DocTable
Sejda alternative — for turning documents into Excel or Word data
Updated October 2026
DocTable turns a photo, scan or PDF into a real Excel, Word or CSV file — it extracts the data instead of editing the PDF as Sejda does. Your first 3 pages are free, download included, and the first page needs no account; after that $3 buys 20 pages, one-time with no subscription. It reads photos and scans with no text layer, rebuilds real rows and columns, and handles Arabic, Persian and mixed-script documents.
| Item | Description | Qty | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consulting, May | 10 | 1,200.00 |
| 2 | Design review | 4 | 480.00 |
| 3 | Hosting, annual | 1 | 240.00 |
How DocTable compares
| Task | Sejda | DocTable |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | editing the content of a PDF directly: changing text, filling a form, or splitting pages | Turning a document into structured Excel/Word data |
| PDF file operations (merge, split, compress, sign) | Yes — core of the product | No |
| Table & field extraction from scans and photos | Not the main focus | Yes — rows, columns and label/value fields |
| What you get back | A PDF, or a converted copy of the file | Excel, Word or CSV with real cells |
| Pricing | See their site | 3 free pages (download included), then $3 for 20 pages |
Why DocTable
- Vision OCR reads tables and fields, not just characters
- Exports to Excel, Word or CSV
- 3 free pages, download included; then $3 for 20 pages
- Same OCR model across all 10 UI languages
Why people look for a Sejda alternative
Sejda is unusually good at editing PDF content directly — changing text, filling forms, whiting things out. That is editing a document in place. A different job starts when the document has to stop being a document and become data: transactions in a spreadsheet, line items in a sheet you can total.
DocTable does not edit PDFs. It reads them — including scanned and photographed pages that contain no selectable text — and outputs the extracted rows and fields as Excel, Word or CSV. The two tools solve opposite halves of the problem, and plenty of people use both.
Be honest about the fit
Sejda edits PDFs in place. DocTable does not edit PDF content at all — it reads a document with vision OCR and outputs a separate Excel or Word file with the extracted data.
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 Sejda does and DocTable does not (see the table above), Sejda 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
Run your first 3 pages free before deciding — the first page needs no account. 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 Sejda?
Not entirely. Sejda is an online PDF editor — edit text and images directly in a PDF, fill and sign forms, merge and split files. DocTable does one narrower thing: it reads a document with AI vision OCR and outputs structured Excel or Word data. Sejda edits PDFs in place. DocTable does not edit PDF content at all — it reads a document with vision OCR and outputs a separate Excel or Word file with the extracted data.
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?
Your first 3 pages are free — scan and download, no card needed. Your first page needs no account; sign in only to download it. After that, $3 buys 20 pages (one-time, no subscription).
Does DocTable have a mobile app or API?
DocTable is browser-based with no mobile app. DocTable also offers a REST API and an MCP server for automation (see the developers page).
Related pages
Temporary processing — files are not archived. Always verify OCR output before financial or legal use. See Privacy in the app.