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Amazon Textract vs UiPath Document Understanding comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Textract
Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
14th
Average Rating
4.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
UiPath Document Understanding
Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) category, the mindshare of Amazon Textract is 5.4%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Document Understanding is 13.8%, up from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
 

Featured Reviews

MW
Struggles with handwritten document accuracy and cost concerns persist
I just wanted to read some bank statements, receipts, and scan documents. I only tried it for those purposes, but I didn't get to use it extensively Amazon Textract was easy to use. The training processes were also straightforward. Despite its ease of use, I had concerns about its accuracy. The…
ManinderSodhi - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution can process a large volume of invoices with a high success rate and little human validation
We are working with 40,000 different vendor templates. Document Understanding can understand and process various formats without much manual effort to configure the templates. That wasn't the case when we were using Microsoft. UiPath can read handwritten signatures with a success rate of around 70 percent. We've even processed pay slips in German. The language translations are around 90 percent accurate. The AI/ML component offers great flexibility in creating custom models. Its built-in models are also highly mature. The integration is seamless. We have RPA talking between our ERP systems and sharing information on the UiPath cloud.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Amazon Textract was easy to use."
"UiPath provides a useful feature that allows us to classify documents as invoices or not."
"UiPath Document Understanding produces a high accuracy rate of 98 percent."
"The solution allows us to continue with vendors whose information comes in correctly and to stop the automation for vendors with many items that are not clearly defined."
"It has advanced capabilities compared to other competitors, whether Blue Prism or Automation Anywhere."
"OCR technology is undoubtedly the most valuable feature and the feasibility of integrating data processes with AI and machine learning models is fascinating."
"The UiPath Document Understanding tool is very easy to use for document understanding."
"I like UiPath's machine-learning capabilities. My first impressions were good, but we only use it in a few processes. We intend to expand our use of these features in other situations, but we're still learning how to use the AI functions. We use the OCR much more."
"Document Understanding has better machine learning or ML capabilities, and that is why I prefer Document Understanding."
 

Cons

"The product has not given correct results for me. It was not accurate, especially with handwritten items and documents with pencil marks, which Amazon Textract failed to identify correctly."
"There is also room for improvement in long-running table extraction. If a table continues for more than 10 pages, in some cases, we have observed that it only extracts six or seven pages and skips the last pages."
"Document Understanding would be improved with more AI platforms."
"UiPath Document Understanding requires more database connectors."
"There is room for improvement in UiPath Document Understanding's pricing. It is expensive for small clients. Currently, there is a big gap between the basic package and the 200,000 packages. There is no package in the middle for small agencies."
"The rising annual licensing cost of UiPath's Document Understanding product is a major turnoff for users."
"One area of improvement for UiPath Document Understanding is the accuracy of handwritten documents. While the solution supports handwritten documents, the accuracy percentage is not as high as desired."
"At times, the scanning functionality of the tool may fail to generate accurate output, resulting in the need for manual input."
"One area where UiPath could improve is by including pre-trained models for general-use documents specific to the Middle East."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"For the licensing part, in our company, we initially started off with a monthly plan, but yearly plans are also there. Cost-wise, UiPath Document Understanding is good since it provides flexibility in its pricing."
"While Robotic Process Automation tools can be expensive, UiPath Document Understanding is no exception."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution a nine."
"The cost per license is significant, approaching ten thousand dollars."
"On a scale of one to ten with ten being the most expensive, I rate UiPath Document Understanding an eight on cost."
"UiPath has a higher upfront cost, but its Document Understanding feature is not a significant additional expense compared to the overall platform."
"UiPath Document Understanding carries a premium price tag, but its current technological capabilities may not yet fully justify the cost."
"UiPath Document Understanding compared to the competitors is high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
41%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Textract?
The solution is quite expensive. There are some cheaper tools available on Google platform.
What needs improvement with Amazon Textract?
The product has not given correct results for me. It was not accurate, especially with handwritten items and documents with pencil marks, which Amazon Textract ( /products/amazon-textract-reviews )...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Textract?
I just wanted to read some bank statements, receipts, and scan documents. I only tried it for those purposes, but I didn't get to use it extensively.
What do you like most about UiPath Document Understanding?
The solution allows us to continue with vendors whose information comes in correctly and to stop the automation for vendors with many items that are not clearly defined.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Document Understanding?
I am not aware of the pricing details. My manager handles that, and as far as I know, Instabase is more expensive.
What needs improvement with UiPath Document Understanding?
Right now, we are trying to use Instabase, which is another tool for document understanding. It may be one one step ahead. It is faster than UiPath.
 

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Sample Customers

Cambia, Change Healthcare, ClearDATA
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