare, real estate, finance, insurance, and logistics.
Pricing is accessible for smaller implementations. The Pay As You Go plan is free with 10,000 included credits and provides Parse, Extract, Classify, Split, and Edit APIs, Studio, evaluations, workflows, human-in-the-loop features, and zero data retention. It then charges $0.0125 per credit. Scale costs $500 per month and includes 50,000 credits monthly, higher rate limits, private Slack channel support, custom data retention, and available volume discounts. Enterprise adds BYOC and hybrid deployments, SSO and SAML, advanced RBAC, multiple workspaces, custom models, and dedicated support.
Extend stands out when document automation needs evaluation and controlled human intervention rather than extraction alone. Evaluation sets, accuracy metrics, regression testing, confidence scoring, correction queues, approval, rejection, and reclassification create a workflow for managing uncertain results. Agentic OCR addresses low-confidence text and handwriting, while multi-step workflows handle validation and routing. REST API access, SDK support for Python, TypeScript, Java, and Go, webhooks, and MCP support application integration. Choose Extend for cost-conscious teams that need modern IDP capabilities with evaluation and deployment flexibility. Teams needing only basic OCR may not need its broader workflow and review toolkit.
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Extend fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $500/mo |
| OCR languages | Not verified |
| Extraction mode | Ai |
| Human validation | Yes |
| Workflow routing | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| Deployment options | Hybrid |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Docs, Community |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 7 integrations: REST API, Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Webhooks … |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | extend.ai |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Extend integrations
Extend lists 7 integrations on its own site.
- REST API
- Python
- TypeScript
- Java
- Go
- Webhooks
- MCP
Alternatives to Extend
- ABBYY VantageEnterprise document processing with AI extraction, review, routing, and analytics.9.3
- IBM DatacapA broad enterprise capture platform for complex documents and controlled validation workflows.9.1
- OpenText Intelligent CaptureA broad capture suite for organizations standardizing document workflows across enterprise systems.9.0
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