The Parseur Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Parseur in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Parseur
The Insider’s Guide
Document and email parser that sends extracted data to other apps
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among automation tools, read from Parseur’s own pages.
Made by Parseur Pte. Ltd. · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Parseur’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Parseur’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 0 of the 40 other automation tools we grade
Parseur pulls structured data out of emails, PDFs, scans and spreadsheets and passes it on to other software. Documents arrive by forwarded email, upload or API, and fields are extracted either by AI engines that work from plain-English field names or by fixed templates. Plans are priced by the number of pages processed each month, starting with a free tier of 20 pages.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Parseur, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You name the fields in plain English and its AI finds them, with OCR for scans and handwriting.
- 1
Best for pulling data out of invoices, scans and emails
Parseur reads emails, PDFs and scans you'd otherwise retype, and sends the data on to a spreadsheet or another app.
- 2
Paid plans start at $39 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $49 / month for 100 pages, or $468 a year billed annually.
- 3
There is a free plan
20 pages every month (an email or spreadsheet counts as one page), 1 user and 90 days of document retention, with both parsing engines, the API and integrations. No credit card needed.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Document capture
Each workflow gets a mailbox with its own email address. Documents come in by forwarded email, drag-and-drop upload or the REST API, in more than 25 file formats.
- 6
AI and template parsing engines
Vision AI reads visual layouts, Text AI reads plain text, and templates handle fixed forms. All three can run in one mailbox, and table extraction covers line items.
- 7
Built-in OCR
Scans and photos are read by OCR that the vendor says covers more than 200 languages, including handwriting.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 0 of 40
That is against the other automation tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Parseur you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Parseur at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $49 / month for 100 pages, or $468 a year billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Parseur Pte. Ltd., since 2016
- Category
- Automation
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for pulling data out of invoices, scans and emails
Parseur reads emails, PDFs and scans you'd otherwise retype, and sends the data on to a spreadsheet or another app. You name the fields in plain English and its AI finds them, with OCR for scans and handwriting. After 20 free pages a month, paid plans start at $49 for 100 pages, every plan up to 3,000 pages is one user, and documents stop processing at 100% of the quota.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Paid plans open at $49 a month for 100 pages, which is the dearest tenth of this category, and 300 pages is $89. Everything up to 3,000 pages is still a single user: a second login means the Pro plan at $499 a month. Yearly billing takes off up to 25%. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free needs no card and includes both parsing engines, the API and the integrations. It's 20 pages a month, though, with 1 user and 90 days of retention, so a real invoice week is over the line. |
| Features | C | It does document extraction fully: email, upload or API in 25+ formats, AI engines that work from plain-English field names, templates for fixed forms, OCR over 200 languages including handwriting, table extraction, validation, logs and alerts. One job, covered fully. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Naming the fields in plain English and letting the AI find them is one half; the other half is a mailbox per workflow, a schema to validate against and retention set per mailbox. Python post-processing needs a Scale plan. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with no phone or desktop app. Documents arrive by email, upload or REST API, and results sync to Google Sheets, download as Excel, CSV or JSON, or go out by webhook and through Zapier, Make, Power Automate and n8n, on every plan. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Parseur is for
- Fits if an accounts team is typing invoice and purchase order details in by hand
- Works for developers who want a document extraction API with webhooks
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you process a few hundred pages, at $89 a month for 300
- Skip it if two of you need to log in, because multi-user accounts start at $499 a month
- Tight if you're staying free, with 20 pages a month, 1 user and 90 days of retention
- Watch out: at 100% of your quota new documents stop until renewal or a top-up, and unused monthly credits don't carry over
- Not for you if you need HIPAA today, as the site lists it as in progress; data is processed in the EU
Good to know
Good for
- Turning recurring emails such as leads or order notifications into spreadsheet rows
- Accounts payable teams extracting invoice and purchase order data
- Developers who want a document extraction API with webhooks
Worth knowing
- The free tier stops at 20 pages a month with 1 user and 90 days of document retention.
- Multi-user accounts and Python post-processing need a Scale tier plan of 10,000 pages a month or more, which starts at $499 a month.
- At 100% of the monthly quota new documents stop processing until renewal, an upgrade or a top-up. Unused credits on monthly plans do not carry over.
- Data is processed and stored in the European Union, and the site lists HIPAA compliance as in progress.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$39
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Parseur has a free plan. Paid plans start at $49 / month for 100 pages, or $468 a year billed annually.
Free needs no card and includes both parsing engines, the API and the integrations.
Free
$0
20 pages a month, 1 user, unlimited mailboxes and fields, 90 days of document retention, and AI and self-serve support only.
Micro
$49
per month for 100 pages; $468 a year when billed annually
Smallest Base tier plan: 1 user, 1 year of document retention, and chat and email support.
Mini
$89
per month for 300 pages; $828 a year when billed annually
Base tier plan with 300 pages a month, 1 user and 1 year of document retention.
Starter
$129
per month for 1,000 pages; $1,188 a year billed annually
Base tier plan with 1,000 pages a month, 1 user and 1 year of document retention.
Premium
$269
per month for 3,000 pages; $2,388 a year billed annually
Largest Base tier plan: 3,000 pages a month, still limited to 1 user and without Python post-processing.
Pro
$499
per month for 10,000 pages; $4,788 a year billed annually
First Scale tier plan: up to 100 users, Python post-processing, unlimited retention and priority support. Larger plans run to 250,000 pages at $8,499 a month.
The free plan
20 pages every month (an email or spreadsheet counts as one page), 1 user and 90 days of document retention, with both parsing engines, the API and integrations. No credit card needed.
Read from parseur.com on Oct 6, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save up to 25% with annual billing
The pricing page advertises up to 25% off for paying yearly: Micro is $468 a year against $49 a month. Credits on yearly plans stay valid for the whole year.
Stated on parseur.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Document and email parser that sends extracted data to other apps. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, workflow automation, no-code.
- Document capture
- Each workflow gets a mailbox with its own email address. Documents come in by forwarded email, drag-and-drop upload or the REST API, in more than 25 file formats.
- AI and template parsing engines
- Vision AI reads visual layouts, Text AI reads plain text, and templates handle fixed forms. All three can run in one mailbox, and table extraction covers line items.
- Built-in OCR
- Scans and photos are read by OCR that the vendor says covers more than 200 languages, including handwriting.
- Normalization and validation
- Dates, numbers, addresses and choice fields are formatted and checked against the mailbox schema. Scale tier plans add Python post-processing for custom logic.
- Exports and integrations
- Parsed data syncs to Google Sheets, downloads as Excel, CSV or JSON, or goes out by webhook and through Zapier, Make, Power Automate and n8n. These are included on every plan.
- Logs, alerts and retention
- Every processing step is logged, with alerts for failed documents, failed exports and quota limits. Retention is set per mailbox, from 1 day up to the plan's maximum.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Sheets
- Zapier
- Make
- Power Automate
- n8n
- Salesforce
- Airtable
- Slack
Parseur is made by Parseur Pte. Ltd., and has been around since 2016.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/40
Other automation tools it is graded above
Parseur's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 40 other automation tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 10 of 40) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $39 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $18.50 for the category: 26 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 15 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 41 automation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Parseur’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 40
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 40
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 40
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 40
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 40
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 33 automation tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Parseur is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Parseur you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 35 of the 40 other automation tools grade higher. It costs $468 a year.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: handwriting.
What this rests on. Parseur’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Mailparser, Zapier, Microsoft Power Automate, Make and UiPath
The 5 tools Parseur is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Mailparser
Free trial · from $24.95/mo
Rule-based email parser that sends extracted data to other apps.
- Parseur has a free plan. Mailparser does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mailparser also covers templates.
- 2.6GPA
Zapier
Free plan · from $19.99/mo
Workflow automation across 9,000+ apps, with AI agents.
- Only Zapier lists a browser extension.
- Parseur also covers no-code.
- Zapier also covers databases.
- 2.8GPA
Microsoft Power Automate
Free plan · from $15/mo
Cloud workflows and desktop RPA in the Microsoft Power Platform.
- Only Microsoft Power Automate lists a Windows app.
- Parseur also covers no-code.
- Microsoft Power Automate also covers templates.
- 2.8GPA
Make
Free plan · from $9/mo
Visual automation builder for multi-step scenarios and AI agents.
- Only Make lists iOS and Android apps.
- Parseur also covers no-code.
- 2.6GPA
UiPath
Free plan · from $25/mo
Enterprise platform for RPA, AI agents and process orchestration.
- Only UiPath lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- UiPath is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Parseur also covers no-code.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Parseur free?
Parseur has a free plan. 20 pages every month (an email or spreadsheet counts as one page), 1 user and 90 days of document retention, with both parsing engines, the API and integrations.
How much does Parseur cost?
Parseur lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Parseur work on?
Parseur is available on Web.
Does Parseur offer any discounts?
Parseur publicly lists the following: Save up to 25% with annual billing.
Does Parseur have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Parseur is listed for Web.
Does Parseur have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Parseur is listed for Web.
Is Parseur open source?
Parseur is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Does Parseur have an API?
Yes. Parseur offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Parseur integrate with?
Parseur's listing names Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, Power Automate, n8n, Salesforce, Airtable and Slack.
Who makes Parseur?
Parseur is made by Parseur Pte. Ltd.
What are the alternatives to Parseur?
The closest alternatives to Parseur in our directory are Mailparser, Zapier, Microsoft Power Automate, Make and UiPath.
How does Parseur compare with other automation tools?
Parseur's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 40 other automation tools we grade, and level with 5.
Is Parseur good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Parseur D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $39 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $18.50 for the category: 26 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Parseur?
To replace Parseur you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Parseur’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Parseur's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-18.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Parseur Pte. Ltd. Prices change, so check parseur.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Parseur, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/parseur
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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