Extend vs Kudra

Extend is document-processing infrastructure for AI applications that need to parse, extract, classify, split or edit files. Workflows join processors into pipelines that can classify documents, route them, validate results and deliver output to a webhook. Parsing can produce clean Markdown or blocks for retrieval-augmented generation and agents, and the pricing page lists support for more than 35 file types across all plans. Developers can use an API, Python, TypeScript, Java and Go SDKs, a browser dashboard, a CLI or an MCP server. The CLI installation script works on macOS and Linux. Deployment choices are managed cloud, BYOC in a customer cloud account, and Hybrid; fully air-gapped deployment is not currently offered. Extend states that it is HIPAA and GDPR compliant, with controls aligned to SOC 2 Type II requirements. Pay As You Go is free with 10,000 credits, then $0.0125 per additional credit; Scale is $500 per month.

Kudra is a document intelligence platform that uses AI agents to extract information from complex documents and support workflows across operations, finance, sales and marketing. It accepts native and scanned PDFs, JPG and PNG images, DOCx files, and Excel spreadsheets, with extraction in more than 20 languages. Each extracted field links to its precise source location, including bounding-box coordinates and a confidence score. Agents can work across documents, email, business systems and the web. Workflow controls include human approval, role-based permissions, action limits, confidence thresholds, deterministic validation, usage controls and audit logs. Connections listed include Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, QuickBooks, Gmail, Slack, Salesforce and APIs/MCP; structured outputs can be sent through API or MCP. Kudra is available on web, by API or self-hosted. The free Starter plan includes 100 pages uploaded per month, one custom workflow and one user. Basic costs $299 a month; Growth costs $599 a month. A 14-day trial is listed.