Text, metadata, and tables come out of the PDF in one pass, plus a generated summary, without the file ever leaving hardware we control.
Why cloud PDF APIs are a hard pass for some files
Cloud PDF-extraction APIs are the fastest option on paper, but the document passes through someone else's servers to get processed — a real problem for financial filings, HR records, or anything under an NDA, regardless of what the API's privacy policy promises.
What you get back
The job returns extracted text and metadata, any tables pulled out as structured data, and an LLM-generated summary of the document's content — all from one submission, on hardware we own.
Where this breaks down — said plainly
- A scanned image saved as a PDF isn't "text" yet. That's an OCR job, not this one — the system tells you which case you're in instead of silently returning nothing.
- Complex nested tables can still need a manual check. Extraction is fast; it isn't infallible, same as any tool.
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Where this fits on the site: this is the Text and tables out of PDFs service under Document & PDF services pricing — published tiers starting at $199 for up to 500 pages, no quote, no sales call. See Services & Pricing or go straight to Choose your job.