Unstructured
Unstructured ingests files, runs OCR and table extraction, and converts messy documents into structured, AI-ready data with connectors and destinations. It supports SaaS, VPC, and dedicated instances and provides an initial 10,000 free pages for evaluation before pay-as-you-go billing.
Unstructured provides 10,000 free pages to start; after that a documented Pay-As-You-Go rate applies at $0.015 per page; Business deployments use custom pricing.Is Unstructured right for you?
Good for
- Teams building connector-driven document pipelines that must process many file types and choose cloud, VPC, or dedicated instance deployments for privacy or compliance.
- Large, documented connector and destination coverage to pull from many sources and push to many stores.
- Flexible hosting options including SaaS, dedicated instances, and in‑VPC deployment for privacy or compliance requirements.
Keep in mind
- The product page indicates structured data extraction is not yet generally available for all workflows.
- Workflows that depend on on-platform structured-data extraction for every case today; the product page notes structured extraction is coming soon—verify specific extraction coverage for your file types.
Pricing and plan limits
The pricing page documents the free 10,000 pages and a $0.015 per page pay-as-you-go rate; the Business plan price is listed as custom and requires contacting sales.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Large, documented connector and destination coverage to pull from many sources and push to many stores.
Flexible hosting options including SaaS, dedicated instances, and in‑VPC deployment for privacy or compliance requirements.
A measurable free evaluation volume is available so teams can process real files before committing spend.
Limitations to consider
The product page indicates structured data extraction is not yet generally available for all workflows.
Choosing a plan
Process a representative batch (including tables and scanned PDFs) using your intended deployment (SaaS or VPC) to confirm extraction fidelity and downstream connector behavior.
Based on the linked product documentation.
Available on
Web, Api.
Official sources
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