DocTable
CamScanner alternative — for turning documents into Excel or Word data
CamScanner is a mobile scanning app — turns your phone camera into a PDF scanner, with basic OCR and cloud sync. If what you actually need is to turn a photo, scan or PDF into structured Excel or Word data, that's the one thing DocTable does. Sign in for 10 free scans.
Start — upload a documentHow DocTable compares
| Task | CamScanner | DocTable |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | quickly turning paper documents into a PDF on your phone, on the go | Turning a document into structured Excel/Word data |
| Phone camera capture and mobile app | Yes — core of the product | No — browser only |
| Table & field extraction from scans and photos | OCR to searchable PDF / text export | Yes — rows, columns and label/value fields |
| What you get back | A scanned PDF or plain text | Excel, Word or CSV with real cells |
| Pricing | See their site | 10 free scans, then credit packs from $9 |
Why DocTable
- Vision OCR reads tables and fields, not just characters
- Exports to Excel, Word or CSV
- 10 free scans after sign-in; downloads cost nothing extra
- Same OCR model across all 10 UI languages
Why people look for a CamScanner alternative
CamScanner is very good at the capture step: point a phone at paper, get a cropped, deskewed, readable PDF. The workflow usually stalls one step later. You now have a tidy scan of a table — and still have to type its numbers into a spreadsheet by hand.
DocTable picks up exactly there. Upload that scan or photo and it returns the rows and columns as an Excel, Word or CSV file. It has no mobile app and does no capture, cropping or deskewing, so it is a complement to a scanner app rather than a replacement for one.
Be honest about the fit
CamScanner's job is capturing a paper document as a clean PDF from your phone. DocTable has no mobile app and does not compete on capture — it starts from a photo or PDF you already have and focuses on extracting structured tables and fields, not on being the best way to photograph the page in the first place.
If your actual task is "I have a photo or PDF of a table, invoice, receipt or form and I need the data in a spreadsheet or a document I can edit" — that is the one job DocTable is built around, using a vision-language model rather than character-level OCR. If your task is something CamScanner does and DocTable does not (see the table above), CamScanner is the right tool.
What DocTable does not claim
No SOC 2 report, no guaranteed uptime SLA, no custom-trained models, no workflow builder. Full detail on what DocTable does and does not do with your data is on the security page — including the parts we don't do.
Try it before switching anything
Sign in and run 10 scans free before deciding. If DocTable's extraction isn't accurate enough for your documents, you've lost nothing by checking.
Frequently asked questions
Is DocTable a replacement for CamScanner?
Not entirely. CamScanner is a mobile scanning app — turns your phone camera into a PDF scanner, with basic OCR and cloud sync. DocTable does one narrower thing: it reads a document with AI vision OCR and outputs structured Excel or Word data. CamScanner's job is capturing a paper document as a clean PDF from your phone. DocTable has no mobile app and does not compete on capture — it starts from a photo or PDF you already have and focuses on extracting structured tables and fields, not on being the best way to photograph the page in the first place.
What does DocTable actually do differently?
DocTable focuses on one step: turning a photo, scan or PDF into real spreadsheet rows or an editable Word document, using a vision-language model that reads tables and fields rather than just characters.
Is DocTable free?
Sign-in is required before the first scan. Sign-in gives 10 free scans, then scans use paid credits. Downloading a result is free.
Does DocTable have a mobile app or API?
DocTable is browser-based with no mobile app. There is no public API for third-party integration at this time.
Related pages
Temporary processing — files are not archived. Always verify OCR output before financial or legal use. See Privacy in the app.