MinerU vs PDFxlsx

MinerU 4.0 combines document parsing, a local document library, and tools for conversion, application integration, and agent reading. It accepts PDFs, images, office documents, ebooks, web formats, and other listed inputs, and can produce Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, DOCX, EPUB, PDF, structured content, and content lists. Four parsing tiers—Flash, Basic, Standard, and Advanced—serve different quality and compute needs. The library can discover files, cache parsing results, search content, continue by page or block, and preserve citation locators. Developers can use a Python SDK, V1 HTTP API, command-line tools, or a Gradio-based WebUI. MinerU supports the MCP protocol and agent frameworks, with exports to Dify and Notion. Documents are not automatically uploaded to the official service; remote parsing requires explicit configuration. Local WebUI and API server deployments are documented for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The open-source software is free under its project license; commercial-use limits apply above 100 million monthly active users or USD 20 million monthly revenue.

PDFxlsx converts PDFs with tabular data into spreadsheet files, including XLSX, XLS, CSV, and Google Sheets output. Its table detection recognizes rows, columns, headers, merged cells, borderless tables, and nested tables. For scanned PDFs, built-in OCR supports 25 languages. The resulting spreadsheets retain numeric and date data types, and tables can be placed in separate worksheets. Plus and Pro support batches of up to 500 files, processed in parallel, with ZIP downloads. A REST API for single-file and batch conversion, webhook callbacks, and token authentication is available on Pro and Enterprise. PDFxlsx lists Excel, Google Sheets, QuickBooks, Zapier, Xero, SAP, and NetSuite among tools used with its outputs. Paid plans accept files up to 50 MB. Starter includes 50 conversions per month, Plus 500, and Pro unlimited conversions. A free account gets a one-time demo of 3 conversions, but there is no free plan. Pricing is $40.83 a year for Starter, $82.50 a year for Plus, and $165.83 a year for Pro, billed yearly; Enterprise pricing is tailored. The service is available on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, via API, and self-hosted.