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Document Extraction

Iteration Layer vs Reducto

Reducto is the closest competitor — the key differences are in schema ergonomics and extraction guarantees.

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Why developers switch from Reducto

Reducto uses JSON Schema for field definitions — verbose compared to simple typed field declarations.

17 typed fields vs. JSON Schema

Reducto defines extraction schemas using JSON Schema — verbose, string-typed, without dedicated date, IBAN, currency, or address types. We provide 17 purpose-built field types that return validated, structured values without any post-processing.

Source citations on every field

Reducto does not return source citations linking each extracted value back to the original document text. We return verbatim citations for every field, so you can audit and verify extraction results.

EU hosting with GDPR compliance

Reducto is US-based. We process all documents on EU servers with zero data retention and a Data Processing Agreement available for every customer.

Feature-by-feature comparison

We went through the docs so you don't have to. Here's how every feature compares — including the ones where we're not the better choice.

Feature Iteration Layer Reducto
Schema-defined extraction
Yes

Simple, purpose-built schema with 17 typed field types that return validated structured values
JSON Schema

Uses standard JSON Schema with verbose syntax and string-based primitive types
Typed field support
17 types

Choose from 17 typed schema fields including date, IBAN, currency, address, phone, email, and URL
Primitives

JSON Schema primitives like string, number, and boolean without domain-specific types
Confidence scores
Per field

Confidence score between 0 and 1 for every extracted schema field
No

No confidence scoring for extracted values
Source citations
Yes

Verbatim source citation from the document for every extracted field
No

No source citation linking extracted values back to document text
Multi-file support
Up to 20 files

Process up to 20 files in a single API request with merged extraction results
1 file

Each API request processes a single file
Supported input formats
PDF, images, Office

Process PDFs, images, and common Office formats in a single API endpoint
PDF, images, Office

Supports PDF, images, and various document formats
MCP server
Yes

MCP server available for integration with AI agents and assistants
No

No MCP server available
RAG chunking
JSON output

Returns structured JSON which can be used in RAG pipelines but is not chunk-optimized
Built-in

Strong document chunking capabilities designed for RAG pipeline ingestion
Complex tables
Standard

Standard table extraction for common formats
Advanced

Good handling of multi-column layouts and complex table structures
Output flexibility
JSON only

Returns typed JSON matching the defined schema
Multiple formats

Supports markdown, structured chunks, and other flexible output formats
EU hosting
EU only

All processing happens exclusively on EU-hosted servers
US-based

Processing infrastructure is located in the United States
Language support
Any language

REST API callable from any programming language with HTTP support
Any language

REST API accessible from any programming language
Pricing model
Per page

Simple, predictable per-page pricing
Per page

Per page processed with pay-as-you-go pricing and volume discounts
Infrastructure required
None

Fully managed API with no deployment or infrastructure to manage
None

Fully managed cloud API with no infrastructure to manage
GDPR / Data privacy
Zero retention

No files or results stored beyond temporary 90-day logs
US-based processing

Documents processed on US infrastructure with standard data policies

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For individuals & small projects

$29.99 /per month
  • 1,000 credits / month
    That's either: 1,000 image transformations 500 document generations 500 image generations 500 sheet generations 200 document extractions (5-page docs) 200 markdown conversions (5-page docs)
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$119.99 /per month
  • 5,000 credits / month
    That's either: 5,000 image transformations 2,500 document generations 2,500 image generations 2,500 sheet generations 1,000 document extractions (5-page docs) 1,000 markdown conversions (5-page docs)
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$319.99 /per month
  • 15,000 credits / month
    That's either: 15,000 image transformations 7,500 document generations 7,500 image generations 7,500 sheet generations 3,000 document extractions (5-page docs) 3,000 markdown conversions (5-page docs)
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