Pick AWS Textract if
aWS shops who will burn the 3-month free tier, then pay the public per-page table.
Read the AWS Textract pageAWS Textract vs Azure Document Intelligence
Our take
Pick AWS Textract if you're aWS shops who will burn the 3-month free tier, then pay the public per-page table. Pick Azure Document Intelligence if you're azure shops who will stay on F0 or already have an agreement. Skip AWS Textract if you're on a team that want a browser SenseML editor (Sensible) without an AWS account. Skip Azure Document Intelligence if you're indie builders who want a $50 Cloud parse card
Best for
AWS Textract W-2s, applications, and invoices billed per page in us-west-2
Azure Document Intelligence Invoices, IDs, and layouts inside Azure
Free plan
AWS Textract $0 · detect text 1,000 pages/mo; Forms/Tables/Layout 100 pages/mo; Queries 100; Expense 100; ID 100; Lending 2,000. No free tier for Custom Queries
Azure Document Intelligence $0 · 500 pages / month
Lowest paid
AWS Textract Detect Document Text $1.50
Azure Document Intelligence Not published by the vendor
Next step up
AWS Textract Signatures $3.50
Azure Document Intelligence
Watch out
AWS Textract Forms + Tables on the same page add
Azure Document Intelligence Paid HTML hid $
Last checked
AWS Textract 2026-10-28 · aws.amazon.com/textract/pricing
Azure Document Intelligence 2026-10-28 · azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details
Which one, then?
Pick Azure Document Intelligence if
azure shops who will stay on F0 or already have an agreement.
Read the Azure Document Intelligence page