# Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API vs Google Cloud Document AI (slim)

> Google Cloud Document AI scores 73.9 (BB) to Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract's 55.9 (C) for document parsing. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Google Cloud Document AI scores 73.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API's 55.9 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do document parsing.

- Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API: C 55.9, rank #643 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/adobe-pdf-extract.min.md
- Google Cloud Document AI: BB 73.9, rank #82 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-cloud-document-ai.min.md
- Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API, good for Teams already on Adobe that want PDF extraction and PDF manipulation on one credential, with EU processing. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.
- Google Cloud Document AI, good for Agents already on Google Cloud that need OCR, form and table extraction or chunks for retrieval, with IAM, audit logs and EU processing. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 50; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 57; Security & auth, 80 against 55; Maintenance & community, 80 against 53; Transparency & trust, 90 against 78. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API | Google Cloud Document AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 57 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 55 | 80 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 53 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 78 | 90 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API | Google Cloud Document AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Adobe | Google Cloud |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://pdf-services.adobe.io` | no (local only) |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service. The client libraries are Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-08-10 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-09-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-10-24 | 2026-09-28 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 165 stars, 82k npm/wk, 58k PyPI/wk | 499k npm/wk, 793k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |