Amazon Textract vs UiPath Document Understanding comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and UiPath are both solutions in the Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #12 with an average rating of 5.5, while UiPath is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.9. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 4.7% mindshare in IDP, compared to UiPath’s 11.5% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of UiPath users who would recommend it.

Amazon Textract

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66% willing to recommend

UiPath Document Understanding

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90% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Amazon Textract and UiPath Document Understanding based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Textract

Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)

12th

Average Rating

6.4

Reviews Sentiment

4.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

UiPath Document Understanding

Ranking in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) category, the mindshare of Amazon Textract is 4.7%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UiPath Document Understanding is 11.5%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
UiPath Document Understanding	11.5%
Amazon Textract	4.7%
Other	83.8%

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Anuj Pratap Singh

Deputy Manager at Deloitte

Achieve efficient automation in document processing with advanced data extraction features

When discussing Amazon Textract, the handwritten OCR quality is good. I'm working with multiple OCR solutions for handwritten data, and Amazon Textract is much better than other solutions. Amazon Textract is superior because it has features that allow you to use analytics or intelligent automation with the OCR. It will automatically identify key and value pairs, so you can use the data easily. For instance, if a PDF mentions a name, Amazon Textract can identify the key and value, translating that data automatically. Implementing Amazon Textract decreases manual effort in document processing tasks. For example, if any data entry is done by one employee, using the OCR will automatically decrease the man-hours required. Amazon Textract helps in compliance and auditing efforts because if I have a 100-page report that needs summarizing, I first need to extract data from it and input it into Excel. This data copy-pasting can be a challenging task for a human, but OCR simplifies it, enabling calculations to be implemented much faster and more efficiently.

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Gangadhar Wali

Founder and COO at InVibes

Pre-trained models work well, but it is very expensive

We have to do manual validation for some of the things due to the OCR engine not being so accurate. For example, S is read as 5, 5 as S, 2 as Z, and Z as 2. In the case of currency, if one dot is missing, it gives a completely incorrect number. These discrepancies should be fixed because if the OCR itself doesn't work properly, then AI doesn't help with that. When AI is used for training models, the AI Center works precisely, but if the data itself is wrong, we can't do anything. If the extraction of data is proper, it definitely helps. However, 20% errors could be reduced if the OCR engine were better. In future updates, I would like to see better handling of issues such as when a dot is missing in currency, for example, with dollars, it should handle that automatically. It's very expensive. If the volume increases, we can't afford to use Document Understanding. We are thinking of moving to another solution because we are expecting 80,000 to 100,000 invoices.

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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."

"With the help of Amazon Textract, we are reducing labor and manpower because with just one API call, we can get all the extracted information with its coordinates."

"Amazon Textract is superior because it has features that allow you to use analytics or intelligent automation with the OCR; it will automatically identify key and value pairs, so you can use the data easily."

"The entity-level extraction is very good. The workflow is also very good."

"It's helped us free up time for other staff projects."

"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."

"The highly visual and user-friendly interface was a standout feature."

"UiPath Document Understanding produces a high accuracy rate of 98 percent."

"Document classification is very good."

"The solution removes manual processes and reduces human dependency. It takes a lot of effort to go through each physical mail or email, extract the data and transfer it to Excel. However, the solution automates the process and works 24/7. The tool gives a complete package to process and understand documents. The valuable features include taxonomy modification, classification, workstation, etc. There are out-of-the-box features like ML models which you can custom build. We have saved time with UiPath Document Understanding. We have seen a 50 percent improvement in scanning processes. Compared to humans, the tool runs 24/7. The human error rate has also been reduced. Our human error rate is five percent now compared to the previous 15 percent. UiPath Document Understanding has also freed up our staff who now spend more time on critical tasks."

"The most valuable feature of UiPath Document Understanding is the AI Center."

Cons

"Sometimes the tabular data does not process properly for complex tabular structures or complex tables."

"They should provide an offline solution because in many areas in India and outside, there are clients facing Internet issues."

"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."

"The solution must localize the built-in features for supporting Arabic scripts so we do not rely on third-party tools."

"The machine learning model needs improvement, as we receive more and more unstructured documents from clients that require a lot of manual validation."

"UiPath Document Understanding can improve its handwriting and signature recognition."

"UiPath Document Understanding has challenges with handwriting and screenshots."

"Making the design of Forms AI more flexible and accommodating to companies' branding preferences would be beneficial."

"Its pricing can be improved."

"The signature comparison feature of UiPath Document Understanding could be improved."

"This is an expensive solution."

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"I do not know about its price, but for large organizations, UiPath is cheap, whereas, for small organizations, UiPath is high. For example, if 500 licenses are needed for one company, UiPath is cheap. If only 5 licenses are required, UiPath is costly."

"The price is on the high end."

"UiPath is a pricey tool for small customers."

"UiPath's pricing model is complex and based on AI units, which are consumed during model training and use."

"UiPath Document Understanding offers fair pricing, primarily if you consider the number of resources and human work the solution reduces, plus the ROI you can get from it."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution a nine."

"Document Understanding's price is quite high."

"I find the pricing to be somewhat on the higher side."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

39%

Computer Software Company

Government

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

15%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	25

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.

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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 )...

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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.

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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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for UiPath Document Understanding?

It can be cheaper, but for the work it does, it's decent. It's not a very affordable solution.

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What needs improvement with UiPath Document Understanding?

For UiPath Document Understanding, there is a possibility for improving accuracy with multilingual documents, especially handwritten ones. It doesn't have very great accuracy, particularly for hand...

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Overview

Amazon Textract is a service that automatically extracts text and data from scanned documents. Amazon Textract goes beyond simple optical character recognition (OCR) to also identify the contents of fields in forms and information stored in tables.

Many companies today extract data from documents and forms through manual data entry that’s slow and expensive or through simple optical character recognition (OCR) software that requires manual customization or configuration. Rules and workflows for each document and form often need to be hard-coded and updated with each change to the form or when dealing with multiple forms. If the form deviates from the rules, the output is often scrambled and unusable.

Amazon Textract overcomes these challenges by using machine learning to instantly “read” virtually any type of document to accurately extract text and data without the need for any manual effort or custom code. With Textract you can quickly automate document workflows, enabling you to process millions of document pages in hours. Once the information is captured, you can take action on it within your business applications to initiate next steps for a loan application or medical claims processing. Additionally, you can create smart search indexes, build automated approval workflows, and better maintain compliance with document archival rules by flagging data that may require redaction.

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UiPath Document Understanding is employed across industries for extracting data from documents like invoices and legal papers, automating processes, reducing manual input, and enhancing accuracy. It manages both structured and unstructured data with OCR and machine learning capabilities.

UiPath Document Understanding enhances data extraction by supporting numerous document formats and languages. Its capabilities range from processing invoices in finance to handling medical documents in healthcare. By integrating with systems such as SAP, it streamlines document classification and validation. The incorporation of OCR and machine learning allows for high accuracy, even with scanned and handwritten documents, while also enabling automation of tasks that formerly required significant manual intervention.

What are the key features of UiPath Document Understanding?

Machine Learning: Elevates data accuracy through AI-driven models.
OCR Capabilities: Optimizes extraction across multiple formats and languages.
Integration Flexibility: Connects with systems like SAP effectively.
Action Centers and Validation Stations: Facilitates user involvement in validations.
Pre-Built Algorithms: Improves efficiency, especially in invoice processing.

What benefits should be considered in reviews?

Manual Labor Reduction: Minimizes human input and related errors.
Accuracy Improvement: Increases precision in data extraction.
Flexibility: Adapts to a range of document types and formats.
Efficiency Boost: Speeds up processing times and reduces delays.

Across industries, companies use UiPath Document Understanding for automating document processing tasks. In finance, it handles invoice processing, while in healthcare it manages medical record extraction. In manufacturing, it streamlines document workflows, and in HR, it facilitates the handling of internal documents. Despite its advantages, users report challenges with handwriting accuracy, template diversity, and integration complexity. Enhancements in AI and OCR are desired to improve scanning and extraction from diverse languages and formats.

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Sample Customers

Cambia, Change Healthcare, ClearDATA

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