Dynamite DocsAnswer in 30 seconds
Use the fit register and decision table together. The strongest option is the one that matches your documents, review controls, delivery path, and operating model.
Unstract offers LLM-based extraction workflows across managed, enterprise and open-source editions. Its edition comparison includes external model providers and distinguishes commercial review features from the open-source offering. Dynamite Docs also supports your own provider keys, so model-account choice alone does not settle the comparison.
Start with the workflow a person or application must finish. A team maintaining prompt-based pipelines may prefer configurable platform infrastructure. A reviewer preparing checked fields and rows may first need a workspace with a straightforward export. Include deployment and operating responsibilities in the same evaluation.
Review a real file before choosing a plan. Check the source, the rows and the exported result.
Fit register
The fit judgments below are our assessment of the published capabilities. Validate them with your own documents and required integrations.
Evaluate Dynamite Docs when the immediate task is checking extracted fields and rows before handoff. Use provider keys where you need your own model account.
Evaluate the appropriate Unstract edition when your team needs workflow configuration or a particular deployment model. Compare the commercial and open-source feature sets directly.
Written and maintained by the Dynamite Docs team. We sell one of the products compared here. Fit recommendations are our assessment, not an independent ranking.
We reviewed the linked vendor product and pricing pages on November 9, 2026. Dynamite Docs allowances and capabilities come from our current plan definitions. We have not run a shared head-to-head accuracy, speed or cost benchmark.
Compare extraction, review, intake, delivery, deployment and total cost separately. A feature that we could not confirm remains unconfirmed. Vendor statements describe published capabilities, not results we have reproduced.
Check the quoted plan and implementation scope before purchase. The owner reviews these comparisons every month, with the next review due December 9, 2026, or earlier after a material product or pricing change.
Decision table
Published by Dynamite Docs. Competitor facts come from the linked first-party sources, checked November 9, 2026. Plan scope can change; an unconfirmed capability is not treated as absent.
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| Buying decision | Dynamite Docs | Unstract |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow boundary | Extract, review, correct and export | LLM extraction workflows with API and ETL deployments (vendor source (opens in a new tab)) |
| Own model account | Provider keys on every plan | External model-provider integration across listed editions (vendor source (opens in a new tab)) |
| Human review | Editable data beside the source | Commercial Human Quality Review; not listed in OSS (vendor source (opens in a new tab)) |
| Deployment | Hosted workspace, optional local Ollama inference | Cloud, enterprise on-premises and OSS editions (vendor source (opens in a new tab)) |
| Price scope | Plan allowance plus separate own-provider costs | Platform Starter $499/month for 5,000 pages; separate parser offering (vendor source (opens in a new tab)) |
Review a real file before choosing a plan. Check the source, the rows and the exported result.
USD pricing as of November 9, 2026. Monthly and annual billing are shown separately. A page, document credit and workflow block are different units. These entry plans do not establish equivalent capacity or total cost.
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| Product | Entry price and billing | Included usage or unit | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamite Docs | Free 28-day trial; Starter $13/month or $130/year, billed once every 12 months | 100 monthly PE on Starter; 25 monthly PE during the free trial | CSV, JSON, XLSX downloads on Free. Starter adds 500 MB storage, Google integrations, API and webhooks. Provider charges are separate for BYOK. |
| Unstract | Platform Starter $499/month (opens in a new tab) | 5,000 pages; published additional usage $0.10/page | Confirm model-provider charges, review features and edition. LLMWhisperer parser pricing is separate. |
Check all Dynamite Docs prices and limits. Successfully processed hosted and local no-AI pages use one PE each; failed pages cost zero. Free and Starter own-key runs use the same allowance; Pro and Scale own-key runs cost zero PE. Monthly caps are hard. Provider and file-size limits still apply.
Start by specifying where documents, model requests, extracted data and reviewer decisions must be stored or processed. A requirement for local model execution differs from a requirement to operate the whole platform in your own environment. Ask each vendor to confirm the data path for the package you are evaluating.
For a self-managed option, assign owners for installation, updates, authentication, backups and recovery. For a managed option, confirm retention and access requirements. Keep these operating tasks in the comparison so a lower software charge does not conceal work your team must take on.
Prepare a checked reference set with repeated sections, missing optional fields and one conflicting value. Record the provider, model and configuration used for each run. Count incorrect values and review time, then test the real handoff into a sandbox destination with a correction and a duplicate submission.
List prompts, schemas, transforms and delivery steps that must be recreated before a switch. There is no automatic Unstract workflow importer in Dynamite Docs. Compare platform usage, external provider charges and the operating effort for the selected edition, then retain a rollback path until the replacement meets the reference checks.
Working procedure
Dynamite DocsWrite down the deployment requirement and each operation the process needs. Include review and provider calls. Compare the selected platform edition rather than substituting a parser-only price.
Use common layouts and one unfamiliar example. Check missing values, repeated sections and contradictory source content against a reference. Track configuration changes and review work needed to handle the exceptions.
Record provider usage as well as platform usage. For a self-managed deployment, assign responsibility for updates, access control, backup and recovery before comparing recurring costs.
Dynamite DocsProvider independence
Use included hosted processing, connect your own AI provider keys, or run model inference through the Ollama companion on Hobby, Pro and Ultra. Compare provider terms, model quality and the complete data path for the documents you process.
Each successfully processed hosted page costs one PE. Free and Hobby provider-key runs use the monthly PE allowance; Pro and Ultra provider-key runs cost zero PE. Your provider bills your account directly with zero markup.
Local Ollama inference runs on your computer; account and workspace features remain hosted.
Predictable allowances with hard caps and no surprise overages.
Connect your own AI account for unlimited runs on Pro and Ultra.
Run model inference on your computer. Account and workspace features remain hosted.
Connect any OpenAI-compatible model endpoint to the same review flow.
Choose the complete product and edition required by the task.
Published by Unstract
Published by Unstract
Questions
No. Unstract publishes integrations with external model providers. Compare supported models, data paths, review and usage rules instead of treating provider keys as exclusive to either product.
LLMWhisperer is a separately priced document-parsing offering. Use the platform price when evaluating a complete extraction workflow and confirm which services your implementation needs.
Related work
Compare document APIs, review workspaces, parsers and automation platforms.
Check processing, storage, export formats and integration access.
Use representative files and account for manual correction work.
Check how your destination receives the reviewed result.
First document
Review a real file before choosing a plan. Check the source, the rows and the exported result.
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