CloudMailin vs Document Parser

CloudMailin receives email and delivers it to web applications through HTTP POST webhooks. Inbound messages can arrive as JSON, multipart form data, or raw text; attachments can be forwarded to a webhook or stored in Amazon S3, Azure Storage, or Google Cloud Storage. It also sends transactional email through an API or SMTP relay. Outbound tools include spam checks, link and open tracking, bounce handling, reporting, tagging, and priority queues. Inbound delivery history includes 30 days of searchable records with error and retry details, while metadata retention is listed as 60 days. CloudMailin says its inbound service works with any language or framework, naming examples from Node.js and Python to Java and C#. The service was founded in 2010 and is available through an API and the web. A free plan allows 10,000 emails per month and 512KB per message. Paid plans start at $25 a month; the listed options include different email and message-size limits. A seven-day trial is also listed.

Document Parser extracts structured information from emails, attachments, and uploaded files, then makes it available as spreadsheet data. Users can upload PDFs, Word files, and other formats, or forward messages to a unique cloudHQ-issued address for automatic parsing. Attachments in forwarded emails can be processed too. Extracted fields include contacts, invoice dates, amounts, due dates, vendors, names, email addresses, and phone numbers. Users can define processing rules for emails and documents. Parsed information can be downloaded as spreadsheet data; the product overview also lists Excel and JSON exports. It accepts forwarded mail from any email provider and can send extracted data into a workflow. The maker describes uses including invoice processing, accounting records, customer data extraction, legal documents, medical forms, and education records. Document Parser is a web product presented by cloudHQ, which says it was founded in 2011. Its Free plan is for one user and limited to 20 documents. Premium costs $69.90 a month per user and includes email and phone support. The product page says emails and documents are not stored on its servers and cloud communications use SSL encryption; it also says passwords are not stored and authentication uses OAuth and OpenID.