RAG ETL
Extract, Transform, Load. Tools to clean messy files (PDFs, websites) into text/JSON for the LLM.
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Usage Based | The Table Conqueror. The only parser that reliably extracts complex nested tables and charts from PDFs into perfect JSON. It uses a vision-first approach that 'sees' the page layout rather than just reading the text stream. | |
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Open Source / Paid | The Universal Ingestor. Handles 30+ file types (PPTX, HTML, MSG). Its v2.0 'Partitioning' engine automatically detects and chunks distinct semantic sections (e.g., headers vs. footers vs. content) for superior RAG context. | |
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Freemium | The RAG Native. Built by LlamaIndex, it is optimized specifically for their frameworks. It features 'Multimodal Parsing' which extracts images from PDFs and describes them using GPT-4o, making the images searchable. |
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Reducto
The Table Conqueror. The only parser that reliably extracts complex nested tables and charts from PDFs into perfect JSON. It uses a vision-first approach that 'sees' the page layout rather than just reading the text stream.
Unstructured Enterprise
The Universal Ingestor. Handles 30+ file types (PPTX, HTML, MSG). Its v2.0 'Partitioning' engine automatically detects and chunks distinct semantic sections (e.g., headers vs. footers vs. content) for superior RAG context.
LlamaParse Premium
The RAG Native. Built by LlamaIndex, it is optimized specifically for their frameworks. It features 'Multimodal Parsing' which extracts images from PDFs and describes them using GPT-4o, making the images searchable.