Airparser vs MailParse

Airparser turns emails, PDFs, and other documents into structured fields you define. Its text and vision language models plus AI OCR handle typed text, scans, and handwriting, with recognition in more than 60 languages. Low-confidence results can wait for human review, correction, and approval before export. Parsed information can be downloaded as Excel, CSV, or JSON, or sent to webhooks and services including Zapier, Make, n8n, Google Sheets, and Airtable. Python post-processing is included in plans, and an AI code assistant can draft and test code from plain-language instructions. Airparser works through the web and an API, with workflow routing and cloud deployment. Each parsed email, document, or PDF page consumes one credit, and unused credits expire at the billing period’s end. A Trial plan is listed at free with 20 credits/month and 30 days’ retention. Paid plans start at $33 a month, billed annually.

MailParse receives inbound email and converts MIME messages into structured JSON. It extracts text and HTML bodies, inline images, attachments, headers, and routing details, including nested and multipart messages. Parsed results can be sent by POST to a configured webhook, with exponential-backoff retries and HMAC signature verification, or retrieved through a REST polling API. Polling supports filters for sender, date range, subject, and attachment type, with cursor-based pagination. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation, spam scoring, and per-address rules support message handling. Attachments use signed download URLs and are retained for 72 hours by default, with plan-based retention settings. Custom domains require an MX record and ownership verification. If a webhook is unavailable, retries continue for up to 24 hours, with replay and polling recovery. MailParse offers API and web access. Free includes 100 emails monthly; Pro costs $29 per month and Scale $99 per month.